The English Renaissance

When did the English Renaissance begin?

• 1485

• 1625

• 1603

• 1558

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Who was the last Tudor monarch during the peak of the English Renaissance?

• Henry VIII

• Mary I

• Elizabeth I

• Charles I

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What was the defining intellectual movement of the English Renaissance?

• Romanticism

• Realism

• Humanism

• Surrealism

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Where was the center of explosive growth of England during the Renaissance?

• Berlin

• London

• Rome

• Paris

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What was the constant danger threatening London during the Renaissance?

• Floods

• Fires

• Earthquakes

• Bubonic Plague

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From which language does the term 'Renaissance' derive?

• English

• Spanish

• French

• German

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What was the fundamental classical ideal for the poets of the English Renaissance?

• Realism

• Idealism

• Humanism

• Materialism

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Which dynasty marked the beginning of the English Renaissance?

• York

• Tudor

• Plantageneti

• Stuart

What contributed to making the English language prestigious internationally during the Renaissance?

• Increase in piracy

• Increase in literacy

• Increase in wars

• Increase in famines

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What was the religious movement that fought to reform the Church of England during the Renaissance?

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Protestantism

• Catholicism

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