Elizabethan Prose MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: April 19, 2025

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1. New Atlantis is modeled on which of the following?



2. Which work of Bacon was left incomplete due to his sudden death?



3. Which essayist wrote both in Latin and English?



4. When did Bacon’s The Advancement of Learning appear?



5. When was Francis Bacon born?



6. When did Bacon’s History of Henry appear?



7. Who called Bacon the first essayist, as he remains for sheer mass and weight of genius?



8. Bacon’s general conception of the essay was borrowed from



9. According to _______, “Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man.”



10. When did Bacon become a member of Parliament?



11. The only essay of Bacon which is personal is



12. Who called Bacon’s style an index of the emergence of the modern world?



13. Where does Bacon advise one to “divide with reason between self-love and society”?



14. Bacon’s essays in the first edition are in number:



15. The first edition of Bacon’s essays were published in



16. Which writing of Bacon is philosophical?



17. Which work of Bacon is another Utopia?



18. Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity is a monumental book by



19. During imprisonment in the Tower, Walter Raleigh wrote



20. Hooker’s book is an object lesson in which of the following type?



21. Sidney’s Arcadia is a work of what kind of content?



22. Walter Raleigh was appointed Lord Warden of the Stannaries in



23. Sidney wrote Arcadia to entertain



24. In his general attitude to literature, Sidney is a



25. The most important critical work of the Elizabethan period is



 

 

Elizabethan prose basic info
Elizabethan prose basic info

 

Elizabethan prose books names
Elizabethan prose books names

 

Elizabethan Prose books names

Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit John Lyly 1578
Euphues and His England John Lyly 1580
The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham 1589
The Faerie Queene (Book I) Edmund Spenser 1590
A Defence of Poetry Philip Sidney 1595
An Apology for Poetry Philip Sidney 1595
The Advancement of Learning Francis Bacon 1605
Essays Francis Bacon 1597, 1612, 1625

Elizabethan Prose Basic info

Period Elizabethan Era (1558–1603)
Characteristics – Flourished during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
– Marked by the rise of English prose literature
– Varied in form and subject matter
– Influenced by humanism and Renaissance ideals
Major Works – “Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit” by John Lyly
– “The Faerie Queene” by Edmund Spenser (partly prose, partly poetry)
– “Essays” by Francis Bacon
– Translations of classical works
Literary Figures – John Lyly
– Sir Philip Sidney
– Edmund Spenser
– Francis Bacon
Styles – Ornate and elaborate prose in the style of Euphuism
– Allegorical and symbolic prose in Spenser’s works
– Philosophical and scientific exploration in Bacon’s essays
Themes – Love and romance
– Chivalry and honor
– Exploration of human nature and society
– Political and philosophical reflection

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