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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 1. |
With the end of the Wars of the Roses and the accession of Henry VII, England entered a period of renaissance under the new dynasty of the Tudors. |
| A. | elizabeth i |
| B. | henry vii |
| C. | edward vi |
| D. | james i |
| Answer» D. james i | |
| 2. |
In his book ‘England under Tudors and Stuarts’, ……………. remarks that, "the advent of the Tudors marked the sunset of the Middle Ages and the sunrise of Modern times." |
| A. | robert raynes |
| B. | morton fork |
| C. | g.m.trevelyan |
| D. | arnold toynbee |
| Answer» A. robert raynes | |
| 3. |
………………….. was the Founder of the Tudor Dynasty. |
| A. | henry vii |
| B. | elizabeth i |
| C. | james i |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» A. henry vii | |
| 4. |
………………..became the King of England after the death of his father Henry VII. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | louis xii |
| C. | charles i |
| D. | edward vi |
| Answer» A. henry viii | |
| 5. |
Henry VIII joined the Holy League with the intention of driving …………………out of Italy. |
| A. | france |
| B. | germany |
| C. | austria |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» A. france | |
| 6. |
…………………made peace with France through the marriage alliance of his sister Mary with Louis XII of France. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | charles v |
| C. | edward vi |
| D. | philip ii |
| Answer» A. henry viii | |
| 7. |
………………… came to the throne of England by the act of succession passed by Henry VIII. |
| A. | edward vi |
| B. | jane grey |
| C. | philip ii |
| D. | elizabeth i |
| Answer» A. edward vi | |
| 8. |
……………….. died in 1553 and the crown went to Mary Tudor. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | philip ii |
| C. | elizabeth i |
| D. | edward vi |
| Answer» D. edward vi | |
| 9. |
In May …………… a massive invasion fleet or 'Armada' sailed from the port of Lisbon. |
| A. | 1588 |
| B. | 1592 |
| C. | 1596 |
| D. | 1688 |
| Answer» A. 1588 | |
| 10. |
The Levant Company was established to trade with the ………………….Empire. |
| A. | russian |
| B. | prussian |
| C. | ottoman |
| D. | french |
| Answer» C. ottoman | |
| 11. |
………………attempted to prove that the sun rather than the earth was at the center of the planetary system. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | copernicus |
| C. | thomas cromwell |
| D. | martin luther |
| Answer» B. copernicus | |
| 12. |
The English Reformation started in the reign of ……………….. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | henry vii |
| C. | edward vi |
| D. | elizabeth i |
| Answer» A. henry viii | |
| 13. |
Henry VIII decided to rid himself of his first wife, …………. of Aragon, after she had failed to produce a male heir to the throne. |
| A. | mary |
| B. | anne boleyn |
| C. | mariana wryte |
| D. | catherine |
| Answer» D. catherine | |
| 14. |
……………was made Supreme Head of the Church by an Act of Parliament in 1534. |
| A. | thomas cromwell |
| B. | henry viii |
| C. | johanna standen |
| D. | edward vi |
| Answer» B. henry viii | |
| 15. |
…………….. was an English lawyer, scholar, writer, Member of Parliament and chancellor in the reign of Henry VIII. |
| A. | sir thomas more |
| B. | john morton |
| C. | john milton |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» A. sir thomas more | |
| 16. |
………….. published his ideas, initially in 'Novum Organum' (1620), an account of the correct method of acquiring natural knowledge. |
| A. | john milton |
| B. | doctor faustus |
| C. | leonardo da vinci |
| D. | sir francis |
| Answer» D. sir francis | |
| 17. |
The University Wits is a phrase used to name a group of late- ……………..-century English playwrights and pamphleteers who were educated at the universities of Oxford or Cambridge and who became popular secular writers. |
| A. | 12th |
| B. | 16th |
| C. | 18th |
| D. | 19th |
| Answer» B. 16th | |
| 18. |
The term "University Wits" was coined by …………., a 19th-century journalist. |
| A. | george saintsbury |
| B. | allardyce nicoll |
| C. | edward albert |
| D. | christopher |
| Answer» A. george saintsbury | |
| 19. |
……………produced one of the most controversial and well-known plays of all time, "Doctor Faustus." |
| A. | sir francis willingham |
| B. | william shakespeare |
| C. | christopher marlowe |
| D. | thomas watson |
| Answer» C. christopher marlowe | |
| 20. |
……………… second play was the two-part Tamburlaine the Great ,published 1590. |
| A. | marlowe's |
| B. | ben jonson |
| C. | william shakespeare |
| D. | roger ascham’s |
| Answer» A. marlowe's | |
| 21. |
…………..is best known for the satirical play ‘Every Man in His Humour (1598). |
| A. | ben jonson |
| B. | william shakespeare |
| C. | james i |
| D. | john lyly |
| Answer» A. ben jonson | |
| 22. |
……………..gained fame with the publication of two prose romances, Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and His England (1580). |
| A. | christopher marlowe |
| B. | thomas kyd |
| C. | john lyly |
| D. | william |
| Answer» C. john lyly | |
| 23. |
………………… was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptized a few days later on 26 April 1564. |
| A. | william shakespeare |
| B. | robert green |
| C. | henry vi |
| D. | roger ascham |
