Early 17th Century

What is the delicate balancing act of Marvell’sHoratian Ode ?

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What is the delicate balancing act of Marvell’sHoratian Ode ?

A. praising Roman virtues whilst endorsing Christian beliefs
B. praising feminine virtue whilst mocking the fixation on chastity
C. celebrating Cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king
D. celebrating the Restoration whilst regretting the frivolity of the new regime

Which of the following was not an expressed objective of the Long Parliament when it convened in 1640 ?

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Which of the following was not an expressed objective of the Long Parliament when it convened in 1640 ?

A. abolishing extra-legal taxes and courts
B. mounting a revolution and executing the king
C. bringing to trial the king’s hated ministers, Strafford and Laud
D. remaining in session until they themselves agreed to disband

Which of the following themes or subjects was not common in the works of Cavalier poets, such as Thomas Carew, Sir John Denham, Edmund Walter, Sir John Suckling, James Shirely, Richard Lovelace, and Robert Herrick ?

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Which of the following themes or subjects was not common in the works of Cavalier poets, such as Thomas Carew, Sir John Denham, Edmund Walter, Sir John Suckling, James Shirely, Richard Lovelace, and Robert Herrick ?

A. courtly ideals of the good life
B. carpe diem
C. loyalty to the king
D. pious devotion to religious virtues