Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Renaissance History Worksheet Name: ____________________________ (Rise and Height sections) Supply the missing information as you read the packet. The Renaissance was a _________________ of scholarship based on classical learning (from ancient Greece and Rome) and philosophy, as well as of the _____________________, a realization of the human potential for development. Artists of the period included ____________________, ______________________, and ____________________. One revered inventor _____________________ planned flying and war machines. The ___________________________ attempted to cleanse the Church of its abuses. During this period two Protestant movements were founded: ____________________________ and ___________________________ . Two philosophers , _________________________ from the Netherlands and _________________________ from Italy, focused on man’s relation ship to man rather than on man’s relationship to God as had been the focus of the Medieval period. Science was shaking the traditional views of the world. ________________________ in Poland suggested the Sun was the center of the universe, not the earth. ___________________’s telescope allowed man to view the stars. The Renaissance is sometimes called the Age of _______________________, a direct result of the colonization of the New World. Instrumental in the expansion of Europe were the explorers _________________________ and _____________________ of Spain, ________________________ of England and ________________________ of France. The Renaissance has three parts: the rise of the Renaissance under the ____________________ monarchs, the height of the period under ____________________, and the decline of the period under the _________________ kings. The historical event that begins this period is the ____________________________ (1485). _______________________ was crowned king and unified England. London ‘s population increased steadily partially as a result of ________________________ that reduced the amount of open areas for animals and for and farming, as well as the shift in population to the cities. The ________________________ made books and thus knowledge more available to the people, allowing almost half the population to become literate. (__________________________ set up the first press in England.) The Oxford Group introduced the New Learning (or __________________ -- studies concerned with human interest and values) at Oxford while ______________________ began teaching Greek at Cambridge. This influence spread to preparatory schools and many private schools were founded. New genres of literature were brought into England from the European continent. Wyatt and Surrey brought the _____________________ from Italy (perfected by ____________________ in Italy) and Bacon introduced the ______________________ (originated in _______________________ by _________________________). Two events happened which diminished the role of the Catholic Church in England. One was __________________________ posting his __________________________ on the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany. The second event was the divorce of ___________________________ and King _____________________. His reason for this divorce was his desire for a male heir. When the Pope refused to grant the divorce, Henry VIII created the Church of England (also called __________________________) and had Parliament declare him the head of the church. Anyone employed by the Church, in an educated profession, or attending Oxford or Cambridge was required to take the Oath of ____________________, which recognized Henry VIII as the head of the Church. He had three children: ____________________ (daughter of Catherine of Aragon); _________________________ (daughter of Anne Boleyn); and ____________________________ (son of Jane Seymour and heir to the throne). He also more had three childless marriages to ________________________, _____________________________, and __________________________. Henry’s son ruled after the king’s death, followed by his sister _____________________ , who tried to restore England to Catholicism. Elizabeth I ruled England from ______________ to ___________________. She was __________ years old when she was crowned queen and remained on the throne for _____________ years. Elizabeth had three religious factions to held in check: the ________________________, the __________________ and the ____________________. When the pope excommunicated her in 1570, England united behind its queen. However, there were still problems with other heirs to the throne. Elizabeth’s cousin, _______________________________ (Stuart), represented such a threat. There were many plots that suggested that the Scottish queen would take the throne. As a result, Elizabeth had her cousin beheaded in ________________. Elizabeth was a well-educated