Elizabethan Literature - Literary Genres
Objective Type Questions (Multiple Choice):
1. Chronicle Plays are based
on—
a) Fictional
stories
b) Historical events ✅
c) Mythological stories
d) Religious sermons
2. Which playwright wrote
Chronicle Plays like Henry IV?
a) Marlowe
b) Shakespeare ✅
c) Ben Jonson
d) Spenser
3. The Three Unities include
all EXCEPT—
a) Unity
of Action
b) Unity of Time
c) Unity of Character ✅
d) Unity of Place
4. The Unity of Time requires
the action to occur within—
a) 24
hours ✅
b) One week
c) One month
d) One season
5. Which dramatist emphasized
the Three Unities in classical drama?
a) Shakespeare
b) Aristotle ✅
c) Ben Jonson
d) Philip Sidney
6. Masques were performed in—
a) Public
theatres
b) Royal courts ✅
c) Churches
d) Town squares
7. Who was a famous writer of
Masques?
a) Marlowe
b) Shakespeare
c) Ben Jonson ✅
d) Thomas Kyd
8. Which of these is an
example of a Chronicle Play?
a) The
Tempest
b) Richard III ✅
c) Volpone
d) Doctor Faustus
9. The Masque of Blackness was
written by—
a) Shakespeare
b) Ben Jonson ✅
c) Marlowe
d) Spenser
10. Which element is NOT part
of a Masque?
a) Dance
b) Music
c) Courtroom debate ✅
d) Poetry
11. Which of these did
Elizabethan playwrights usually ignore?
a) Unity
of Time ✅
b) Moral values
c) Allegory
d) Tragic flaw
12. Who are the typical
characters in a Chronicle Play?
a) Mythical
gods
b) English kings and nobles ✅
c) Roman emperors
d) Villains and clowns
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Dr. Noojilla Srinivas
Lecturer in English, Government College (Autonomous),
Rajahmundry
Phone: 7981862200
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