1.
The term "The Restoration" in the
English Royal era refers to what?
a.
the restoration of English as the official
language of Europe
b.
the restoration of English as the official
language of Europe
c.
the restoration of Charles II to the throne
after exile
d.
the restoration of dignity to the nobility,
who had been long hated by the public
2.
Who of the following was NOT a noted
playwright during the Restoration?
a. William Congreve
b. George Etheridge
c.
Christopher Marlowe
d. William Wycherly
3.
Which of the following is NOT an architectural
modification made to Restoration theatres?
a. Small, raked auditoria
b. Proscenium doors
c. A large ‘apron’
d.
Reclining, cushioned seating
4.
Which of the following are NOT a part of the
neoclassical "rules" of playwriting?
a.
an avoidance of stage violence
b.
adherence to the unities of place and action
c.
inclusion of vigorous physical action
d.
the forbidding of comic relief in tragedy
5.
Which of the following statement is true?
a. Comedy of manners is used as a
synonym of Restoration comedy.
b.
Aphra
Behn is the first professional female English playwright.
c.
The
best-known fact about the Restoration drama is that it is immoral.
d.
All
of them.
6.
Which one of the following is a play by William
Congreve?
a. The Old Bachelor
b. The Mourning Bride
c. Love for Love
d. All of them
7.
‘The Country Wife’ is a play of :
a. William Congreve
b.
William Wycherley
c. Jeremy Collier
d. John Dryden
8.
Which of the following is NOT a comedy of
manners?
a. John Dryden’s Marriage a la Mode
b.
William Wycherley’s The Plain Dealer
c. William Congreve’s The Way of the World
d. Ben Jonson’s
The Alchemist
9.
Match the following :
i.
Comedy of Manners - (a)
Oliver Goldsmith
ii.
Comedy of Humours - (b) William Congreve
iii.
Anti-Sentimental Comedy - (c)
Walter Pater
iv.
Art for Art’s Sake - (d) Ben Jonson
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b.
(i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
c. (i)-c, (ii)-d, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
d.
(i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
10.
Match the following works with the author :
i.
The Double-Dealer - (a) William Wycherley
ii.
Love in a Wood - (b) Oliver Goldsmith
iii.
An Essay on the Theatre - (c) Richard Sheridan
iv.
The Duenna - (d) William Congreve
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b.
(i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
c. (i)-c, (ii)-d, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
d.
(i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
11.
Who among the following is NOT associated with
Whig Kit-Kat Club?
a. William Congreve
b. John Locke
c.
Joseph Addison
d.
Christopher Marlowe
12.
The expression “nincompoop” and the phrase
“happy-go-lucky” are coined by :
a. William Congreve
b.
William Wycherley
c. Jeremy Collier
d. John Dryden
13.
‘She Stoops to Conquer’ is a play
written by :
a. Goldsmith
b.
Sheridan
c.
Congreve
d. Wycherley
14.
Oliver Goldsmith’s ‘The Vicar of Wakefield’
is a :
a. Novel
b.
Poem
c.
Play
d. Prose
15.
Match the following :
i.
The Restoration Age (1660-1700) - (a) William Cowper, Robert Burns
ii.
The Augustan Age (1700-1750) - (b) John Milton, Paul Bunyan
iii.
Age of Johnson (1750-1798) - (c) William Wordsworth, Coleridge
iv.
Romantic Age (1798-1737) - (d) Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b.
(i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
c. (i)-c, (ii)-d, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
d.
(i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
16.
‘The Rivals’ is a famous play by :
a. Goldsmith
b.
Sheridan
c.
Congreve
d. Wycherley
17.
Richard Sheridan’s ‘The School for Scandal’
belongs to :
a. Tragedy
b.
Sentimental Comedy
c. Comedy
of Manners
d.
Historic Play
18.
Match the following works of Oliver Goldsmith
with their genre :
i.
The Citizen of the World - (a) Play
ii.
The Hermit - (b) Poem
iii.
The Deserted Village - (c) Letters
iv.
The Good-Natur’d Man - (d) Ballad
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b.
(i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
c. (i)-c, (ii)-d, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
d.
(i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
19.
Samuel Pepys is famous for his :
a. Novels
b.
Poems
c.
Diaries
d. Plays
20.
Who among the following is a co-founder of ‘The
Spectator’ magazine?
a. John Locke
b.
Joseph Addison
c.
Edmund Burke
d. Samuel
Richardson
21.
