English Renaissance

1. What is the English Renaissance?

• An era of political stability in England.

• A period of cultural and artistic development in England.

• A time of religious freedom in England.

• An era of economic prosperity in England.

Which philosophical movement emerged during the English Renaissance?

• Romanticism

• Realism

• Humanism

• Existentialism

Who were some of the leading thinkers and artists of the English Renaissance?

• Sir Thomas More and William Shakespeare

• Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

• Voltaire and Montesquieu

• Napoleon Bonaparte and Otto von Bismarck

What is a sonnet?

• A type of play

• A 14-line poem

• A type of dance

• A type of sculpture

Who were some of the poets that contributed to the popularity of the sonnet during the English Renaissance?

• Sir Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser

• William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

• John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley

• William Blake and Alfred Lord Tennyson

What is a masque?

• A type of vegetable

• A type of mask

• A type of performance combining music, dance, and elaborate costumes

• A type of firework

Who were some of the figures that made groundbreaking contributions to science and technology during the English Renaissance?

• Sir Francis Bacon and Sir Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler

• Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein

• Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla

What were some of the challenges faced during the English Renaissance?

• Religious conflict, political instability, and economic challenges

• Health epidemics, drought, and famine

• Natural disasters and climate change

• Technological disruption, overpopulation, and resource depletion