Who is termed as “The Morning Star of Renaissance” ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Sir John Denham commemorated this poet, referring to him as “Old Chaucer” who, “like the morning star”, descends “to the shades,” so that “Darkness again the Age invades.”

   A. William Shakespeare B. John Donne C. Abraham Cowley D. John Dryden...

2. Fill in the blank. ____________ is remembered as the “Morning Star of the Reformation.”

   A. John Donne B. John Dryden C. John Wycliffe D. Johan Gutenberg...

3. One of the dominant themes in Wallace Stevens’s poem “Sunday Morning” consists of the juxtaposition of nature against which set of cultural symbols ?

   A. The ideal of courtly love B. Elements of the Christian narrative of salvation C. The alchemical concept of the philosopher’s stone D. The Renaissance concept of humanism...

4. the word renaissance means______________?

   A. the rebirth of learning or knowledge B. reading of books C. the time of astronauts D. the study of art...

5. what sparked the Renaissance ?

   A. The Feudal system was collapsing B. the “95 theses” C. the Crusades D. the Black Plague...

6. Renaissance thinkers argued that women should be educated______________?

   A. just the same as men B. with emphasis on science and mathematics C. not at all D. confined solely to music, dancing, and knitting...

7. who is considered as the model of the people during the renaissance ?

   A. greek and austrian B. roman and french C. roman and greek D. french and greek...

8. Which of the following techniques was NOT used in the Renaissance art ?

   A. realism B. perspective C. individualism D. abstractioin...

9. who lost the most power during the renaissance ?

   A. Italian merchants B. catholic church C. black people D. king and queen of Spain...

10. The northern Renaissance differed from the Italian Renaissance__________________?

    A. growth of religious activity among common people B. earlier occurrence C. greater appreciation of pagan writers D. decline in the use of Latin...