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4- The Enlightenment (Neoclassical) Period (1660-1790)

Which of the following became the most popular Romantic poetic form, following on Wordsworth’s claim that poetic inspiration is contained within the inner feelings of the individual poet as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”?

A. the lyric poem was written in the first person
B. the sonnet
C. doggerel rhyme
D. the political tract

A. the lyric poem was written in the first person

Which bird did the Ancient Mariner kill?

A. Seagull
B. Albatross
C. Humming Bird
D. Crow

B. Albatross

The crisis over the Exclusion Bill effectively divided the country into which two political parties?

A. the Republicans and the Royalists
B. the Royalists and the Whigs
C. the Tories and the Whigs
D. the Royalists and the Tories

C. the Tories and the Whigs

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

A. Augustan

Which poet, critic and translator brought England a modern literature between 1660 and 1700?

A. Addison
B. Bunyan
C. Crabbe
D. Dryden

D. Dryden

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

D. champions of ancient and modern learning

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

C. He was a Catholic, and therefore forbidden from attending

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

D. Fantastic comparisons

Which of the following is not generally considered to be a neoclassical poet?

A. John Dryden
B. Henry Vaughan
C. Alexander Pope
D. Ben Jonson

B. Henry Vaughan

4- The Enlightenment (Neoclassical) Period (1660-1790)

Which of the following became the most popular Romantic poetic form, following on Wordsworth’s claim that poetic inspiration is contained within the inner feelings of the individual poet as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”?

Which bird did the Ancient Mariner kill?

The crisis over the Exclusion Bill effectively divided the country into which two political parties?

What name is given to the English literary period that emulated the Rome of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid?

Which poet, critic and translator brought England a modern literature between 1660 and 1700?

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

Why didn’t Alexander Pope attend an English university?

Which of the following is not a common feature of neoclassical poetry?

Which of the following is not generally considered to be a neoclassical poet?

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