Lecture 2
1- In English literature the period from 1660-1700 is called theperiod of ……….
-restoration
2- The Restoration Period called the ………..period.
-Dryden
3- The restoration period called the Drydenperiod because Drydenwas ;
-the dominating and most representative literary figure of the Age.
4- the restoration writers gaveemphasis to ………rather than …………
-reasoning - romantic fancy
5- JohnDryden made his mark in the fields of;
-poetry , drama and prose
6- The Dryden was the most importantfigure and representative in the restoration period , because ;
-The poetry of Dryden possesses all the characteristics of the Restoration Period and therefore thoroughlyrepresentative of that age.
7- During the Restoration Period the emphasis was on ……….. as the medium of expression.
-prose
8- The RestorationDrama was confined to the………………..
-aristocratic class(the upper strata of society whose taste was aristocratic (
9- In the restorationdrama –comedy of manners there is two gropes of characters
-wits and gulls
10- In the restorationdrama –comedy of manners , the end was the victory of ………..over the ………….
-witty – stupid
11- The…………… was the mostpopular form of drama which portrayed the sophisticated life of the dominant class of society.
-comedy of manners
12- ……….. is put at the head of the Restoration Drama.
-Congreve
13- The chiefprotagonist and writer of heroictragedy was ………….
-dryden
14- (Tyrannic love ) was the Dryden's …………experiment in heroic tragedy.
-first
15- The Restoration period was ……….. in poetry and drama .
-deficient
16- In the restoration period the prose was
-much better and higher than poetry and drama