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Test 6

1. ________has rightly been called the father of English Drama.

a) Shakespeare b) Marlowe
c) Ben Johnson d) Henry
2. Founder of blank verse in English drama
a) Chaucer b) Shakespeare
c) Marlow d) Wyatt
3. Which of the following causes accounts for the popularity of Elizabethan drama?
(a) Novels were few and could be enjoyed only by the educated
(b) National themes and sentiments were dramatized.
(c) Drama was the best way for the author to earn money
(d)All of the above
4. Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy shows conspicuous influence of
(a) Seneca (b) Ariosto
(c) Homer (d) Virgil
5. One of the University Wits who was killed in a tavern brawl at the age of 29 was
(a) Kyd (b) Greene
(c) Lyly (d) Marlowe
6. Marlowe’s tragedies are all
(a) tragedies of royal people (b) love tragedies
(c) one-man tragedies (d) revenge plays
7. The 16th century author of two significant works, The Mirror of Magistrates a nd
Induction, is
(a) Wyatt (b) Gascoigne
(c) Sackville (d) Sidney
8. The Italian novella became common in English translation after the middle of the
(a) 14th century (b) 15th century
(c) 16th century (d) 17th century
9. The Unfortunate Traveler by Thomas Nash is a typical
(a) love tragedy (b) pastoral romance
(c) revenge play (d) picaresque novel
10. Who coined the phrase, “Marlowe’s mighty line”?
(a) Ben Jonson (b) Samuel Johnson
(c) R.L. Stevenson1 (d) Richard Steele
11. Who among the following wrote only tragedies?
(a) Shakespeare (b) Thomas Kyd
(c) Christopher Marlowe (d) Thomas Nash
12. Who is referred to as the pioneer of picaresque novel in English
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(a) Kyd (b) Nash
(c) Greene (d) Lyly
13. “Marlowe’s mighty line”-this phrase refers to his
(a) blank verse (b) weighty diction
(c) compact style (d) imagery
14. Who completed “Hero and Leander” a Poem by Christopher Marlowe and _________.
(a) Chapman (b) William Shakespeare
(c) Ben Jonson (d) Heywood
15. Tamburlaine is the perfect illustration of the view maintained in
(a) Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy (b) Milton’s Paradise Lost
(c) Hobbes’ Leviathan (d) Marlowe’s Tamburlaine
16. Tamburlaine the Great was first produced in
(a) 1554-55 (t) 1560-61
(c) 1587-88 (d) 1540-41
17. The most popular of Kyd’s plays is
(a) Cornelia (b) Jeronimo
(c) Solyman and Perseda (d) The Spanish Tragedy
18. Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy was translated into German and Dutch and one of the
Elizabethan dramatists is supposed to have collaborated with him. Who was he?
(a) Ben Jonson (b) Fletcher
(c) Middleton (d) Beaumont
19. Nash’s The Unfortunate Traveller was published in
(a) 1504 (b) 1594
(c) 1590 (d) 1540
20. Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta is a dramatic presentation of
(a) Machiavellian man (b) A duke
(c) A scholar (d) A king
21. Which work of Nash is a study of superstition of the age?
(a) Christ’s ears over (b) Anatomy of Absurdity
(c) The Unfortunate Traveller (d) Terrors of Night
22. John Lyly wrote his Euphues when he was in
(a) M.A. (b) B.A.
(c) Matriculation (d) Higher Secondary
23. George Peele was born about
(a) 1558 (b) 1530
(c) 1530 (d) 1500
24. The Arraignment of Paris, Edward I, The Battle of Alcazar and The Old Wives Tale
are written by
(a) Thomas Kyd (b) Thomas Nash
(c) George Peele (d) John Lyly
25. Which is the first work of Robert Greene?
(a) Mamillia (b) Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
(c) Orlando Furioso (d) Pandosto
26. Marlowe wrote _____ plays.
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(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) 9
27. Who called Shakespeare an upstart crow
(a) Nash (b) Peele
(c)Greene (d) Marlowe
28. Total number of University wits
(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) 9
29. What is meant by Renaissance
(a) Revival (b) Rebirth
(a) Both of these (d) None of these
30. “No Marlowe No Shakespeare”
(a) Swinburne (b) Dryden
(c ) Johnson’s (d) Bacon
31. Which Age is called as the Early Romantic Period?
A. Renaissance B. Modern
C. Medieval D. None of these
32. Renaissance is a .word.
A. Italian B. Latin
C. French D. English
33. Where was Renaissance started in 14th century?
A. England B. Germany
C. France D. Italy
34. What was the essence of Renaissance?
A. The rule of monarchy B. Religious fervour
C. Scientific inventions D. Man discovered himself and the univrse.
35. Who brought church and the state together in 1530s?
A. Henry II B. Henry VIII
C. Edward I D. George I
36. 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
37. Which institutions were overthrown by Renaissance?
A. Modern B. Judicial
C. Feudal & Orthodox D. All of these
38. Medievalism changed into Renaissance exactly from
A. 1455 B. 1475
C. 1485 D. 1495
39. "Leadres should do whatever is necessary to achieve their goals." Who suggested this?
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A. Gutenberg B. Caxton
C. Machiaveli D. Chaucer
40. Who was father of Humanism?
A. Henry Howard B. Petrarch
C. Dante D. Homer
41. Martin Luther translated the New Testament into time. for the first
A. Dutch B. English
C. German D. French
42. When was Utopia published in Latin?
A. 1516 B. 1526
C. 1536 D. 1542
43. George Chapman was a poet, a translator and
A. A prose writer B. A historian
C. A monk D. A dramatist
44. "The Duchess of Malfi" is written by
A. Webster B. Marstan
C. Chapman ` D. None of these
45. Who wrote "The White Devil"?
A. John Webster B. John Marstan
C. George Chapman D. Marlowe
46. Who said "Human body is consisted of four humours_ Blood, Phlegm, Cholera and

