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Elizabethan Age Flashcards

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1
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How long did Queen Elizabeth 1 ruled England?

A

1558-1603

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2
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The Renaissance period in European history from?

A

14th century to 17 century

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3
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First English comedy?

A

Ralph Roister Doister (1553)
By Nicholas udall

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4
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The earliest theatre was built in?

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“The Theatre” was built in 1576

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Most popular theatre?

A

‘The globe’ in 1599

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6
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First blank verse tragedy?

A

Gorboduc by Thomas Sackville 1562

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What kind of place were performed at the elizabethan theater?

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Historic plays
Comedy and tragedies

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8
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In which year were the theatres closed in England?

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1642

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During the regime of which monarch had Marlow died?

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Queen Elizabeth 1

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10
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During the Elizabeth Era who translated Homer Iliad and Odyssey into English?

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George Chapman

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11
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Which among the following was the earliest morality play?

A

The castle of preservance

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12
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Which year is considered as the end of the Elizabethan and age?

A

1603

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13
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For how many years did Elizabeth in one reign in England?

A

44

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14
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Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth 1?

A

Anne Boleyn

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15
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Emphasis on humanism was a chief characteristic of which period?

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The Renaissance period

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16
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In which country did the Renaissance begin?

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Italy

17
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An important feature of the renasa was an emphasis on?

A

The classical literature

18
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When did the globe theatre open in?

A

1599

19
Q

What are Elizabeth and chronicle play also called?

A

History plays

20
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What does the Renaissance mean?

A

Rebirth of classical learning

21
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Which of the following is the first tragedy written in the English language?

A

Gorboduc

22
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Who among the following wrote the first English tragedy?

A

Thomas Sackville and Thomas norton

23
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Which of the following Marlovian characters is consumed by greed?

A

Barabbas

24
Q

The intermediate source of Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is?

A

German narrative

25
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“By him I will be the great emperor of the world and make a bridge through the moving air to pass the ocean with the band of men”
From which of the following texts has these lines taken from?

A

Doctor faustus

26
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What is marlowe’s the Jew of Malta a dramatic representation of?

A

Machiavilion at

27
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Through which play did “Marlowe mighty lines” first come into Elizabethan and drama?

A

Tamburlaine

28
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Who among the following road hero and lenders?

A

Christopher Marlowe

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