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What literary form flourished during the Renaissance and involved elaborate comparisons?

The Sonnet

What Roman playwright is known for The Brothers and The Self-Tormentor?

Terence

Who wrote the play The Way of the World?

William Congreve

What genre is Christopher Marlowe best known for?

Tragedy / Drama

What is the name of Shakespeare’s tragic love story?

Romeo and Juliet

What is a “morality play” in medieval literature?

A play that teaches moral lessons, often personifying virtues and vices

Who wrote Paradise Lost?

John Milton

Who wrote The Prince during the Renaissance?

Niccolò Machiavelli

Who wrote The Aeneid?

Virgil

What is a sonnet?

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme

Who was the author of Metamorphoses?

Ovid

Who is the hero in the medieval romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

Sir Gawain

Which poem by Edmund Spenser is an allegory celebrating Queen Elizabeth I?

The Faerie Queene

Who wrote Utopia, envisioning a perfect society?

Thomas More

What is the name of John Donne’s literary style?

Metaphysical poetry

Which English playwright is the most famous writer of the Renaissance?

William Shakespeare

Which medieval story tells of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table?

Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory

Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?

Geoffrey Chaucer

What is the language of Beowulf?

Old English

Which of Shakespeare’s plays is considered a tragicomedy or “problem play”?

The Merchant of Venice