Restoration literature

What did neoclassical wtiters believe?

• Writers of Greece and Rome had discovered the universal truth or rules informing life and literature

• Writers of Latin and Roman had discovered the universal truth or rules informing life and literature

• Writers of Greece and Italian had discovered the universal truth or rules informing life and literature

• Writers of Franch and English had discovered the universal truth or rules informing life and literature

Satire is the ridicule of human folly with the purpose of correcting it.

• True

• False

Who was the king brought to power during the Restoration?

• Charles I

• Charles II

• James I

• James II

Charles had spent much of his exile in

• England

• France

• Moldova

• Germany

In what year did the Restoration period begin?

• 1660

• 1770

• 1694

• 1760

"A Modest Proposal" is a...

• Satirical Essay

• Periodical Essay

• Sonnet

• Mock Epic

Which form of writing became popular for the first time during the 18th century?

• Sonnets

• Memoir

• The Novel

• Epic Poetry

Which two of the following authors were known for writing satire?

• Swift and Behn

• Pope and Milton

• Pope and Swift

• Spenser and Johnson

What began to take over from Faith in Man in the eighteenth century?

• Faith in Reason

• All of the above

• Rationalism

• The Age of Reason

What was the time period called after King Charles II was crowned and the Monarchy restored?

• The Restoration
• The Inquisition
• The Middle Ages
• The Golden Era