1) In his work The Faerie Queene, Spenser uses the archaic language of ________as a way to pay homage to the medieval poet.
A:) Cynewulf
B:) St Thomas Aquinas
C:) Chaucer
D:) Dante
springline's Correct option: C
2) After Sir Walter Raleigh read through an early draft of The Faerie Queene, Spenser agreed to accompany Raleigh to court, where he was presented to Elizabeth I. At this time, Spenser published the first ________of The Faerie Queene.
A:) three books
B:) two books
C:) four books
D:) five books
springline's Correct option: A
3) Who is the Queene of Faerie in The Faerie Queene?
A:) Duessa
B:) Gloriana
C:) Florimell
D:) Britomart
springline's Correct option: B
4) The first book of The Faerie Queene opens with the Red Cross Knight and Una journeying to________________.
A:) destroy a palace and rescue Una’s parents
B:) escape from a curse and find Una’s parents
C:) destroy a dragon and rescue Una's parents
D:) Una’s home to get her belongings
springline's Correct option: C
5) In The Faerie Queene, after his first failure with the knight, ____________ changes tactics, this time having his evil spirits pose as Una and a young man in a delicate position and summoning the Red Cross Knight to watch.
A:) Fradubio
B:) Archimago
C:) Sansfoy
D:) Saracen
springline's Correct option: B
6) In The Faerie Queene, the Red Cross Knight breaks a branch off the tree and is amazed to see that it bleeds. The tree then tells its story—it was once________, a knight traveling with his lady Fraelissa.
A:) Fradubio
B:) Archimago
C:) Sansfoy
D:) Saracen
springline's Correct option: A
7) Who is Sansloy in The Faerie Queene?
A:) brother of Fradubio
B:) brother of Duessa
C:) brother of Sansfoy
D:) lover of Una
springline's Correct option: C
8) In The Faerie Queene, when the lion of natural law destroys the robber, Spenser is showing how true Christianity will overcome___________, a running theme throughout the book.
A:) Puritanism
B:) false Catholicism
C:) Protestantism
D:) false Protestantism
springline's Correct option: B
9) On hearing whose story did Fidessa faint in The Faerie Queene?
A:) Sansfoy
B:) Corceca
C:) Fradubio
D:) Duessa
springline's Correct option: C
10) In The Faerie Queene, the lion tears down the door of Abessa’s home. Una and the beast rest comfortably inside it. Here Abessa is a_____________ daughter of Corceca, who is_____________.
A:) deaf and dumb, blind
B:) dumb, blind
C:) blind, deaf
D:) blind, deaf and dumb
springline's Correct option: A
11) In The Faerie Queene, Lucifera is a character used by Spenser to contrast with________.
A:) Mother Hubberd
B:) Queen Anne
C:) Queen Elizabeth
D:) Elizabeth Boyle
springline's Correct option: C
12) In The Faerie Queene, whom does Una and the dwarf meet on their way to find Orgoglio?
A:) The Red Cross Knight
B:) The Knight Trevisan
C:) Despayre
D:) King Arthur
springline's Correct option: D
13) In Book 1, canto 10 of the Faerie Queene, who instructs the Red Cross Knight in discipline and the gospel?
A:) Sperenza
B:) Patience and Penance
C:) Charissa
D:) Fidelia
springline's Correct option: D
14) In Book 1 of the Faerie Queene, how did the Red Cross Knight kill the dragon?
A:) by stabbing its heart
B:) by cutting it into pieces
C:) by burning it
D:) by stabbing its throat
springline's Correct option: D
15) How did King Arthur call out to Orgoglio, in The Faerie Queene?
A:) He played his flute
B:) He blew his horn
C:) He created a lightning and thunderous
D:) He made a thunderous noise
springline's Correct option: B
16) In Book 1, canto 10 of the Faerie Queene, the Red Cross Knight learns that his real name is __________
A:) Arthur
B:) Henry
C:) George
D:) Thomas
springline's Correct option: C
17) In Book 1 of the Faerie Queene, for how many days did the Red Cross Knight fight with the dragon?
A:) two
B:) three
C:) four
D:) six
springline's Correct option: B
18) In Book 1, canto 10 of the Faerie Queene, who helps the Red Cross Knight to prevent his sins from leading him once again into a deep despondency?
A:) Sperenza
B:) Patience and Penance
C:) Charissa
D:) Fidelia
springline's Correct option: A
19) According to Spenser, Elizabeth was ________in The Faerie Queene.
A:) Glorianna
B:) Acrasia
C:) Belphoebe
D:) Una
springline's Correct option: A
20) In Book 1, canto 10 of the Faerie Queene, who teaches the Red Cross Knight of love and righteousness?
A:) Sperenza
B:) Patience and Penance
C:) Charissa
D:) Fidelia
springline's Correct option: C