Unit 3A Test

Question 1

Why was the reformation not as successful in Italy as in England

Answer 1

Largely because the Italian middle class was not as strong as the English middle-class

Question 2

What is the name of Spenser’s sonnet sequence and what does this title mean

Answer 2

Amorretti–“Little Cupid”

Question 3

The phrasing of the title of the marriage ceremony in “The Book of Common Prayer” indicates what about the ritual

Answer 3

Marriage is a serious transaction

Question 4

What is the literary term for an elaborate comparison developed throughout a poem

Answer 4

Conceit

Question 5

Why did Foxe decide to publish an English version of his “Book of Martyrs”

Answer 5

To write to the common people, so they could know what was going on

Question 6

Which word best describes the tone of the excerpt entitled “Tyndale’s Greatest Customer”

Answer 6

Humorous

Question 7

Deception and hypocrisy

Answer 7

Archimago

Question 8

What is another name for the King James Version

Answer 8

Authorized version

Question 9

Evil in general

Answer 9

Error

Question 10

Holiness

Answer 10

Red Cross knight

Question 11

False faith

Answer 11

Duessa

Question 12

What statements about sonnets are true

Answer 12

1) Petrarchan sonnets emulate the Italian sonneteers
2) the Spenserian sonnet has rarely been mastered by poets other than Edmund Spenser
3) the key to an English sonnet is generally encapsulated in the concluding couplet

Question 13

Pride and ambition

Answer 13

Lucífera

Question 14

What literally means rebirth, a rebirth of interest in medieval sources

Answer 14

Renaissance

Question 15

In his “Answer unto Sir Thomas More’s Dialogue,” Tyndale says that the true interpreter of Scripture is

Answer 15

The Holy Spirit

Question 16

More’s “Dialogue” is a reply to what work by Tyndale

Answer 16

“Parable of the Wicked Mammon”

Question 17

Which Tudor poet invented blank verse

Answer 17

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Question 18

In his “Dialogue,” why does More use the phrase “Christ’s Church” rather than “Catholic Church”

Answer 18

He believes that his faith is the correct one

Question 19

The typical sonnet line has how many poetic feet

Answer 19

Five

Question 20

Who was the person most responsible for the organization and style of “The Book of Common Prayer”

Answer 20

Thomas Cranmer

Question 21

What characters represent Roman Catholicism

Answer 21

Duessa–false faith
Lucífera–pride/ambition
Archimago–hypocrisy

Question 22

The dominant image in Surrey’s “Love That Liveth and Reigneth in My Thought” is

Answer 22

War

Question 23

More’s humanism is evident in

Answer 23

“Utopía”–his book

Question 24

In “The Faerie Queene,” the flimsiness of the House of Pride is indicated by what

Answer 24

1) its thin, insubstantial walls
2) The crumbling back sections
3) its foundation of sand

Question 25

Why did Renaissance scholars study Greek

Answer 25

To study Plato but primarily to read and accurately translate the New Testament

Question 26

Foxe's "Book of Martyrs" is actually composed of how many books

Answer 26

Six

Question 27

Who is the lawyer in "Pilgrimage"

Answer 27

Christ

Question 28

In "The Faerie Queen," Error's den is located in the

Answer 28

Wandering Wood

Question 29

In the selection concerning marriage from the "Book of Common Prayer," after been pronounced husband and wife, the couple engages in what church ordinance

Answer 29

The Lord's Supper

Question 30

Which decree officially divorced England from the Roman Catholic Church

Answer 30

Act of Supremacy

Question 31

Did Tyndale respond to Moore's writing in order to vindicate himself and make more up here foolish

Answer 31

No

Question 32

Which version of the Bible was the first to use verse divisions

Answer 32

Geneva Bible

Question 33

The leading English humanist during the Tudor period was

Answer 33

Thomas More

Question 34

During the Tudor period, the middle class gained power through what means

Answer 34

1) The rise in power of local government 2) the growth of the trade companies 3) increased membership in the House of Commons

Question 35

What is the date of the King James version

Answer 35

1611

Question 36

Elizabeth's religious policy is best described as

Answer 36

Moderate

Question 37

The clergy

Answer 37

The lowly ass

Question 38

The main subject of Tyndale's "Parable of the Wicked Mammon" is

Answer 38

Salvation by faith

Question 39

According to Foxe's "Book of Martyrs," how was Latimer's dress subjective of the situation in which he and ridley found themselves

Answer 39

Humiliation

Question 40

What words accurately describe Foxe's writing

Answer 40

Honest Straightforward Polished

Question 41

Raleigh twice tried to establish a settlement

Answer 41

On Roanoke Island

Question 42

Sonnet 68 ("Most Glorious Lord") celebrates Christ's

Answer 42

Resurrection

Question 43

True faith

Answer 43

Una

Question 44

The popular title of Foxe's great work is "Book of Martyrs": the more accurate title is

Answer 44

"Acts and Monuments"

Question 45

The poem "What Is Our Life?" compares life to what

Answer 45

A play (tragedy)

Question 46

"The Shepherd's Calendar" is dedicated to

Answer 46

Sir Phillip Sidney

Question 47

Who has the reputation of an ethical advisor of Elisabeth I and a well-rounded Renaissance courtier

Answer 47

Sir Phillip Sidney

Question 48

Reason

Answer 48

The dwarf

Question 49

According to "An Apology for Poetry," what is the dual purpose of poetry (A purpose that defines the word didactic)

Answer 49

Teaching / delighting

Question 50

The ideal gentleman warrior

Answer 50

Arthur

Question 51

In his speech at St. Mary's, Cranmer surprisingly declares that his true faith is

Answer 51

Universal Christianity--Catholic

Question 52

How many poems comprise "The Shepherd's Calendar"

Answer 52

Twelve

Question 53

What is the definition of Utopia

Answer 53

No place

Question 54

What argument best summarizes the excerpt of More's "A Dialogue Concerning Heresies"

Answer 54

Since the Catholic Church is the only trustworthy interpreter of Scripture, the Reformers should not even be listened to, much less believed

Question 55

The Faerie Queene

Answer 55

Gloriana

Question 56

In Raleigh's poem "The Pilgrimage," the travelers enter heaven

Answer 56

Thirsty

Question 57

Tyndale says that the righteous man is one who

Answer 57

Hears and believes the Word of God

Question 58

The greatest English literature was written for what purpose

Answer 58

Didactic (teaching by delighting)

Question 59

What is true about "The Shepherd's Calendar"

Answer 59

1) Spenser considered it prefatory to his projected epic 2) It is a sophisticated, learned work 3) It comprises many different poetic genres

Question 60

Was Tyndale's informal style a result of his lack of such research sources as dictionaries and commentaries

Answer 60

No

Question 61

Who produced the first complete Bible in English

Answer 61

Miles Coverdale

Question 62

According to "An Apology for Poetry," in what sense can fictional stories actually be true

Answer 62

The meaning behind the story

Question 63

A sonic consists of how many lines

Answer 63

14

Question 64

What is the title of Sidney's sonnet sequence and what does the title mean

Answer 64

Astrophil and Stella--(Star-lover and Star)

Question 65

Which of the following versions of the Bible was not authorized

Answer 65

Geneva Bible

Question 66

Who's poems were published posthumously

Answer 66

Wyatt's and Surrey's

Question 67

Did Moore's humanism exile human reason over church dogma

Answer 67

No

Question 68

The sonnet "O Grammar Rules" illustrates the significance of what grammatical mistake

Answer 68

Double negative