Melancholy."?
A. Henrik Ibsen B. Ben Johnson
C. John Marstan D. John Dryden
47. "The Alchemist" is by
A. John Dryden B. Christopher Marlowe
C. Samuel Peppy D. Ben Johnson
48. Shakespeare published ..sonnets.
A. 152` B. 154
C. 157 D. 161
49. Where was Marlowe stabbed to death?
A. In the city court B. In a tavern brawl
C. In a carriage D. None of these
50. "Dido, Queen of Carthage" was composed in
A. 1585-88 B. 1585-87
C. 1585-89 D. 1586-89
51. Tudor dynasty lasted till the end of Queen Elizabeth's rule in
A. 1606 B. 1599
C. 1601 ` D. 1603

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52. Thomas Lodge, George Peele and John Lyly were graduated from
A. Oxford B. Cambridge
C. None of these D. Both A & B
53. ........did not contribute to the dramatic development among the Univrsity Wits.
A. Lodge B. Nashe
C. Greene D. Both A & B
54. Philip Sydney and John Lyly are.........of Elizabethan era.
A. Politician ` B. Prose writers
C. Poets D. None of these
55. "Ralph Roister Doister" was published in
A. 1550 B. 1551
C. 1554 D. 1556
56. Nicholas Udall died in 1556. He was born in
A. 1498 B. 1500
C. 1501 D. 1504
57. "Gorboduc" was written by
A. Christopher Marlowe B. Thomas Norton
C. Thomas Sackville D. Both B & C
58. Robert Greene was deeply influenced by
A. Italian writers B. Grerman writers
C. Latin writers D. None of these
59. "Compaspe" and "Love's Metamorphoses" are the plays by
A. Arnold Bennett B. Robert Greene
C. John Marstan D. John Lyly
60. When was Renaissance in full bloom in England?
A. During 13th century B. During 15th century
C. During Elizabeth Age D. During James I's Age
61. It is the product of dramatic development during early 16th century
A. Mimicry B. Epic poetry
C. Satire D. Interlude
62. Who is the villian in the play "The Revenger's Tragedy"?
A. Claudius B. Vindice
C. Rosencrantz D. None of these
63. Other name of "Gorboduc" is
A. Arraingment of Paris B. Tragic Tale
C. Ferrex and Porrex D. Jew of Malta
64. Thomas More's Utopia first published in .and then translated into English in 16th
century.
A. Latin B. Greek
C. Spanish D. French
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65. Who initiated the Reformation Movement in 1517?
A. Pope Frances B. Oliver Cromwell
C. William Tyndale D. Martin Luther
66. Who among the following University Wits is primarily known for his Friar Bacon
and Friar Bunge?
(a) Lyly (b) Peele
(c) Greene (d) Keyed
67. The Jew of Malta is the story of insatiable passion for
(a) power (b) woman
(c) wealth (d) exotic land
68. Morning Star of religious reformation.....
A. Chaucer B. John Wycliffe
C. William LangInd D. Marlowe
69. Which term was followed by literature before the Renaissance?
A. Theocentric B. Homocentric
C. Both of these D. None of these
70. When was "The Recuyell of the Historeys of Troye" published?
A. In 1475 B. In 1485
C. In 1490 D. In 1495
71. ________.was the first periodical, a manuscript newspaper in Europe.
A. Gazetta B. Times
C. Rambler D. Tatler
