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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts (BA) .
| 1. |
was deposed from the English throne in the Bloodless Revolution of 1688. |
| A. | Charles II |
| B. | James II |
| C. | William the Orange |
| D. | Anna I |
| Answer» B. James II | |
| 2. |
As Alexander Pope said metrical form had brought perfection to the poetry of the neo classical period. |
| A. | Heroic Couplet |
| B. | Free Verse |
| C. | Blank Verse |
| D. | Rhymed Verse |
| Answer» A. Heroic Couplet | |
| 3. |
In honor of welcoming Charles II to the English throne, Dryden wrote work. |
| A. | Annus Mirabilis |
| B. | Religio Laici |
| C. | Astrae Redux |
| D. | All for love |
| Answer» C. Astrae Redux | |
| 4. |
was the admirer of Pope in these words ‘If Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found’. |
| A. | Dr. Samuel Johnson |
| B. | Richard Steel |
| C. | Joseph Addison |
| D. | William Black |
| Answer» A. Dr. Samuel Johnson | |
| 5. |
In the periodical Spectator, out of 555 essays essays were written by Joseph Addison. |
| A. | 274 |
| B. | 287 |
| C. | 234 |
| D. | 224 |
| Answer» A. 274 | |
| 6. |
Dryden satirised contemporary poet in his work Mac Flecknoe. |
| A. | Thomas Shadwell |
| B. | Samuel Butler |
| C. | James Shirley |
| D. | William Congreve |
| Answer» A. Thomas Shadwell | |
| 7. |
was appointed the Latin Secretary during the Puritan Government. |
| A. | John Dryden |
| B. | Ben Jonson |
| C. | Francis Bacon |
| D. | John Milton |
| Answer» D. John Milton | |
| 8. |
restored to the throne of England in Restoration Age. |
| A. | Charles I |
| B. | Charles II |
| C. | James I |
| D. | James II |
| Answer» B. Charles II | |
| 9. |
The Restoration marks the real moment of birth of our Modern English Prose; has mades this observation. |
| A. | John Dryden |
| B. | Mathhew Arnold |
| C. | Joseph Addison |
| D. | Ben Jonson |
| Answer» A. John Dryden | |
| 10. |
The 18th century in English Literature was also called . |
| A. | Age of Reason |
| B. | Age of Excessive Passion |
| C. | Age of Sentimentalism |
| D. | Age of Religion |
| Answer» A. Age of Reason | |
| 11. |
The 'Coffee House Culture' flourished in . |
| A. | Augustan Age |
| B. | Caroline Age |
| C. | Romantic Age |
| D. | Restoration Age |
| Answer» A. Augustan Age | |
| 12. |
The form of heroic tragedy was introduced by . |
| A. | William Davenant |
| B. | James Shirley |
| C. | Nathaniel Lee |
| D. | Thomas Fuller |
| Answer» B. James Shirley | |
| 13. |
group was known as Jacobites. |
| A. | The Whigs |
| B. | The Tories |
| C. | The Metaphysicals |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. The Tories | |
| 14. |
Royal Society of London Was established in . |
| A. | 1656 |
| B. | 1658 |
| C. | 1660 |
| D. | 1662 |
| Answer» C. 1660 | |
| 15. |
is recognised as the 'father of English prose'. |
| A. | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| B. | John Milton |
| C. | John Dryden |
| D. | Richard Steele |
| Answer» C. John Dryden | |
| 16. |
does Dryden satirise in MacFlecknoe. |
| A. | Duke Buckingham |
| B. | Earl of Shaftsbury |
| C. | Thomas Shadwell |
| D. | Alexander Pope |
| Answer» C. Thomas Shadwell | |
| 17. |
In honour of welcoming Charles - Il to the English throne,Dryden wrote work. |
| A. | Astrae Redux |
| B. | Annus Mirabilis |
| C. | Religio Laici |
| D. | The Hind and The Panther |
| Answer» A. Astrae Redux | |
| 18. |
"Here lies my wife, here let her rest! Now she is at rest, and so am I"- this epitaph was engraved on the tomb stone of wife |
| A. | Alexander Pope's |
| B. | Samual Butler's |
| C. | John Dryden's |
| D. | Ben Jonson's |
| Answer» C. John Dryden's | |
| 19. |
In 17th century work "Battle of Books" erupted between groups. |
| A. | Cavaliers and Roundheads |
| B. | Abolitionists and Enthusiasts for slaves |
| C. | Champions of Ancient and Modern learning |
| D. | The Welsh and The Scots |
| Answer» C. Champions of Ancient and Modern learning | |
| 20. |
In Dryden's famous satirical allegory 'Absalom and Achitophel' , is Absalom. |
| A. | Earl of Shaftsbury |
| B. | The Duke of Monmouth |
| C. | Zimri |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. The Duke of Monmouth | |
| 21. |
Dryden's critical work 'The Essay of Dramatick Poesie' got published in |
| A. | 1668 |
| B. | 1678 |
| C. | 1663 |
| D. | 1687 |
| Answer» A. 1668 | |
| 22. |
has been called 'the Shakespeare of divines'. |
| A. | John Milton |
| B. | George Herbert |
| C. | Andrew Marvell |
| D. | Jeremy Taylor |
| Answer» D. Jeremy Taylor | |
| 23. |
In vindication of his plea for liberty of the press, John Milton wrote . |
| A. | Areopagitica |
| B. | Lycidas |
| C. | Ecclesiastical Pamphlets |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. Areopagitica | |
| 24. |
The period of 1625 to 1660 of English history is also recognised as . |
| A. | Jacobean period |
| B. | Caroline period |
| C. | Georgian period |
| D. | Elizabethan period |
| Answer» B. Caroline period | |
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