famous playwright poet and others MCQs – Page 37

Practise focused famous playwright poet and others questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

famous playwright poet and others Mcqs

721. Thomas kyd (1558-95) achieved great popularity with which of his first work ?
0

A. The Spanish Tragedy

B. The Rare Triumphs of love and fortune

C. Cornelia

D. Jeronimo

722. Despite Samsons defeat and shame, Samson predicts that God will arise and his great name assert by making Dagon receive Such a discomfit, as shall quite despoil him / Of all these boasted Trophies won on me / And with confusion blank his Worshippers (46771). This prediction is interesting because ?
0

A. the prophet Enoch had made the same prediction centuries earlier.

B. Samson doesnt know he himself will fulfill the prediction.

C. the prediction is finally fulfilled much later when Jesus defeats Dagon

D. the prediction is never fulfilled.

723. In John Miltons Paradise Lost, Satan assumes the character and form of what creature in order to tempt Eve to eat at the Tree of Knowledge ?
0

A. A tiger

B. A toad

C. A serpent

D. A lion

724. In whose reign Morality plays began ?
0

A. Elizabeth one

B. Henry five

C. Henry eight

D. Henry six

725. Who wrote Mirror for Magistrates ?
0

A. Thomas Wyatt

B. Thomas Sacville

C. Thomas Kyde

D. Thomas lodge

726. The term Agonistes is Greek and it means______________?
0

A. one who is in agony.

B. one who inflicts agony.

C. one who struggles for or champions a cause.

D. one who predicts the future.

727. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE concerning Book Two of John Miltons Paradise Lost ?
0

A. Satan embarks on his passage across the great gulf of Chaos.

B. The Narrator invokes his muse by the name of Holy Light.

C. ging competitions.

D. A debate is held in Hell by Satan and his compatriots concerning whether to attempt to recover Heaven.

E. The demons begin exploring Hell, engaging in philosophical debates, and entering

728. The Primary Narrator for Books Eleven and Twelve of Paradise Lost, who relates future events is which of the following ?
0

A. The Son

B. Adam

C. Raphael

D. Michael

729. John Miltons Areopagitica is best described by which of the following genres ?
0

A. Prose polemic

B. Masque

C. Pastoral elegy

D. Blank verse tragedy

730. In Book Six of Paradise Lost, Adam is told of what major event ?
0

A. The fall of the Rebel Angels

B. The death of Michael

C. The fall of the Son

D. The fall of God

731. In Samson Agonistes, the character who tells others of Samsons death is_____________?
0

A. Dalila.

B. a Messenger.

C. Manoa.

D. the Chorus.

732. How many children did Shakespeare have ?
0

A. 3

B. 8

C. 12

D. 5

733. In his introduction, Milton described the genre of Samson Agonistes as_____________?
0

A. comedy

B. history play

C. tragedy

D. Morality Play

734. In the Biblical book of Judges,?
0

A. Never records Dalilas cutting of Samsons hair.

B. Never records Dalilas visit to Samson in prison.

C. Dalila refuses to pay Samsons ransom in prison.

D. Dalila pays Samsons ransom from prison.

735. In what book does the fall take place ?
0

A. Book IX

B. Book VII

C. Book X

D. Book VIII

736. Renaissance first came to the ?
0

A. Rome

B. France

C. England

D. Italy

737. In Samson Agonistes, Harapha exits because of what reason ?
0

A. He must hurry to catch up with Dalila.

B. He does not want to fight Samson.

C. Samson will not fight him.

D. He has been called back to his hometown of Gath.

738. When did John Keats die ?
0

A. 11 May 1838

B. 12 March 1833

C. 19 August 1825

D. 23 February 1821

739. Which one of the following plays of Christopher Marlow tells the story of the disposition of a king by his barons and the Queen ?
0

A. The Massacre at Paris

B. Doctor Faustus

C. Edward the Second

D. The Jew of Malta

740. John Miltons Comus is best described by which of the following genres ?
0

A. Prose polemic

B. Pastoral elegy

C. Blank verse tragedy

D. Masque

Previous Next

Showing 721 to 740 of 936 mcqs