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781. The first regular English comedy, based on the model of the Latin comedy, is attributed to___________?
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A. none of the above

B. Nicholas Udall

C. Thomas Colwell

D. Lord Burghley

782. In which place of England Christopher Marlow born ?
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A. London

B. Canterbury

C. Norflock

D. Warwick

783. Which of the following elements DOES NOT characterize epic poetry ?
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A. An Arming of the Hero Scene

B. An Invocation to the Muse

C. An Epic Council

D. A Tragic Recognition Speech
784. Marlowe born in______________?
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A. 1563

B. 1565

C. 1562

D. 1564
785. Astrophel and Stella is a ?
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A. Epic

B. Allegory

C. Ballad

D. Sonnet
786. Which one of Miltons senses were lost during writing his works ?
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A. Hearing

B. Vision

C. Voice

D. Taste

787. Which one of the following dramas attributed to Christopher Marlow is believed to have been his first ?
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A. Dido, Queen of Carthage

B. The Jew of Malta

C. Edward the Second

D. Tamburlaine the Great

788. On which Biblical theme that Paradise lost is based ?
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A. The fall of Lucifer

B. The genesis

C. The fall of man

D. Adam and Eve

789. When was John Milton born ?
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A. 2 May 1614

B. 9 December 1608

C. 12 June 1628

D. 17 August 1612

790. Early in Book Two of Paradise Regained, who yearns to see the missing Jesus (who has wandered into the desert) ?
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A. First Mary, then James and John

B. First Andrew and Simon (Peter), then Mary

C. First Peter, then Paul and Mary

D. First Mary, then Joseph

791. What angel often speaks to Adam in Paradise ?
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A. Raphael

B. Pandosto

C. Baal

D. Michelangelo

792. Who wrote The Massacre at Paris ?
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A. Shakespeare

B. Edmund Spenser

C. john Milton

D. Christopher Marlowe
793. Even in John Miltons lifetime, Paradise Regained was considered in literary quality as largely to Paradise Lost. ?
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A. equal

B. irrelevant in comparison

C. superior

D. inferior
794. The Renaissance was known for originating which of the following philosophical movements ?
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A. Stoicism

B. Humanism

C. Existentialism

D. Postmodernism

795. Which devil is Satans second-incommand ?
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A. Beezelbub

B. Sin

C. Moloch

D. Mammon

796. Who wrote Holy Sonnets ?
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A. Edmund Spenser

B. John Milton

C. Shakespeare

D. John Donne
797. From which institution did Christopher Marlow receive Bachelor of Arts degree in 1584 ?
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A. Oxford University

B. Corpus Christi College

C. Queens college

D. Trinity College

798. The first complete version of Bible in English language was made by ?
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A. Robert Greene

B. Thomas more

C. John Lyly

D. Wyclif
799. Who translated Utopia in English language ?
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A. Ralph Robinson

B. Thomas More

C. Thomas lodge

D. William Tyndale

800. Which of the following published in 1579 and although it placed Spencer immediately in the highest rank of living writers ?
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A. The Shepherds calendar

B. Colin clouts come home again

C. Faerie queen, first three books

D. Faerie queen, second three books