queen. She established _______________ free grammar schools open to all her subjects. ___________________________ made a college education available to the middle class. A second threat from outside the island nation came when __________________________ of Spain tried to punish England for the pirating of his ships by individuals like _______________________ (captain of the Golden Hind). He sent the ____________________________ to invade England. Its defeat meant that England would remain _________________________ and the England was a dominant sea power. The courtiers of the age were expected to be educated men and to live up to the “Renaissance ideal”: _________________, ___________________ and __________________. Elizabeth herself was a contradiction – she could be uncouth in one moment and very courteous in the next. This age was also known as the Golden Age of _______________________. Three important playwrights ( _______________________, ______________________ and _____________________) all wrote and performed on stage during her reign. These three men caused _______________________ (unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter and introduced to England by Surrey) to become the main poetic line of theater during the Renaissance. Every level of society was drawn to theaters, including the criminal element. The ____________________ complained more and more about the “ungodliness” of the theaters. The theaters were closed when an outbreak of the ___________________ and caused the acting companies to tour the countryside. In 1603, Elizabeth I died. On her deathbed, she named the child of her cousin Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots) her heir. James VI of Scotland was crowned __________________ of England, the first of the Stuart kings. Renaissance History Quiz British Literature Name:____________________________ Using the Renaissance history worksheet as an aid, please write a response to each of the following questions in the space provided. 1. In what European country did the Renaissance originate? _______________________ 2. The Renaissance is defined as the rebirth of what?___________________________ 3. Which Renaissance artist was also an inventor? ___________________________ 4. What important invention did Galileo develop during this period? ______________________ 5. Which English explorer was instrumental in the expansion of Europe? ___________________ 6. What family of rulers was on the throne at the beginning of the period? __________________ 7. What ruler was on the throne at the height of the Renaissance? _________________________ 8. What family of rulers was on the throne during the decline of the Renaissance? ____________ 9. What historical event ended when the Renaissance began? ____________________________ 10. What invention enabled the population of England to become literate? __________________ 11. What is the formal name of the "New Learning" introduced by the Oxford Group? _____________________ 12. At what English university did the philosopher and follower of the New Learning Erasmus teach? __________________________ 13. What genre was introduced by Wyatt and Surrey? _________________________ 14. What genre was introduced to England by Sir Francis Bacon? ___________________ 15 and 16. What two events occurred during this period to diminish the influence of the Catholic Church? ____________________________ and ____________________________ 17. What monarch tried to restore Catholicism? _______________________________ !8. For how many years did Elizabeth rule? _______________________________ 19. What heir to the throne was Elizabeth forced to behead? ________________________ 20. What historical event resulted in English supremacy on the high seas? _______________ of _______________________________ 21. and 22. What two dramatist wrote during the same time period as Shakespeare? _______________________ and ___________________________ 23. What poetic line became the main vehicle for drama during this period? _________________ 24. What disease caused the playhouses to close? _____________________________ 25. Who was named Elizabeth's successor? ______________________________ British Literature Renaissance Literature I. _____ 1. essay _____ 2. carpe diem _____ 3. art or literary epic _____ 4. synecdoche _____ 5. metonymy _____ 6. anastrophe _____ 7. formal essay _____ 8. sonnet _____9. parallelism _____ 10. apostrophe _____ 11. pastoral poetry _____ 12. metaphysical poetry _____ 13. Cavalier poetry _____ 14. metaphysical conceit Name: ___________________________ January 18, 2007 A. a comparison between two items which seem to have nothing in common, but the comparison is very true B. poetry which celebrates and idealizes the beauty and pleasures of country life C. intellectual poetry written to startle the reader into seeing something in a new perspective D. light-hearted poetry written by