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Quiz about English Literature Made Simple  No 2
Quiz about English Literature Made Simple  No 2

English Literature Made Simple - No. 2 Quiz


Anyone who survived a high school or college English Lit. class should have no problem with this quiz about 'non-Shakespearian' Elizabethan Age and 17th Century literature. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
rblayer
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
176,298
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1899
Last 3 plays: Scottie2306 (10/10), Guest 78 (8/10), Guest 82 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What Elizabethan author of "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" died in a barroom brawl? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What adventure-loving writer/poet was beheaded? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who or what was the subject of Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was an occupation of John Donne, the author of "Death, Be Not Proud"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which author, philosopher and essayist rose to the position of Lord Chancellor under King James I? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following was not one of the Cavalier Poets? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Poet John Milton composed "Paradise Lost" while under what physical handicap? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In what work by John Bunyan does one find Vanity Fair and Sloughs of Despond? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The diary of which Secretary of the Admiralty gives first-hand accounts of the plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of London? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who is considered by many as the chief poet and playwright of the Restoration as well as the father of modern English prose? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 19 2024 : Scottie2306: 10/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 78: 8/10
Feb 13 2024 : Guest 82: 6/10
Feb 07 2024 : Guest 183: 10/10
Feb 02 2024 : Guest 137: 10/10
Jan 30 2024 : Montgomery1: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What Elizabethan author of "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" died in a barroom brawl?

Answer: Christopher Marlowe

Born the same year as Shakespeare, Marlowe's life ended tragically at the age of 29.
2. What adventure-loving writer/poet was beheaded?

Answer: Sir Walter Raleigh

Raleigh, not an ally of James I, was executed for treason in 1618.
3. Who or what was the subject of Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene"?

Answer: Elizabeth I

"The Faerie Queene" is arguably the longest poem in the English language.
4. What was an occupation of John Donne, the author of "Death, Be Not Proud"?

Answer: Anglican preacher

Before taking orders in the Anglican church, Donne was a traveler, soldier and man about town.
5. Which author, philosopher and essayist rose to the position of Lord Chancellor under King James I?

Answer: Francis Bacon

Bacon's work also won him the title of Father of Modern Science.
6. Which of the following was not one of the Cavalier Poets?

Answer: William Blake

These devoted Royalists expressed the grace and elegance of the Stuarts court. Their idol was Ben Jonson, the Elizabethan poet and playwright.
7. Poet John Milton composed "Paradise Lost" while under what physical handicap?

Answer: Blindness

Unlike most poets of the seventeenth century, Milton was a Puritan. He grew up in a cultured and wealthy home and received a Master of Arts degree from Cambridge University.
8. In what work by John Bunyan does one find Vanity Fair and Sloughs of Despond?

Answer: The Pilgrim's Progress

An itinerant tinker by trade, Bunyan also fought as a soldier in Oliver Cromwell's Ironsides Army.
9. The diary of which Secretary of the Admiralty gives first-hand accounts of the plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of London?

Answer: Samuel Pepys

Interestingly, Pepys' personal diary was written in secret code and was not found and deciphered until 1825.
10. Who is considered by many as the chief poet and playwright of the Restoration as well as the father of modern English prose?

Answer: John Dryden

Dryden's "A Song for St. Cecilia's Day" was written for the annual St. Cecilia's Day (November 22) London music festival. She is the patron saint of music.
Source: Author rblayer

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