Lecture 4 Test 1
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- Q1
What does the term "Renaissance" mean in French?
Enlightenment
Revolution
Reformation
Rebirth
45s - Q2
Which event in 1453 contributed to the spread of classical Greek culture in Italy?
The Black Death
The invention of the printing press
The Fall of Constantinople
The Hundred Years’ War
45s - Q3
Humanism emphasized all of the following EXCEPT:
Love of the real world
Preparation for the afterlife
Focus on individual potential
Man shaping his own destiny
45s - Q4
Thomas More’s Utopia critiques which aspect of English society in Book 1?
Gender equality
Religious tolerance
Free education
Misuse of private property
45s - Q5
What does "Utopia" mean in Greek?
Equality
Perfect society
Paradise
Nowhere, no place
45s - Q6
In Utopia,the ideal society is characterized by:
Shared property and religious tolerance
Military rule
Private ownership and strict laws
Monarchy and feudalism
45s - Q7
Why did English drama flourish under Elizabeth I?
due to limited playwrights
It appealled to all social classes
Plays were written in artificial language
because of exclusively aristocratic patronage
45s - Q8
Which literary device borrowed from morality plays is used by Marlowe in Doctor Faustus ?
Rhyming couplets
Prose dialogue
Satirical comedy
Good and Bad Angels
45s - Q9
Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus explores the theme of:
Ambition and damnation
Religious devotion
Political rebellion
Romantic love
45s - Q10
Shakespeare’s sonnets are primarily structured as:
Free verse
12 lines with a volta
14 lines (3 quatrains + couplet)
10-line stanzas
45s - Q11
The “Dark Lady” in Shakespeare’s sonnets symbolizes:
A virtuous muse
A political ally
A sinister, unworthy lover
A religious figure
45s - Q12
Which play marks Shakespeare’s transition to tragedies?
The Tempest
Romeo and Juliet
Twelfth Night
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
45s - Q13
Hamlet’s famous soliloquy “To be or not to be” primarily explores:
Political corruption
Revenge strategies
Romantic love
Existential uncertainty
45s - Q14
In Macbeth, the protagonist’s fatal flaw is:
Ambition
Loyalty
Cowardice
Jealousy
45s - Q15
Which theme is central to King Lear?
Technological progress
Comic misunderstandings
Religious redemption
Betrayal and madness
45s