72. The term "Stigma of print" refers to
A. Court poets thought that printed verse was more exclusive
B. Court poets thought that printed verse was less exclusive
C. Court poets thought that printed verse was a crime
D. None of these
73. Which of the following is true about Elizabethan theater?
A. They were located outside London B. They receive admission charges
C. Early Elizabethan theatres were oval in shape
D. All of these
74. "Arcadia" was written by
A. Philip Sydney B. John Dryden
C. Edmund Spenser D. John Donne
75. Surrey introduced blank verse in
A. Love poems B. Aenied
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76. Who killed Marlowe?
A. An unknown drunken ` B. Policeman
C. Ingram Frizer D. None of these
77. William Shakespeare died in 1616. When was he born?
A. 1560 B. 1564
C. 1567 D. 1570
78. The period of Marlowe's dramatic activity is from 1587 to
A. 1593 B. 1595
C. 1598 D. 1600
79. Which was the first English comedy
A. Ralph Roister Doister B. Gorboduc
C. Dr Faustus D. Jew of Malta
80. Whom is called the child of Renaissance?
A. Chaucer B. Marlowe
C. Shakespeare D. Earl of Surrey

English Grammar

81. Much ____________ been said in the news reports.

A. were B. have
C. has D. was
82. Either of the two dresses shall ____________ good.
A. looking B. look
C. looks D. looked
83. A large number of soldiers ___________ died for the country.
A. has B. is
C. are D. have
84. Half of the class ___________ empty.
A. were B. was
C. has D. have
85. The book ‘Management Principles’ _____________ quite insightful.
A. are B. is
C. have D. has
86. A lot of setups ____________ started in the past few years.
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A. is B. are
C. have D. has
87. Politics ___________ been one of the debatable topics.
A. is B. are
C. have D. has
88. All means of communication ____________ shut down.
A. was B. has
C. have D. is
89. My glasses ____________ nowhere to be found.
A. is B. are
C. have D. has
90. That woman ____________vegetables.
A. sell B. selling
C. sells D. have sold
91. South Africa ____________ all out before we knew it!
A. was B. has
C. have D. were
92. Either you or I should ___________ the lead.
A. takes B. take
C. taking D. took
93. The poor ___________ suffered a lot due to the pandemic.
A. have B. are
C. is D. has
94. Many people __________ registered for the course.
A. have B. has
C. having D. is
95. The package __________ to be carried carefully.
A. is B. are
C. have D. were
96. Neither the principal nor the teachers ___________ convinced.
A. are B. is
C. were D. have
97. She along with her friends __________ taking the exam.
A. are B. were
C. have D. is
98. The panel of judges ___________ sentenced him to death.
A. have B. were
C. has D. is

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99. The dog and the cat ___________ been fed.
A. has B. are
C. were D. have
100. His works __________ appreciable.
A. are B. is
C. has D. have

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