Religion played a pivotal part in Elizabethan life. Protestants, Catholics, Puritans, and other religious groups jostled for power and survival in uncertain times. In 1559, an Act of Parliament was passed which determined the “supreme governor” of all things spiritual. Who was it ?
A. The Pope in Rome
B. Each man was his own supreme governor
C. The Archbishop of Canterbury
D. Queen Elizabeth I
Related Questions on Ages, era, period - English Literature Mcqs
Marlowe’s play ’Tamburlaine the Great’ was based loosely on the life of which Asian ruler ?
A. Zhu Yuanzhang
B. Genghis Khan
C. Timur
D. Kublai Khan
In Marlowe’s play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta ?
A. Lazarus
B. Solomon
C. Barabas
D. Shylock
A. William Shakespeare
B. Thomas Kyd
C. John Dryden
D. John Donne
Which of these Kings was the subject of a play by Marlowe ?
A. Henry V
B. Richard III
C. Edward II
D. John
One of Marlowe’s most famous poems was an account of which lovers ?
A. Anthony and Cleopatra
B. Hero and Leander
C. Troilus and Cressida
D. Apollo and Hyacinth