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- A. Classification, order, and judgment
- B. Romantic origins
- C. Linguistic indeterminacy
- D. Subjective experience
Explanation: Johnson's Dictionary reflects the eighteenth-century drive to impose order on knowledge and language through classification, definition…
Correct answer: Classification, order, and judgment- A. the ultimate expression of humankind's ability to control its own destiny.
- B. a misguided attempt to overthrow human nature by rejecting tradition.
- C. a necessary change that was beginning to go astray.
- D. an event that had little consequence to England
Explanation: In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Burke condemned the revolutionaries for rejecting inherited traditions and attempting to…
Correct answer: a misguided attempt to overthrow human nature by rejecting tradition.- A. "Toxophilus"
- B. "Utopia"
- C. "The Inferno"
- D. "Paradise Lost"
Explanation: Sir Thomas More’s Utopia, published in 1516, presents an imagined commonwealth to examine political and social problems in contemporary…
Correct answer: "Utopia"- A. Riches, jewels, and gold
- B. Suicide
- C. Marriage and divorce
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Utopia discusses wealth and gold, attitudes toward suicide, and rules concerning marriage and divorce.
Correct answer: All of the above- A. "Euphues"
- B. "Paradise Lost"
- C. "Paradise Regained"
- D. "Acts and Monuments"
Explanation: John Foxe’s Acts and Monuments, commonly called the Book of Martyrs, uses Protestant martyrology to narrate the struggle between the true…
Correct answer: "Acts and Monuments"- A. Buddhist
- B. Anglican
- C. Quaker
- D. Catholic
Explanation: John Foxe was a Protestant writer whose Acts and Monuments strongly attacked Catholic persecution and celebrated Protestant martyrs.
Correct answer: Catholic- A. "Acts and Monuments"
- B. "Utopia"
- C. "Euphues"
- D. "Paradise Regained"
Explanation: Acts and Monuments, commonly called the Book of Martyrs, contains Foxe’s account of Protestant history and persecution.
Correct answer: "Acts and Monuments"- A. Mass
- B. Transubstantiation
- C. Resurrection
- D. both A and C
Explanation: Foxe’s Protestant criticism was directed chiefly against the Roman Catholic Mass, whose doctrinal basis included transubstantiation.
Correct answer: Mass- A. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- B. Speaker of the House of Commons
- C. Master of Requests
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Thomas More served as Speaker of the House of Commons, Master of Requests, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster before becoming Lord…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Sir Thomas More
- B. Sir Walter Raleigh
- C. Sir Philip Sidney
- D. Sir William Shakespeare
Explanation: Sir Walter Raleigh became a prominent favourite of Elizabeth I, received a knighthood, and was appointed captain of the Queen’s Guard in…
Correct answer: Sir Walter Raleigh- A. John Donne
- B. Sir Walter Raleigh
- C. Sir Thomas More
- D. John Foxe
Explanation: John Foxe became England’s first major literary celebrity through the enormous popularity of his Protestant history, Acts and Monuments…
Correct answer: John Foxe- A. "Euphues"
- B. "Paradise Lost"
- C. "Utopia"
- D. "Zelauto"
Explanation: John Lyly’s Euphues, or The Anatomy of Wit popularised an elaborate prose style known as euphuism, which strongly influenced contemporary…
Correct answer: "Euphues"- A. Hexagrams
- B. Epigrams
- C. Heroic couplets
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Epigrams, brief pointed poems or inscriptions, were among the literary components associated with Foxe's Acts and Monuments.
Correct answer: Epigrams- A. Sir Thomas More
- B. Sir Walter Raleigh
- C. Sir Philip Sidney
- D. John Milton
Explanation: Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned in the Tower of London for roughly thirteen years, beginning in 1603.
Correct answer: Sir Walter Raleigh115. Fill in the blank. John Foxe's ambiguous attitude towards the Elizabethan church was ______________?
- A. Untypical
- B. Not untypical
- C. Exploded
- D. Rejected
Explanation: “Not untypical” means that Foxe's attitude was fairly characteristic rather than unusual, preserving the cautious wording of the…
Correct answer: Not untypical- A. Anachronistic
- B. Euphuistic
- C. Marxist
- D. Solipsistic
Explanation: John Lyly is associated with euphuism, an ornate prose style marked by balanced sentences, elaborate comparisons, and excessive…
Correct answer: Euphuistic- A. Restoration
- B. Glorious Revolution
- C. French Revolution
- D. Seven Years War
Explanation: John Foxe's Acts and Monuments remained influential for a long period but lost much of its authority after the Glorious Revolution of…
Correct answer: Glorious Revolution- A. John Foxe
- B. John Lyly
- C. Sir Thomas More
- D. Sir Walter Raleigh
Explanation: John Foxe's historical and religious narratives present exemplary stories whose events are arranged in chronological sequence.
Correct answer: John Foxe- A. "95 Theses"
- B. "Utopia"
- C. "Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit"
- D. "Paradise Lost"
Explanation: Lyly became famous through Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit, whose highly patterned style gave rise to the term euphuism.
Correct answer: "Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit"- A. Protestantism
- B. Catholicism
- C. Roman Catholicism
- D. Buddhism
Explanation: Foxe's Book of Martyrs is chiefly a Protestant account of Christians persecuted by Roman Catholic authorities.
Correct answer: Protestantism