Elizabethan Age Flashcards

(28 cards)

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?

A

“The Theatre” was built in 1576

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5
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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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7
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What kind of place were performed at the elizabethan theater?

A

Historic plays
Comedy and tragedies

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8
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In which year were the theatres closed in England?

A

1642

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9
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During the regime of which monarch had Marlow died?

A

Queen Elizabeth 1

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

A

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?

A

The Renaissance period

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16
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In which country did the Renaissance begin?

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?

19
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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?

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?

24
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The intermediate source of Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is?

A

German narrative

25
"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?
Doctor faustus
26
What is marlowe's the Jew of Malta a dramatic representation of?
Machiavilion at
27
Through which play did "Marlowe mighty lines" first come into Elizabethan and drama?
Tamburlaine
28
Who among the following road hero and lenders?
Christopher Marlowe