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1. What does the word renaissance mean?
= Renaissance is a French word meaning “rebirth.” It refers to a period in European civilization that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom
.
2. Who was Martin Luther?
= Martin Luther, (born November 10, 1483, Eisleben, Saxony [Germany]—died February 18, 1546, Eisleben), German theologian and religious reformer who was the catalyst of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.
3. The Reformation in England marked a tussle for authority between whom?
= king Henry Vlll and the conduct of the church and it's priests and the outhority of the pope.
4. Colin Clout is a character in which piece of literature?
=The Faerie Queen.
5. Who was the originator of the first English blank verse?
= Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.
6. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
=154 sonnets.
7. As what did the followers of Ben Jonson come to be known?
= Ben Johnson popularised the comedy of humours He is beast know for the satirical plays every man in his Humour 'the fox' etc.
8. Songs and Sonnets is a collection of poems by whom?
= John Donne.
9. What does John Milton's pamphlet Areopagitica advocate?
=Milton his here advocating, not general freedom from licensing but freedom of philosophic speech.
10. Who famously said of William Shakespeare that "of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, (
had the largest and most comprehensive soul"?
=John Drden said in his work "An Essay of dramatic poesy".
11. Who is Cupid according to Greek mythology?
=Cupid was known to the Greeks as Eros, the god of love.
12. Why does the speaker in Philip Sidney's 'Loving in Truth' spite himself?
=Because he gets frustrated and bites his pen in annoyance he feel helpless and and hates him left.
13. What does the concluding couplet of Shakespeare's 'Shall i Compare Thee to a Summer's Da
celebrate?
=As long as late evicts on this earth the verb shall exist as a living monument to the young man and endow him with lifelong attach his physical body is sutterd out by death.
14. From where is the reference "Whatever dies was not mix'd equally" in John Donne's 'The Good
Morrow' drawn?
=It is an allusion to the belief that human illness and death resulted from an imbalance in the elements making up the body.
15. In John Milton's 'On His Blindness' the concluding line "They also serve who only stand and
wait” is an example of what?
=The entire concluding lines provides an example of the rhetorical figure of epigram.
16. What does the word 'discourse' mean in Francis Bacon's essay 'Of Studies'?
= conversation or discussion in the art of oration.
17. Which garden does Bacon mention in the opening line of his essay 'Of Gardens'?
=The garden of Eden.
18. In Apology for Poetry, Philip Sidney categorises poetry into three kinds. What are they?
= Religious, philosophical and historical.
19. Where does the Abdication Scene in Edward Il take place?
=The abdication scene in Edward ll take place in the castle of killing worth(Kenilworth), where the king is kept imprisoned under the custody of Duke of Leicester.
20. "Fear'd am I more than lov'd”, who says these words in Edward II?
=Mortimer
21. In which year was the famous First Folio of Shakespeare's works registered?
=1624, seven year after Shakespeare, is death.
22. Where does the action in Macbeth largely take place?
=Scotland.
23. How many times is Lady Macbeth mentioned in Holinshed, which is Shakeapeare's source for
Macbeth?
=A composite of two personages
24. Which character does not appear in Shakespeare's Macbeth?
=Fleance
25. As what is As You Like it is generally classified?
=As a pastoral.
26. C. L. Barber perceives As You Like It as what?
=Absence of social.
27. In As You Like It, what is the relation between Oliver and Orlando?
=Orlando is the brother of Oliver
28. The famous 'Seven Ages of Man' speech in As You Like It is spoken by whom?
= Jacques.
29. What is Rosalind in disguise named in As You Like It?
=Ganymede.
30. What aspect of gender does Shakespeare show in As You Like It?
=One of the most intriguing aspects of the treatment of the love in As You Like It concerns the issue of gender.
Question 31
When did the Glorious Revolution take place?
Ans:-1688
Question 32
What characterizes the Renaissance?
Ans:-The Renaissance is characterized mainly by the rediscovery of ancient philosophy, art, and science, which had been neglected or censored in the Middle Ages. It therefore ushered in a period of great accomplishments in these areas. The change from the Age of Faith to the Age of Reason is a hallmark of the Renaissance.
Question 33
In which year was the first book in English printed?
Ans:-1473
Question 34
Why is the 1611 English translation of the Bible called King James' Bible?
Ans:-In 1604, England’s King James I authorized a new translation of the Bible aimed at settling some thorny religious differences in his kingdom—and solidifying his own power.
