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WorksheetsPGTRB TEST SERIES - II
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Spemser's "The Sheperd's Calendar" was written in
a)
1579
b)
1660
c)
1597
d)
1507
2.
Who is at once the child of the renaissance and the Reformation?
a)
Spenser
b)
sidney
c)
Kyd
d)
Nashe
3.
Spenser's autobiographical poem is
a)
"Fairie Queene"
b)
"Cynthia"
c)
"The Shepherd's Calendar
d)
"Colin Clouts Come Home Again"
4.
Who has vbeen called the poet's poet?
a)
Sidney
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Spenser
d)
Ben Johnson
5.
"The Shepherd's Calendar" was inspired by
a)
Beaumont and Fletcher
b)
Virgil and Theocritus
c)
Sackville and Norton
d)
None
6.
The Word 'Sonnet' is derived from …....word 'sonetto'.
a)
English
b)
Greek
c)
Latin
d)
Italian
7.
Who completed Marlowe's Hero and Leander?
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Chapman
c)
Ben Johnson
d)
Heywood
8.
Tamburlaine the Great was first produced in
a)
1587-88
b)
1560-61
c)
1554-55
d)
1540-41
9.
Tamburlaine is the story of
a)
a sailor
b)
a French Soldier
c)
a Roman Soldier
d)
a Scythian shepherd
10.
The resounding use of exotic place in paradise Lost has its origin in
a)
Tamburlaine
b)
Arden of Feversham
c)
The Spanish Tragedy
d)
None
11.
Tamburlaine is the perfect illustration of the view maintained in
a)
Hobbes' Leviathan
b)
Milton's Paradise Lost
c)
Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy
d)
Marlowe's Tamburlaine
12.
Marlowe's mighty lines' first came into Elizabethan drama with
a)
Tamburlaine
b)
Edward II
c)
Dr. Faustus
d)
None
13.
The most celebrated and the most successful of Marlowe's character's speech was by
a)
Dr. Faustus
b)
Edward II
c)
Gaveston
d)
Helen of Troy
14.
Marlowe's The Jew of Malta is a dramatic presentation of
a)
a King
b)
a duke
c)
a scholar
d)
Machiavillian man
15.
In The Faerie Queene, which of the following allegorical representations is NOT accurate?
a)
Redcrosse Knight – Holiness
b)
Duessa – Falsehood
c)
Britomart – Chastity
d)
Archimago – Time
16.
In Spenser's Amoretti, which classical myth is directly referenced in Sonnet 75 (“One day I wrote her name upon the strand”)?
a)
Orpheus and Eurydice
b)
Pygmalion and Galatea
c)
Sisyphus
d)
Achilles and Patroclus
17.
What metrical innovation did Spenser introduce in The Faerie Queene?
a)
Spenserian sonnet
b)
Rhyme royal
c)
Spenserian stanza
d)
Blank verse
18.
Which of these works by Spenser was written as a lament for Sir Philip Sidney?
a)
Amoretti
b)
Colin Clouts Come Home Again
c)
Astrophel
d)
Epithalamion
19.
In The Faerie Queene, what does the dragon fought by the Redcrosse Knight symbolise?
a)
The Catholic Church
b)
The Spanish Armada
c)
Original Sin
d)
The Devil
20.
Which of the following characters from The Faerie Queene is modeled on Queen Elizabeth I?
a)
Belphoebe
b)
Gloriana
c)
Britomart
d)
All of the above
21.
What is the central theme of Spenser's Epithalamion?
a)
Betrayal
b)
Court politics
c)
Christian salvation
d)
Marriage and celebration
22.
The line “Sweet Thames, run softly till I end my song” is repeated in which Spenserian work?
a)
The Faerie Queene
b)
Amoretti
c)
Epithalamion
d)
Prothalamion
23.
Which major influence shaped Spenser's vision of The Faerie Queene?
a)
Greek Tragedy
b)
Italian Epic and Arthurian Romance
c)
French Realism
d)
Norse Mythology
24.
What is the purpose of the Mutability Cantos, the unfinished part of The Faerie Queene?
a)
Praise Queen Elizabeth
b)
Explore change and permanence
c)
Attack Catholic corruption
d)
Describe knightly quests
25.
What pseudonym does Spenser use in The Shepheardes Calender?
a)
Aetion
b)
Astrophel
c)
Colin Clout
d)
Thomalin
26.
How does Spenser define the moral function of poetry in his Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh?
a)
As a source of entertainment
b)
As an escape from reality
c)
As a way to instruct and delight
d)
As religious doctrine
27.
