Renaissance Literature Test

What technological advance in this time period advanced literature and reading?

• Printing press

• Field of journalism

• Typewriter

• All answers are correct

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is another term for the Elizabethan Sonnet?

• Petrarchan Sonnet

• Italian Sonnet

• Shakespearean Sonnet

• Spencerean Sonnet

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Define pastoral literature.

• Incorporation of Biblical perspectives and characteristics

• Strong focus on agricultural instead of industrial

• Bringing aspects of the city into the country

Humanism includes which of the following characteristics?

• Attempt in harmonizing the Bible and the classics

• Exploration in the idea of man's choosing good over evil

• Attempt to answer the significant questions in life based on the study of Latin and Greek classics

• All are correct

Plagiarism was acceptable during this period.

• True

• False

Which of the below were NOT influencers on changing vocabulary during the Renaissance?

• The Great Vowel Movement

• Exploration in the Americas

• Study of Latin and Greek Classics

• Adding new genres to literature

Why is it beneficial to read The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" and "The Nymph's Reply" side by side?

• Adds depth to the overall understanding of the two pieces

• Reveals the shepherd as selfish and materialistic

• Reveals the nymph as unrealistic and impractical

• Depicts an enthusiastic plea with the subsequent unmoved answer as a conversation

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

How is the shepherd's poem a pastoral literary work?

• He is a shepherd

• Incorporation of words and phrases like: valleys, groves, hills, fields, woods, shepherds feed their flock, peonies, fair lined slippers, buckles of purest gold, coral clasps and amber studs, gown made of finest wool

• A preference of the countryside over the city life

• She is obviously a lady

Why does the nymph say no to the shepherd?

• He's impractical in his requests

• She prefers the city life

• He offers temporary things

• She wants a perfect life he cannot attend to

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who Satan's "Right hand man" in Paradise Lost?

• Beelzebub

• The Muse

• Michael

• None of the above