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Drama. John Dryden
Restoration tragedy
 is‘heroic’ tragedy. “All for Love”. 
Comedies of 
character and chatter
, George Etherege’s “The Man of Mode.” John Gay’s theatrical 
work “The Beggar’s Opera”. Poetry. John Milton. “Paradise Lost”. Thomas Gray and his 
poetry. Th. More’s “Utopia” 
 
Plan 
1.
John Dryden
2.
The Man of Mode by George Etherege 
3.
The Beggar’s Opera quiz 
4.
Milton, John (1608-1674))English poet 
5.
Paradise Lost and its specificity 
John Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who 
dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be 
known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Walter Scott called him “Glorious John”. He 
was made Poet Laureate in 1667.

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John Dryden Quiz Questions 
1. When was John Dryden born? 
a) 2 February 1641 
b) 15 May 1636 
c) 19 August 1631 
d) 15 December 1628 
2. Where was John Dryden born? 
a) Aldwinkle 
b) Cardiff 
c) Liverpool 
d) Dorchester 
3. Which school did John Dryden attend? 
a) Shrewsbury School 
b) Westminster School 
c) Harrow School 
d) St. Paul’s School 
Portrait of John Dryden (1631-1700) by Gérard Edelinck after Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)
4. Which poem did John Dryden write for the coronation of Charles II? 
a) The Medall 
b) The Hind and the Panther 
c) Religio Laici 
d) To His Sacred Majesty 
5. Which play did John Dryden write in 1665? 
a) Secret Love 
b) The Indian Emperour 
c) All for Love 
d) The Conquest of Granada 

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6. When did John Dryden write Annus Mirabilis? 
a) 1672 
b) 1675 
c) 1667 
d) 1701 
7. Which poem written by John Dryden regarding successor to Charles II angered Whigs? 
a) Absalom and Achitophel 
b) Eleonara 
c) Love Triumphant 
d) Cleomenes 
John Dryden, by Sir Godfrey Kneller,
8. When was John Dryden poet laureate? 
a) 1640-1648 
b) 1701-1715 
c) 1690-1700 
d) 1668-1688 
9. When did John Dryden die? 
a) 26 January 1715 
b) 12 May 1700 
c) 11 July 1703 
d) 12 November 1699 
10. Where did John Dryden die? 
a) Cambridge 
b) London 
c) Oxford 
d) Bristol 
John Dryden Quiz Questions with Answers 

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1. When was John Dryden born? 
c) 19 August 1631 
2. Where was John Dryden born? 
a) Aldwinkle 
Nouormand: Pliaque à Londres (Photo credit: Wikipedia) 
3. Which school did John Dryden attend? 
b) Westminster School 
4. Which poem did John Dryden write for the coronation of Charles II? 
d) To His Sacred Majesty 
5. Which play did John Dryden write in 1665? 
b) The Indian Emperour 
6. When did John Dryden write Annus Mirabilis? 
c) 1667 
7. Which poem written by John Dryden regarding successor to Charles II angered Whigs? 
a) Absalom and Achitophel 
8. When was John Dryden poet laureate? 
d) 1668-1688 
9. When did John Dryden die? 
b) 12 May 1700 
10. Where did John Dryden die? 
b) London 
1.
The play is an example of ______ literature. 
VICTORIAN 
COLONIAL 
PURITAN 
RESTORATION 
2.
What year was the play written and staged? 
1700 

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1670 
1976 
1676 
3.
Who is the protagonist of the play? 
YOUNG BELLAIR 
DORIMANT 
MEDLEY 
SIR FOPLING FLUTTER 
4.
Sir Fopling Flutter is a 
FOP 
HERO 
VILLAIN 
LOTHARIO 
5.
What does the writer of the prologue say players thrive on? 
MUSIC 
FOLLIES 
FOOD 
MONEY 
6.
What does the orange-woman sell? 
DRINKS 
LOVE LETTERS 
FRUIT 
FLOWERS 
7.
Who discovers the name of Dorimant's admirer? 
HANDY 
THE ORANGE-WOMAN 
MEDLEY 
TOM THE SHOEMAKER 
8.
Dorimant is all the following except 
DULL-WITTED 
HANDSOME 
MANIPULATIVE 
FUNNY 
9.
Medley describes Harriet as 
WILD 
PIOUS 
MODERATELY PRETTY 
DEMURE 
10.
Who does Dorimant enlist to help him tease Mrs. Loveit? 
MEDLEY 
HARRIET 
HANDY 
BELINDA 
11.
Dorimant describes his love life as 
TROUBLING 
BORING 
PERFECT 
STRESSFUL 
12.
Who do Medley and Dorimant advise to mend his/her ways? 
THE SHOEMAKER 
THE ORANGE-WOMAN 

