Complete this famous quote by John Dryden: “Who think too little, and who talk too __________” ?

Related Mcqs:

1. In Dryden’s Essay of Dramatic Poesy there are four interlocuters representing four different ideologies. Which of them expresses Dryden’s own views ?

   A. Lisideius
   B. Eugenius
   C. Neander
   D. Crites

2. Complete the following sentence. John Dryden’s “Mac Flecknoe” reflects a commitment to neoclassical aesthetics through_______________?

   A. its references to Shakespeare.
   B. its commitment to an elevated taste, its use of classical imagery, and its evocation of classic forms.
   C. its scientific ethos and setting in London.
   D. its refusal to mention Shadwell directly.

3. John Dryden wrote “Absalom and Achitophel.” Who was Achitophel, historically speaking ?

   A. King David’s son
   B. A Judge of Israel
   C. Bathsheba’s first husband
   D. Absalom’s advisor

4. John Dryden’s poem “Annus Mirabilis” emphasizes the solution to which of the following important Restoration problems or events ?

   A. England’s power to overcome the recent plague and the great fire of London
   B. The monarch’s ability to squelch continuing Puritan resistance
   C. The church’s potential to unify the populace after the English revolution
   D. Parliament’s ability to restrain the power of the King

5. ‘The Medal’ by John Dryden is a/an________________?

   A. play
   B. satire
   C. prose
   D. translation

6. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” come from ?

   A. Cymbeline
   B. Hamlet
   C. Titus Andronicus
   D. Pericles, Prince of Tyre

7. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote, “My salad days, when I was green in judgment.” come from ?

   A. Antony and Cleopatra
   B. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
   C. The Winters Tale
   D. The Merry Wives of Windsor

8. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child!” come from ?

   A. King Lear
   B. As You Like It
   C. The Famous History of the Life of
   King Henry VIII
   D. The Life and Death of King John

9. which famous Shakespeare play does the quote “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” come from ?

   A. The Merry Wives of Windsor
   B. Othello, the Moor of Venice
   C. Pericles, Prince of Tyre
   D. King Henry the Sixth, Part II

10. Which famous play does the quote,”When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” come from ?

    A. The Taming of the Shrew
    B. King Lear
    C. The Tempest
    D. Macbeth