English Renaissance Quiz

Which writer from the English Renaissance is known for shaping English literature?

• Sir Philip Sidney

• Charles Dickens

• J.K. Rowling

• George Orwell

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Who among the following was a major writer during the English Renaissance?

• Edmund Spenser

• Mark Twain

• Leo Tolstoy

• Ernest Hemingway

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What style is Edmund Spenser known for?

• Romanticism

• Modernism

• Classical influences with English traditions

• Gothic

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Where was Edmund Spenser born?

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What is a Spenserian stanza composed of?

• Eight lines of iambic pentameter followed by one line of iambic hexameter

• Ten lines of iambic pentameter

• Twelve lines of iambic tetrameter

• Six lines of iambic hexameter

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What is the main theme of "Astrophel and Stella"?

• War and peace

• Unrequited love

• Friendship

• Adventure

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What does Sidney argue poets can create in "The Defence of Poesy"?

• A golden world

• A silver world

• A bronze world

• A diamond world

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When was Christopher Marlowe born?

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What was Christopher Marlowe's profession?

• Novelist

• Playwright and poet

• Painter

• Scientist

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What theme is explored in "The Jew of Malta"?

• Love and romance

• Greed and betrayal

• Adventure and exploration

• Science and discovery

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