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

Related Mcqs:

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

   A. Drugs
   B. Sex
   C. Animals
   D. Propaganda

2. The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time. Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics, however, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject ?

   A. Sexuality
   B. Criticism of the queen
   C. Murder
   D. Witchcraft

3. Many of William Shakespeare’s plays were performed at what theater in Elizabethan England ?

   A. “The Curtain”
   B. “The Globe”
   C. “The Rose”
   D. “The Anchor”

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning the Globe theater in Elizabethan England ?

   A. It burned down and was reconstructed hundreds of years later.
   B. It was situated on the Thames River.
   C. It was lit from natural sunlight as well as by candle light.
   D. All of the above

5. Which of the following is true about public theaters in Elizabethan England ?

   A. They relied on admission charges, an innovation of the period.
   B. The early versions were oval in shape.
   C. They were located outside the city limits of London.
   D. all of the above

6. Elizabethan England was largely rural, with the majority of its population living in the verdant countryside. Towns and cities, however, were growing–and the most prominent of all was London. While Londoners were considered wealthy and arrogant, the city was begrimed, filthy, and infested with vermin. Where did people primarily dispose of their trash and wastes ?

   A. Dump sites in the nearby country
   B. The streets
   C. The underground drains
   D. Designated “trash” areas

7. Everyone in Elizabethan England was born into a social class. Peasants were the unluckiest of the lot: they were denied basic comforts, security, and even the chance to dress well. Yep, the Statutes of Apparel outlined the clothes one could legally wear based on rank. Which of the following could the poor wear ?

   A. Purple silk dresses
   B. Woolen underwear
   C. Sable-lined cloaks
   D. Velvet coats

8. When the Parliament, controlled by the puritans, took power in England, one of the acts that greatly influenced Literature of that time was_____________?

   A. The closing of theatres
   B. The return of the King.
   C. King Arthurs’ dead
   D. King to exile

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

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

10. 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.