Which of the following colonial ventures took place in the reign of James I (1603-25) ?
A. the founding of the Jamestown settlement
B. the founding of the Plymouth colony
C. Henry Hudson’s fruitless search for the Northwest Passage
D. all of the above
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