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Mac Flecknoe
Famous Works
100
Who ruled England from 1660-1702? (Hint: More than one person)
Charles II, James II, William & Mary
100
Political turmoil and public dissatisfaction during the Restoration Era leads to a rise in the popularity of which literary genre?
Satire
100
What is an iambic pentameter?
It is basically 10 syllables in each line.
100
Who is Dryden attacking in "Mac Flecknoe"?
Thomas Shadwell
100
The illegitimate son of Charles II who tried to seize the throne heald this title.
What is the 1st Duke of Monmouth?
200
What religion did John Dryden believe in when he died in 1700?
Catholicism
200
Satire first emerges during the Restoration Era. True or False.
False. Satire first appeared in Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt.
200
What is a heroic couplet?
A rhyming couplet that uses a meter called iambic pentameter.
200
True or False. The character Mac Flecknoe is an exciting and intelligent character.
False. "Mature in dulness from his tender years..." (16)
200
"The Hind and the Panther" referred to what transformation in Dryden's personal life?
What is Catholicism?
300
An Example of a modern day satire would be...
The Onion, The Simpsons, or The Colbert Report.
300
The political motivation of Dryden's work "Absalom and Achitophel" was aimed at discrediting what political party.
What are the Whigs?
400
"Absalom and Achitophel" was known as the first political _______. (fill in the blank)
What is a smear campaign?
500
The 1st Duke of Mormount was afforded what Biblical role and position in the work "Absalom and Achitophel"?
What is Absalom, son of King David?