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100

Who created a 42-line bible in 1455 and the moveable type printing press in 1436?

Johannes Gutenberg

100

What were the two parts of the Interregnum?

The Commonwealth and the Protectorate.

100

What are the years of the Renaissance?

1485-1660

100

What writing style follows this criteria?

9 lines total-  8 lines are iambic pentameter with the 9th line (alexandrine) written in iambic hexameter?

Spenserian stanza

200

Which tudor came to power in 1509-1547

Henry VIII

200

What machine was created to make the mass production of literature available rather than having monks tour endlessly?

The Gutenberg Moveable type printing press.

200

When was the Interregnum?

1642-1660

200

What does "Sonnet" mean?

Little Sound 

300

This King reigning 1625-1642 liked to spend money, parliament didn’t like that and tried to make him stop, he dismissed them before he was executed in 1649

King Charles I

300

What was the idea of the government basically being ruled by Parliament. A group of elected officials that are in charge, not one person. Not fully Democratic (lot’s of people cannot vote)

What was the Commonwealth of the Interregnum?

300

What year was Charles I executed for treason ?

1649

300

What poetic form follows this criteria?

 14 lines in sonnets. Octave, 8 lines ,  (abbaabba) + Sestet , 6 lines, (cdecde or variation )  

Petrarchan Sonnet

400

Who is James II's daughter and her partner that take control of the country by dissenters in Parliament in 1688-1702 

Mary and William

400

What was the fight over Royalists v Parliamentarians (“Roundheads”) . Charles I executed for treason (1649)

English Civil War (1642-1650)

400

What are the years of the author who wrote The Flea?

John Donne (1572-1631)

400

What is the 9th line of a Petrarchan Sonnet called and what does it do?

Volta ; high point of the story before the rest of the sestet provides a resolution.

500

What writer has dates that span across the renaissance and the 18th century but is not considered a renaissance writer?

John Milton


500

What historical event follows these guidelines:

Escalating Catholic - Protestant tensions, Guy Fawkes Remember remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should never be forgot! 

The Gunpowder Plot (1605)

500

What are the years of the author who wrote Paradise Lost?

John Milton (1608-1674)

500

What literacy genre fits the following criteria?

A courtly entertainment that combines music, poetry, dance, and spectacle with elaborate costumes and scenery. Often features allegory and myth to celebrate royalty

Masque

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