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