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Duplicate of 12th Grade English Literature - Unit 2
Duplicate of 12th Grade English Literature - Unit 2
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A review of Elizabeth and Puritan literature
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Iambic pentamer means...
Blank verse
stressed and unstressed syllable patterns
<p>the beat in a poem</p>
rhythm
2
<p>Cornell notes are notes that:</p>
require only a summary
requires details and a summary
Only needs true or false response
<p>Like a venn diagram.</p>
3
Play that ends happily; trivial/every day events
Melodrama
Tragedy
Comedy
Morality play
4
Who is considred the greatest English poet from this time period?
William Shakespeare
John Milton
George Herbert
<p>John Donne</p>
5
Who is this (the major dramatic playwright during this time period)?
Ben Marlowe
Edmund Spenser
William Shakespeare
Francis Bacon
6
All of the following are examples of the social strata during the Renaissance except...
Knights
Nobleman or Woman
King or Queen
Actors
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a striking comparison/metaphor used by poets to show complexities/contradictions in life
metaphysical conceit
<p>personfication</p>
kenning
simile
8
What new art/literary forms were introduced in England during the Elizabethan period?
essay
sonnet
romantic allegory
all of the above
9
What is the difference between Italian and English/Shakespearean sonnets?
one is longer than the other
one is iambic pentameter, the other is not
the rhyme schemes are different
I don't know.
10
Who wrote light-hearted poems about love, war, and loyalty to the king?
The metaphysical poets
The cavalier poets
The melodramtic poets
The Three Musketeers
11
A sonnet is known for which of the following formats...
<p>Random rhyme scheme</p>
<p>quatrains only</p>
Quatrains ending with couplets
<p>Iambic Pentameter</p>
12
Who was Queen Elizabeth's father?
John Donne
Paul Bunyan
<p>King Paul</p>
<p>Henry the VIII</p>
13
Which English artist was well known for his paintings during this era?
<p>Leonardo DaVinci</p>
Spenser
Shakespeare
Marlowe
14
<p>A short or lengthy speech given by one character </p>
soliloquy
dialogue
boring
monologue
15
Which queen tried to convert England BACK to Catholicism?
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Jane
Queen Catherine
16
Alliteration means...
Repetition of beginning sounds
comparing ideas using like or as
connotative meanings in poems
personifying inanimate objects
17
Play with sad/unfortunate end; usually involves significant characters (kings), teaches lesson
tragedy
action
comedy
melodrama
18
Why did the Puritans come to North America?
<p>Religious Freedom</p>
<p>To be able to govern themselves
<p>They were non-religious</p>
<p>They wanted change</p>
19
Why did the Puritans shut down English theater for many years?
They wanted people to give tithes, not go to the theater
They found the theater vulgar
They were jealous of the theater's success
All the actors became ministers
20
Why did Henry VIII break from the Catholic church and form the Church of England?
He didn't speak Latin
He wanted a divorce
He was tired of his local archbishop
Papal corruption
21
<p>All of the following categorized the events of the Renaissance Period EXCEPT...</p>
Elizabeth denounced the church
<p>18th century poetry emerged</p>
the King James Version became available to all
Shakespeare wrote an anti-church play
22
Which is a feature of a sonnet?
iambic pentameter
14 lines
all of the above
rhyme scheme
23
What is the time frame for the Elizabethan period?
1625-1820
1745-1820
1315-1485
1485-1625
24
Was John Donne a cavalier or metaphysical poet?
Cavalier
Metaphysical
25
What conditions contributed to the plague druing this era?
pestilence
rats, fleas, ticks, unsanitary conditions
<p>fleas only </p>
cleanliness
