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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. John Dennis, a critic, did not like Richard Steele's 'The Conscious Lovers.' All of the following are reasons why Dennis did not like the play EXCEPT that:
2. Sentimental comedy reacted against:
3. 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?
4. Like William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Faust' is a philosophical drama. What is the primary issue that the 'Faust' play explores?
5. Each theater company had a group of actors that was a mixture of:
6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said that the main theme of Friedrich von Schiller's writing was:
7. Aphra Behn wrote to address stereotypes for women. What was the most common dichotomy that fed these stereotypes?
8. 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?
9. In Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 'Emilia Galotti,' the prince's chamberlain Marinelli sets in motion the events that will culminate in the death of Count Appiani. What is revealed about Marinelli's loyalty?
10. 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?
11. What is the main criticism of marriage in Restoration drama?
12. In Richard Sheridan's 'The School for Scandal,' Lady Sneerwell and Snake:
13. The difference between a satire and a comedy is that:
14. How does Odoardo Galotti, Emilia's father, prevent her marriage to the prince?
15. In William Congreve's 'The Way of the World,' why is Mrs. Millamant against marriage?
16. 'Sturm und Drang' is a German phrase that refers to a type of drama that was predominantly:
17. In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Faust,' what is the one thing that leaves Mephistopheles powerless?
18. Because of all of the adultery and humor of William Wycherly's 'The Country Wife,' it is easy for the reader not to see true love unfold between:
19. The plot of Nicholas Rowe's 'Jane Shore: A Tragedy' was:
20. 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:
21. Richard Steele's 'The Conscious Lovers' changes the formula of Restoration drama in all of the following ways EXCEPT that:
22. 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.'
23. What was the main cause of the English Civil War?
24. The European philosopher who influenced the 'Sturm und Drang' movement more than any other was:
25. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Faust' is the greatest expression of what literary movement?