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441. The play, Macbeth, is set in what country ?
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A. Scotland

B. Norway

C. France

D. England

442. Where did Dante stay while he was in exile ?
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A. Paris

B. Ravenna

C. All of the above

D. England

443. In the play, Henry V, who is the close friend and mentor of young Henry ?
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A. Falstaff

B. Montjoy

C. Nim

D. Horatio

444. At the end of the play, Twelfth Night, who is discovered to have been secretly married ?
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A. Viola and Sir Toby

B. Viola and Orsino

C. Sir Toby and Maria

D. Malvio and Maria

445. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what is the central allegorical theme in The Purgatorio ?
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A. The poets descent into hell

B. The poets tour of earthly paradise

C. The poets attempt to find his way back to Florence from Jerusalem

D. The poets attempt to climb the mountain

446. That Milton was of the Devils party without knowing it, was said by ?
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A. Eliot

B. Blake

C. Johnson

D. Shelley

447. Which of the following playwrights is thought to have had the greatest influence on Shakespeare ?
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A. Christopher Marlow

B. Ben Johnson

C. Philip Sidney

D. Thomas Kyd

448. Which of the following historical events occurred in Dantes lifetime ?
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A. The Crusades

B. The Enlightenment

C. The Italian Renaissance

D. The Black Death

449. Shakespeare often employed which of the following stylistic forms in his dramas ?
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A. Authorial narration

B. Old English

C. Prose

D. Blank verse

450. Which of the following best characterizes an Elizabethan masque ?
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A. A sophisticated comedy with a surprising ending

B. A drama, featuring players representing mythic or allegorical figures

C. A horror play, featuring supernatural forces

D. A performance of a classical play in contemporary language

451. In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated ?
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A. Beneath Cairo

B. Beneath Rome

C. Beneath Jerusalem

D. Beneath Florence

452. In De Monarchia, what political opinion does Dante express about empire ?
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A. He declares emperors infallible.

B. He promotes the separation of Church and State.

C. He declares papal authority infallible.

D. He says that all empires should be ruled by dictators.

453. Who directly challenges Richard for the throne in the play, Richard III ?
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A. Queen Elizabeth

B. King Edward IV

C. The Earl of Richmond

D. Tyrell

454. According to most scholars, what does The Purgatorio allegorically represent ?
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A. The penitent life

B. The afterlife existence for mortal sinners

C. The earthly paradise

D. The heavenly paradise

455. In the play, Henry V, who states that If we are marked to die, we are enough/To do our country loss__________ (IV.iii.20-21) ?
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A. Falstaff

B. Nim

C. Catherine

D. Henry V

456. Who was the Queen of England throughout much of Shakespeares early life?
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A. ong>A. Queen Elizabeth</strong>

B. Queen Anne

C. Queen Victoria

D. Queen Gertrude

457. Who was Charles Parnell ?
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A. a popular symbol of Irish nationalism

B. the founder of the Catholic Land League

C. All of the Above

D. an Irish representative in the British Parliament

458. In which text did Dante introduce the dolce stil novo technique ?
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A. Eclogues

B. De Vulgari Eloquentia

C. Vita Nuova

D. The Convivio

459. Which of the following contributed to the rise of vernacular literature ?
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A. The spoken language tended to take precedence in areas where the Church was weak.

B. All of the above

C. Most professional scribes found it difficult to write in Medieval Latin.

D. Official documents were written in spoken language.

460. In The Paradiso, Dante bases his structure of paradise on which of the following ?
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A. Ancient Greek cosmology

B. Ancient Roman cosmology

C. The Renaissance concept of the planets

D. The Ptolemaic universe

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