| Answer» A. william shakespeare | |
| 24. |
……………. Toxophilus (“Lover of the Bow”), written in the form of a dialogue, was published in 1545. |
| A. | philip sidney’s |
| B. | sir richard morison’s |
| C. | roger ascham’s |
| D. | edmund spenser’s |
| Answer» C. roger ascham’s | |
| 25. |
The Faerie Queene was the work of ……………….. |
| A. | edmund spenser |
| B. | robert dudley |
| C. | arthur lord grey |
| D. | walter raleigh |
| Answer» A. edmund spenser | |
| 26. |
…………….. published his first important work, The Shepheardes Calender in 1580. |
| A. | edmund spenser |
| B. | robert dudley |
| C. | arthur lord grey |
| D. | sir isaac newton |
| Answer» A. edmund spenser | |
| 27. |
Walter Raleigh was an adventurer, courtier to…………….., navigator, author and poet. |
| A. | elizabeth i |
| B. | james ii |
| C. | charles i |
| D. | oliver cromwell |
| Answer» A. elizabeth i | |
| 28. |
…………….. published his single greatest work, the 'Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica' ('Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy'). |
| A. | roger ascham |
| B. | edmund spenser |
| C. | robert dudley |
| D. | sir isaac newton |
| Answer» D. sir isaac newton | |
| 29. |
After the death of …………..her nephew James I, the succeeded to the English throne in 1603.. |
| A. | queen elizabeth i |
| B. | charles i |
| C. | oliver cromwell |
| D. | henry viii |
| Answer» A. queen elizabeth i | |
| 30. |
king's supporters known as ……………. |
| A. | cavaliers |
| B. | roundheads |
| C. | puritans |
| D. | huguenotes |
| Answer» A. cavaliers | |
| 31. |
The Parliamentary forces known as ……………… |
| A. | roundheads |
| B. | puritans |
| C. | cavaliers |
| D. | huguenotes |
| Answer» A. roundheads | |
| 32. |
The king ………………was arrested and executed in 1649 and England became a republic (Commonwealth). |
| A. | charles i |
| B. | charles ii |
| C. | louis xiv |
| D. | james i |
| Answer» A. charles i | |
| 33. |
………………, who called himself the Lord Protector (1653-1658), behaved like a dictator. |
| A. | william iii |
| B. | charles ii |
| C. | james i |
| D. | oliver cromwell |
| Answer» D. oliver cromwell | |
| 34. |
……………. had to flee the country when Parliament invited William of Orange and his wife Mary to take the English throne in 1688.. |
| A. | james ii |
| B. | louis xiv |
| C. | charles i |
| D. | oliver cromwell |
| Answer» A. james ii | |
| 35. |
The Line of the Stuarts stretched from ………….. to 1714 AD in England . |
| A. | 1603 |
| B. | 1623 |
| C. | 1632 |
| D. | 1650 |
| Answer» A. 1603 | |
| 36. |
……………… was the first ruler of the Stuart period. |
| A. | charles i |
| B. | james i |
| C. | queen anne |
| D. | william iii |
| Answer» B. james i | |
| 37. |
………..was a Scot and was considered as the ’wisest fool’ in Europe. |
| A. | queen anne |
| B. | charles i |
| C. | james i |
| D. | william iii |
| Answer» C. james i | |
| 38. |
After a formal trial …………..was accused of treason and was executed, on January 30, 1649. |
| A. | charles i |
| B. | oliver cromwell |
| C. | james i |
| D. | elizabeth i |
| Answer» A. charles i | |
| 39. |
John Milton wrote the epic, Paradise Lost. |
| A. | john milton |
| B. | john bunyan |
| C. | ben johnson |
| D. | dryden |
| Answer» A. john milton | |
| 40. |
……………… wrote Pilgrim’s Progress |
| A. | john bunyan |
| B. | john milton |
| C. | ben johnson |
| D. | samuel johnson |
| Answer» A. john bunyan | |
| 41. |
The term "Metaphysical Poet" was first coined by the critic …………….in his book ‘Life of Cowley’. |
| A. | dryden |
| B. | ben johnson |
| C. | samuel johnson |
| D. | john donne |
| Answer» C. samuel johnson | |
| 42. |
……………………..wrote the book ‘Life of Cowley’ |
| A. | samuel johnson |
| B. | john donne |
| C. | george herbert |
| Answer» A. samuel johnson | |
| 43. |
…………….displayed his talent as a poet, publishing his first collection of poetry, Poetical Blossoms (1633), at the age of 15. |
| A. | abraham cowley |
| B. | geoffrey chaucer |
| C. | edmund spenser |
| D. | george herbert |
| Answer» A. abraham cowley | |
| 44. |
………………….. famous work, The Anatomy of Melancholy, appeared in 1621 under the pen name Democritus Junior. |
| A. | robert burton’s |
| B. | henry vaughan |
| C. | andrew marvell |
| D. | richard crashaw |
| Answer» A. robert burton’s | |
| 45. |
In………, Henry landed from France, defeated and killed Richard at Bosworth Field and ascended the throne as Henry VII. |
| A. | 1485 |
| B. | 1490 |
| C. | 1495 |
| D. | 1498 |
| Answer» A. 1485 | |
| 46. |
Oliver Cromwell was determined to execute Charles I and on January 30,………….. , the king was beheaded in London. |
| A. | 1549 |
| B. | 1639 |
| C. | 1649 |
| D. | 1749 |
| Answer» C. 1649 | |
| 47. |
Monarchy in England was restored in…………. |
| A. | 1560 |
| B. | 1660 |
| C. | 1669 |
| D. | 1760 |
| Answer» B. 1660 | |
| 48. |
Henry VII was the founder of the ……………….dynasty. |
| A. | stuart |
| B. | tudor |
| C. | hanoverians |
| D. | windsor |
| Answer» B. tudor | |
| 49. |
Henry VIII was the ruler of the ……………….dynasty. |
| A. | stuart |
| B. | tudor |
| C. | windsor |
| D. | plantagenet |
| Answer» B. tudor | |
| 50. |
Elizabeth I was the daughter of ………………. |
| A. | james i |
| B. | henry viii |
| C. | charles v |
| D. | sir thomas more |
| Answer» B. henry viii | |
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