John Dryden's poem "Annus Mirabilis" emphasizes the solution to which of the following important Restoration problems or events ?
Correct answer: A. England's power to overcome the recent plague and the great fire of London
- A. England's power to overcome the recent plague and the great fire of London
- B. The monarch's ability to squelch continuing Puritan resistance
- C. The church's potential to unify the populace after the English revolution
- D. Parliament's ability to restrain the power of the King
Explanation
Dryden's *Annus Mirabilis* celebrates England's endurance through the plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of London in 1666, while also praising national victories. It is not chiefly about Parliament, church unity, or suppressing Puritan resistance.
Last updated
Practise Poetry
889 free Poetry MCQs from English Literature, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask English Literature questions like this
English Literature is on 2 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.
Related questions
A number of the British Romantic poets argue what character to be the protagonist (or "hero") of John Milton's "Paradise Lost" ?
A poem which consists of fourteen line is called________________?
A side note: Which drug/substance was Samuel Taylor Coleridge addicted to ?
A tortured, dark-spirited, wry, and intellectual protagonist would most likely be found in a poem by______________?
According to Dante, what place is at the top of his purgatory ?