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761. The battle between Gods army and Satans rebels in heaven lasted ?
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A. Three days

B. One hour

C. Seven days

D. One day

762. dominated English literature from the Restoration until the end of the 18th century with the emergence of Romanticism ?
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A. Neoclassicism

B. Victorianism

C. Medievalism

D. Modernism

763. From where Christopher Marlowe received his early Education ?
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A. Corpus Christi College

B. Cambridge

C. oxford

D. witternburg

764. When was John Keats born?
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A. 30 April 1789

B. 25 December 1767

C. 31 October 1795

D. 22 November 1756

765. The foundation story of John Miltons Paradise Lost derives from what text ?
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A. The Book of Genesis

B. The Odyssey

C. The Book of Revelations

D. Canterbury Tales

766. When was Paradise Lost published ?
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A. 1669

B. 1667

C. 1651

D. 1639

767. Philip Sidney was born on 30th November ?
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A. 1555

B. 1554

C. 1550

D. 1553

768. Which poet was first who used metaphysical poetry among his contemporaries ?
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A. John Milton

B. Edmund Spenser

C. Sir Philip Sidney

D. John Donne

769. Near the end of Samson Agonistes, Samson has decided not to perform for attendants at a certain event when (starting with line 1381) he suddenly reverses positions and agrees to go. Why does he do this ?
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A. He experiences some rousing motions which might be from God.

B. He wishes to see Dalila one last time in the crowd.

C. Manoa convinces him to do it or the Philistines will execute Samson.

D. The Chorus demands he stay in his prison cell and Samson reacts against them.

770. Samson Agonistes is described as a Closet Drama, which means_______________?
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A. it was written to be read but not acted upon a stage.

B. people will read it in secret and not publically admit they read it.

C. it was written to be acted in a church.

D. it can be acted out on a very small stage.

771. In Book Three of Paradise Lost, God the Father alludes to what theological principle in the following quotation: I made him [Adam] just and right, / Sufficient to have stood though free to fall.
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A. Transubstantiation

B. Sufficience

C. Free will

D. Predestination

772. To which theater was Christopher Marlow associated with ?
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A. English Renaissance theatre

B. English Puritan theatre

C. English Neo-Classical theatre

D. Restoration theatre

773. Through his magic, Faustus is visited first by which of the devils angels ?
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A. none of the above

B. beelzebub

C. Aamon

D. Mephastophilis

774. In 1660, after the Restoration, Milton suffered which of the following punishments ?
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A. His left index finger was chopped off.

B. He was imprisoned.

C. A and B

D. He was placed in the stocks for a week.

775. When Satan leaps over the fence into Paradise, what does Milton liken him to ?
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A. A fish leaping out of water

B. A germ infecting a body

C. A snake slithering up a tree

D. A wolf leaping into a sheeps pen

776. John Miltons Paradise Regained is written in a(n) style ?
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A. plain

B. luminescent

C. Sophistic

D. Latinate

777. What is Christopher Marlowes Nationality ?
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A. American

B. British

C. German

D. Dutch

778. What does Faustus promise to the devil in exchange for great knowledge, riches and power for a period of 24 years ?
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A. his body

B. his horse

C. his house

D. his soul

779. Which of the following British monarchs was executed during the English Civil War ?
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A. Queen Anne

B. Henry VIII

C. Charles I

D. Charles II

780. At what age did Christopher Marlow die ?
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A. 33

B. 54

C. 47

D. 29

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