Who did Dryden use Absalom to represent, allegorically, in his satire “Absalom and Achitophel” ?

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1. 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

2. 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

3. According to most scholars, what does The Purgatorio allegorically represent ?

   A. The penitent life
   B. The afterlife existence for mortal sinners
   C. The heavenly paradise
   D. The earthly paradise

4. In The Paradiso, what event does Dante allegorically represent ?

   A. The soul’s union with the body
   B. The soul’s ascent to heaven
   C. The soul’s tour of purgatory
   D. The soul’s descent into hell

5. Abslom, Absalom is a novel written by______________?

   A. Steinback
   B. Faulkner
   C. Hemingway
   D. Fitzgerald

6. In The Divine Comedy, what do many critics believe Beatrice allegorically represents ?

   A. Natural light
   B. Revelations
   C. The light of grace
   D. All of the above

7. The line “fools are my theme, let satire be my song” demonstrates a sentiment that would likely appear in a poem by_________________?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
   C. William Blake
   D. Lord Byron

8. Which of the following best defines satire ?

   A. Literature that relies on devices like irony, sarcasm, and humor
   B. A work of literature that attempts to improve society
   C. A text that exposes serious flaws under the veil of comedy
   D. All of these answers

9. Jonathan Swift’s suggestion in “A Modest Proposal” that the Irish eat their children exemplifies the characteristics of a satire in all of the following ways EXCEPT_______________?

   A. its mocking tone.
   B. its absurd response to a real issue.
   C. its sentimental plea to its audience.
   D. its attempt to shock readers into acting.

10. Which of the following texts provides the best example of medieval estates satire ?

    A. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
    B. “Piers Plowman”
    C. “The Canterbury Tales”
    D. “The Book of Margery Kempe”