In The Shepheardes Calender, which month is devoted to the theme of religious corruption?
a)
October
b)
February
c)
May
d)
September
28.
What genre does The Shepheardes Calender belong to?
a)
Epic
b)
Romance
c)
Pastoral
d)
Satire
29.
Which of these lines reflects Spenser’s use of archaic diction?
a)
“Ne let the woods them answer, nor theyr eccho ring.”
b)
“Had we but world enough, and time...”
c)
“Drink to me only with thine eyes...”
d)
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
30.
In which year was Prothalamion published?
a)
1579
b)
1595
c)
1596
d)
1598
31.
What poetic form does Prothalamion follow?
a)
Heroic couplets
b)
Free verse
c)
Spenserian stanza
d)
Rhymed iambic pentameter couplets
32.
In Prothalamion, the line “Sweet Thames, run softly till I end my song” is an example of:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metonymy
c)
Refrain
d)
Enjambment
33.
The two brides mentioned in Prothalamion are:
a)
Elizabeth and Katherine Grey
b)
Elizabeth and Margaret Clifford
c)
Anne and Elizabeth Somerset
d)
Katherine and Mary Spencer
34.
In Prothalamion, the phrase “In my old age” in the poem refers to:
a)
The poet’s regret about marriage
b)
Spenser’s poetic decline
c)
Spenser’s desire for patronage
d)
Spenser’s weariness and disappointment in court life
35.
Which literary device is used in the description "The silver stream gently gliding by" in Prothalamion?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Personification
d)
Synecdoche
36.
Which bird is repeatedly used as a symbol of purity and grace in the poem Prothalamion?
a)
Dove
b)
Swan
c)
Lark
d)
Nightingale
37.
The overall tone of Prothalamion can best be described as:
a)
Melancholic and ironic
b)
Lyrical and celebratory
c)
Violent and passionate
d)
Didactic and moralistic
38.
What is the function of the nymphs in the poem "Prothalamion"?
a)
Symbols of pagan rituals
b)
Figures of fear and danger
c)
Pastoral attendants preparing the brides
d)
Representations of evil temptresses
39.
The term “nuptial song” in the subtitle of Prothalamion refers to:
a)
A religious hymn
b)
A tragic ballad
c)
A marriage song
d)
A political satire
40.
Which of the following best describes the structure of Prothalamion?
a)
Divided into 6 eclogues
b)
Continuous flow with embedded refrains
c)
Sonnet sequence
d)
Alternating rhyme quatrains
41.
Glossary: What does the word "garlands" in the poem "Prothalamion" most likely refer to?
a)
Robes worn by knights
b)
Wreaths made of flowers
c)
Shields in battle
d)
Musical instruments
42.
Glossary: In Prothalamion, the line "Upon the silver waves he did ride", the word “ride” implies:
a)
Literal horse riding
b)
Controlling the waters
c)
Gliding or sailing smoothly
d)
Racing through the stream
43.
In Prothalamion, The poem ends with a reference to:
a)
Spenser’s own marriage
b)
The glory of the English monarchy
c)
Spenser’s plea for royal favour
d)
The eternal beauty of poetry
44.
Epithalamion was published in which year?
a)
1594
b)
1595
c)
1596
d)
1598
45.
How many stanzas are there in Epithalamion, including the envoi?
a)
21
b)
22
c)
23
d)
24
46.
Which of the following lines from Epithalamion is an example of apostrophe?
a)
“Open the temple gates unto my love”
b)
“Let no lamenting cries, nor doleful tears”
c)
“Ye learned sisters, which have oftentimes”
d)
“The joyous day gan early to appear”
47.
Which Greek goddess is repeatedly invoked in Epithalamion as a symbol of marriage and fertility?
a)
Artemis
b)
Athena
c)
Venus
d)
Hymen
48.
In Epithalamion, The repeated invocation “Come, come” in several stanzas is an example of:
a)
Epizeuxis
b)
Anaphora
c)
Alliteration
d)
Polyptoton
49.
In Epithalamion, What does the “Orient pearls” in the line “Like orient pearls at random strung” symbolize?
a)
Mourning
b)
Tears of joy
c)
Dewdrops or purity
d)
Wealth and status
50.
In Epithalamion, which time of day is most detailed and significant in the poem’s structure?
a)
Noon
b)
Night
c)
Dawn
d)
Dusk
51.
Glossary: What does the word “bridegroom” originally imply in the poem "Epithalamion"?
a)
A rich landowner
b)
A religious priest
c)
A man on his wedding day
d)
A warrior or knight
52.
