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1
Which Renaissance era writer most rivaled Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe?
Sir Francis Bacon
John Milton
Ben Jonson
Mary Wroth
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Christopher Marlowe wrote four great plays, which of these was NOT one of the plays:
Dr Faustus
The Jew of Malta
On His Blindness
Tamburlaine The Great I and II
3
How did people experience writing prior to the Renaissance?
All of the above
From their own libraries
Religious leaders reading aloud
Public scripts in the streets
4
What are the category/ies of writers?
No categories existed, they were all considered one social class
Technical and theoretical
Dark and Light
Dramatist, Essayists, Poets
5
What mindset is this definition describing: the belief that humans on earth can reach perfection
Skepticism
Humanism
Individualism
Perfectionism
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What is the main difference between today’s style of writing and the Renaissance’s style of writing?
Today's writing is to a point while the Renaissance elaborated everything
Today's writing is elaborative, while the Renaissance focused on a point
Historians say the two periods are similar
The Renaissance had a negative theme and today it is more optimistic
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In order to earn money for their works, writers often received sponsorships from noblemen. What was one downfall to this
They were difficult to obtain
Noblemen took the writers as slaves
They were not well paying
Crimes prevented production
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The humanistic mindset was adopted in an attempt to…
Progress to perfect human existence
All of the above
Gain Spirituality
Move on from Dark Ages/Plague
9
Who was the first writer of the Renaissance Era to prove how effective and expressive blank verse could be in drama?
Jonson
Campion
Marlowe
Sir Francis Bacon
10
Which prose work by John Milton is considered to be the greatest epic poem in English?
Paradise Seen
Paradise Regained
Paradise Found
Paradise Lost
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Ben Jonson was ahead of his time because he wrote about…
The court
Progress to perfection
Nobles and Religions
Ordinary people
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Besides writing, Renaissance authors were known for doing what in their free time?
Dying in Fights
Frequently getting Arrested
All of the Above
Dueling
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What was the main cause of the literary portion of the Renaissance?
Da Vinci's love of reading
A discovered manuscript from Aristotle exclaiming the power of word
Gutenberg printing press
The Pope declaring everybody must read
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What was Mary Wroth best known for?
First woman granted library access
First woman to write a sonnet
First Renaissance woman publicly published
First woman to own a printing press
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Sir Francis Bacon was most well known for being a…
Skeptic
Poet
Philospher
Playwright
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John Milton advocated to reform the Church of England through his best known work…
Penseroso
L’Allegro
Paradise Regained
Paradise Lost
17
Renaissance writers used what as their inspiration for many plays?
Greek mythology
Everyday life
Animals
Nobility
18
Edmund Spenser’s most well-known work is a six books, series of epic poem called
The New Atlantis
Faerie Queen
Paradise Found
he Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus
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Shakespeare's main source of money was not from writing, but instead investing in a _______ allowed him to retire at 47.
Plot of Land
Hedge Fund
Specific theater performance
Theater Company
20
Besides writing poetry, writers had other responsibilities, not including…
Soldiers
Teachers
Priests
Courtiers
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Sir Francis Bacon’s best-known work, “Novum Organum” was…
Philosophical Book of knowledge
Part of an unfinished project
All of the above
The second in a series
