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WorksheetsCaroline Age
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
When was King Charles I executed?
30 March 1652
30 January 1649
4 June 1645
22 August 1642
For how many years did King Charles l dissolve Parliamenet?
13 years
17 years
9 years
11 years
Which of the following is not one of the schools of poetry during the Caroline Age?
Methaphysical poetry
Puritan poetry
Spenserian poetry
Cavalier poetry
When did the English Civil War begun?
29 September 1645
22 August 1642
25 May 1625
12 June 1642
What were the supporters of King Charles l called?
Roundheads
Puritans
Cavaliers
Parliamentarians
What is the time period of the Caroline Age?
1603 - 1625
1625 - 1649
1642 - 1651
1558 - 1603
Who was the pioneer of the metaphysical school of poetry?
John Milton
John Keats
Robert Herrick
John Donne
What did the puritans claim themselves to be?
True descendants of John Milton and John Donne
True supporters of the Roman Catholic Church
Firm believers of absolute monarchy
True descendants of Wycliff and Lollards
Who wrote 'Biathanatos'?
William Shakespeare
John Donne
John Milton
George Wither
Whose entry into the Roundheads strengthened them and ensured their victory?
Richard Cromwell
John Bradshaw
Richard Lovelace
Oliver Cromwell
Who correctly prophesied the collapse of King Charles l ?
Sir Henry Herbert
Anthony van Dyck
John Milton
George Wither
Who wrote the epic poem 'Paradise Lost' ?
John Donne
William Shakespeare
John Milton
Richard Lovelace
Who was the 'Master of Revels' to King Charles l ?
Sir Herbert Henry
George Wither
Anthony van Dyck
john Donne
What worsened the growing dissent between the public and King Charles l ?
King Charles l imposed a hefty religious tax
King Charles l married a Roman Catholic
King Charles l abolished Protestantism
King Charles l assasinated Oliver Cromwell
What was the motive of the Puritans?
Merge the Roman Catholic Church with the Church of England
Overthrow the parliament of England
Purify national Church by eliminating roman Catholic influence
To support the monarchy under King Charles l
Why were the theatres shut in 1492?
Parliament was dissolved by King Charles l
Due to the English Civil War
There was a huge decline in drama before 1642
Drama was replaced by Cavalier and Metaphysical poetry
Which encyclopedia book did Robert Burton write?
Veins in vain
Physical anatomy and beyond
The anatomy of melancholy
Gravity's rainbow
How was literature affected during the Caroline Age?
Popularity of drama increased
Popularity of prose increased
Civil war led to a rise in tragedy drama
The number of theatres in London increased
Whom did King Charles l fail to aid in the Thirty Years War?
Continental Roman Forces
Continental Scottish Forces
Continental Irish Forces
Continental Protestant Forces
Which age comes after the Caroline Age?
Jacobean Age
Elizabethan Age
Restoration Age
Augustan Age