men of the court E. a fourteen line verse written in iambic pentameter F. Latin phrase meaning "Seize the Day" and is the theme of much Cavalier poetry G. a moderately brief prose discussion of a restricted topic, often presenting a personal point of view H. serious, dignified, logically organized prose discussion written to inform or persuade J. inversion of the usual order of the parts of a sentence K. figure of speech in which an absent person, an abstract concept or inanimate object is directly addresses as if it could respond L. arrangement of parts of a sentence, paragraph or other unit of composition in which one element equal in importance to another is similarly developed and phrased M. a deliberate creation by the artist-writer about a civilization or a people. It, too, may be based on long-ago histories or on long-ago literature. N. figure of speech in which a specific word naming an object is substituted for another word with which it is closely associated P. figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole thing IV. Answer the following questions with short phrases. Complete sentences are not necessary. 1. How is most metaphysical poetry structured? (2 pts.) 2. What is the other common theme of Cavalier poetry not previously mentioned on this exam? (1 pt.) 3. Explain the symbolism in Herrick's poem of the rosebud and the sun. (2 pts.) rosebud = time = 4. For each of the following common characteristics and conventions of structure of the epic, give a specific example of its use from Paradise Lost. (2 pts. each) A. theme revealed in opening lines: B. epic simile: C. Setting vast in scope: 5. What was Milton’s purpose for writing Paradise Lost? Quote the line from the poem exactly to receive full credit. (2 pts.) 6. Explain how sonnets are structured. Give both names for each type of sonnet, the poetic line names and the rhyme schemes as well as the structure of the poem’s content. (15 points) III. History. Place the letter of the of the correct phrase in the space provided within the paragraph. A. Spanish Armada H. Stuart Q. Renaissance B. Edward VI J. Mary Tudor R. Protestant C. William Shakespeare K. printing press S. Surrey D. Wyatt L. Ninety-five Thesis T. Sir Francis Drake E. James VI M. Mary Stuart V. Elizabeth F. Anglican Church N. blank verse W. forty-five G. Globe P. Tudor The 1. ____ developed in Italy and spread westward toward England. The period in England may be divided into three parts: the Rise of the Renaissance under the 2.____ monarchs, the Height of the Renaissance under 3. ____ , and the Decline of the Renaissance under the 4.____ monarchs. During this period the invention of the 5. ____ made possible the rapid spread of knowledge. The first major impact of the English Renaissance on its literature is observable in the poetry of 6. ____ and 7.____ , who introduced and Anglicized the sonnet. Surrey is credited with inventing English 8. ____, the dominant vehicle for plays. Two major events occurred which diminished the influence of the Catholic Church in England. The first was the posting of Martin Luther's 9.____ on the church door in Wittenburg, Germany. The second was the establishment of the 10. ____ by Henry VIII, a direct result of his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Thus England became a 11. ____ nation. Under Henry VIII's successor, 12 ____, the Protestant movement continued. The next monarch, 13.____, attempted to restore Catholicism, resulting in turmoil and bloodshed. Elizabeth restored order to England. She was twenty-five when she ascended to the throne and ruled for 14. ____ years. During her reign, 15____, a Catholic and heir to the throne after the queen, represented an invitation to rebellion from within and aggression without. She was beheaded in 1587. Also during Elizabeth's reign, the defeat of the 16._____ meant that England would remain Protestant and would emerge as a dominant power on the seas. Riches came from ventures on the sea like those of pirate-patriot 17.____. Elizabeth's reign was also an age of courtiers, many of whom were poets. Besides poetry, this period is considered the golden age of drama. One successful and famous playwright was 18._____. He and his acting company owned and operated the most famous public theater, the 19. _____. At the end of her reign, Elizabeth named her successor, 20.