English Renaissance and Poetry Quiz

The English Renaissance is also known as:

• The Age of Enlightenment

• The Rebirth Period

• The Golden Era

• The Industrial Age

Which monarch initiated the Church of England?

• Henry VII

• Henry VIII

• Elizabeth I

• James I

The Wars of the Roses were fought between which two houses?

• Lancaster and Stuart

• York and Lancaster

• Tudor and York

• Stuart and Tudor

What is the Great Vowel Shift?

• A grammatical reform during the Renaissance

• A major change in English pronunciation

• A poetic device used in sonnets

• A religious reformation

Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun during the Renaissance?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• William Harvey

• Nicolaus Copernicus

What kind of literature became popular during the Renaissance for its short length and travel stories?

• Broadsheets

• Chapbooks

• Sonnets

• Epics

What was a major theme in Metaphysical poetry?

• Simple love and nature

• Complex thought and paradoxes

• War and glory

• Religious devotion

Which poet was known for Cavalier poetry?

• John Donne

• William Shakespeare

• Sir John Suckling

• Ben Jonson

The Renaissance period saw advancements in all the following EXCEPT:

• Astronomy

• Medicine

• Nuclear physics

• Literature

What was NOT a food introduced during the Renaissance?

• Potatoes

• Tomatoes

• Bread

• Turkey