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

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1. 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

2. The first regular English comedy, based on the model of the Latin comedy, is attributed to___________?

   A. Nicholas Udall
   B. Thomas Colwell
   C. Lord Burghley
   D. none of the above

3. Which of the following is the earliest comedy of Shakespeare ?

   A. A mid summer night’s dream
   B. Much ado about nothing
   C. As you like it
   D. Love’s labour’s lost

4. Which of the following offers the best definition of a Greek theatrical comedy ?

   A. A play in which characters make humorous remarks
   B. A play in which characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better
   C. A play in which no characters die or suffer
   D. A play in which elite members of society are mocked

5. Which of the following plays by William Shakespeare is a comedy ?

   A. “Romeo and Juliet”
   B. “Hamlet”
   C. “Much Ado about Nothing”
   D. “Henry IV, Part I”

6. Which of the following characteristics is NOT closely associated with a comedy of manners ?

   A. Witty banter
   B. Epic heroes
   C. Sexual promiscuity
   D. Hidden identities

7. Which one of the following is a comedy ?

   A. All’s Well that Ends Well
   B. Hamlet
   C. Timon of Athens
   D. Antony and Cleopatra

8. 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. Pope’s Dunciad

9. 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

10. Fill in the blank. According to Dr. Debra Schwartz, Greek “new comedy” was often characterized as being ?

    A. Highly sexual
    B. Violent
    C. Satirical
    D. Dull and political