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
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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. - 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 - Complete this famous quote by John Dryden: “Who think too little, and who talk too __________” ?
A. often
B. long
C. much
D. fast - ‘The Medal’ by John Dryden is a/an________________?
A. play
B. satire
C. prose
D. translation - What are some of the surface similarities between Robert Frost’s poem “Out, Out” and John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Telling the Bees” ?
A. They both address the theme of death.
B. Both use formal meter to present a narrative structure.
C. They are both set in rural New England.
D. All of these answers - 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 - 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 - Which of the following events occur(s) at some point in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?
A. Satan contemplates his reflection in a pool of water.
B. Adam contemplates his reflection in a pool of water.
C. Eve contemplates her reflection in a pool of water.
D. All of these - Which of the following events occur(s) in the first book of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?
A. Satan lays dazed on the burning lake.
B. Satan assembles his fallen legions.
C. Adam and Eve fall from the state of Paradise.
D. A and B
