The conceit of the Petrarchan sonnet in English during the Elizabethan period often involves what topic ?

Related Mcqs:

1. What text greatly popularized the sonnet form in England during the Elizabethan period ?

   A. “Astrophil and Stella”
   B. “Utopia”
   C. “Paradise Lost”
   D. “Canterbury Tales”

2. The Petrarchan sonnet is typically composed in what form of meter ?

   A. Trochaic trimeter
   B. Terza rima
   C. Iambic pentameter
   D. Anapestic pentameter

3. The Petrarchan sonnet is composed of how many lines ?

   A. 9
   B. 10
   C. 12
   D. 14

4. “When I was 16 years of age, we heard a Strange Rumor among the English, that there were Extraordinary Ministers preaching from Place to Place and Strange Concern among the White People. This was in the Spring of the Year. … After I was awakened & converted, I went to all the meetings, I could come at; & Continued under Trouble of Mind about 6 months; at which time I began to Learn the English letters; got me a Primer, and used to go to my English Neighbours frequently for Assistant in reading…”?

   A. Samson Occcum
   B. John Winthrop
   C. Benjamin Franklin
   D. Mayflower Compact

5. Marriage was a social obligation, and for many families a topic of obsession. Betrothals were often arranged by parents, especially for the high-class. What criterion was considered the least important in deciding upon a suitable match ?

   A. Property
   B. Wealth
   C. Lineage
   D. Love

6. Which was not an objection raised against the public theaters in the Elizabethan period ?

   A. They caused excessive noise and traffic.
   B. They charged too much.
   C. They excited illicit sexual desires.
   D. They drew young people away from work.

7. Who introduced the Italian sonnet to the British Isles during the reign of King Henry VIII ?

   A. Thomas Wyatt
   B. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
   C. John Donne
   D. Both A and B

8. During the period of which king did Chaucer fight in the English Army for the Hundred Years’ War between France and England ?

   A. William I
   B. Edward II
   C. William II
   D. Edward III

9. Historical events often influence literature. Which of the following did NOT occur during the Restoration period ?

   A. Charles II was restored to the throne
   B. The French Revolution
   C. The Great Fire of London
   D. The Exclusion Bill Crisis

10. Fill in the blank. John Foxe’s ambiguous attitude towards the Elizabethan church was ______________?

    A. Untypical
    B. Not untypical
    C. Exploded
    D. Rejected