Deck 1: Notable People and Events in English Literature and History

Question 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 1

James II

Question 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 2

Heroic Couplet

Question 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 3

Astrae Redux

Question 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

Question 5

In the periodical Spectator, out of 555 essays _______________     essays were written by Joseph Addison.

A)274
B)287
C)234
D)224

Question 6

Dryden satirised _______________   contemporary poet in his work Mac Flecknoe.

A)Thomas Shadwell
B)Samuel Butler
C)James Shirley
D)William Congreve

Question 7

_______________  was appointed the Latin Secretary during the Puritan Government.

A)John Dryden
B)Ben Jonson
C)Francis Bacon
D)John Milton

Question 8

_______________     restored to the throne of England in Restoration Age.

A)Charles I
B)Charles II
C)James I
D)James II

Question 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

Question 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

Question 11

The 'Coffee House Culture' flourished in _______________    .

A)Augustan Age
B)Caroline Age
C)Romantic Age
D)Restoration Age

Question 12

The form of heroic tragedy was introduced by _______________.

A)William Davenant
B)James Shirley
C)Nathaniel Lee
D)Thomas Fuller

Question 13

_______________group was known as Jacobites.

A)The Whigs
B)The Tories
C)The Metaphysicals
D)None

Question 14

Royal Society of London Was established in _______________.

A)1656
B)1658
C)1660
D)1662

Question 15

_______________is recognised as the 'father of English prose'.

A)Geoffrey Chaucer
B)John Milton
C)John Dryden
D)Richard Steele

Question 16

_______________does Dryden satirise in MacFlecknoe.

A)Duke Buckingham
B)Earl of Shaftsbury
C)Thomas Shadwell
D)Alexander Pope

Question 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

Question 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

Question 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

Question 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

Question 21

Dryden's critical work 'The Essay of Dramatick Poesie' got published in _______________   

A)1668
B)1678
C)1663
D)1687

Question 22

_______________has been called 'the Shakespeare of divines'.

A)John Milton
B)George Herbert
C)Andrew Marvell
D)Jeremy Taylor

Question 23

In vindication of his plea for liberty of the press, John Milton wrote _______________  .

A)Areopagitica
B)Lycidas
C)Ecclesiastical Pamphlets
D)None

Question 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