Which of the following best characterizes an Elizabethan masque ?

Related Mcqs:

1. In 1634 Milton wrote a masque. What’s the name of that masque ?

   A. ’Il Penseroso’
   B. ’Lycidas’
   C. ’Comus’
   D. ’The Masque of Blackness’

2. The English masque has its origins in the traditions of what European country ?

   A. France
   B. Germany
   C. Spain
   D. Italy

3. An Elizabethan Puritan critic denounced the poets as ‘fathers of lies’,’schools of abuse’ and’caterpillars of a commonwealth’. Mark him out from the following crities________________?

   A. William Tyndale
   B. Roger Ascham
   C. Stephen Gosson
   D. Henry Howard

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. 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

7. Which of the following was the Tower of London used for in the Elizabethan age ?

   A. As an astronomical observation deck
   B. As a storage place for grain
   C. As a prison
   D. As a school for the royal children

8. Ezra Pound’s “Canto I” opens with the following lines: “And then went down to the ship,/Set keel to breakers, forth on the godly sea, and(…).” Which of the following statements best characterizes these lines and the poem as a whole ?

   A. These lines set an impersonal tone which dominates the entire poem.
   B. These lines establish a rhythmical pattern, which is followed strictly throughout the poem.
   C. These lines are the only impersonal lines in the poem, the rest of which is primarily focused on the complexity of human emotions.
   D. These lines establish a personal tone, focusing on a lyrical perspective similar to late-Victorian era poetry.

9. 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”

10. Staying alive was a difficult task for Elizabethans. Disease, infection, poverty, childbirth, and occupational accidents could all result in one’s untimely demise. Most people never reached the age of fifty. When an Elizabethan died, intricate rituals were followed. What was NOT a funeral custom ?

    A. Long processionals
    B. Mourning clothes
    C. Strict simplicity
    D. Tolling of church bells