18-century test prep

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Why does Johnson believe readers tend to value ancient works over modern ones?	According to Johnson, what is the source of an audience's pleasure in watching a tragedy?
Samuel Johnson, "Preface to Shakespeare"	Which of the Aristotelian dramatic unities does Johnson believe Shakespeare to observe most successfully
Which attributes of Shakespeare's characterization does Johnson admire?	What does Johnson believe about spectators?
Johnson writes, “A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapors are to the traveler: he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lea him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire….A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him such delight that he was content to purchase it by the sacrifice of reason, propriety, and truth” (p 2941). What is a “quibble”?	Why does Johnson criticize modern (18th century) dramatists?
What is admirable about Shakespeare’s use of dialogue?	Johnson writes of Shakespeare that the endings of his plays are neglected; that he writes without moral purpose, more to please than to instruct; and that his dramatic narration is pompous and his set speeches are overly long. Johnson sees these points as what?
Johnson suggests that certain factors influence a writers’ reception during his lifetime. What are they?	What does Johnson list as faults of Shakespeare?
John Dryden, "Mac Flecknoe"	Instead of using words properly, modern writers like Shadwell, “________ one poor word ten thousand ways.”
Which of the following men (mentioned in Dryden's poem) were Poet Laureate of England?	Dryden applies which ideals to literature as well as politics?
Flecknoe believes he needs a successor to be the king of his literary _______.	The poem’s subtitle is what?
Dryden believes that what three things produce great literature?	Drydren proposed that literature should be dull or ____.
Flacknoe praises Shadwell for his dullness and ___________	What are the symbolic emblems of literary powers?
The form of “Mac Flecknoe” is _____.	What happens to Mac Flecknoe’s poetic mantle?
Jonathan Swift, "A Modest Proposal"	Oppression of the poor by landlords, lack of training in trades by which poor people could improve their lot, and want of food and housing for the poor all drove Swift to_________.
Consider the setting established in Swift’s opening paragraph. In what “great town” does one see the “melancholy object” of mothers begging bread for their children?	To what nation does the narrator attribute the origin of his idea?
In what sense does Swift use the word “projector” in this piece?	What is the proposal made in the work?
What fate awaits the starving children of this “great town”?	At the conclusion of the Proposal, the narrator declares that he has “not the least personal interest in endeavoring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the public good of my country (p 2639). What evidence does the narrator give that his advice is free from other motives?
True or false? The narrator claims his scheme will have these advantages: tavern business will increase locally; exports will profit the nation; poor tenants will have a means of making money; the number of Papists (Catholics; then viewed as a threat to the English throne) will be reduced; and it will increase domestic tenderness of men toward their wives and promote marriage.	When Swift writes, “I grant this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the children (p 2635), the word “dear” means what?
Which of the following is the best definition of irony?	Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
According to Pope, how should critics should each work?	Broadly stated, what are Pope’s rules concerning poetic composition techniques?
Which of the following ancient critics does Pope commend as exemplary?	Why does Pope advise his readers to “Make use of every friend and every foe”?
Why does Pope counsel critics, “Be thou the first true merit to befriend;/ His praise is lost who stays till all commend”?	What is true wit, in Pope’s view?
What is they style/format of "An Essay on Criticism"?	Lines 370-371, “When Ajax strives some rock’s vast weight to throw,/ The line too labors, and the words move slow” furnish an excellent example of Pope’s advice to do what?
In Part 3 of An Essay on Criticism, Pope writes of the manner in which criticism should be conveyed. What should criticism do?	The line, 357, “That, like a wounded snake, drags it slow length along” is an Alexandrine line (six iambic feet) that does what?

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