‘Cato, a Tragedy’ is a work by :
b. Joseph Addison
c. Edmund Burke
d. Samuel Richardson
22.
Which one of the following is the journal
begun by Richard Steele?
a. The Germ
b.
Rambler and Idler
c.
The Tatler
d. Citizen of the World
23.
‘The Tatler’ is a :
a. Weekly
b.
Twice weekly
c.
Thrice weekly
d. Monthly
24.
When was ‘The Tatler’ published?
a. 1769
b.
1709
c.
1711
d. 1712
25.
‘The Funeral’ is a comedy play written
by :
b. Joseph Addison
c. Edmund Burke
d. Samuel Richardson
26.
Pepys diary which he kept from1660 to 1669 is
one of the most important primary sources for :
a. Harlem Renaissance
b. English Restoration
c.
Elizabethan Age
d. Romantic
Age
27.
Which among the following is NOT a publication
associated with Richard Steele?
a. The Pearl
b. The
Tatler
c.
The Spectator
d. The Guardian
28.
The Spectator was
started in :
b. 1709
c. 1711
d. 1712
29.
The Spectator was initially published as :
a. Weekly
b.
Bi-weekly
c.
Daily
d. Monthly
30.
Who among the following portrayed Addison and
Richard Steele as characters in his novel The History of Henry Esmond?
a. Jonathan Swift
b.
William Thackeray
c.
Edmund Burke
d. John Locke
31.
Who among the following wrote a periodical under
the name Isaac Bickerstaff?
b. Joseph Addison
c. Edmund Burke
d. Samuel Richardson
32.
Which among the following is a work of Richard
Steele?
a. The Christian Hero
b. The Conscious Lovers
c. The Lying Lover
d. All of them
33.
‘Essay on Man’ is a work of :
a. Alexander Pope
b.
Daniel Defoe
c.
Dryden
d. John Locke
34.
‘Fools rush in where the angels fear to tread’
is a famous line by Alexander Pope in :
a. Essay on Man
b. Essay
on Criticism
c. Robinson Crusoe
d. Moll Flanders
35.
‘Robinson Crusoe’ and ‘Moll Flanders’
are works of :
b. Daniel Defoe
c. Dryden
d. John Locke
36.
‘A dictionary of English Language’ is a
work by :
b. Daniel Defoe
c. Dryden
d. Samuel Johnson
37.
‘Annus Mirabilis’ is a long poem written
by :
b. Daniel Defoe
c. Dryden
d. Samuel Johnson
38.
‘Mac Flecknoe’, a mock-heroic satire
written by Dryden was direct attack on another poet of his time. Who was he?
b. Daniel Defoe
c. Thomas Shadwell
d. Samuel Johnson
39.
‘To the Memory of Mr. Oldham’ is a poem
by :
b. Dryden
c. Thomas Shadwell
d. Samuel Johnson
40.
‘The Rape of the Lock’ is a poem written
by :
b. Dryden
c. Thomas Shadwell
d. Samuel Johnson
41.
‘One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Eight’
is a poem by :
b. Dryden
c. Thomas Shadwell
d. Samuel Johnson
42.
‘Of Dramatick Poesie: An Essay’ was
written by :
b. John Dryden
c. Thomas Shadwell
d. Samuel Johnson
43.
Who was England’s first Poet Laureate?
a. Alexander Pope
b.
John Dryden
c.
Thomas Shadwell
d. Samuel
Johnson
44.
Who called Dryden “Glorious John”?
a. Alexander Pope
b.
Daniel Defoe
c.
Walter Scott
d. John Locke
45.
A eulogy on Cromwell’s death, Heroic
Stanzas, was written by :
b. John Dryden
c. Thomas Shadwell
d. Samuel Johnson
46.
Who wrote Astraea Redux, an authentic
royalist panegyric, celebrating the restoration of the monarchy and the return
of Charles II?
b. John Dryden
c. Thomas Shadwell
d. Samuel Johnson
47.
Which among the following is a play of John
Dryden?
a. Marriage a la Mode
b.
All for Love
c. Aureng-zebe
d.
All of them
48.
Which among the following is a poem of John
Dryden?
a. Absalom and Achitophel
b. Religio Laici
c.
The Hind and the Panther
d. All of them
49.
Who introduced the word ‘biography’ to English
readers?
a. John Dryden
b.
Daniel Defoe
c.
Walter Scott
d. John Locke
50.
In Mac Flecknoe, what was the defining
character of Shadwell according to Dryden?
a. Pride
b.
Dullness
c.
Wrath
d. Holiness
