CLEP Humanities : Understanding Terminology That Describes Medieval and Renaissance Drama

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for CLEP Humanities

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Example Questions

Example Question #274 : Clep: Humanities

Who wrote the plays King Lear and Richard III?

Possible Answers:

Samuel Johnson

Ben Jonson

Christopher Marlowe

Thomas Middleton

William Shakespeare

Correct answer:

William Shakespeare

Explanation:

William Shakespeare wrote several historical plays in addition to his comedies and tragedies. The histories focus on English history, especially the Wars of the Roses. The Wars of the Roses were English civil wars that happened in the 1400s.

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