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Senior British Lit review for test on Restoration and Enlightenment
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1
What term is a wide-sweeping statement based on examples to prove a point?
metaphor
debate
parallelism
generalization
2
What poetic tool is made of two rhyming lines written in iambic pentameter with two syllables?
paradox
heroic couplet
sonnet
iambic couplet
3
Scholars often refer to the Augustan Age by another name centered around which author?
Alexander Pope
Samuel Pepys
Daniel Defoe
Samuel Johnson
4
Neoclassicism is divided into three time periods. Which of the ones below is NOT Neoclassical?
The Augustan Age
The Restoration
The Age of Johnson
The Age of Shakespeare
5
What was significant about Parliament's Act of Settlement?
It outlawed women's rights
It said only women could rule
It mandated literacy for all
A Catholic could not be king
6
What country joined with England to form Great Britain in 1702?
France
Scotland
Ireland
Canada
7
Who replaced William on the throne?
William II
Mary
Charles III
Anne
8
When did Neoclassicism reach its peak?
It never did
Augustan Age (1700-1750)
The Restoration (1660-1700)
Age of Johnson (1750-1784)
9
What event marks the beginning of the Restoration?
the Queen abdicates the throne
the Puritans regain power
Shakespeare dies
the Whigs take over
10
Neoclassical writers modeled their writing on authors from where?
Ireland
France
USA
Rome
11
When Parliament split, which two political parties were formed?
Whigs and Louies
Separatists and nationalists
Democrats and Republicans
Tories and Whigs
12
Which literary genre of the Restoration is a brief tale told to illustrate a moral lesson?
horror story
metaphor
fable
fairy tale
13
Who replaced James II as England's ruler?
James III
both Mary and William
his daughter Mary
William of Orange
14
Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?
King George I
Robert Walpole
Richard Steele
King Charles II
15
What was odd about King George I?
He was actually a woman
He was illiterate
He was an Atheist
He spoke no English
16
What is the time period of the English Restoration & Enlightenment?
1660-1784
1784-1825
1600-1700
1485-1660
17
What writing style did English writers develop during the Restoration?
Satire
Neoclassicism
How-To texts
Parody
18
During the Augustan Age, what modern literary form was first created?
the self-help book
the novel
the comic strip
periodicals
19
Neoclassical writing focused all but ONE of the things below:
society
avoiding personal feelings
human intellect
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20
Which Neoclassical writer was known for his epigrams?
Pepys
de la Fontaine
Bacon
Pope
21
What significant voice did The Spectator add to periodicals?
Views from common people
views from government
views from women
views from aristocrats
22
What term expresses similar grammatical constructions having related ideas of equal importance?
comparison
generalization
similie
parallelism
23
Which political party supported the monarchy?
Whigs
Nationalists
Separatists
Tories
24
The "Age of Johnson" (1750-1784) is named after which writer?
Harmony Johnson
Johnson Becket
Samuel Johnson
Ben Johnson
25
Which two people inspired "the Age of Reason"?
Johnson and Pepys
Key and Peele
Locke and Newton
Locke and Key
26
The modern day equivalents of the Tories are the .....
Republicans
Liberals
Anti-vaxers
Anarchists
27
Neoclassicists had two primary concepts in their writing. What are they?
love and wit
nature and wit
wit and style
nature and love
28
During the Restoration, England returned to which form of official state religion?
Anglicanism
Atheism
Agnosticism
Populism
29
Whom did King Charles II want to emulate?
Shakespeare
John Locke
Louis XIV
Charles I
30
What publication did Joseph Addison and Richard Steele create in the early 1700s?
Spectator
The London Herald
Village Voice
Brit Lit Review
31
Why was James II an unpopular ruler?
he was illegitimate
he favored Roman Catholics
he favored Anglicanism
he staged a coup
32
How did poetry change in the "Age of Johnson" (1750-1784)?
it didn't
rhymes were mandatory
it became more literal
it became more emotional
33
What literary genre is a short poem known for brevity, balance, clarity and wit?
limerick
epigram
epitaph
sonnet
34
Which concepts were NOT considered the basis for "the Age of Reason" / 18th century?
passion and emotions
order and balance
logic and reason
35
Which political party wanted to limit royal authority?
Whigs
Nationalists
Separatists
Tories
36
The modern day equivalent of the Whigs are the ...
Anti-vaxers
Anarchists
Republicans
Liberals
37
Many fable writers "borrowed" their stories from which ancient fable writer?
Aesop
Homer
Kelan
Shakespeare
38
Neoclassical writers wanted to show all of the following in their work EXCEPT....
rationality
restraint
humor
dignity
39
The Augustan Age was named for which patron of ancient literature?
Augustinian Dafoe
Augustus Gloop
Emperor Augustus
The Earl of August
40
Which of the following was NOT an improvement in England during "the Age of Reason"?
agricultural advancements
women's rights improved
vaccinations developed
