Restoration and 18th Century

Restoration and 18th Century

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Question 16 [CLICK ON ANY COICE TO KNOW RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not a common feature of neoclassical poetry?
A
Imitation of classical forms and allusion to mythology
B
An effort to represent human nature
C
Use of the rhymed couplet
D
Fantastic comparisons
Question 17 [CLICK ON ANY COICE TO KNOW RIGHT ANSWER]
Why didn't Alexander Pope attend an English university?
A
He lived in Italy until the age of 27
B
Asthma, headaches, and spinal deformity made him an invalid
C
He was a Catholic, and therefore forbidden from attending
D
He just wasn't bright enough
Question 18 [CLICK ON ANY COICE TO KNOW RIGHT ANSWER]
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
Question 19 [CLICK ON ANY COICE TO KNOW RIGHT ANSWER]
Which poet, critic and translator brought England a modern literature between 1660 and 1700?
A
Addison
B
Bunyan
C
Crabbe
D
Dryden
Question 20 [CLICK ON ANY COICE TO KNOW RIGHT ANSWER]
What name is given to the English literary period that emulated the Rome of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid?
A
Augustan
B
Metaphysical
C
Romantic
D
Neo-Romantic
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