A. Sir Thomas More
B. Sir Walter Raleigh
C. Sir Philip Sidney
D. Sir William Shakespeare
Related Mcqs:
- What was a favorite entertainment in Elizabeth’s court ?
A. Swimming
B. Gambling
C. Jousting
D. Backgammon - Which group of intellectual women established literary clubs of their own around 1750 under the leadership of Elizabeth Vesey and Elizabeth Montagu ?
A. the Behnites
B. the bluestockings
C. the coteries of plenty
D. the Pre-Raphaelites - Which group of intellectual women established literary clubs of their own around 1750 under the leadership of Elizabeth Vesey and Elizabeth Montagu ?
A. the bluestockings
B. the coteries of plenty
C. the Pre-Raphaelites
D. the tattlers and spectators - ‘O Captain! My Captain!’ is a poem written by______________?
A. Robert Frost
B. Emily Dickinson
C. Mark Twain
D. Walt Whitman - Which of the following theaters could be found in England after Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne ?
A. The Curtain
B. The Rose
C. The Globe
D. All of the above - 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 - Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry ?
A. embellishment at the service of Christian doctrine
B. repetition of parallel syntactic structures
C. ironic understatement
D. stress on every third diphthong - Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry ?
A. embellishment at the service of Christian doctrine
B. repetition of parallel syntactic structures
C. ironic understatement
D. stress on every third diphthong - Queen Victoria became the Empress of India in_____________?
A. 1843
B. 1854
C. 1892
D. 1876 - Which of the following statements accurately compares Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier” and Siegfried Sassoon’s “The Rear Guard” ?
A. Both poems praise Britain’s military power and its imperial ambitions.
B. Both poems describe Britain’s civilizing mission in the world.
C. Both poems seek to respond to the harsh political and military realities of their day.
D. Both poems romanticize war and glorify the life of the soldier.
