MCQs- AGE OF REVIVAL- (FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER)

THE AGE OF REVIVAL- (1400-1550) [FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER]

Beginning of the Drama: The Miracle and Mystery Plays

  MCQs:

1.Which of the following literary figures is known for his epic poem "The Divine Comedy," which includes "Inferno," "Purgatorio," and "Paradiso"?

A) Geoffrey Chaucer   B) Dante Alighieri      

C) Thomas More         D) Miguel de Cervantes

 

2.During the Renaissance, there was a renewed interest in the study of classical Greek and Roman texts. What was this movement called?

A) Reformation           B) Humanism 

C) Romanticism          D) Enlightenment

 

3.What major intellectual and artistic movement emerged during the Age of Revival (1400-1550)?

A) Renaissance                       B) Enlightenment      

C) Industrial Revolution         D) Romanticism

 

4.Which Italian city is often considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?

A) Paris                        B) Venice        

C) Florence                  D) Madrid

 

5.Who is considered the most prominent Scottish Chaucerian poet, known for his works like "The Kingis Quair" and his admiration for Geoffrey Chaucer?

A) Robert Burns          B) Robert Henryson   

C) Sir Walter Scott      D) William Dunbar

 

6.Which Scottish Chaucerian poet wrote "The Testament of Cresseid," a continuation of Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde"?

A) Gavin Douglas        B) Robert Fergusson  

C) William Dunbar      D) Sir David Lyndsay

 

7.In "The Kingis Quair," the Scottish Chaucerian poet William Dunbar praises which English Chaucerian poet as his inspiration?

A) John Gower            B) Sir Thomas Wyatt  

C) Geoffrey Chaucer   D) John Skelton

 

8.Who is considered one of the earliest and most important English Chaucerian poets, known for poems like "The Book of the Duchess" and "The House of Fame"?

A) John Gower            B) Thomas Malory     

C) Geoffrey Chaucer   D) Sir Thomas Wyatt

 

9.Which English Chaucerian poet is known for his sonnets and is often credited with introducing the Petrarchan sonnet form to English literature?

A) John Gower            B) Sir Thomas Wyatt  

C) Thomas Malory      D) Geoffrey Chaucer

 

10.Who wrote the long narrative poem "The Faerie Queene," which is influenced by Chaucerian themes and is considered one of the greatest achievements of English Renaissance literature?

A) John Lydgate                      B) Sir Walter Raleigh 

C) Christopher Marlowe         D) Edmund Spenser

 

11.Who is the English Chaucerian poet known for his collection of poems, "Tottel's Miscellany," which popularized the sonnet and other forms of lyric poetry in the 16th century?

A) John Skelton           B) Sir Thomas Wyatt  

C) Geoffrey Chaucer   D) Thomas Malory

 

12.What is the primary source of inspiration for Mystery plays, which were popular in medieval Europe?

A) Ancient Greek tragedies               

B) Biblical stories and religious events

C) Shakespearean dramas                 

D) Roman comedies

 

13.Which medieval religious festival was a common occasion for the performance of Mystery plays?

A) Christmas               B) Easter        

C) Halloween              D) Valentine's Day

 

14.Miracle plays often depicted the lives of saints and their miracles. In which European country did Miracle plays originate?

A) Italy                        B) France        

C) England                  D) Spain

 

15.What were interludes during the medieval and Renaissance periods primarily known for?

A) Religious storytelling                                

B) Musical performances

C) Short comedic entertainments                 

D) Juggling and acrobatics

 

16.Interludes were often performed during breaks or intervals in larger theatrical productions. What is the origin of the term "interlude"?

A) It means "between acts" in Latin.             

B)It refers to the interruption of the main performance.

C) It is from the French word "interluder."   

D) It signifies "inner entertainment."

 

17.Mystery plays were often performed outdoors and moved from one wagon-like stage to another, depicting different parts of a story. What were these movable stages called?

A) Pageants                 B) Platforms   

C) Pulpits                    D) Pagodas

 

18.Morality plays were allegorical dramas that conveyed moral lessons. What character type often represented the moral struggle within an individual in Morality plays?

A) The Prodigal Son    B) The Everyman       

C) The Devil                 D) The Priest

 

19.Which famous English playwright wrote a notable interlude titled "4P’s"?

A) Shakespeare                       B) Marlowe    

C) Ben Jonson                         D) John Heywood

 

20.Which Italian diplomat, philosopher, and writer is known for his political treatise "The Prince"?

A) Niccolò Machiavelli            B) Dante Alighieri

C) Petrarch                              D) Boccaccio

 

Answers:

1.B	2.B	3.A	4.C	5.D	6.A	7.C	8.C	9.B	10.D
11.B	12.B	13.B	14.B	15.C	16.A	17.A	18.B	19.D	20.A