English Literature MCQs

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Elizabethan England was largely rural, with the majority of its population living in the verdant countryside. Towns and cities, however, were growing–and the most prominent of all was London. While Londoners were considered wealthy and arrogant, the city was begrimed, filthy, and infested with vermin. Where did people primarily dispose of their trash and wastes ?


aDump sites in the nearby country


bThe streets


cThe underground drains


dDesignated “trash” areas


View Answer The streets

The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time. Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics, however, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject ?


aSexuality


bCriticism of the queen


cMurder


dWitchcraft



The term for the reaction against corruption in the Catholic Church was known as_____________?


aThe Protestant Revolution


bThe Protestant Reformation


cThe Protestant Restoration


dThe Protestant Resolution



Who was the father of the Mary I_______________?


aHenry VI


bWilliam


cGeorge III


d Henry VIII


View Answer Henry VIII

Which language did young Elizabeth learn in secret ?


aFrench


bGaelic


cEsperanto


dWelsh


View Answer Welsh

Elizabethans had many occupational choices. One could become an apothecary, clerk, physician, or even court jester. Though there seemed to be a myriad of careers to choose from, most people still ended up being very poor. In order to survive, what illegal activity did a large number of citizens pursue ?


aBegging


bMoney lending


cFortune-telling


dWine bottling


View Answer Begging

A poem that deals in an idealized way with Shepherds and rustic life is known as____________?


aA Protestant Poem


bA Petrarchan Sonnet


cAn extended metaphor


dA pastoral poem


View Answer A pastoral poem

What religion was Mary I ?


aCatholic


bAnglican


cEpiscopalian


dPresbyterian


View Answer Catholic

Which of the following was Elizabeth known as ____________?


aUnintelligent


bRude


cStingy


dFanatic


View Answer Stingy

The complex ranking system that Elizabethans believed ordered every single thing in the universe was known as_______________?


aThe Great Order of Life


bThe Great Chain of Being


cThe Great System of Shakespeare


dThe Great Sonnet Symbolism Maker



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