____. IV. Quotations. In the space before each quotation, write the letter of the title of the piece. Circle the word in the parenthesis which best completes the quotation. Circle the name of the author. Authors and titles may be used more than once. (36 pts.) Authors A. Paradise Lost B. “Song, To Celia” C. “To Althea, From Prison” D. “To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time” E. “Of Studies” F. “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” G. “Meditation 17” H. “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” _____ 1. "Gather ye (gold, rosebuds, compasses) while ye may..." Author: Donne Herrick Marlowe _____ 2. "Our two souls, therefore, which are but one/ Though I must go, endure not yet / A breach, but an expansion/ Like (time, eyes, gold) to airy thinness beat." Author: Milton Jonson Donne _____ 3. "Of man's first (disobedience, prison, chapter) and the (island, fruit, cage) / Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal/ Brought death into the world…" Author: Milton Jonson Donne _____ 4. "No man is a(n) (prison, cage, island), entire of itself...." Author: Donne Herrick Marlowe _____ 5. "If they be two, they are two so/ As stiff (twin compasses, sun, rosebuds) are two; Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show/ To move, but doth if the other do..." Author: Bacon Donne Lovelace _____ 6. "Stone walls do not a(n) (disobedience, prison, chapter) make,/ Nor iron bars a(n) (island, fruit, cage)." Author: Bacon Donne Lovelace _____ 7. "Drink to me only with thine (time, eyes, delights) / And I will pledge with mine." Author: Jonson Marlowe Milton _____ 8. "All mankind is of one (chapter, author, twin) and is one volume; when one man dies one (chapter, swallowed, twin) is not torn out of the book, but is translated to a better language." Author: Donne Bacon Milton _____ 9. "Some books are to be (tasted, swallowed, chewed, digested) , others to be (tasted, swallowed, chewed, digested), and some few to be (tasted, swallowed, chewed, digested ) and (tasted, swallowed, chewed, digested.” Author: Donne Bacon Milton _____ 10. “If these (time, eyes, delights) thy mind may move, / Then live with me and be my love.” Author: Donne Herrick Marlowe Renaissance and Seventeenth Century Review Sheet Works read. For each of the following pieces, know the author, genre(s) and specific literary elements that were discussed in class. Sonnets as a genre Bacon: "Of Studies" Marlowe: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" Raleigh: "The Nymph's Reply" Jonson: "Still to Be Neat"; Song, To Celia"; "On My First Son" Lovelace: "To Althea, From Prison"; To Lucasta, On Going to the Wars" Herrick: "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time" Donne: "The Bait"; "A Valediction, Forbidding Mourning"; "Holy Sonnet 10"; "Meditation 17" Milton: Paradise Lost The King James Bible Literary terms. Be able to define each term and examples of the use of each device within a literary work: sonnet (both types), essay, formal essay, Cavalier poetry, carpe diem, metaphysical poetry, metaphysical conceit, pastoral poetry, art epic, parallelism Format 14 pts. Define terms. Matching 35 pts. Famous lines from works. Word bank provided for fill in section. Also name the author and title of piece the lines are taken from. No word bank for poem title/ author section. 20 pts. History paragraph. Fill in the blank (word bank provided). 26 pts. short answer – structure of metaphysical pieces, Cavalier themes, symbolism of time, rosebud, epic structure as applied to Paradise Lost and sonnet (see review on back side of this page). British Literature Renaissance Literature I. _____ 1. essay _____ 2. carpe diem _____ 3. art or literary epic _____ 4. metaphysical conceit _____ 5. Cavalier poetry _____ 6. anastrophe _____ 7. formal essay _____ 8. sonnet _____9. parallelism _____ 10. pastoral poetry _____ 11. metaphysical poetry Name: ___________________________ January 18, 2007 A. a comparison between two items which seem to have nothing in common, but the comparison is very true B. poetry which celebrates and idealizes the beauty and pleasures of country life C. intellectual poetry written to startle the reader into seeing something in a new perspective D. light-hearted poetry written by men of the court E. a fourteen line verse written in iambic pentameter F. Latin phrase meaning "Seize the Day" and is the theme of much Cavalier poetry G. a moderately brief prose discussion of a restricted topic, often presenting a personal point of view H. serous, dignified, logically organized prose discussion written to inform or persuade J. inversion of the usual order of the parts of a sentence K. figure of speech in which an absent person, an abstract concept or inanimate object is directly addresses as if it could respond L. arrangement of parts of a sentence, paragraph or other unit of composition in which one element equal in importance to another is similarly developed and phrased M. a deliberate creation by the artist-writer about a civilization or a people; may be based on long-ago histories or on long-ago literature. IV. Answer the following questions with short phrases. Complete sentences are not necessary. 1. How is most metaphysical poetry structured? (2 pts.) 2. What is the other common theme of Cavalier poetry not previously mentioned on this exam? (1 pt.) 3. Explain the symbolism in Herrick's poem of the rosebud and the sun. (2 pts.) rosebud = time =