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