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HANDY 
PERT 
13.
Why hasn't Young Bellair seen his friends recently? 
HIS STUDIES 
HE HAS BEEN TRAVELING 
HE IS IN LOVE 
HE HAS BEEN SICK 
14.
What does Dorimant want with Sir Fopling Flutter when he gets to town? 
TO SET HIM ON MRS. LOVEIT 
TO IGNORE HIM COMPLETELY 
TO LEARN FROM HIM ABOUT DRESS 
TO BECOME HIS FRIEND 
15.
Who is Young Bellair's preferred fiancee? 
MRS. LOVEIT 
EMILIA 
HARRIET 
BELINDA 
16.
What distressing news does Young Bellair receive? 
HIS FATHER BETROTHED HIM TO ANOTHER 
HE HAS LOST HIS FORTUNE 
HIS FATHER HAS DIED 
EMILIA NO LONGER LOVES HIM 
17.
Who is Lady Townley? 
HARRIET'S MOTHER 
DORIMANT'S LOVER 
EMILIA'S MOTHER 
OLD BELLAIR'S SISTER 
18.
Who is attracted to Emilia? 
OLD BELLAIR 
DORIMANT 
MEDLEY 
SIR FOPLING FLUTTER 
19.
With whom does Emilia reside? 
MRS. LOVEIT 
LADY TOWNLEY 
BELINDA 
LADY WOODVILL 
20.
What do Lady Townley and Emilia like about Medley? 
HIS PIETY 
HIS LOOKS 
HIS DRESS 
HIS KNOWLEDGE OF GOSSIP 
21.
Mrs. Loveit can best be described as 
SWEET 
ANGRY 
SHY 
AMBIVALENT 
22.
What is Belinda's "plot"? 
TO MAKE MRS. LOVEIT JEALOUS 
TO BREAK UP EMILIA AND YOUNG BELLAIR 
TO SEDUCE MEDLEY 

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TO BEFRIEND HARRIET 
23.
Whose waiting woman is Pert? 
HARRIET 
LADY TOWNLEY 
LADY WOODVILL 
MRS. LOVEIT 
24.
What does Dorimant accuse Mrs. Loveit of? 
ENGAGING WITH A FOP 
HAVING BAD FRIENDS 
LOVING HIM TOO MUCH 
BEING TOO OLD 
25, 
Dorimant compares his love with Mrs. Loveit to a/an 
ANCHOR 
DISEASE 
NOOSE 
ROSE 
The Beggar's Opera Quiz
1.
The introductory scene features which characters: 
THE BEGGAR AND THE PLAYER 
PEACHUM AND MRS. PEACHUM 
PEACHUM, THE BEGGAR AND THE PLAYER 
PEACHUM, ALONE 
2.
The Beggar states the play was originally written to celebrate: 
THE CORONATION OF GEORGE II 
THE CORONATION OF GEORGE III 
LONDON’S TWO MOST FAMOUS SOPRANOS 
THE MARRIAGE OF TWO BALLAD-SINGERS 
3.
The Beggar’s stated purpose for writing the play should be understood as: 
IRONIC 
LOOSELY BASED ON FACT 
STRAIGHTFORWARDLY TRUE 
THRONE-APPROVED PROPAGANDA 
4.
When the Player says “Play away the ouverture,” he means: 
THE PLAY HAS REACHED ITS CONCLUSION 
BEGIN THE PROLOGUE 
STRIKE UP THE MUSICIANS 
RISE FOR THE SINGING OF "GOD SAVE THE KING" 
5.
Act I takes place entirely in: 
PEACHUM’S HOUSE 
PEACHUM’S STOLEN-GOODS WAREHOUSE 
AN ALEHOUSE TAVERN 
NEWGATE PRISON 
6.
Peachum is first shown examining: 
A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE 
A DOWRY AGREEMENT 
HIS ACCOUNTS BOOK 
THE BIBLE 
7.
When Peachum tells Filch that Black Moll may “plead her belly” at trial, he means: 
SHE MAY PRETEND TO BE PREGNANT TO AVOID HANGING. 

