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1907790324Who ruled during Jacobean literature?King James I0
1907790325Who ruled during Caroline literature?King Charles I1
1907790326Who ruled during Elizabethan literature?Queen Elizabeth I2
1907790327What was Wyatt's most famous Ballad?"They flee from me"/ Ballad 803
1907790328What is iambic pentameter's rhythm similar to?The beats of the heart4
1907790329What was one of Surrey's most famous sonnets?"Leave me, O Love"5
1907790330Which reformation was going on during the English Renaissance?The Protestant Reformation6
1907790331What were the King's two bodies?A human body and a heavenly body7
1907790332What was Sidney's famous poetry collection called?Astrophil and Stella8
1907790333Sidney was a prime example of the essentials of being a good ___________.Cortier9
1907790334What was the introduction called in a classical oratory piece?exordium10
1907790335What was the narrative account of what called happened in a classical oratory piece?narratio11
1907790336What was the summary of the issues or a statement of change called in a classical oratory piece?proposition12
1907790337What was the outline of what would follow called in a classical oratory piece?partitio, divisions13
1907790338What was the main body of the speech called in a classical oratory piece?confirmation, examination14
1907790339What was the answering of counterarguments called in a classical oratory piece?refutation15
1907790340What was the appeals through pathos called in a classical oratory piece?peroration16
1907790341Why did Sidney feel the need to write a defense of poetry at all?Because of Protestant accusations17
1907790342What is the purpose of poetry in Sidney's eyes?To teach and delight18
1907790343What was the purpose of comedy in Sidney's eyes?To give a moral through humor19
1907790344Which Saint is represented by the Scottish cross on the British flag?St. Andrew20
1907790345Which Saint is represented by the Irish cross on the British flag?St. Patrick21
1907790346Which Saint is represented by the British cross on the British flag?St. George22
1907790347What are the first four stanzas in Book 1 of the Faerie Queene called?The invocation of the muse23
1907790348What does gentle mean outside of someone who is soft and kind?Nobly born24
1907790349Name two common elements of the pastoral.Nature and shepherds25
1907790350Who is the Faerie Queene supposed to represent?Queen Elizabeth I26
1907790351What quality is Book 1 of the Faerie Queene supposed to discuss?Holiness27
1907790352What word describes a line of verse that is 12 syllables long?Alexandrine28
1907790353Which word describes a narrative with a literal and secondary meaning?Allegory29
1907790354Which word describes a lengthy narrative poem?Epic30
1907790355Which word describes an elaborate simile?Epic simile31
1907790356Which word describes a wedding poem?Epithalamion32
1907790357Which word describes something pertaining to country life?Pastoral33
1907790358Which word describes a comparison made with like or as?Simile34
1907790359Which word describes a highly structured lyric poem, typically found as 14 line iambic pentameter?Sonnet35
1907790360Which word describes a guide to leading a good and sinless life?Courtesy book36
1907790361Which word describes a symbol that represents multiple things?Emblem37
1907790362What are the four movements of the Redcross Knight's fall and revival?Error, Sin, Despair, and Holiness38
1907790363It is believed that Book I of The Faerie Queene may also represent Queen Elizabeth I's conquering/ defeating _______________.Catholicism39
1907790364Why have past knights failed in their attempts to kill the dragon?They want faith or have sin.40
1907790365To die means death but can also refer to _________.Sexual acts41
1907790366Marlowe's famous poem is called __________.Hero and Leander42
1907790367Which word means a little epic?Epyllion43
1907790368Doctor Faustus is typically referred to in relation to both religion and _____________.Humanism44
1907790369Shakespeare's 144th sonnet starts off with:"Two loves I have"45
1907790370Shakespeare's 2nd sonnet starts off with:"When forty winters have besieged thy brow"46
1907790371Shakespeare's 19th sonnet starts off with:"Devouring time, blunt thou the lion's paws"47
1907790372Which word describes when one addresses an inanimate object?Apostrophe48
1907790373Shakespeare's 55th sonnet starts off with:"Not marble, not the guilder monuments"49
1907790374Shakespeare's 29th line starts off with:"When in disguise with fortune and men's eyes"50
1907790375Shakespeare's 94th sonnet starts off with:" Thy that have power to hurt and will do none"51
1907790376Shakespeare's 73rd sonnet starts off with:"That time of year thou mayst in me behold"52
1907790377Shakespeare's 130th sonnet starts off with:"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"53
1907790378King James I became ruler of England in ______.160354

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