Honors British Literature Final Exam 2023- Part 1

Who was William Shakespeare married to?

Which of the following correctly describes Double Think?

What river was the Globe Theater built on?

All of the following were children of William Shakespeare except ____

Who is the "Father of Sonnets?"

Mary I's mother was Catherine of Argon

Shakespeare's Theater is called ____

Newspeak is the language of Oceania

Karl Marx was the father of communism and wrote the Communist Manifesto.

Which of the following correctly matches the flag color with the type of play being performed?

Elizabeth I succeeded Mary I

Where did the Renaissance begin?

True or false: William Shakespeare was born at Stratford-upon-Avon?

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Each of the following is a characteristic of dystopian literature except

What does Macbeth lose the battle with by the end of Act II, Scene I?

A great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat

This invention helped propel the Renaissance

Who is the author of 1984?

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union?

These two major historical events occurred when 1984 was published ____

Totalitarianism is when a government has complete control of a country

Divine Right of Kings

Who wrote the 95 Theses of the Protestant Reformation?

When a character is alone on stage providing insight and revealing feelings

This Ministry was responsible for maintaining law and order

True or false: The "golden years" of British Literature were experienced under the rule of Elizabeth I.

Which of the following is the structure of an English and Spenserian Sonnet?

Which of Henry VIII's wives gave him a son?

Each of the following are themes of 1984 except

All of the following are required of a tragic hero except

This Ministry was responsible for economic affairs

The Party Slogan is: "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength."

This Ministry controls the media, news, entertainment, and education.

What is a foil character?

A switch from problem to solution or question to answer

Reversal and recognition is the process whereby

Which of the following is the structure of an Italian Sonnet?

An emotional response in literature is called a ____

A kind of drama that presents a lesson about good conduct/behavior; puts the responsibility on us

This person was broke with the Catholic Church and established the Church of England, he also had 6 wives.

This character provides comic relief

Which of the following was the occupation of John Shakespeare, William's father?

He took the throne after the death of Elizabeth I

During her reign, Elizabeth I restored England to ____

Each of the following describes iambic pentameter except

The nickname of Elizabeth I

A form of fiction that offers an often frightening vision of the future, promoting readers to evaluate events and POVs.

information, of a biased or misleading nature, to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

This Ministry was responsible for war-related events

Shakespeare's source for The Tragedy of Macbeth was Holienshend's Chronciles

Who replaced Henry VIII?

This document made Protestantism the official religion of England

Which of the following correctly describes Macbeth's Second Soliloquy?

The Gunpowder Plot was ____

Elizabeth I took the throne after the death of ____

The Tragedy of Macbeth begins...

Most of Shakespeare's were written in ____

True or false: Mary Arden was William Shakespeare's mother?

What were plays focused on during the Renaissance era?

The word renaissance means rebirth

Mary I was a Protestant

All of the following are true about Edward VI except ____

The theme of hands in Macbeth represents guilt/responsibility for the actions committed

This person he united Europe by uniting the house of York and Lancaster

Which of the following correctly describes a pastoral poem?

Fate vs. Free Will is

A line spoken to the audience revealing the character's thoughts, but not meant for others on stage to hear

This group especially opposed the Religious Settlement

Which of Henry VIII's wives was his first?

The exciting force in The Tragedy of Macbeth was ____

These two answers correctly list the order of the plot diagram

Which of the following correctly describes Macbeth's first Soliloquy?

The name of the first prominent theater in London, built by James Burbage in 1576

Another name for Shakespeare's official acting company, also known as Lord Chamberlain's Men ____

George Orwell's real name was Eric Arthur Blair.

A movement that focused on the capacity of humans and what it truly meant to be a human.

Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses to purify the church, protesting its indulgences.

Which of the following correctly lists the order of hierarchy for the GCOB

Each of the following were major historical influences on 1984 except

A hierarchical structure of matter and life that reflected the Elizabethan emphasis on the principle of order.

A sonnet is a 15 line poem written in iambic pentameter

A type of literature meant to be acted out is called a ____