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1. Which of the following plays by William Shakespeare is a comedy ?
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A. Henry IV, Part I

B. Romeo and Juliet

C. Hamlet

D. Much Ado about Nothing
2. Which writer spent more than twelve years imprisoned in the Tower of London ?
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A. Sir Walter Raleigh

B. Sir Philip Sidney

C. Sir Thomas More

D. John Milton

3. Many of William Shakespeares plays were performed at what theater in Elizabethan England ?
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A. The Globe

B. The Curtain

C. The Rose

D. The Anchor

4. Fill in the blank. John Foxe was deeply disgusted by the _______________, and could not believe that any honest Christian could accept its doctrinal basis ?
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A. Mass

B. Transubstantiation

C. Resurrection

D. both A and C

5. Which of the following figures was an important political theorist of the Renaissance ?
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A. Niccolo Machiavelli

B. Aristotle

C. Plato

D. Francesco Petrarcha

6. What author wrote the poem Whoso list to hunt ?
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A. Thomas Wyatt

B. Sir Thomas More

C. Sir Philip Sidney

D. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

7. William Shakespeares Henry V is an example of what dramatic genre ?
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A. Tragedy

B. Comedy

C. History

D. Romance

8. Which of the following statements best describes the Great Chain of Being ?
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A. It regarded human beings as social creatures who could create meaningful lives only in association with other social beings.

B. Its major premise was that every existing thing in the universe had its place in a divinely planned hierarchical order which was pictured as a chain, vertically extended.

C. It could only be achieved through faith in Gods grace.

D. Both A and B

9. William Shakespeares Hamlet is an example of what dramatic genre ?
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A. Satire

B. Romance

C. Comedy

D. Tragedy
10. What author fell in love with Anne Boleyn while she was married to King Henry VIII ?
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A. Thomas Wyatt

B. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

C. Sir Thomas More

D. Sir Philip Sidney

11. Who was King Henry VIIIs first wife ?
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A. Mary, Queen of Scots

B. Catherine of Aragon

C. Anne of Cleves

D. Anne Boleyn

12. A total of how many sonnets constitute the entirety of Astrophil and Stella ?
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A. 10

B. 20

C. 30

D. 40

13. The character of Falstaff is important in which play(s) by William Shakespeare ?
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A. All of the above

B. Henry IV, Part I

C. Titus Andronicus

D. Henry IV, Part II

14. On which of the following topics did Sir Thomas More focus in his Utopia ?
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A. Marriage and divorce

B. Riches, jewels, and gold

C. Suicide

D. All of the above
15. What Renaissance text uses martyrology as a device to historicize the conflict between the true Church and the false Church in England ?
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A. Euphues

B. Acts and Monuments

C. Paradise Regained

D. Paradise Lost

16. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning the Globe theater in Elizabethan England ?
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A. All of the above

B. It burned down and was reconstructed hundreds of years later.

C. It was situated on the Thames River.

D. It was lit from natural sunlight as well as by candle light.

17. Fill in the blank. In 1585, _______________ sponsored the first English colony in America on Roanoke Island (now North Carolina)?
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A. Sir Thomas More

B. John Lyly

C. Sir Walter Raleigh

D. John Foxe

18. How did the invention of the printing press affect European culture ?
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A. Learning to read was made easier as print was standardized and made clearer.

B. Print halted the corruption of texts by copyists, giving everyone identical texts.

C. Scientific research became a more collaborative effort.

D. All of the above
19. Fill in the blank. Sir Philip Sidneys strong_____________ convictions made him publicly oppose a projected marriage for Queen Elizabeth?
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A. Catholic

B. Quaker

C. Protestant

D. Buddhist

20. Which of the following plays were written by Christopher Marlowe ?
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A. The Jew of Malta

B. Edward II

C. All of the above

D. Doctor Faustus