1.

The Renaisance started in England in……………

A. 15th century
B. 16th century
C. 12th centuery
D. 13th century
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2. Which age is called the Age of Shakespeare?
A. Modern
B. Old
C. Medieval
D. Renaissance
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3. Renaissance is also called……………..
A. Elizabethan Age
B. Golden Age
C. Young Age
D. All of these
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4. Which Age is called as the Early Romantic Period?
A. Renaissance
B. Modern
C. Medieval
D. None of these
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5. Which period is called the Mature Period of English Language?
A. Medieval
B. Renaissance
C. Post-modern
D. Modern
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6. Literally, Renaissance means……………
A. Rehabilitation
B. Inhibition
C. Rebirth
D. Rejection
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7. Renaissance is a ……………..word.
A. Italian
B. Latin
C. French
D. English
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8. Renaissance was ………………….
A. Revival and re-awakening of knowledge
B. Revival and re-awakening of religion
C. Revival and re-awakening of monarchy
D. None of these
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9. Where was Renaissance started in 14th century?
A. England
B. Germany
C. France
D. Italy
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10. Morning Star of religious reformation……………..
A. Chaucer
B. John Wycliffe
C. William Langlnd
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1. ……..deaths occurred in Hamlet.

A. Nine
B. Six
C. Seven
D. Eight
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2. Who is the villian in the play "The Revenger's Tragedy"?
A. Claudius
B. Vindice
C. Rosencrantz
D. None of these
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3. Who wrote "Shakespearen Tragedy" in 1904?
A. Arnold Bennett
B. Wilson Knight
C. W.J Long
D. A.C Bradley
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4. From whom did Shakespeare borrow the idea of romantic comedy?
A. Robert Greene
B. William Dunbar
C. John Marstan
D. None of these
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5. Who was known as "England's National Homer"?
A. George Herbert
 B. William Shakespeare
C. William Dunbar
D. Richard Hakluyt
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6. Other name of "Gorboduc" is
A. Arraingment of Paris
B. Tragic Tale
C. Ferrex and Porrex
D. Jew of Malta
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7. John Shakespeare was ……….of Shakespeare.
A. Brother
B. Father
C. Uncle
D. None of these
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8. "Still-vexed Bermoothes" was used by Shakespeare for the immortal pages of
A. Sheikh Sa'di
B. Nushervan
C. Hakluyt
D. Abu Ben Adham
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9. ……..was/were fond of the great figures like Muhammaed and Tamburlaine for heroic
themes.
A. The University Wits
B. Shakespeare and Ben Johnson
C. Modern writers
D. None of these
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10. Thomas Lodge died in 1625. He was born in East London in
A. 1550
B. 1552
C. 1555
D. 1558
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11. What was the important trait of Renaissance?
A. Animalism
B. Religion
C. Humanism
D. None of these
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12. When was Constantinople conquered by Turks?
A. In 1453
B. In 1459
C. In 1465
D. In 1469
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13. From where did the Greek scholars came to all Europe?
A. Rome
B. Paris
C. Constantinople
D. Athens
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14. What was the essence of Renaissance?
A. The rule of monarchy
B. Religious fervour
C. Scientific inventions
D. Man discovered himself and the univrse.
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15. What served as a vehicle to spread literature everywhere?
A. The invention of printing press
B. Rulers' interest in learning
C. Religious fervour
D. None of these
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16. Who cirumnavigated the earth?
A. Bacon
B. Columbus
C. Charles 1
D. Vascoda Gama
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17. ………………….discovered America in the Renaissance period.
A. Columbus
B. Vascoda Gama
C. Galilio
D. Copernicus
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18. Who found the solar system?
A. Galilio
B. Bacon
C. Copernicus
D. Vascoda Gama
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19. Who brought church and the state together in 1530s?
A. Henry II
B. Henry VIII
C. Edward I
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20. From which church did Henry VIII break ties?
A. Roman Catholic
B. Protestant
C. Orthodox
D. None of these
21. Which Christian sect flourished in England after breaking ties with Roman Catholics?
A. Catholic
B. Orthodox
C. Protestant
D. None of these
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22. Which term was followed by literature before the Renaissance?
A. Theocentric
B. Homocentric
C. Both of these
D. None of these
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23. Theocentric means…………………...
