Question 1

………………… was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptized a few days later on 26 April 1564.

Accepted Answer

A) william shakespeare 
B) robert green 
C) henry vi 
D) roger ascham 
A) william shakespeare 
B) robert green 
C) henry vi 
D) roger ascham A

Question 2

………………attempted to prove that the sun rather than the earth was at the center of the planetary system.

Accepted Answer

A) henry viii 
B) copernicus 
C) thomas cromwell 
D) martin luther 
A) henry viii 
B) copernicus 
C) thomas cromwell 
D) martin luther B

Question 3

……………….. died in 1553 and the crown went to Mary Tudor.

Accepted Answer

A) henry viii 
B) philip ii 
C) elizabeth i 
D) edward vi 
A) henry viii 
B) philip ii 
C) elizabeth i 
D) edward vi D

Question 4

………………… came to the throne of England by the act of succession passed by Henry VIII.

Accepted Answer

A) edward vi 
B) jane grey 
C) philip ii 
D) elizabeth i 
A) edward vi 
B) jane grey 
C) philip ii 
D) elizabeth i

Question 5

……………produced one of the most controversial and well-known plays of all time, "Doctor Faustus."

Accepted Answer

A) sir francis willingham 
B) william shakespeare 
C) christopher marlowe 
D) thomas watson 
A) sir francis willingham 
B) william shakespeare 
C) christopher marlowe 
D) thomas watson

Question 6

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.

Accepted Answer

A) 12th 
B) 16th 
C) 18th 
D) 19th 
A) 12th 
B) 16th 
C) 18th 
D) 19th

Question 7

The Levant Company was established to trade with the ………………….Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) russian 
B) prussian 
C) ottoman 
D) french 
A) russian 
B) prussian 
C) ottoman 
D) french

Question 8

…………………made peace with France through the marriage alliance of his sister Mary with Louis XII of France.

Accepted Answer

A) henry viii 
B) charles v 
C) edward vi 
D) philip ii 
A) henry viii 
B) charles v 
C) edward vi 
D) philip ii

Question 9

……………..gained fame with the publication of two prose romances, Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and His England (1580).

Accepted Answer

A) christopher marlowe 
B) thomas kyd 
C) john lyly 
D) william 
A) christopher marlowe 
B) thomas kyd 
C) john lyly 
D) william

Question 10

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.

Accepted Answer

A) elizabeth i 
B) henry vii 
C) edward vi 
D) james i 
A) elizabeth i 
B) henry vii 
C) edward vi 
D) james i

Question 11

………………….. was the Founder of the Tudor Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A) henry vii 
B) elizabeth i 
C) james i 
D) charles i 
A) henry vii 
B) elizabeth i 
C) james i 
D) charles i

Question 12

The Faerie Queene was the work of ………………..

Accepted Answer

A) edmund spenser 
B) robert dudley 
C) arthur lord grey 
D) walter raleigh 
A) edmund spenser 
B) robert dudley 
C) arthur lord grey 
D) walter raleigh

Question 13

…………..is best known for the satirical play 'Every Man in His Humour (1598).

Accepted Answer

A) ben jonson 
B) william shakespeare 
C) james i 
D) john lyly 
A) ben jonson 
B) william shakespeare 
C) james i 
D) john lyly

Question 14

The English Reformation started in the reign of ………………..

Accepted Answer

A) henry viii 
B) henry vii 
C) edward vi 
D) elizabeth i 
A) henry viii 
B) henry vii 
C) edward vi 
D) elizabeth i

Question 15

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."

Accepted Answer

A) robert raynes 
B) morton fork 
C) g.m.trevelyan 
D) arnold toynbee 
A) robert raynes 
B) morton fork 
C) g.m.trevelyan 
D) arnold toynbee

Question 16

………………..became the King of England after the death of his father Henry VII.

Accepted Answer

A) henry viii 
B) louis xii 
C) charles i 
D) edward vi 
A) henry viii 
B) louis xii 
C) charles i 
D) edward vi

Question 17

…………….. was an English lawyer, scholar, writer, Member of Parliament and chancellor in the reign of Henry VIII.

