English Renaissance Era (12th grade English)

Question 1

The unlimited potential of humans to accomplish greatness, is what?

Accepted Answer

Humanism

Question 2

Who is Michel de Montaigne and what was his mantra?

Accepted Answer

A French writer; "Que sais-je"

Question 3

What happened in 1599?

Accepted Answer

The Globe is founded

Question 4

What is Sir Thomas More's most famous work?

Accepted Answer

Utopia

Question 5

Which of these is NOT an interest of James I

Accepted Answer

cooking

Question 6

How did William Caxton stimulate the English Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

The printing press; it allowed him to spread the word faster

Question 7

Why is humanism a threat to the church?

Accepted Answer

It placed emphasis on humanity, not God.

Question 8

When did William Caxton establish the first printing press in England?

Accepted Answer

1476

Question 9

How did Sir Thomas More's friendship with Desiderius Eramus of Holland, influence him?

Accepted Answer

They inspired eachother

Question 10

Which of these does not describe the word "Renaissance"?

Accepted Answer

Italian word

Question 11

Which is not a topic that would be discussed on a Renaissance timeline?

Accepted Answer

dance

Question 12

Martin Luther used which of these to protest against indulgences?

Accepted Answer

Nailed his 95 theses to the church door

Question 13

What happened in 1517?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther posted the 95 theses

Question 14

At the Globe Theatre, how many times more was the highest price of admission than the lowest?

Accepted Answer

12 times

Question 15

Who ruled England longer, Queen Elizabeth I or King James I?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

Question 16

How did Robert Ascham stimulate the English Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

He tutored the future Queen Elizabeth

Question 17

Who is Francesco Petrarch?

Accepted Answer

Italian poet

Question 18

Italian word for Knight?

Accepted Answer

Cavalier

Question 19

Who was Sir Thomas More?

Accepted Answer

Lord chancellor of England

Question 20

Which was NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A decrease in exploration and travel

Question 21

What happened in 1558?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I took the throne

Question 22

Which is NOT true of Mary I?

Accepted Answer

She married Phillip of England

Question 23

Why was the Renaissance slow to reach England?

Accepted Answer

Civil War(War of Roses), printing press was slow to reach England

Question 24

Which is NOT true of Metaphysical poetry?

Accepted Answer

fear

Question 25

Who is William Tyndale?

Accepted Answer

The man who translated the Bible into English

Question 26

What is Stratford-upon-Avon?

Accepted Answer

Shakespeare's birthplace

Question 27

Who began the Protestant Reformation with a protest against indulgences?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 28

How many years passed from Gama's reaching India to the East India Company's being chartered?

Accepted Answer

102

Question 29

Why did Henry VIII align himself with the Protestant church?

Accepted Answer

He wanted to divorce his wife

Question 30

Using page 240, in 1588, what percentage of Spanish Armada ships were lost?

Accepted Answer

About 42%

Question 31

What kind of poetry did John Donne write?

Accepted Answer

Metaphysical

Question 32

How did Henry VIII react to the Pope's refusal to divorce he and his wife?

Accepted Answer

Broke with the Catholic church and created his own

Question 33

Which is NOT true of the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

It happened in Central Italy

Question 34

What did Francesco Petrarch do to help spark the Renaissance in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Re-discover classical, pre-Christian classics.

Question 35

What year did Henry VIII break with the Roman Catholic church?

Accepted Answer

1534

Question 36

What was the King's Men?

Accepted Answer

Formerly called "Lord Chamberlain's Men", The acting company of Shakespeare

Question 37

What happened in 1603?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I died & James I took the throne

Question 38

In the world of science, what happened after Bacon's essays were published?

Accepted Answer

Galileo constructs first telescope, Harvey discovered the circulation of blood

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