What metaphor does Edmund Spenser employ (Faerie Queene Book 1 Canto 12) to frame his tale and to describe the relationship between the tale and its readers?
(1) That of a caravan of lost souls, traversing a desert.
(2) That of a stagecoach, which picks up diverse passengers along the way.
(3) That of a ship filled with jolly mariners.
(4) That of a riderless horse, following his own direction.
Answer: 3
Edmund Spenser’s Epithalamion is a carefully structured poem carrying __________ corresponding to the .
(1) twelve stanzas; months of the year
(2) three hundred and sixty five lines; days of the year
(3)fourteen stanzas; two week-long bridal ceremonies
(4)eleven stanzas; eleventh month, November
Answer: 2
In “A Letter of the Authors” Edmund Spenser writes that two characters in Faerie Queene represent Queen Elizabeth. Who are they?
Britomart II. Cynthia III. Belphoebe IV. The Faerie Queene
The right combination according to the code is:
(1) III and IV (2) I and IV (3) I and III (4) II and III
Answer: 1
16. Edmund Spenser’s Colin Clout’s Come Home Again is a fine example of :
(1) carpe diem
(2) sonnet sequence
(3) georgic poetry
(4) pastoral eclogue
Answer: 4
39. When Fidessa says, “O but I fear the fickle freakes …./ Of fortune false, and oddes of armes in field” (Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto 5), this is a fine example of
(1) Alliteration
(2) Allegory
(3) Assonance
(4) Antithesis
Answer: 1
In Faerie Queene what is Redcrosse’s reward for slaying the Dragon?
(1) The Dragon’s treasure hoard
(2) The satisfaction of accomplishing the end of a righteous quest
(3) Eternal salvation
(4) Una’s hand in marriage and her parents’ kingdom
Answer: 4
The figure of the Warrior Virgin in Spenser’s Faerie Queene is represented by the character
(A) Britomart
(B) Gloriana
(C) Cynthia
(D) Duessa
Answer: A
The Faerie Queene is based on :
(A) Utopia
(B) Tottelis Miscellany
(C) Morte d’Arthur
(D) Orlando Furioso
Answer: D
The Red cross Knight is Spenser’s Faerie Queene represents :
(A) Temperance
(B) Chastity
(C) Truth
(D) Falsehood
Answer: C
In relation to Spenser’s Faerie Queene which of the following character virtue link is rightly matched?
(A) Justice-Artegall; Courtsey- Guyan; Temperance-Calidore
(B) Chasity-Britomart; Justice- Guyan; Temperance-Talus
(C) Courtsey-Calidore; Temperance- Guyon; Justice-Artegall
(D) Courtsey-Calidore; Temperance- Artegall; Justice-Britomart
Answers: (C)
The Faerie Queene is an epic celebration of Code:
I Queen Elizabeth
II. The Irish Nation
III. The Roman Catholic Church
IV. The Protestant Faith
The correct combination according to the code is:
(A) I and III are correct.
(B) I and II are correct.
(C) I and IV are correct.
(D) II and III are correct.
Answer: (C)
In Spenser’s Re Faerie Queene there are the allegorized moral and religious virtues with their counterparts in the vices. Identify the correctly matched set :
(A) Una – Truth Guyon – Temperance Duessa – Deceit Orgoglio – Pride
(B) Una – Pride Guyon – Deceit Duessa – Temperance Orgoglio – Truth
(C) Una – Deceit Guyon – Pride Duessa – Temperance Orgoglio – Truth
(D) Una – Temperance Guyon – Truth Duessa – Pride Orgoglio – Deceit
Answer:A
In “A Letter of the Authors” Edmund Spenser writes that two characters in Faerie Queene represent Queen Elizabeth. Who are they?
I Britomart
II. Cynthia
III. Belphoebe
IV. The Faerie Queene The right combination according to the code is
(1) III and IV
(2) I and IV
(3) I and III
(4) II and III
Answer: 1
In the house of Holinesse in Faerie Queene, Redcross learns repentance and the way to heaven from Dame Caelia and her daughters, who are named :
(1) Fidelia, Speranza and Charissa
(2) Fidelia, Speranza and Una
(3) Fidelia, Speranza and Humilita
(4) Fidelia, Speranza and Zele