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1
What development led to a democratization of knowledge?
Establishment of the Anglican Church
Book printing
Humanism
Fall of Constantinople
2
Who does Faustus require in return for his soul?
Helen
His daughter
Dian
His wife
3
Which of these elements does not belong in the Renaissance?
Warrior culture
Henry VII
Humanism
Anthropocentrism
4
Who is this?
Christopher Marlowe
Henry VIII
Edward VI
William Shakespeare
5
Who is not a Montague?
Paris
Romeo
Tybalt
Benvolio
6
"I'll burn my books!" Which literary work was this quote taken from?
Romeo & Juliet
Dr. Faustus
Beowulf
Whoso List to Hunt
7
Who did Henry VII marry to bring an end to the Wars of the roses?
Catharine of Aragon
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth of York
Queen Mary
8
What story is this?
The Knight's Tale
Beowulf
Dr. Faustus
Romeo & Juliet
9
To what does Shakespeare often compare beauty?
A bird
A beautiful poem
A flower
The sun
10
Who was Shakespeare's rival when it came to quality literature?
Edmund Spenser
Sir Patrick Spens
Francis Drake
Christopher Marlowe
11
What story from the Canterbury Tales does Gawain and the Green Knight have most in common with?
The Miller's Tale
The Knight's Tale
The Wife of Bath's Tale
The Pardoner's Tale
12
In the final scene, who explains the story of Romeo & Juliet to the surviving cast?
Paris
Friar Laurence
Friar John
Lord Montague
13
What is the main theme of Sir Patrick Spens?
Loyalty
Sound governance
Superstition
Treason
14
When did the Renaissance start?
1453
1066
1566
450
15
Which book deals with the Battle of Hastings?
Historia Ecclesiastica
Oxford Book
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Exeter Book
16
Queen Elizabeth I is famous for defeating which country?
The Low Ounctries
France
Germany
Spain
17
Who wrote the following quote: Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am?
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Geoffrey Chaucer
Sir Thomas Wyatt
18
Which of these is not a fear of Juliet's when she is about to take the fake poison?
The poison is real
She will suffocate
Tybalt's ghost will drive her crazy
Romeo will be too early and believe her dead.
19
How did the Fox end up in the well in The Fox and the Wolf?
He fell because wasn't paying attention
He jumped in, driven by thirst.
He climbed into the bucket, which then descended
20
Who was Romeo's initial love interest?
Rosaline
Juliet
Charlotte
Paris
21
Who won the Wars of the Roses?
House of Lancaster
House of York
House Tudor
House of Stuart
22
True or False: Tybalt's death was an accident.
True
False
23
What element do we find after line 8 in a sonnet?
Volta
Conceit
Soliloquy
Oxymoron
24
Who is this?
Christopher marlowe
William Shakespeare
Romeo Montague
Henry VIII
25
What Tale is this an adaptation of?
The wife of Bath's Tale
The knight's Tales
The miller's Tale
The Pardoner's Tale
26
True or False: The story of Romeo & Juliet takes less than a week.
True
False
27
To which period would you assign Faustus?
Renaissance
Both
Middle Ages
28
What battle is depicted here?
Battle of Binker Hill
Battle of Maldon
Battle of Hastings
Battle of Danelaw
29
Which of the following is not a recurrent theme of a sonnet?
Beauty
Betrayal
Youth
Love
30
Who wrote Who So List To Hunt?
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Henry Bollingbroke
31
What was the motto of the clergy in the Middle Ages?
Memento Mori
Carpe diem
Radix malorum
Ad fontes
32
What genre is The Miller's Tale?
Allegory
Exemplum
Romance
Fabliau
33
Which quote belongs to this picture?
I will be brief
O Brawling Love
Oh, happy dagger!
Wherefore art thou Romeo?
34
What is so striking about the poem Beowulf? It is written in:
Assonance
Alliteration
End rhyme
35
Who was Henry VIII's first wife?
Anne Boleyn
Anne Hathaway
Catharine of Aragon
Catherine Parr
