Who is the writer of The Restoration Period ?

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1. Who is the writer of The Restoration Period ?

   A. Robert Herrick
   B. Jeremy Taylor
   C. John Dryden
   D. Thomas Hobbes

2. 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

3. Historical events often influence literature. Which of the following did NOT occur during the Restoration period ?

   A. Charles II was restored to the throne
   B. The French Revolution
   C. The Great Fire of London
   D. The Exclusion Bill Crisis

4. Who is the writer of The Caroline Period ?

   A. Robert Herrick
   B. Caedmon
   C. Dante
   D. Cynewulf

5. Who is the writer of The Augustan Period ?

   A. Robert Herrick
   B. Jeremy Taylor
   C. Samuel Richardson
   D. Thomas Hobbes

6. Which of the following monarchs was “restored” to the British throne during the Restoration ?

   A. Charles I
   B. Charles II
   C. Henry VIII
   D. Charles III

7. In 1660, after the Restoration, Milton suffered which of the following punishments ?

   A. He was imprisoned.
   B. His left index finger was chopped off.
   C. He was placed in the stocks for a week.
   D. A and B

8. Why were coffee-houses important in the Restoration ?

   A. They enabled discussion about important literary texts.
   B. They created a space for the exchange of pamphlets.
   C. They offered people a private place in which they could plan political revolts.
   D. Both A and B

9. Which of the following is not an example of Restoration comedy ?

   A. Etherege’s The Man of Mode
   B. Wycherley’s The Country Wife
   C. Behn’s The Rover
   D. Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus

10. What literary work best captures a sense of the political turmoil, particularly regarding the issue of religion, just after the Restoration ?

    A. Gay’s Beggar’s Opera
    B. Butler’s Hudibras
    C. Fielding’s Jonathan Wild
    D. Dryden’s Absalom and Achitophel