WorksheetsRestoration Period Background and Satire
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Since England was establish as a nation, it has always had a king or queen.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which of the following items best describes England’s transformation over the period from the early 17th century to the middle of the 18th century?
a)
. England moved from a period of comfort and prosperity in the early 17th century to a period of civil war and widespread illness in the middle of the 18th century.
b)
England moved from a period of civil war, fire , and plague in the early 17th century to a period of relative calm and order in the middle of the 18th century.
c)
England moved from the Age of Reason in the early 17th century to the Augustan Age in the middle of the 18th century.
d)
England moved from the Enlightenment in the early 17th century to a period of superstition in the middle of the 18th century.
3.
Neoclassical writing
a)
a. imitates the old Latin classics
b)
b. aims to create a unique English style
c)
c. is written by Octavius of ancient Rome
d)
d. is translated from classical languages
4.
Which of the following items best describes why the period in England from 1660–1800 was compared with ancient Rome?
a)
People fled from England to North America; similarly, many people of ancient Rome fled to Latin America.
b)
England’s colonies struggled for and achieved independence from England, just as the colonies of ancient Rome rebelled against Roman rule and eventually won their freedom.
c)
The Stuart monarchs restored order to England; likewise, the Emperor Augustus restored order to ancient Rome.
d)
James II fled from political persecution in England; under similar circumstances, Emperor Augustus of ancient Rome fled Italy.
5.
Which of the following items best describes the influence of Charles II on the religions of England?
a)
Charles II reestablished the Anglican Church as the official church of England and tried to outlaw dozens of religious sects.
b)
Charles II reestablished the Puritan Church as the official church of England and tried to incorporate the doctrine of religious sects into its dogma.
c)
Charles II reestablished the Catholic Church as the official church of England and tried to outlaw minor religious sects.
d)
Charles II reestablished the Deist Church as the official church of England and persecuted other religious sects.
6.
The Glorious (bloodless) Revolution was accomplished when James II,
a)
a Roman Catholic, took the throne from his Protestant wife, Mary
b)
. a Protestant, went to France and returned as a converted Roman Catholic
c)
. a Roman Catholic, fled to France, and his Protestant daughter Mary took the throne
d)
. a Protestant, fled to France with his daughter Mary, a Roman Catholic
7.
Which of the following statements best describes the change in the way people viewed natural phenomena during the 18th century?
a)
Natural phenomena were explained by poets and statesmen.
b)
Natural phenomena were increasingly accounted for by scientific observation.
c)
Natural phenomena were investigated and explained by kings.
d)
Natural phenomena were subject to superstitious interpretation by scholars.
8.
Modern English prose emerged in an age in which the Royal Society of London for the Promotion of Natural Knowledge called for writing that was
a)
humorous and lighthearted
b)
. epic and poetic
c)
scholarly and philosophical
d)
O precise and exact tion 4 precise and exact
9.
The phrase that best describes the attitudes of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift is
a)
hopeful and optimistic
b)
smug and indifferent
c)
respectful and humble
d)
.critical and unsatisfied
10.
The first English novels were
a)
written by popular writers such as William Hogarth and William Wordsworth
b)
complicated combinations of poetry, drama, and prose
c)
long, comical, and realistic narratives
d)
read only by scholars and scientists
11.
At the end of the eighteenth century, writers chose topics such as natural landscapes and humble life; this reflected their
a)
dismay at changes caused by the Industrial Revolution
b)
lack of knowledge about industry or urban life
c)
tendencies to imitate Augustan literature
d)
optimistic appreciation of the beauty and promise of industrial progress
12.
Satire is a manner of writing that mixes critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Horatian satire
a)
is a type of direct satire which denounces, sometimes with invective, human vice and error in dignified and solemn tones
b)
¦is a type of direct satire which pokes fun at human foibles with a witty even indulgent tone.
14.
Juvenalian satire
a)
is a type of direct satire which denounces, sometimes with invective, human vice and error in dignified and solemn tones.
b)
¦is a type of direct satire which pokes fun at human foibles with a witty even indulgent tone.
15.
Horatian Satire does all of the following except...
a)
¦It seeks to criticize, rather than attack, immorality or stupidity.
b)
¦Horatian satire tends to ridicule human folly in general or by type rather than attack specific persons.
c)
¦Often, it seeks to address some evil in society through scorn and ridicule.
d)
¦satire is gentler, more sympathetic, and more tolerant of human folly.
16.
Juvenalian Satire does all of the following except ...
a)
¦evokes feelings of scorn, shock, and righteous indignation in the mind of the reader.
b)
¦often attacks and shows contempt for people.
c)
is more serious manner and uses dignified language to attack erroneous thinking or vice.
d)
¦is gentler, more sympathetic, and more tolerant of human folly.
17.
Hyperbole is
a)
¦deliberate exaggeration to achieve an effect; overstatement.
b)
¦a mode of expression, through words (verbal irony) or events (irony of situation), conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance or expectation.
c)
¦a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.
18.
Irony is
a)
¦a mode of expression, through words (verbal irony) or events (irony of situation), conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance or expectation.
b)
¦is deliberate exaggeration to achieve an effect; overstatement.
c)
¦a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.
19.
Litotes is
a)
¦a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.
b)
¦a mode of expression, through words (verbal irony) or events (irony of situation), conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance or expectation.
c)
¦is deliberate exaggeration to achieve an effect; overstatement.
20.
The term "sarcasm" comes from a Greek word meaning “to tear flesh like dogs” and signifies a cutting remark.
a)
True
b)
False
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