Top 550+ Solved Social and Cultural History of Britain MCQ Questions Answer
Q. On the accession of James II in 1685, Dryden changed his faith and political persuasion andbecame ……….
a. a roman protestant
b. a roman catholic
c. a reformer of churches.
d. a court advisor
Q. In Dryden’s famous satirical allegory Absalom and Achitophel…… Absalom is ……..
a. the duck of monmouth
b. the counsellor shaftsbury
c. the biblical character
d. oliver cromwell
Q. Dryden wrote which of the following in celebration of Charles II’s return ………..
a. the medal
b. religio laici
c. astraea
d. annus mirabilis
Q. Dryden’s Religio Laici is ………
a. an allegorical defence of the roman catholic faith.
b. a thesis in support of the english church.
c. a violent attack on shadwell.
d. a dogmatic assertion and tedious argument of church.
Q. Which is Dryden’s first play?
a. the wild gallant
b. tyrannick love
c. aureng-zebe
d. the conquest of granada
Q. The Dryden’s School of Poetry is also called as………
a. the “correct” school
b. tthe “irresponsive” school
c. the “resurrection” school
d. the non-productive” school
Q. Which is the last rhyming tragedy written by John Dryden?
a. the rival lady
b. the wild galant
c. tyrannick love
d. aureng-zebe
Q. John Dryden’s ‘The Indian Emperor’ appeared in 1665 is a …….
a. the blank verse tragedy
b. the first tragi-comedy
c. the heroic play
d. an allegory
Q. The Restoration Period was less rich in tragedy than in ……..
a. tragi-comedy
b. comedy
c. melodrama
d. tragical histories
Q. Oliver Cromwell under an adopted constitution assumed the title of ……….
a. lord protector of england
b. lord protector of italy
c. king of england and ireland
d. duke of england
Q. In whose favour the Parliament voted to restore the Monarchy after Cromwell’s death in1658?
a. george i
b. charles i
c. charles ii
d. george ii
Q. Who held the post in Government Administration during The Commonwealth?
a. dr. johnson
b. john milton
c. john dryden
d. william congreve
Q. Who inspired John Milton to portray the rebel in his epic Paradise Lost?
a. charles i
b. charles ii
c. oliver cromwell
d. queen anne
Q. Who described Restoration Comedy as “artificial”?
a. dr. johnson
b. charles lamb
c. mathew arnold
d. t.s. eliot