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SALTBritishLit3A
Study helps for British Lit Unit 3A Test
Question | Answer |
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"Salvation by faith" is the subject of which which of Tyndale's essays? | Parable of the Wicked Mammon |
What was one way the middle class gained power during the Tudor period? | increased power of local governments |
Give the term for this definition: "a highly artificial literary mode which centers on shepherds and idealizes rural settings" | pastoralism |
Who wrote The Shepherd's Calendar? | Edmund Spenser |
More's Dialogue is a reply to what work by Tyndale? | Parable of the Wicked Mammon |
Which work of Edmund Spenser was sophisticated and learned, comprising many different poetic genres and was prefatory to his projected epic? | The Shepherd's Calendar |
Which two versions of Scripture are most similar to each other? | the Geneva Bible and the KJV |
To whom did Spenser dedicate The Shepherd's Calendar? | Philip Sidney |
How many poetic feet does the typical sonnet line contain? | five |
Who declared that the righteous man is one who hears and believes the Word of God? | Tyndale |
What was another way the middle class gained power during the Tudor period? | the growth of the trade companies |
More's humanism is evident in what work? | Utopia |
In his Answer unto Sir Thomas More's Dialogue, Tyndale declares that the true interpreter of scripture is whom? | the Holy Spirit |
Where did Cranmer surprisingly declare that his true faith is universally Christian? | St. Mary's |
In Raleigh's poem "The Pilgrimage," how do the travelers enter heaven? | thirsty |
Which Tudor poet invented blank verse? | Surrey |
For what purpose was the greatest English literature written? | the moral improvement of mankind |
Christ's resurrection is celebrated in which sonnet? | Sonnet 68 ("Most Glorious Lord") |
What was the third way the middle class gained power during the Tudor period? | increased membership in the House of Commons |
Who was the leading English humanist during the Tudor period? | Thomas More |
Who was the person most responsible for the organization and style of The Book of Common Prayer? | Thomas Cranmer |
Where did Sir Walter Raleigh twice attempt to establish a settlement? | Roanoke Island |
Wyatt criticizes Cupid in which poem? | "Farewell, Love" |
Who produced the first complete Bible in English? | Miles Coverdale |
How many books of The Faerie Queene did Spenser actually complete? | six |
Which decree officially divorced England from the Roman Catholic church? | Act of Supremacy |
Stella accepts the poet in which sonnet? | "O Grammar Rules" |
Surrey's "Love That Liveth and Reigneth in My Thought" has what dominant image? | war |
In The Faerie Queene, the flimsiness of the House of Pride is indicated by what? | thin walls, crumbling back sections and sand foundation |
What word best describes Elizabeth's religious policy? | moderate |
Which word best describes Sidney? | idealistic |
In The Faerie Queene, which character does NOT represent the Catholic Church in some way? | Una |
According to The Faerie Queene, where is Error's den located? | Wandering Wood |
What does the cannibalism of Error's offspring represent? | the self-destructive nature of evil |
In his Dialogue, why does More use the phrase "Christ's Church" rather than "Catholic Church"? | to imply that the Catholic church is the true church of Christ |
According to An Apology for Poetry, what is the dual purpose of poetry? | teaching and delighting |
Why did Foxe decide to publish an English version of his Book of Martyrs? | he wanted to influence the common people |
According to An Apology for Poetry, in what sense can fictional stories actually be true? | They may convey universal spiritual - rather than historical - truths |
What is the literary term for a strained and elaborate comparison? | conceit |