Accepted Answer

A) sir thomas more 
B) john morton 
C) john milton 
D) francis bacon 
A) sir thomas more 
B) john morton 
C) john milton 
D) francis bacon

Question 18

……………. Toxophilus ("Lover of the Bow"), written in the form of a dialogue, was published in 1545.

Accepted Answer

A) philip sidney's 
B) sir richard morison's 
C) roger ascham's 
D) edmund spenser's 
A) philip sidney's 
B) sir richard morison's 
C) roger ascham's 
D) edmund spenser's

Question 19

………….. published his ideas, initially in 'Novum Organum' (1620), an account of the correct method of acquiring natural knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) john milton 
B) doctor faustus 
C) leonardo da vinci 
D) sir francis 
A) john milton 
B) doctor faustus 
C) leonardo da vinci 
D) sir francis

Question 20

Henry VIII decided to rid himself of his first wife, …………. of Aragon, after she had failed to produce a male heir to the throne.

Accepted Answer

A) mary 
B) anne boleyn 
C) mariana wryte 
D) catherine 
A) mary 
B) anne boleyn 
C) mariana wryte 
D) catherine

………………… was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptized a few days later on 26 April 1564.

………………attempted to prove that the sun rather than the earth was at the center of the planetary system.

……………….. died in 1553 and the crown went to Mary Tudor.

………………… came to the throne of England by the act of succession passed by Henry VIII.

……………produced one of the most controversial and well-known plays of all time, "Doctor Faustus."

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.

The Levant Company was established to trade with the ………………….Empire.

…………………made peace with France through the marriage alliance of his sister Mary with Louis XII of France.

……………..gained fame with the publication of two prose romances, Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and His England (1580).

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.

………………….. was the Founder of the Tudor Dynasty.

The Faerie Queene was the work of ………………..

…………..is best known for the satirical play 'Every Man in His Humour (1598).

The English Reformation started in the reign of ………………..

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."

………………..became the King of England after the death of his father Henry VII.

…………….. was an English lawyer, scholar, writer, Member of Parliament and chancellor in the reign of Henry VIII.

……………. Toxophilus ("Lover of the Bow"), written in the form of a dialogue, was published in 1545.

………….. published his ideas, initially in 'Novum Organum' (1620), an account of the correct method of acquiring natural knowledge.

Henry VIII decided to rid himself of his first wife, …………. of Aragon, after she had failed to produce a male heir to the throne.

Historical Figures and Events of Englands Monarchy

Tudor and Stuart Dynasties in England

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Exam 1: The Tudor Dynasty and Renaissance in England

………………… was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptized a few days later on 26 April 1564.

………………attempted to prove that the sun rather than the earth was at the center of the planetary system.

……………….. died in 1553 and the crown went to Mary Tudor.

………………… came to the throne of England by the act of succession passed by Henry VIII.

……………produced one of the most controversial and well-known plays of all time, "Doctor Faustus."

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.

The Levant Company was established to trade with the ………………….Empire.

…………………made peace with France through the marriage alliance of his sister Mary with Louis XII of France.

……………..gained fame with the publication of two prose romances, Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and His England (1580).

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.

………………….. was the Founder of the Tudor Dynasty.

The Faerie Queene was the work of ………………..

…………..is best known for the satirical play 'Every Man in His Humour (1598).

The English Reformation started in the reign of ………………..

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."

………………..became the King of England after the death of his father Henry VII.

…………….. was an English lawyer, scholar, writer, Member of Parliament and chancellor in the reign of Henry VIII.

……………. Toxophilus ("Lover of the Bow"), written in the form of a dialogue, was published in 1545.

………….. published his ideas, initially in 'Novum Organum' (1620), an account of the correct method of acquiring natural knowledge.

Henry VIII decided to rid himself of his first wife, …………. of Aragon, after she had failed to produce a male heir to the throne.

Historical Figures and Events of Englands Monarchy

Tudor and Stuart Dynasties in England

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