A. Man is the centre of the universe
B. God is the centre of the universe
C. King is the centre of the universe
D. All of these
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24. After the emergence of Renaissance……………….became the basis of literature.
A. Earth
B. Universe
C. Theocentric
D. Homocentric
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25. Homocentric means……………….
A. King is the centre of the universe
B. Man is the centre of the universe
C. God is the centre of the universe
D. All of these
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26. The death of Medieval scholasticism……………….
A. Post-modern
B. Neo-classical
C. Medieval
D. Renaissance
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27. Renaissance revolted against ………………
A. Spiritual authority
B. Papal authority
C. Both of these
D. None of these
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28. ………………implies greater perception of beauty and polish to Greek and Latin
scholars.
A. Renaissance
B. Neo-classical
C. Medieval
D. Anglo-Saxon
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29. When was printing from movable plates invented?
A. Around 1420
B. Around 1450
 C. Around 1470
D. In 1499
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30. Which institutions were overthrown by Renaissance?
A. Modern
B. Judicial
C. Feudal & Orthodox
D. All of these
31. English Renaissance coincided with rule/rules of…………….
A. Henry VIII
B. Edward VI
C. Mary I & Elizabeth I
D. All of these
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32. "The Recuyell of the Historeys of Troye" was…………………….
A. A book by unknown writer
B. An authentic history book
C. First published book by Caxton
D. None of these
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33. When was "The Recuyell of the Historeys of Troye" published?
A. In 1475
B. In 1485
C. In 1490
D. In 1495
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34. William Caxton brought printing press to England in……………
A. In 1460
B. In 1476
C. In 1482
D. In 1490
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35. John Gutenberg and his companions published Bible in Geramany in
………………….
A. 1460
B. 1445
C. 1436
D. 1455
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36. Medievalism changed into Renaissance exactly from ……………..
A. 1455
B. 1475
C. 1485
D. 1495
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37. The Canterbury Tales was first published in
A. In 1476
B. In 1482
C. In 1486
D. In 1490
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38. Who is considered as the model in Renaissance?
A. Greek
B. Roman
C. None of these
D. Both A & B
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39. How were Renaissance and Protestant Reformation similar?
A. Spirit of inquiry
B. Religion
C. Limited to England only
D. All of these
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40. Which thing contributed most to the beginning of Renaissance movement?
A. Man was ignored
B. Well-to-do people supported art
C. Art was dull
D. None of these
41. "Leadres should do whatever is necessary to achieve their goals." Who suggested
this?
A. Gutenberg
B. Caxton
C. Machiaveli
D. Chaucer
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42. What was the emphasis of the Renaissance?
A. Ruler
B. Religion
C. Communal
D. Individual
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43. The techniques of perspective, realism and ………………were used in Renaissance
art.
A. Religion
B. Rulers' interest in learning
C. Individualism
D. None of these
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44. Which entity lost its power in the Renaissance?
 A. Roman Catholic
B. Orthodox
C. Protestant
D. All of these
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45. "The Prince" by Michavelli was written to get favour of………………..
A. King
B. Queen
C. Pope
D. Inquisition
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46. Who was father of Humanism?
A. Henry Howard
B. Petrarch
C. Dante
D. Homer
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47. Renaissance had little importance for……………………
A. Ordinary women
B. Nuns
C. Common men
D. Church
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48. Who wrote Utopia?
A. John Wycliffe
B. John Gutenberg
C. Thomas Moore
D. Robert Greene
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49. Blame of society's problems was placed on the society itself by……………..
A. Queen Elzabeth
B. John Wycliffe's translations
C. Mavchiavelli's Prince
D. Thomas Moore's Utopia
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50. According to Renaissance thinkers, women should be educated only
for………………..
A. Knittng
B. Music
C. Dancing
D. All of these
51. Martin Luther translated the New Testament into ………………for the first time.
A. Dutch
B. English
C. German
D. French
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52. Who was the great genius of the Renaissance?
A. Shakespeare
B. Ben Johnson
C. Marlowe
D. All of these
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53. The nature of relationship between Church and individual was changed by………….
A. Humanism
B. Reformation
C. Both of these
D. None of these
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54. The King James Bible was made by ……………………scholars.
 A. 41
B. 47
C. 51
D. 56
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55. When was Utopia published in Latin?
A. 1516
B. 1526
C. 1536
D. 1542
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56. Who translated Utopia into English in 1551?
