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Renaissance Literary Gems: A Quiz on the Classics

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Which of these is NOT a famous work by William Shakespeare?

  1. Romeo and Juliet

  2. Hamlet

  3. The Divine Comedy

  4. Macbeth


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Divine Comedy is a famous work by Dante Alighieri, not William Shakespeare.

Who is the main character in John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost"?

  1. Adam

  2. Eve

  3. Satan

  4. God


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Satan is the main character in John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost".

Which of these is NOT a famous work by Geoffrey Chaucer?

  1. The Canterbury Tales

  2. Troilus and Criseyde

  3. The Decameron

  4. The Book of the Duchess


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Decameron is a famous work by Giovanni Boccaccio, not Geoffrey Chaucer.

Who is the author of the play "Doctor Faustus"?

  1. Christopher Marlowe

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. Ben Jonson

  4. John Milton


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Christopher Marlowe is the author of the play "Doctor Faustus".

Which of these is NOT a famous work by Thomas More?

  1. Utopia

  2. A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation

  3. The History of King Richard III

  4. The Book of the Duchess


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Book of the Duchess is a famous work by Geoffrey Chaucer, not Thomas More.

Who is the main character in Edmund Spenser's epic poem "The Faerie Queene"?

  1. Redcrosse Knight

  2. Una

  3. Archimago

  4. Duessa


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Redcrosse Knight is the main character in Edmund Spenser's epic poem "The Faerie Queene".

Which of these is NOT a famous work by Ben Jonson?

  1. Volpone

  2. The Alchemist

  3. Every Man in His Humour

  4. The Decameron


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Decameron is a famous work by Giovanni Boccaccio, not Ben Jonson.

Who is the author of the play "The Duchess of Malfi"?

  1. John Webster

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. Ben Jonson

  4. Christopher Marlowe


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Webster is the author of the play "The Duchess of Malfi".

Which of these is NOT a famous work by Francis Bacon?

  1. The Advancement of Learning

  2. Novum Organum

  3. The History of Henry VII

  4. Essays


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The History of Henry VII is a famous work by Francis Bacon.

Who is the author of the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

  1. William Shakespeare

  2. Christopher Marlowe

  3. Ben Jonson

  4. John Milton


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Shakespeare is the author of the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Which of these is NOT a famous work by Thomas Dekker?

  1. The Shoemaker's Holiday

  2. Old Fortunatus

  3. The Decameron

  4. The Honest Whore


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Decameron is a famous work by Giovanni Boccaccio, not Thomas Dekker.

Who is the author of the play "The Changeling"?

  1. Thomas Middleton

  2. William Rowley

  3. John Fletcher

  4. Francis Beaumont


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Thomas Middleton and William Rowley are the authors of the play "The Changeling".

Which of these is NOT a famous work by John Donne?

  1. The Sun Rising

  2. The Flea

  3. The Good-Morrow

  4. The Decameron


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Decameron is a famous work by Giovanni Boccaccio, not John Donne.

Who is the author of the play "The White Devil"?

  1. John Webster

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. Ben Jonson

  4. Christopher Marlowe


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Webster is the author of the play "The White Devil".

Which of these is NOT a famous work by George Herbert?

  1. The Temple

  2. The Country Parson

  3. The Decameron

  4. Jacula Prudentum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Decameron is a famous work by Giovanni Boccaccio, not George Herbert.

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