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61. Who was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn who also reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to1603 ?
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A. Elizabeth II

B. Elizabeth I

C. Mary, Queen of Scots

D. Catherine of Aragon

62. Which of the following critics is a famous Shakespearean scholar ?
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A. M. H. Abrams

B. Wayne C. Booth

C. Helen Vendler

D. Stephen Greenblatt

63. John Lylys work significantly shaped the writing of which famous writer ?
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A. William Shakespeare

B. William Blake

C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

D. William Wordsworth

64. The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses is an example of what dramatic genre ?
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A. Satire

B. Masque

C. Tragedy

D. Burlesque

65. Fill in the blank. Although Sir Philip Sidney is writing 200 years before the . revolution, he presents a very inward and self-absorbed narrator in Astrophil and Stella. ?
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A. Romantic

B. None of the above

C. Medieval

D. Victorian

66. John Lyly became instantly famous with the publication of what text ?
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A. Paradise Lost

B. 95 Theses

C. Utopia

D. Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit

67. What author speaks of the exemplary story as a fundamental narrative unit in which it is important to follow chronological order ?
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A. John Lyly

B. Sir Thomas More

C. John Foxe

D. Sir Walter Raleigh

68. Fill in the blanks. From being narrowly focused on the achievements of north Italians in the______________ and early ____________centuries, the Renaissance is now being seen in a far wider context.
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A. 15th and 16th

B. 12th and 13th

C. Non of these

D. 14th and 15th

69. Fill in the blank. The greatest insurrection of the______________ age in England was over religion?
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A. None of these

B. Protestant

C. Hanover

D. Tudor

70. Fill in the blank. ____________ is remembered as the Morning Star of the Reformation.
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A. John Donne

B. John Dryden

C. Johan Gutenberg

D. John Wycliffe

71. Greek theater was often of what genre ?
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A. Romance

B. Comedy

C. A and B only

D. Tragedy

72. Fill in the blank. John Lylys style is best described as ___________________?
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A. Euphuistic

B. Marxist

C. Anachronistic

D. Solipsistic

73. In 1583, which playwright became in control of the first Blackfriars Theatre along with director William Hunnis ?
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A. Henry VIII

B. Sir Thomas More

C. John Foxe

D. John Lyly

74. In The Book of Martyrs, John Foxe provides a record of all known Christian martyrs throughout history, focusing on the persecution of people practicing which religion ?
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A. Roman Catholicism

B. Catholicism

C. Buddhism

D. Protestantism

75. The distinction between comedy and tragedy which characterized classical drama was first forgotten during what period in England ?
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A. Elizabethan

B. Medieval

C. Romantic

D. Victorian

76. What genres of plays did William Shakespeare write ?
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A. Romances

B. Comedies

C. All of the above

D. Tragedies

77. Who introduced the Italian sonnet to the British Isles during the reign of King Henry VIII ?
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A. Thomas Wyatt

B. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

C. John Donne

D. Both A and B

78. Fill in the blank. A ____________ was a spectacle performed at court or at the manor of a member of the nobility and was staged to glorify the court or the particular aristocrat?
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A. Comedy

B. Satire

C. Tragedy

D. Masque

79. Fill in the blank. Prior to the rise of the famed tragedians of the late 1580s,_____________ were the great headliners of the Elizabethan stage?
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A. Clowns

B. Politicians

C. Women

D. Pantomimes

80. The work of John Foxe was no longer read or heeded in educated circles after which major historical event ?
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A. Restoration

B. Seven Years War

C. Glorious Revolution

D. French Revolution

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