What impulse probably accounts for the rise of distinguished translations of works, such as Homer’s lliad and Odyssey, into English during the sixteenth century ?

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1. Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin ?

   A. Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
   B. William Shakespeare’s King Lear
   C. Thomas More’s The History of King Richard III
   D. Thomas More’s Utopia

2. Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?

   A. Sir Thomas Malory
   B. Geoffrey Chaucer
   C. Caedmon
   D. John Gower

3. Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?

   A. Bede
   B. Sir Thomas Malory
   C. Geoffrey Chaucer
   D. Caedmon

4. What was the only acknowledged religion in England during the early sixteenth century ?

   A. Atheism
   B. Protestantism
   C. Catholicism
   D. Ancestor-worship

5. 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

6. Which of the following statements accurately reflects the status of England, its people, and its language in the early sixteenth century ?

   A. English travelers were not obliged to learn French, Italian, or Spanish during their explorations of the Continent.
   B. English was fast supplanting Latin as the second language of most European intellectuals.
   C. English travelers often returned from the Continent with foreign fashions, much to the delight of moralists.
   D. Intending his Utopia for an international intellectual community, Thomas More wrote in Latin, since English had no prestige outside of England.

7. Which of the following sixteenth-century poets was not a courtier ?

   A. George Puttenham
   B. Philip Sidney
   C. Walter Ralegh
   D. Thomas Wyatt

8. With which character in The Odyssey does Molly Bloom best correspond ?

   A. Nausicaa
   B. Aeolus
   C. Penelope
   D. Telemachus

9. Name the English poet of 18th century whose works included Rape of the Lock, Dunciad and Essay on Man?

   A. Nelson Mandela
   B. Winston Churchill
   C. Alexander Pope
   D. None of these

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10. The turbulent years of the 14th century witnessed a blending of language and culture that led to the rise of Middle English. Which of the following events led to the nickname “the era of catastrophes” ?

    A. The Hundred Years War
    B. The Great Schism
    C. The Black Plague
    D. All of these answers