A. Petrarch
B. Dante
C. Langland
D. Machiavelli
Related Mcqs:
- In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?
A. The focus on the middle and working classes
B. The consideration of the sensibilities of the protagonists
C. Plots taken from everyday life
D. The exploration of cultural taboos - 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 - Fill in the blank. John Lyly’s style is best described as ___________________?
A. Anachronistic
B. Euphuistic
C. Marxist
D. Solipsistic - Fill in the blank. Martin Luther nailed his _____________ to a church door in Wittenberg, accusing the Roman Catholic Church of heresy upon heresy?
A. Paradise Lost
B. 95 Theses
C. The Bible
D. Piers Plowman - Fill in the blank. Th …. was a movement that had profound implications not only for the modern world in general but also for literary history.
A. Catholic Restoration
B. Catholic Reformation
C. Protestant Reformation
D. None of - Fill in the blank. In 1585, _______________ sponsored the first English colony in America on Roanoke Island (now North Carolina)?
A. Sir Thomas More
B. Sir Walter Raleigh
C. John Foxe
D. John Lyly - Fill in the blank. John Lyly’s ________ exercised considerable influence upon its author’s contemporaries?
A. “Euphues”
B. “Paradise Lost”
C. “Utopia”
D. “Zelauto” - Fill in the blank. John Foxe was extremely sensitive to the_______________?
A. Buddhist
B. Anglican
C. Quaker
D. Catholic - Fill in the blank. Although there is dispute about the actual “invention” of the printing press with movable metal type, _________ is usually the man credited with the invention.
A. Niccolo Machiavelli
B. Johan Gutenberg
C. Peter Schoeffer
D. Johannes Fust - Fill in the blank. Sir Philip Sidney’s strong_____________ convictions made him publicly oppose a projected marriage for Queen Elizabeth?
A. Catholic
B. Protestant
C. Buddhist
D. Quaker