Elizabethan Literature

Question 1

Who is considered the most prominent playwright of the Elizabethan era?

Answer 1

William Shakespeare

Question 2

What is the title of Shakespeare’s play that features the characters of Oberon and Titania?

Answer 2

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Question 3

True or False: Christopher Marlowe was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The Elizabethan era is part of the _____ period in English literature.

Answer 4

Renaissance

Question 5

What genre of literature is primarily associated with the works of Ben Jonson?

Answer 5

Comedy

Question 6

Which play is known for the famous line ‘To be, or not to be’?

Answer 6

Hamlet

Question 7

True or False: The Globe Theatre was built during the Elizabethan era.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Who wrote the poem ‘The Passionate Shepherd to His Love’?

Answer 8

Christopher Marlowe

Question 9

What is the name of the literary device characterized by a 14-line poem, often with a specific rhyme scheme, popularized during the Elizabethan era?

Answer 9

Sonnet

Question 10

Which author is known for the epic poem ‘The Faerie Queene’?

Answer 10

Edmund Spenser

Question 11

Fill in the blank: Shakespeare’s plays are typically divided into three categories: tragedies, comedies, and _____ .

Answer 11

histories

Question 12

Who was the first poet laureate of England?

Answer 12

Ben Jonson

Question 13

What is the title of Shakespeare’s play that features the character Shylock?

Answer 13

The Merchant of Venice

Question 14

True or False: The Elizabethan era lasted from 1558 to 1603.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What is the common theme in the works of John Donne?

Answer 15

Love and spirituality

Question 16

Which play features the character Iago?

Answer 16

Othello

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The poetic form known as the _____ was popularized by Shakespeare.

Answer 17

Shakespearean sonnet

Question 18

Who is known for the phrase ‘All the world’s a stage’?

Answer 18

William Shakespeare

Question 19

What is the title of the play that tells the story of King Lear?

Answer 19

King Lear

Question 20

True or False: Thomas Kyd is known for writing the first English tragedy.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Who wrote ‘Doctor Faustus’?

Answer 21

Christopher Marlowe

Question 22

What is the primary focus of the genre of pastoral poetry?

Answer 22

Rural life and nature

Question 23

In which play does the character Prospero appear?

Answer 23

The Tempest

Question 24

Fill in the blank: The playwright _____ is often credited with developing the blank verse.

Answer 24

Christopher Marlowe

Question 25

Which work is considered a major influence on the development of the English novel?

Answer 25

The Faerie Queene

Question 26

Who wrote the play 'Volpone'?

Answer 26

Ben Jonson

Question 27

True or False: The Elizabethan theater was primarily performed indoors.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

What is the term for a speech delivered by a character alone on stage?

Answer 28

Soliloquy

Question 29

Which author is known for the collection of poems titled 'Astrophil and Stella'?

Answer 29

Sir Philip Sidney

Question 30

Fill in the blank: _____ is a common motif in Shakespeare's comedies.

Answer 30

Mistaken identity

Question 31

What is the primary theme explored in 'The Duchess of Malfi' by John Webster?

Answer 31

Corruption and betrayal

Question 32

Who is often referred to as the 'father of English tragedy'?

Answer 32

Thomas Kyd

Question 33

Which Shakespearean play features the character of Lady Macbeth?

Answer 33

Macbeth

Question 34

True or False: The term 'Elizabethan drama' includes works written during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

What is the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed?

Answer 35

The Globe Theatre

Question 36

Who wrote the play 'The Alchemist'?

Answer 36

Ben Jonson

Question 37

Fill in the blank: The genre of _____ plays became popular in the late Elizabethan period.

Answer 37

Tragedy

Question 38

Which work by Shakespeare is a romantic comedy set in Verona?

Answer 38

Romeo and Juliet

Question 39

What is the title of the poem that begins with 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?'

Answer 39

Sonnet 18

Question 40

Who is known for the phrase 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks'?

Answer 40

William Shakespeare

Question 41

True or False: 'The Taming of the Shrew' is a comedy written by Shakespeare.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

Who wrote 'The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd'?

Answer 42

Sir Walter Raleigh

Question 43

Fill in the blank: The character of Hamlet is a prince of _____ .

Answer 43

Denmark

Question 44

What is the primary focus of the genre of Elizabethan sonnets?

Answer 44

Love and beauty

Question 45

Which author is known for the play 'The White Devil'?

Answer 45

John Webster

Question 46

True or False: Elizabethan literature was heavily influenced by classical literature.

Answer 46

True

Question 47

What is the central theme of 'The Merchant of Venice'?

Answer 47

Mercy and justice

Question 48

Who is often considered the greatest English poet of the Elizabethan era?

Answer 48

William Shakespeare

Question 49

Inn where Falstaff, Prince Hal and others hang out

Answer 49

Boar’s Head Inn

Question 50

Deli company named after popular haunt in Henry IV

Answer 50

Boar’s Head Inn