1 Which of the following is a central topic of "A Song for St. Cecilia's Day"? Monarchy Music Romantic love Nature 2 Which type of stanza is Dryden most associated with? Ballad Stanza Blank verse Tercet Heroic couplets 3 The phrase "Trade, which, like blood,/should circularly flow" contains which of the following? Hyperbole Personification Simile Metaphor 4 Which of Dryden's poems celebrates the new reign of Charles II? Astrea Redux Happy the Man Alexander's Feast Religio Laici 5 Which of the following poems is an elegy? Astrea Redux Anne Killigrew A Song for St. Cecilia's Day Marriage a-la-mode 6 Which of the following is metaphorically compared to a "peal of thunder" in Alexander's Feast"? The sound of a lyre The arrival of St. Cecilia The singing at a Catholic church service The yelling of crowds at James II's coronation 7 Which of the following is NOT an apt description of Dryden's typical tone? Saccharine Astute Incisive Reasoned 8 Which of the following is NOT a prominent theme in Dryden's work? Reason and passion Gender and gender inequality Art Grief 9 Which situational irony is described in The Medall? The medal's image is shallowly carved, but it depicts a deep, profound mind Shaftesbury is praised and rewarded, despite acting traitorously The Whigs create a medal, though they are against ornament and material possessions The medal is made for Shaftesbury, but ultimately awarded to his enemy 10 Which animal represents Catholicism in The Hind and the Panther? The fox The hind The goose The panther 11 Which of Dryden's poems criticizes the poet Thomas Shadwell? Mac Flecknoe Absalom and Achitophel To the Memory of Mr. Oldham The Hind and the Panther 12 For which real event is Absalom and Achitophel an allegory? The English Civil War The French Revolution The Great Fire of London The Exclusion Crisis 13 In Mac Flecknoe, the claim that Shadwell "never deviates into sense" is an instance of what? Metonymy Simile Alliteration Understatement 14 Which poem most prominently praises Protestantism? Alexander's Feast Religio Laici 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 Hyperbole Metaphor Anaphora 16 The phrase "Of the thundering drum" includes an example of which device? Alliteration Assonance End rhyme Understatement 17 Which of Dryden's poems is NOT primarily about another poet? To the Memory of Mr. Oldham The Medall Anne Killigrew Mac Flecknoe 18 Which of the following works is written in quatrains rather than couplets? Heroic Stanzas on the Death of Oliver Cromwell Absalom and Achitophel To the Memory of Mr. Oldham 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? Metonymy Personification Motif 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? 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 King Charles II Thomas Shadwell The Earl of Shaftesbury 24 Dryden's description of flutes "breathing" in "Alexander's Feast" is an instance of which? Symbolism Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Personification 25 What verse form comprises the play "All for Love"? Sonnets Prose Blank verse Heroic couplets