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ENGL412 Final Exam - Restoration & Eighteenth-century Drama
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ENGL412 Final Exam - Restoration & Eighteenth-century Drama
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1. Aphra Behn wrote to address stereotypes for women. What was the most common dichotomy that fed these stereotypes?
2. The main religious conflict in England prior to the Glorious Revolution in 1688 was between what two groups?
3. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's primary influence on German theatre was:
4. In Friedrich von Schiller's 'The Death of Wallenstein,' what advice do Wallenstein and his daughter Thekla give to Max. Piccolomini?
5. The emphasis upon the social classes in Restoration drama shows:
6. When it comes to the subject of marriage in William Congreve's 'The Way of the World,' what do the main characters Mirabell and Millamant value most above anything else?
7. In William Wycherly's play 'The Country Wife,' how does Mrs. Pinchwife almost expose Mr. Horner's plan?
8. In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Faust,' what is the one thing that leaves Mephistopheles powerless?
9. In Richard Sheridan's 'The School for Scandal,' we learn that Lady Teazle married Sir Peter Teazle only for his money. By the end of the play:
10. Who was the famous diarist who captured the best surviving description of the Great Fire of 1666?
11. Each theater company had a group of actors that was a mixture of:
12. In Friedrich von Schiller's 'The Death of Wallenstein,' when Butler says the following to Gordon, what does he mean? 'Nay! let it not afflict you, that your power Is circumscribed. Much liberty, much error! The narrow path of duty is securest.'
13. In Friedrich von Schiller's 'The Death of Wallenstein,' Wallenstein is certain that his project is the fulfillment of:
14. Characters' names in Restoration drama were typically:
15. Voltaire's 'Socrates' is set in ancient Greece, but its message is for 18th-century Europe. That message is:
16. The events in 'All for Love' took place in ancient Rome, but one can easily identify the parallels between Antony and Charles II. Ventidius's counsel to Antony could just as well be given to Charles II. What did Ventidius suggest to Antony?
17. In Voltaire's 'Socrates,' what do these lines from Melitus reveal about the charges against Socrates?
MELITUS: 'Silence. Listen, Socrates, you are accused of being a bad citizen; of corrupting the youth; of denying the plurality of the gods; of being a heretic, deist, atheist. Answer.'
18. The 'Prelude in the Theater' of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Faust' presents a conversation between an audience member, a theater owner, and a playwright. The audience member wants to be entertained, and the theater owner wants money. What does the playwright want?
19. In William Wycherly's play 'The Country Wife,' there is a scene where all of the other female characters take Mrs. Pinchwife aside to prevent her from exposing Mr. Horner. This action reveals:
20. In William Congreve's 'The Way of the World,' why is Mrs. Millamant against marriage?
21. All of the following are reasons why 'The Rover' is an important play EXCEPT that it:
22. The plot of Nicholas Rowe's 'Jane Shore: A Tragedy' was:
23. In William Wycherly's play 'The Country Wife,' Lady Fidget, Mrs. Squeamish, and Mr. Horner substitute talk about 'sex' with talk about 'china.' What literary convention are they using?
24. In a typical Pierre de Marivaux play, servants were:
25. In Friedrich von Schiller's 'The Death of Wallenstein,' the character Octavio Piccolomini manages to convince:

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