What best describes the tone of Epithalamion?
a)
Mock-heroic
b)
Lamenting and bitter
c)
Solemn and philosophical
d)
Celebratory and sacred
53.
The mythological figure Phoebus in the poem refers to:
a)
The God of War
b)
The Moon Goddess
c)
The Sun God (Apollo)
d)
The God of Wine
54.
In Epithalamion, What is the final wish made by the poet in the envoi (last stanza)?
a)
Immortality through poetry
b)
A long-lasting royal friendship
c)
That his children be many and blessed
d)
That his wife be remembered after death
55.
Thomas Wyatt is credited with introducing which poetic form into English literature?
a)
Spenserian stanza
b)
Petrarchan sonnet
c)
Shakespearean sonnet
d)
Ballad stanza
56.
In which century did Thomas Wyatt live and write?
a)
14th century
b)
15th century
c)
16th century
d)
17th century
57.
Wyatt was associated with which English monarch's court?
a)
Elizabeth I
b)
Mary I
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Edward VI
58.
Which of the following is NOT a typical theme in Wyatt’s poetry?
a)
Unrequited love
b)
Political satire
c)
Loyalty and betrayal
d)
Celebration of nature
59.
Which of the following poems is by Thomas Wyatt?
a)
“They flee from me”
b)
“A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”
c)
“To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”
d)
“Lycidas”
60.
What is the central theme of Wyatt’s poem “Remembrance”?
a)
The glories of war
b)
The pain of memory and betrayal
c)
Celebration of marriage
d)
Political satire
61.
“Remembrance” is composed in which metrical form?
a)
Iambic pentameter
b)
Blank verse
c)
Rhymed tetrameter
d)
Free verse
62.
In the poem Remembrance, who is the speaker addressing?
a)
A departed friend
b)
A lost lover
c)
A political enemy
d)
God
63.
Which literary device is most dominant in Remembrance?
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Apostrophe
d)
Irony
64.
What emotion dominates the tone of Remembrance?
a)
Anger
b)
Joy
c)
Bitterness
d)
Hope
65.
Glossary: What does the word “remembrance” most closely imply in the Wyatt poem?
a)
Historical record
b)
Celebration
c)
Nostalgic memory
d)
Political prophecy
66.
In Wyatt’s style, the use of plain diction and direct speech was a deliberate contrast to:
a)
The Renaissance prose
b)
Chaucer’s humor
c)
Petrarch’s ornate Italian style
d)
The metaphysical conceit
67.
Which theme is commonly shared between Remembrance and They Flee From Me?
a)
Social justice
b)
Royal ambition
c)
Inconstancy in love
d)
Religious redemption
68.
In Remembrance, What poetic device is used in the line: “They flee from me that sometime did me seek”?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Antithesis
c)
Paradox
d)
Irony
69.
The poem Remembrance reflects a tone of:
a)
Celebration and unity
b)
Accusation and sorrow
c)
Comedy and satire
d)
Worship and reverence
70.
Wyatt’s use of enjambment in his sonnets often serves to:
a)
Break syntax and hide meaning
b)
Maintain strict meter
c)
Create a conversational flow
d)
Emphasize rhyme over rhythm
71.
Which of the following best describes Wyatt’s contribution to English poetry?
a)
Father of the heroic couplet
b)
Inventor of the Spenserian stanza
c)
Pioneer of sonnet writing in English
d)
First dramatist in English
72.
What is the major difference between Wyatt’s sonnets and those of Petrarch?
a)
Wyatt used alliteration extensively
b)
Wyatt's sonnets were political
c)
Wyatt’s sonnets used a looser rhyme scheme and harsher tone
d)
Wyatt’s sonnets were only religious
73.
What is the meaning of the term “courtly love”, often reflected in Wyatt’s poetry?
a)
Love between married nobles
b)
Spiritual love between God and man
c)
Idealized, unattainable love often directed toward a noble lady
d)
Political alliances between kingdoms
74.
Wyatt’s political downfall was linked to:
a)
Religious heresy
b)
His affair with Anne Boleyn
c)
Military failure
d)
His atheism
75.
In which year was Doctor Faustus first published (A-text)?
a)
1587
b)
1592
c)
1604
d)
1616
76.
Christopher Marlowe was reportedly killed in a tavern brawl in the year:
a)
1593
b)
1595
c)
1599
d)
1601
77.
Which of the following plays is not by Marlowe?
a)
Tamburlaine
b)
The Jew of Malta
c)
Edward II
d)
The Spanish Tragedy
78.
