A. Charles II was restored to the throne
B. The French Revolution
C. The Great Fire of London
D. The Exclusion Bill Crisis
Related Mcqs:
- According to Dr. Frances Pritchett’s version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi’s “The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative”, what is the difference between a historical narrative and a historical novel ?
A. A historical narrative and a historical novel are the same thing.
B. A historical narrative tells only part of the story surrounding a historical event; a historical novel tells the whole story.
C. A historical novel focuses on providing the reader with only the central truth of a historical event, while a historical narrative attempts to tell the entire truth of a historical event.
D. Faruqi actually argues that historical novels do not exist. - One of these men did NOT write during the Restoration period. Who ?
A. John Milton
B. Thomas Otway
C. Sir Walter Scott
D. John Dryden - 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 - dominated English literature from the Restoration until the end of the 18th century with the emergence of Romanticism ?
A. Medievalism
B. Modernism
C. Victorianism
D. Neoclassicism - According to Dr. Frances Pritchett’s version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi’s “The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative”, which of the following offers the best definition of a “history” ?
A. A narrative based entirely on verifiable facts
B. A narrative that does not analyze characters on a situation-by-situation basis
C. A narrative without characters
D. A narrative that takes place in the past. - Which of the following historical events occurred in Dante’s lifetime ?
A. The Italian Renaissance
B. The Black Death
C. The Crusades
D. The Enlightenment - Who is the writer of The Restoration Period ?
A. Robert Herrick
B. Jeremy Taylor
C. John Dryden
D. Thomas Hobbes - Who is the writer of The Restoration Period ?
A. Aphra Ben
B. Robert Herrick
C. Jeremy Taylor
D. Thomas Hobbes - Which of the following most accurately explains the Bretons influence on medieval literature ?
A. The Bretons roots were in the Celtic cultural tradition.
B. Breton literature had a profound effect on medieval literature in England.
C. The Bretons represented prominent forces in the Norman invasion.
D. All of these answers - This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?
A. Mimetic
B. Psychological
C. Historical/Biographical
D. Mythological/Archetypal
