Who was the greatest playwright before Shakespeare?
A. Spenser
Bacon
C. Ben Johnson
D. Marlowe
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When Hamlet says, “the native hue of resolution / Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,” he means that
A. one may lose his resolution if he thinks too much
B. one may become sick if he thinks too much
C. one may lose his healthy complexion and looks pale as one becomes sick
D. one’s resolution may change its nature as one becomes sick
About the Renaissance humanists which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. They thought money and social status was the measure of all things.
B. They thought people were largely subordinated to the ruling class without any freedom and independence.
C. They couldn’t see the human values in their works.
D. They emphasized the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life.
“So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” In this line from Shakespeare’s famous Sonnet 18, “this” refers to
A. a summer’s day
B. the poet
C. the poem
D. the beauty of the woman
Francis Bacon is not only a great ______, but also the founder of modern science.
A. poet
B. essayist
C. dramatist
D. novelist