Early 17th Century

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Early 17th Century

Question 1 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the general subject of the Welsh poet Katherine Philips's work?
A
celebrations of the transience of all life and beauty
B
celebrations of lesbian sexuality in terms that did not imply a male readership
C
celebrations of religious ecstasy and divine inspiration
D
celebrations of female friendship in Platonic terms normally reserved for male friendships
Question 2 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
James I liked to imagine himself as a modern version of which ruler?
A
Pericles
B
Genghis Khan
C
Richard Lionheart
D
Augustus Caesar
Question 3 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the intended target of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605?
A
Westminster Abbey
B
Tower Bridge
C
the Houses of Parliament
D
Buckingham Palace
Question 4 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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
Question 5 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the tile of Thomas Hobbes's defense of absolute sovereignty based on a theory of social contract?
A
The Litany in a Time of Plague
B
Utopia
C
Leviathan
D
The Advancement of Learning
There are 5 questions to complete.