Which Marlowe play is based on a real English monarch and is often considered a precursor to Shakespeare’s histories?
a)
Doctor Faustus
b)
Edward II
c)
Tamburlaine
d)
Dido, Queen of Carthage
79.
In Doctor Faustus, how long does Faustus agree to serve Lucifer in exchange for 24 years of power?
a)
7 years
b)
12 years
c)
24 years
d)
40 years
80.
In Dr. Faustus, The line “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?” refers to:
a)
Cleopatra
b)
Dido
c)
Helen of Troy
d)
Elizabeth I
81.
In Dr. Faustus, Which literary device is prominent in the line: “Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it” (spoken by Mephistopheles)?
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Paradox
c)
Metaphor
d)
Hyperbole
82.
What does Faustus use to sign the contract with Lucifer?
a)
A quill
b)
A dagger
c)
His own blood
d)
A cursed relic
83.
In the play, who tries to convince Faustus to repent?
a)
Mephistopheles
b)
The Old Man
c)
Valdes and Cornelius
d)
Lucifer himself
84.
The comic scenes in Doctor Faustus, particularly involving Robin and Rafe, serve primarily to:
a)
Advance the plot
b)
Provide comic relief and satire
c)
Reveal Faustus's inner guilt
d)
Glorify necromancy
85.
Which character in Doctor Faustus serves as Faustus’s servant and comic companion?
a)
Wagner
b)
Valdes
c)
Rafe
d)
Robin
86.
Which of the following best describes Marlowe’s dramatic style?
a)
Use of prose and blank verse
b)
Mock-heroic rhymed couplets
c)
Unrhymed iambic pentameter (blank verse) with “mighty lines”
d)
Chorus-led Greek tragedy
87.
The Chorus in Doctor Faustus is used to:
a)
Speak directly to Mephistopheles
b)
Comment on action and provide moral commentary
c)
Provide comic relief
d)
Interact with Faustus
88.
Which of the seven deadly sins does not appear in the pageant shown to Faustus?
a)
Lust
b)
Envy
c)
Greed
d)
Sloth
89.
What is Faustus’s final emotional state before he is dragged to hell?
a)
Peaceful acceptance
b)
Frenzied regret and despair
c)
Blasphemous joy
d)
Stoic indifference
90.
The literary source for Doctor Faustus is:
a)
Holinshed’s Chronicles
b)
The Faustbuch (German chapbook)
c)
Virgil’s Aeneid
d)
Plutarch’s Lives
91.
Who says, “Faustus is gone: regard his hellish fall”?
a)
The Chorus
b)
Lucifer
c)
The Old Man
d)
Mephistopheles
92.
Glossary: What does “necromancy” mean in the context of Doctor Faustus?
a)
Ancient astrology
b)
Prophecy by dreams
c)
Communication with the dead through magic
d)
Study of natural science
93.
Which of Marlowe’s plays features a protagonist who defies religious norms for power, similar to Faustus?
a)
The Jew of Malta
b)
Edward II
c)
Hero and Leander
d)
Massacre at Paris
94.
Which of the following best expresses the central theme of Doctor Faustus?
a)
Political revolution and liberty
b)
Love and loss
c)
The danger of ambition and hubris
d)
The value of revenge
95.
Which of the following best describes Mephistopheles' Psychological depth in the play?
a)
He is merely a devilish trickster
b)
He is emotionless and mechanical
c)
He displays both suffering and loyalty, despite being damned
d)
He is a one-dimensional villain
96.
What role does Lucifer play in Faustus's damnation?
a)
He grants Faustus magical powers himself
b)
He impersonates the Pope
c)
He ensures Faustus signs the pact and distracts him from repentance
d)
He is absent from the play
97.
Wagner, Faustus's servant, Primarily servers what dramatic purpose in the play?
a)
Comic relief and parody of Faustus
b)
Political Commentary
c)
Embodiment of Wisdom
d)
Reflection of divine authority
98.
In Dr. Faustus, Valdes and Cornelius are responsible for:
a)
Encouraging Faustus to study medicine
b)
Warning Faustus against black magic
c)
Introducing Faustus to necromancy
d)
Defeating Faustus in a magic duel
99.
What recurring image throughout the play signifies Faustus's downward Journey?
a)
The Moon
b)
Clocks and Time
c)
Gold and Treasure
d)
Rivers
100.
What does Faustus do immediately after signing the pact with Lucifer?
a)
Prays
b)
Request Helen of Troy
c)
Demand a book of spells
d)
Ask Philosophical Questions
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