Question 1

The Royalists in the Age of Milton are also called as &#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)reformists&#10;B)cavaliers&#10;C)intellectualists&#10;D)brilliant buds

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The Royalists during the Age of Milton were commonly referred to as Cavaliers. This term was used to denote their loyalty to the monarchy, particularly to King Charles I during the English Civil War, distinguishing them from the Parliamentarians or Roundheads who opposed the king.

Question 2

Oliver Cromwell under an adopted written constitution assumed the title of&#10;A)lord protector of england, scotland, and ireland&#10;B)lord protector of scotland&#10;C)king of england and ireland&#10;D)duke of england

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Oliver Cromwell assumed the title of "Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland" under the Instrument of Government, which was the written constitution adopted during the Commonwealth period following the English Civil War.

Question 3

In whose favour the Parliament voted to restore the Monarchy after Cromwell's death in 1658&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)george i&#10;B)charles i&#10;C)charles ii&#10;D)charles iii

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After Oliver Cromwell's death in 1658, the Parliament voted to restore the monarchy in 1660, and Charles II, son of the executed Charles I, was invited to return to England and reclaim the throne. This period is known as the Restoration.

Question 4

John Milton wrote 'Paradise Lost' &#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)immediately after shakespeare's death&#10;B)after king charles ii's restoration&#10;C)during commonwealth period&#10;D)before the commonwealth

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'Paradise Lost' was written after King Charles II's restoration to the throne in 1660. John Milton completed this epic poem in 1667, reflecting his perspectives on political and religious shifts of his time.

Question 5

Who applied first the epithet &#34;Augustan&#34;?&#10;A)john donne&#10;B)john milton&#10;C)john dryden&#10;D)dr. samuel johnson

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Question 6

On the accession of James II in 1685, Dryden changed his faith and political persuasion and became &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)a roman protestant&#10;B)a roman catholic&#10;C)a reformer of churches.&#10;D)a court advisor

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Dryden converted to Roman Catholicism during the reign of James II, who was also a Catholic. This change reflected both a personal conviction and a political alignment with the monarch of the time.

Question 7

In Dryden's famous satirical allegory Absalom and Achitophel&#8230;&#8230; Absalom is &#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)the duck of monmouth&#10;B)the counsellor shaftsbury&#10;C)the biblical character&#10;D)oliver cromwell

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Absalom in Dryden's "Absalom and Achitophel" is a representation of the Duke of Monmouth, Charles II's illegitimate son, who was involved in political intrigue against his father.

Question 8

Dryden wrote which of the following in celebration of Charles II's return &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)the medal&#10;B)religio laici&#10;C)astraea&#10;D)annus mirabilis

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"Astraea Redux" is the poem written by John Dryden in celebration of Charles II's return to England and the restoration of the monarchy in 1660.

Question 9

Dryden's Religio Laici is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)an allegorical defence of the roman catholic faith.&#10;B)a thesis in support of the english church.&#10;C)a violent attack on shadwell.&#10;D)a dogmatic assertion and tedious argument of church.

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Dryden's "Religio Laici" is a poem that argues in support of the Church of England, contrasting it with both Roman Catholicism and dissenting Protestant sects.

Question 10

Which is Dryden's first play?&#10;A)the wild gallant&#10;B)tyrannick love&#10;C)aureng-zebe&#10;D)the conquest of granada

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"The Wild Gallant" is recognized as John Dryden's first play, which premiered in 1663.

Question 11

Elizabethan Romanticism had all but spent itself by the year&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)1619&#10;B)1590&#10;C)1630&#10;D)1660

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Question 12

The Dryden's School of Poetry is also called as&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)the &#34;correct&#34; school&#10;B)tthe &#34;irresponsive&#34; school&#10;C)the &#34;resurrection&#34; school&#10;D)the non-productive&#34; school

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Question 13

Which is the last rhyming tragedy written by John Dryden?&#10;A)the rival lady&#10;B)the wild galant&#10;C)tyrannick love&#10;D)aureng-zebe

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Question 14

John Dryden's 'The Indian Emperor' appeared in 1665 is a &#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)the blank verse tragedy&#10;B)the first tragi-comedy&#10;C)the heroic play&#10;D)an allegory

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Question 15

The Restoration Period was less rich in tragedy than in &#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)tragi-comedy&#10;B)comedy&#10;C)melodrama&#10;D)tragical histories

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Question 16

Oliver Cromwell under an adopted constitution assumed the title of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)lord protector of england&#10;B)lord protector of italy&#10;C)king of england and ireland&#10;D)duke of england

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Question 17

In whose favour the Parliament voted to restore the Monarchy after Cromwell's death in 1658?&#10;A)george i&#10;B)charles i&#10;C)charles ii&#10;D)george ii

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Question 18

Who held the post in Government Administration during The Commonwealth?&#10;A)dr. johnson&#10;B)john milton&#10;C)john dryden&#10;D)william congreve

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Question 19

Who inspired John Milton to portray the rebel in his epic Paradise Lost?&#10;A)charles i&#10;B)charles ii&#10;C)oliver cromwell&#10;D)queen anne

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Question 20

Who described Restoration Comedy as &#34;artificial&#34;?&#10;A)dr. johnson&#10;B)charles lamb&#10;C)mathew arnold&#10;D)t.s. eliot

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Question 21

The Act of Settlement was passed in 1701 during the reign of &#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)mary ii&#10;B)queen anne&#10;C)james ii&#10;D)george i

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Question 22

The Age of Pope is known as &#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)the age of tolerance, moderation, and common sense.&#10;B)the age of scholarship, vain-gloriousness and shrewed political activity.&#10;C)the age of fever, unrest, and intellectual barrenness.&#10;D)the age of chaos, confusion and conduciveness.

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Question 23

Who is best known as the founder of the Tatler and the Spectator?&#10;A)joseph addison&#10;B)sir richard steele&#10;C)sir roger de coverely&#10;D)daniel defoe.

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Question 24

Dr. Johnson's claim to be called a first-rate writer rests on his&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)epics&#10;B)dramas&#10;C)poetry&#10;D)prose works

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Question 25

Which of the following is Oliver Goldsmith's first poem?&#10;A)the deserted village&#10;B)the traveller&#10;C)the hermit&#10;D)elegy on the death of a mad dog

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Deck 9: John Dryden and the Restoration Period Literature