1 Which of the following is a central topic of "A Song for St. Cecilia's Day"? Romantic love Nature Monarchy Music 2 Which type of stanza is Dryden most associated with? Heroic couplets Tercet Ballad Stanza Blank verse 3 The phrase "Trade, which, like blood,/should circularly flow" contains which of the following? Personification Metaphor Hyperbole Simile 4 Which of Dryden's poems celebrates the new reign of Charles II? Happy the Man Religio Laici Alexander's Feast Astrea Redux 5 Which of the following poems is an elegy? Marriage a-la-mode A Song for St. Cecilia's Day Astrea Redux Anne Killigrew 6 Which of the following is metaphorically compared to a "peal of thunder" in Alexander's Feast"? The arrival of St. Cecilia The singing at a Catholic church service The sound of a lyre The yelling of crowds at James II's coronation 7 Which of the following is NOT an apt description of Dryden's typical tone? Astute Reasoned Saccharine Incisive 8 Which of the following is NOT a prominent theme in Dryden's work? Reason and passion Art Grief Gender and gender inequality 9 Which situational irony is described in The Medall? The medal's image is shallowly carved, but it depicts a deep, profound mind The medal is made for Shaftesbury, but ultimately awarded to his enemy Shaftesbury is praised and rewarded, despite acting traitorously The Whigs create a medal, though they are against ornament and material possessions 10 Which animal represents Catholicism in The Hind and the Panther? The hind The fox The goose The panther 11 Which of Dryden's poems criticizes the poet Thomas Shadwell? To the Memory of Mr. Oldham Absalom and Achitophel Mac Flecknoe The Hind and the Panther 12 For which real event is Absalom and Achitophel an allegory? The Exclusion Crisis The French Revolution The English Civil War The Great Fire of London 13 In Mac Flecknoe, the claim that Shadwell "never deviates into sense" is an instance of what? Simile Metonymy Alliteration Understatement 14 Which poem most prominently praises Protestantism? Religio Laici Annus Mirabilis The Hind and the Panther Alexander's Feast 15 The word "hiss" in the phrase "See the snakes that they rear / How they hiss in their hair" in an instance of what? Hyperbole Metaphor Onomatopoeia Anaphora 16 The phrase "Of the thundering drum" includes an example of which device? Assonance Alliteration Understatement End rhyme 17 Which of Dryden's poems is NOT primarily about another poet? The Medall Mac Flecknoe To the Memory of Mr. Oldham Anne Killigrew 18 Which of the following works is written in quatrains rather than couplets? Heroic Stanzas on the Death of Oliver Cromwell To the Memory of Mr. Oldham Absalom and Achitophel Dryden never wrote in quatrains 19 The use of "tongue" to mean "language" in "To the Memory of Mr. Oldham" is an instance of what? Motif Personification Metonymy Understatement 20 Which of the following is a major event in "Annus Mirabilis"? England's naval victories Both Neither The Great Fire of London 21 What is the English translation of the title "Annus Mirabilis"? Year of Wonders Year of Tranquility Year of Return Year of Farce 22 Which of the following does Dryden most often allude to? Modern science Classical texts Renaissance poetry and art The Bible 23 Which of the following figures is NOT allegorically represented in "Absalom and Achitophel"? Thomas Shadwell The Duke of Monmouth King Charles II The Earl of Shaftesbury 24 Dryden's description of flutes "breathing" in "Alexander's Feast" is an instance of which? Symbolism Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Personification 25 What verse form comprises the play "All for Love"? Prose Sonnets Blank verse Heroic couplets
