Brit Lit 1 Final Exam Review

"Sola scriptura" teaches that only ______ have authority in matters of religion and personal belief.

Beowulf comes from what geographical tradition?

In the restoration period, what was "restored"?

Beowulf begins and ends with

In the 16th Century, English travelers could travel to the Europe and easily speak with European nationals in English.

Why are the years 1600-1640 particularly important?

What religion "had a firm grip on the culture of the 1500s"?

Dryden wrote scathing invectives of the monarchy.

Under King Henry VIII, common people were forbidden, in fact it became a crime, to read the Bible for themselves.

What did Ben Jonson consider his "best piece of poetry"?

"The Altar" could be considered an emblematic poem.

How many years after Shakespeare died was Defoe born?

"Sola fide" teaches that only an individual's ____________ can save him or her from eternity in hell.

Of the two listed forms of satire, which would be acceptable in most situations for the Christian?

John Donne was a devotional poet during his entire literary career.

The Faerie Queene is an extended...

With which of these time periods are Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift associated?

Readers should impose their own modern interpretation onto the The Faerie Queene.

Old English epic poetry celebrates ...

In poem after poem, Herbert has to come to terms with the fact that his relationship with Christ is always radically ___

On the surface what does "A Modest Proposal" propose?

Milton was a strong advocate for both the Catholic and Anglican churches.

And Donne, the Christian, wrote as if poetry served __________.

How is the term "ecclesia" translated in the different translations discussed in class?

Dryden admired Shakespeare.

"The Nun's Priest's Tale" was told by

What first American colony was established during the early 17th Century?

Swift was originally from . . .

Which of these is NOT one of the "vast changes" that occurred during the Restoration & 18th Century.

Christopher Marlowe was born about the same time as . . .

The metaphysical poets recognized themselves as members of a "unified sensibility."

Donne's poetry reflects a significant change in theme and emphasis throughout his literary career.

The Faerie Queene is Edmund Spenser's greatest work.

What man battled the aforementioned church?

With which of these time periods is John Dryden associated?

The translators of The Authorized Version believed that they were writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

What is one example of the very first novels in the English language?

Before the Protestants translated the Scriptures into English, where did church members get Biblical interpretation?

In The Faerie Queene, Cleopolis represents...

With which of these time periods are Samuel Johnson and William Cowper associated?

It is acceptable to use satire for gentle correction.

How long did it take Milton to write Paradise Lost?

George Herbert was a devotional poet.

In what genre did Swift write?

In what language was Thomas More's Utopia written?

The young, cavalier Donne wrote as if ______ served poetry?

Everyman in His Humor is a comedy about comical things.

Robinson Crusoe can be considered allegorical to Defoe's own life.

Which came first?

The "tribe of Ben" later came to be called . . .

Defoe purposefully left politics out of Robinson Crusoe.

When John Donne was young, "the mistress of his youth" was poetry.

What is the term for the literature of the day that modeled the classic poets like Virgil, Horace, and Ovid?

In medias res means . . .

Chaucer's insight into the society of his day is remarkable because Chaucer had very little life experience to draw from

Edmund Spenser did not gain high favor with the literary world of his day.

What is probably the most famous of the Gothic novels created at this time?

What year do English historians generally consider to be the beginning of the Middle Ages?

Faustus pursued all of the following except . . .

It is acceptable to use satire for personal revenge.