Arrange the following historical events in earliest to latest order: Shakespeare's birth; The publication of the King James Bible; Donne's Holy Sonnets; The English Civil War.

• A. 1564, 1611, 1633, 1642
• B. 1611, 1564, 1642, 1633
• C. 1642, 1633, 1611, 1564
• D. 1564, 1633, 1611, 1642

Answer: (A)

To arrange events from earliest to latest, place each event by its actual year and follow the chronological order. Shakespeare’s birth is the earliest, in 1564. The King James Bible is published later, in 1611. Donne’s Holy Sonnets appear in 1633, after that. The English Civil War starts in 1642, the latest of these events. So the correct sequence is 1564, 1611, 1633, 1642. Any other ordering would disrupt the true timeline by placing a later event before an earlier one.