The University Wits Quiz

Who is considered the father of picaresque novel?

• Thomas Lodge

• John Lyly

• Thomas Nashe

• George Peele

Which play is considered the first English tragic play?

• The Spanish Tragedy

• The Arrangement of Paris

• The Old Wives’ Tale

• The Battle of Alcazar

Who wrote the prose style Euphuism in the book 'Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit'?

• Thomas Kyd

• George Peele

• John Lyly

• Thomas Lodge

Which University Wit is believed to be the author of Shakespearean plays?

• Thomas Nashe

• Christopher Marlowe

• Robert Greene

• John Lyly

Who wrote the play 'The Jew Of Malta'?

• Thomas Kyd

• George Peele

• Robert Greene

• Christopher Marlowe

Which University Wit wrote the play 'The Wounds of Civil Wars'?

• Thomas Lodge

• Robert Greene

• Thomas Nashe

• John Lyly

Who wrote the play 'The Battle of Alcazar'?

• George Peele

• Thomas Lodge

• John Lyly

• Thomas Kyd

Which University Wit wrote the play 'The Arrangement of Paris'?

• Thomas Lodge

• Thomas Kyd

• George Peele

• John Lyly

Who wrote the play 'The Old Wives’ Tale'?

• Thomas Nashe

• Robert Greene

• George Peele

• Thomas Lodge

Which University Wit wrote the play 'The Devil Conjured'?

• John Lyly

• Thomas Nashe

• Robert Greene

• Thomas Lodge