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Evolution of Literary Movements The Shapers of Destiny | Set 2
1. Which Act insisted that English ships should be manned only by English soldiers?
A. The Navigation Act of 1400
B. The Navigation Act of 1425
C. The Navigation Act of 1485
D. The Navigation Act of 1490
Correct : C. The Navigation Act of 1485
2. Which movement sparked the spirit of knowledge in 16th century Europe?
A. Humanism
B. Renaissance
C. Reformation
D. Lutherism
Correct : B. Renaissance
3. Which country was considered as the Cradle of the Renaissance?
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. England
D. Spain
Correct : B. Italy
4. The La Pieta is a sculpture by
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Michelangelo
C. Raphael
D. Bernini
Correct : B. Michelangelo
5. During Henry VII’s reign, there was a free market for English cloth at
A. Dublin
B. Flanders
C. Kent
D. Paris
Correct : B. Flanders
6. Erasmus dedicated Encomium Moriae to
A. Dean John Colet
B. Petrarch
C. Thomas More
D. Francis Bacon
Correct : C. Thomas More
7. Erasmus, Dean Colet and Thomas More were known as
A. Oxford Reformers
B. Cambridge Reformers
C. Oxford Elders
D. Utopians
Correct : A. Oxford Reformers
8. Utopia was written by
A. Dean Colet
B. Erasmus
C. Thomas More
D. Francis Bacon
Correct : C. Thomas More
9. Which invention was the biggest reason for the Reformation to flourish?
A. Book Keeping
B. Printing
C. Translations
D. Writing
Correct : B. Printing
10. When did Vasco da Gama reach Calicut?
A. 1468
B. 1478
C. 1488
D. 1498
Correct : D. 1498
11. Who was called the Hammer of the Monks?
A. Thomas Wolsey
B. Thomas Cromwell
C. Henry VIII
D. John Foxe
Correct : B. Thomas Cromwell
12. Who wrote ‘Book of Martyrs’?
A. John Foxe
B. John Knox
C. John Fielding
D. Philip Sidney
Correct : A. John Foxe
13. Who was the unmarried Queen of England?
A. Mary Tudor
B. Elizabeth I
C. Catherine
D. Anne
Correct : B. Elizabeth I
14. Who was the famous pirate who was loyal to Queen Elizabeth?
A. Francis Walsingham
B. Francis Drake
C. William Cecil
D. John Knox
Correct : B. Francis Drake
15. About what did the English sailors say that ‘Twelve of Her Majesty’s ships were a match for all the galleys in the King’s service’.
A. Golden Hind
B. Spanish Armada
C. The Battle of Gravelines
D. Mayflower
Correct : B. Spanish Armada
16. Which period of English history is known as a ‘nest of singing birds’?
A. The Stuart Period
B. The Elizabethan Age
C. The Victorian Age
D. The Modern Age
Correct : B. The Elizabethan Age
17. Astrophel and Stella has ..... number of sonnets.
A. 100
B. 108
C. 118
D. 128
Correct : B. 108
18. The Shepherd’s Calendar is dedicated to
A. Spenser
B. Sidney
C. Shakespeare
D. Marlowe
Correct : B. Sidney
19. Who wrote Principal Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation?
A. Spenser
B. Sidney
C. Haklyut
D. Bacon
Correct : C. Haklyut
20. Who wrote Edward II?
A. Shakespeare
B. Marlowe
C. Nashe
D. Kyd
Correct : B. Marlowe
21. Who wrote The Spanish Tragedy?
A. Shakespeare
B. Marlowe
C. Nashe
D. Kyd
Correct : D. Kyd
22. Who was the famous conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot?
A. Marlowe
B. Guy Fawkes
C. Bacon
D. Jonson
Correct : B. Guy Fawkes
23. When did the Civil War between Charles I and the Parliament begin?
A. 1600
B. 1620
C. 1640
D. 1642
Correct : D. 1642
24. How many countries does the United Kingdom consist of?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Correct : D. 4
25. Who is the patron saint of England?
A. St Patrick
B. St George
C. St David
D. St Peter
Correct : B. St George
26. Who is the patron saint of Ireland?
A. St George
B. St David
C. St Patrick
D. St Peter
Correct : C. St Patrick
27. What is the name of the English flag?
A. St Patrick Cross
B. St George Cross
C. St David Cross
D. St Peter Cross
Correct : B. St George Cross
28. What is the capital of Scotland?
A. Belfast
B. Edinburgh
C. Cardiff
D. Dublin
Correct : B. Edinburgh
29. What did Dr Samuel Johnson say that two Englishmen talk about when they meet?
A. Politics
B. Weather
C. Christmas
D. Religion
Correct : B. Weather
30. Who was Guinevere?
A. Arthur’s son
B. Arthur’s wife
C. Arthur’s daughter
D. A Witch
Correct : B. Arthur’s wife
31. Who was Arthur’s wizard?
A. Lancelot
B. Percival
C. Merlin
D. Mordred
Correct : C. Merlin
32. What was Arthur’s sword known as ?
A. Camelot
B. Excalibur
C. Elves
D. Goblins
Correct : B. Excalibur
33. Gaelic was the language of the
A. Iberians
B. Celts
C. Welsh
D. Scots
Correct : B. Celts