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SHE MAY PLEAD HUNGER AS A REASON FOR HER THIEVING. 
SHE MAY CRY HYSTERICALLY TO WIN SYMPATHY. 
SHE MAY OFFER HER BODY TO THE PROSECUTORS IN EXCHANGE FOR 
LENIENCY. 
8.
In terms of punishment, “transportation” entails: 
CONFINEMENT AT A LOCAL PRISON CAMP 
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION FOR NO PAY 
LABOR IN THE WEST INDIES 
SERVICE TO THE NOBLES’ PALANQUINS 
9.
Filch is: 
MACHEATH’S BEST FRIEND 
POLLY’S SECRET LOVER 
A GO-BETWEEN FOR SEVERAL CHARACTERS 
LOCKIT’S APPRENTICE 
10.
Newgate is: 
A FASHIONABLE DISTRICT OF LONDON 
LONDON’S MOST FAMOUS RACETRACK 
LONDON’S MOST NOTORIOUS PRISON 
THE GROUNDS OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE 
11.
According to Peachum, why would a woman want to marry? 
TO PRODUCE A SON 
TO GAIN A MAN’S PROPERTY THROUGH WIDOW-HOOD 
TO HAVE CHILDREN WHO TAKE CARE OF THEIR ELDERLY PARENTS 
TO SHARE IN THE BURDEN OF TAXATION 
12.
After learning about Polly's marriage, what does Peachum plan? 
TO TEST MACHEATH’S FIDELITY BY LEAVING HIM ALONE WITH A GROUP OF 
ATTRACTIVE PROSTITUTES 
TO ANNUL THE MARRIAGE AND THEN BETRAY MACHEATH 
TO HAVE POLLY FEIGN PREGNANCY TO SCARE HIM AWAY 
TO SECURE AN INHERITANCE AND THEN HAVE MACHEATH HANGED 
13.
What does Polly mean when she refers to the “cart”? 
THE CARRIAGE MACHEATH WILL RIDE TO PRISON 
THE CART MACHEATH WILL LOAD WHEAT UPON WHEN THEY LIVE 
TOGETHER ON A FARM 
THE TRAIN CAR LEADING MACHEATH TO A DISTANT WORK CAMP 
THE CART LEADING MACHEATH TO HIS HANGING 
14.
What is the name of the hill and tree where hangings occur? 
NEWGATE 
HOLBORN 
TOPAMAX 
TYBURN 
15.
When Peachum speaks of "Sessions," he's referring to: 
MUSICAL LESSONS FOR HIS WIFE, MRS. PEACHUM 
QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE CRIMINAL COURT 
WEEKEND EVENINGS RESERVED FOR BURGLARY 
TUTORING SESSIONS FOR HIS DAUGHTER, POLLY 
16.
What does Peachum say is "as fashionable a crime as man can be guilty of"? 
MURDER 
LARCENY 
BLACKMAIL 
ADULTERY 

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17.
At the beginning of the play, Mrs. Peachum identifies which vice as Macheath's undoing? 
DRINKING 
GLUTTONY 
GAMBLING 
LECHERY 
18.
From whom does Peachum first learn of his daughter's relationship with Macheath? 
MRS. PEACHUM 
POLLY HERSELF 
LOCKIT 
FILCH 
19.
Peachum's first objection to the concept of marriage is that: 
IT PUTS A MAN IN HIS WIFE'S POWER. 
IT BRINGS ON EARLY AGING. 
IT LIMITS A PERSON'S AMOROUS POSSIBILITY. 
IT PUTS A WOMAN IN HER HUSBAND'S POWER. 
20.
Mrs. Peachum accuses Polly of imitating whom in the girl's pursuit of marriage? 
THE RUSSIAN CZARINA 
"FINE LADIES" 
HER PARENTS 
THE HIGHWAYMEN 
21.
Quadrille is: 
A FASHIONABLE HAT 
A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE 
A POPULAR CARD GAME 
A POPULAR DANCE 
22.
Who betrays Polly's confidence to Mrs. Peachum? 
MACHEATH 
SUKY TAWDRY 
FILCH 
BLACK MOLL 
23.
When Polly first appears, she tells her father what about her relationship to Macheath? 
THAT SHE HAS HAD TO REBUFF MACHEATH'S ATTENTION 
THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY ELOPED 
THAT SHE'S TOYING WITH HIM FOR PROFIT 
THAT THE ENTIRE MATTER IS PURE GOSSIP 
24.
Who first reveals to Peachum that Polly and Macheath are married? 
MACHEATH 
FILCH 
MRS. PEACHUM 
POLLY 
25.
How does Polly finally admit the truth of her marriage? 
THROUGH AN AIR 
THROUGH A MONOLOGUE TO THE AUDIENCE 
THROUGH AN OPINION PIECE IN THE LONDON PAPER 
THROUGH A LETTER TO HER PARENTS