An Introduction to the English Renaissance

In Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, what do the good and bad angels symbolize?

• the good angel Michael and the fallen angel Lucifer

• messengers sent to Faustus by God and the devil

• Faustus’s conflicting attitude toward sin and repentance

• the forces of good and evil that torment all humans

Which of these religious beliefs is most closely related to the plot of Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus? 

• Humans have no control over their spiritual fate.

•  The path to salvation lies in obedience to the church. 

• The devil actively seeks to destroy human souls.

• God is able to save even the worst sinners from hell.

What led to the beginning of the Renaissance?

• the rediscovery of the Greek and Roman classics, which led to a flowering of art and culture in Europe

• the translation of the Greek and Roman classics, which led to a revival of Greek and Roman religion

• the translation of the Greek Bible in Europe, which resulted in greater emphasis on reformation

• the rediscovery of ancient national epics such as Beowulf, which led to the rise of European nationalism

What is the origin of the word renaissance?

• It comes from the word rebirth.

• It comes from the word revival.

• It comes from the word reason.

• It comes from the word redeem.

In the Elizabethan great chain of being, which being was at the lowest rung of human society?

• the king

• the nobelman

• the knight

• the common man

Which of these guys made English sonnets popular?

• Thomas Wyatt & Henry Howard

• Edmund Spenser & William Shakespeare

• Rick Sanchez & Morty Smith

• Isaac Netero & Naruto Uzumaki

Match the reformer to his or her contribution to the Reformation movement

• Elizabeth I

• translated religious scripture into a language common people could understand

• John Wycliffe

• offered tolerance to Catholics as long as they showed loyalty to the English monarch

• Martin Luther

• questioned the rightful extent of the pope’s religious authority

Sonnet comes from the Italian word sonetto, which means

• “little sound”

• “little soul”

• “little soap”

• “little snout”

Riddle Me This!: What can you catch but never throw?

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Sonnets took on two major forms

• romantic love and religious devotion to God

• English sonnets and English poets

• iambic penatmeter and Italian sonnets

• English sonnets and Italian sonnets