In literature, some of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays were written in that period (for example The Tempest, King Lear, and Macbeth), as well as powerful works by John Webster and ______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?

   A. Mimetic
   B. Psychological
   C. Historical/Biographical
   D. Mythological/Archetypal

2. Which of the following are King Lear’s daughters ?

   A. Desdemona, Goneril and Cordelia
   B. Goneril, Ophelia and Regan
   C. Goneril, Regan and Cordelia
   D. Regan, Cordelia and Beatrice

3. In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, what does William Hazlitt mean when he states the following: “We do not like to see our author’s plays acted, and least of all, ’Hamlet’. There is no play that suffers so much in being transferred to the stage” ?

   A. Hamlet cannot be staged properly because of the complexity of the play’s use of language.
   B. Hamlet is not relevant to the Romantic age.
   C. The role of Hamlet cannot be properly played by any actor.
   D. Hamlet is a work that was written to be read, not performed.

4. According to skeptics of Shakespeare’s authorship, all of the following are considered to be the “true” authors of some of Shakespeare’s plays EXCEPT________________?

   A. Thomas More.
   B. Francis Bacon.
   C. Earl of Oxford.
   D. John Shakespeare.

5. Shakespeare sometimes used the trochee, which in meter refers to which of the following? In Shakespeare’s plays, a troche is___________________?

   A. The same as an iamb with an unstressed and stressed syllable in a foot
   B. The opposite of an iamb with a stressed and then unstressed syllable in a foot
   C. Only one syllable for the length of a foot
   D. None of the above

6. In the play, “Macbeth,” how does Macbeth kill Duncan ?

   A. He shoots him.
   B. He strangles him.
   C. He stabs him.
   D. He beheads him.

7. In the play, “Macbeth,” who assists Macbeth with planning Duncan’s murder ?

   A. Banquo
   B. Macduff
   C. Malcolm
   D. Lady Macbeth

8. Who kills Macbeth at the end of the play, “Macbeth” ?

   A. Duncan
   B. Lady Macbeth
   C. Lady Macduff
   D. Macduff

9. Which of the following themes or subjects was not common in the works of Cavalier poets, such as Thomas Carew, Sir John Denham, Edmund Walter, Sir John Suckling, James Shirely, Richard Lovelace, and Robert Herrick ?

   A. courtly ideals of the good life
   B. carpe diem
   C. loyalty to the king
   D. pious devotion to religious virtues

10. Which of the following plays was not authored by Shakespeare in the Jacobean period ?

    A. Othello
    B. Volpone
    C. King Lear
    D. Antony and Cleopatra