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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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