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English Literature Mcqs

This famous neoclassical poet wrote on profound themes such as death, but he also had a lighter side. He once wrote an ode to a cat drowned in a tub of gold fishes ?

English Literature Mcqs, Restoration and 18th Century /
This famous neoclassical poet wrote on profound themes such as death, but he also had a lighter side. He once wrote an ode to a cat drowned in a tub of gold fishes ?

A. Alexander Pope
B. William Collins
C. Thomas Gray
D. Ben Jonson

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English Literature Mcqs, Restoration and 18th Century

Which of the following poems describe or celebrate an apocalyptic regeneration of humanity and the world effected by the creative capacity of the human mind ?

English Literature Mcqs, Restoration and 18th Century /
Which of the following poems describe or celebrate an apocalyptic regeneration of humanity and the world effected by the creative capacity of the human mind ?

A. Coleridge’s Dejection: An Ode
B. Blake’s “Prophetic Books”
C. Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Woman
D. all but C

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English Literature Mcqs, Restoration and 18th Century

In the late seventeenth century, a “battle of the books” erupted between which two groups ?

English Literature Mcqs, Restoration and 18th Century /
In the late seventeenth century, a “battle of the books” erupted between which two groups ?

A. abolitionists and enthusiasts for slavery
B. round-earthers and flat-earthers
C. the Welsh and the Scots
D. champions of ancient and modern learning

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English Literature Mcqs, Restoration and 18th Century

According to a theater licensing act, repealed in 1843, what was meant by “legitimate” drama ?

English Literature Mcqs, Restoration and 18th Century /
According to a theater licensing act, repealed in 1843, what was meant by “legitimate” drama ?

A. The dramaturge and playwright had to be related.
B. All of the actors were male.
C. All of the actors were British.
D. The play was spoken.

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English Literature Mcqs, Restoration and 18th Century