Question 35
Why is the Elizabethan period called the Golden age of English Drama?
Ans:-The Elizabethan Age was considered the Golden Age because of the number of great writers who worked during that period, including Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser, Kyd and Jonson. It was a time when poetry and drama flourished. During this epoch, art of high quality also belonged to popular culture.
Question 36
Who is usually referred to as the greatest non-dramatic poet in English?
Ans:-EDMUND SPENSER
Question 37
Who was the Moming Star of the Reformation?
Ans:-John Wycliffe
Question 38
"Spenser writ no language"- Who uttered this?
Ans:-38)Ben Jonson.
Question 39
Which real life personality is implied in the sonnets of Amoretti?
Ans:-Amoretti is a sonnet cycle written by Edmund Spenser in the 16th century. The cycle describes his courtship and eventual marriage to Elizabeth Boyle.
Question 40
Pamela and Philoelea are characters of which literary piece?
Ans:-Pamela
Question 41
What characteristic feature of the Renaissance love sonnets was borrowed from the great classical masters?
Ans:-Renaissance writing explored the geography of the human soul’ (Carter 2001: 54) in all its facets and with all its flaws. Also, the interest in love as an elemental human emotion was rekindled. In Elizabethan England, love and romance became therefore an overriding theme in literature.
Question 42
Who was a poet of the Counter-Reformation?
Ans:-Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina,Sigmund von Birken,Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg,
Question 43
1. "...then the worms shall try/ That long preserv'd virginity
And your quaint honour turn to dust and into ashes all my lust.' - In these lines what is the poet trying to express?
Ans:-the mistress did not allow any lover to have sex with her out of her anxiety to preserve her virginal chastity; but having died a maid, her body shall be eaten up by worms, her virginity which she maintained too long, would be ruthlessly violated by these vile creatures.
Question 44
What is the subject matter of The Jew of Malta?
Ans:Jews, greed, antisemitism, revenge
Question 45
Who has written Orlando Furioso?
Ans:Ludovico Ariosto
Question 46
How many plays by Shakespeare were included in the First Folio edited by John Heminge and Henry Condell?
Ans:36
Question 47
In which play does the character Touchstone appear?
Ans:As You Like It
Question 48
in which play does Jonson satirize the growing Puritanism of the day?
Ans:Bartholomew Fair and The Alchemist
Question 49
"Thy baited hooks shall tangle me no more." - In this line by Sir Thomas Wyatt what figure of speech is baited hooks'?
Ans:metaphor
Question 50
Which Shakespearean sonnets are addressed to the 'Fair Youth"?
Ans:The "Fair Youth" is the unnamed young man addressed by the devoted poet in the greatest sequence of the sonnets (1–126). The young man is handsome, self-centered, universally admired and much sought after. The sequence begins with the poet urging the young man to marry and father children (sonnets 1–17).
Question 51
"I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe;" - What literary tool is used in the expression
blackest face
woe"?
Ans:how miserable he is./promotes an extremely brutal image, but shows his attempt to capture his pain in writing and to make her sympathetic towards him
Question 52
'The Good Morrow' is an example of 'aubade'. What is aubade?
Ans:A love poem or song welcoming or lamenting the arrival of the dawn. The form originated in medieval France.
Question 53
What does 'Prosopopoeia'mean?
Ans:A prosopopoeia (Greek: προσωποποιία, /prɒsoʊpoʊˈpiːə/) is a rhetorical device in which a speaker or writer communicates to the audience by speaking as another person or object. The term literally derives from the Greek roots prósopon "face, person", and poiéin "to make, to do;" it is also called personification.
Question 54
"So every defect of the mind, may have a special receipt"- What does receipt mean in this sentence by Bacon?
Ans:Bacon implores everyone to study for the sake of truth; not to show off, be involved in intelligent conversation, or simply to make arguments to prove someone wrong.
Question 55
What is the first discourse in the Gospel of Matthew called?
Ans:New Testament. It includes the Beatitudes and the Lord's Prayer.
56)Which critic's comment is history well dramatized"about Marlowe's Edward II?
Ans:-after checking the option
Question 57
In how many groups can Shakespeare's comedies be divided?
Ans:-three categories
Question 58
"Macbeth has violated moral law, Lady
has violated natural law"- Whose comment is this?
Ans:-Shakespeare
Question 59
In As You Like It Celia is disguised as which character?
Ans:-Aliena
Question 60
What kind of love does Rosalind stand for in As You Like It?
Ans:-Romantic and Courtly Love
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