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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. French playwrights sought:
2. William Congreve's 'The Way of World' opens with a game of cards. How does this game offer an indirect comment on the play?
3. According to Everett Ward Olmsted, Pierre de Marivaux's masterpiece was:
4. French Harlequin comedy first appeared in what country?
5. The main religious conflict in England prior to the Glorious Revolution in 1688 was between what two groups?
6. In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Faust,' what scientific discipline does Faust devote himself to?
7. According to James Kalb's review of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 'Emilia Galotti,' the actions of characters are:
8. In Oliver Goldsmith's play 'She Stoops to Conquer,' why does Miss Kate Hardcastle disguise herself as a lowly maid?
9. A farce is a(n):
10. 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?
11. In England in the 18th century, women's rights:
12. Sentimental comedy reacted against:
13. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 'Emilia Galotti' presents the audience with a man in love. How does the character of the prince reflect the ideas behind 'Sturm und Drang'?
14. The Licensing Act of 1737 had what effect on the theatre?
15. Domestic tragedy includes all of the following EXCEPT:
16. The primary difference between Pierre de Marivaux and Voltaire is that:
17. Richard Steele's 'The Conscious Lovers' changes the formula of Restoration drama in all of the following ways EXCEPT that:
18. What was the main cause of the English Civil War?
19. 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?
20. In the play 'Emilia Galotti,' the prince Hettore Gonzaga is almost as affected by an artistic rendering of Emilia as he is of her in person. What art form moves Hettore's emotions?
21. Characters' names in Restoration drama were typically:
22. In William Wycherly's play 'The Country Wife,' how does Mrs. Pinchwife almost expose Mr. Horner's plan?
23. In Voltaire's 'Socrates,' what group of people is most against the title character?
24. The emphasis upon promiscuity in Restoration plays:
25. 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:

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