A. Henry Howard
B. Marlowe
C. John Wycliffe
D. Ralph Robinson
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57. "Gorboduc" was the first English
A. Tragedy
B. Comedy
C. Historical drama
D. Romance
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58. Who wrote "Gorboduc"?
A. Thomas Norton
B. Thomas Sackville
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
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59. "Gorboduc" was written in
A. Closed Couplet
B. Blank Verse
C. Prose
D. Free Verse
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60. When was "Gorboduc" published?
A. 1551
B. 1553
C. 1555
D. 1561
61. "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" was published in
A. 1681
B. 1683
C. 1685
D. 1687
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62. Who wrote "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica"?
A. Sir Walter Scott
B. Sir Isaac Newton
C. Sir Phili Sydney
D. None of these
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63. When was "Principia" published in English?
A. 1728
B. 1735
C. 1737
D. 1740
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64. Who wrote the play "Venice Preserved"?
A. Thomas Norton
B. Thomas Sackville
C. Thomas Otway
D. None of these
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65. "Venice Preserved" was published in
A. 1682
B. 1684
C. 1687
D. 1691
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66. Thomas Otway was born in 1652 and died in
A. 1695
B. 1692
C. 1688
D. 1685
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67. Boccacio belonged to
A. Greek
B. Italy
C. France
D. Netherland
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68. Who wrote "Decameron"?
A. Boccacio
B. Dante
C. Sir Phili Sydney
D. Shakespeare
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69. "Decameron" was the first attempted
A. Historical Play
B. Tragedy
C. Prose Adventure
D. Comedy
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70. ……………..was the first periodical, a manuscript newspaper in Europe.
A. Gazetta
B. Times
C. Rambler
D. Tatler
71. Who was Queen Elizabeth I's tutor?
A. Philip Sidney
B. Walter Scott
C. Spenser
D. Roger Ascham
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72. Roger Ascham remianed tutor of Elizabeth I from 1548 to
A. 1549
B. 1550
C. 1551
D. 1553
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73. Roger Ascham was
A. A didactic writer
B. Clergyman
C. Businessman
D. None of these
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74. Life-span of Roger Ascham
A. 1515-1565
B. 1515-1570
C. 1515-1568
D. 1515-1575
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75. John Marstan and George Chapman are …………writers.
A. Renaissance
B. Medieval
C. Anglo-Saxon
D. Modern
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76. George Chapman was a poet, a translator and
A. A prose writer
B. A historian
C. A monk
D. A dramatist
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77. Marstan and Webster died in
A. 1630
B. 1634
C. 1637
D. 1641
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78. "The Duchess of Malfi" is written by
A. Webster
B. Marstan
C. Chapman
D. None of these
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79. John Webster is the contemporary of
A. King Alfred
B. Chaucer
C. Shakespeare
D. Kingsley Amis
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80. Who is the most stern follower of the Senecan Revenge Tradition?
A. Geoege Chapman
B. John Webster
C. Edmund Burke
D. Webster
81. Basilikon Daron" is written by
A. Webster
B. George Chapman
C. AC Bradley
D. King James I
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82. "Basilikon Daron" was written in
A. 1594
B. 1596
C. 1599
D. 1601
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83. Who wrote "The White Devil"?
A. John Webster
B. John Marstan
C. George Chapman
D. Marlowe
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84. "The White Devil" is a tragedy by John Webster published in
A. 1609
B. 1612
C. 1616
D. 1621
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85. Vittoria, Zanche, Lodovico and Brachiano are characters in
A. As You Like It
B. The Duchess of Malfi
C. The White Devil
D. The Tempest
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86. ………….is the originator of Comedy of Manners.
A. John Webster
B. George Chapman
C. John Marstan
D. William Congreve
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87. The drama of the age of James I is known as
A. James Drama
B. Jacobean Drama
C. New Drama
D. None of these
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88. John Fletcher and shakepeare's "The Two Noble Kinsmen" retells the story of
Chaucer's
A. Knight's Tale
B. Parson's Tale
C. Monk's Tale
D. None of these
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89. John Fletcher was died in
A. 1620
B. 1623
C. 1625
D. 1627
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90. "Patient Grissil" was written by
A. William Haughton
B. Thomas Decker
C. Henry Chetltle
D. From all of these in collaboration