Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Mac Flecknoe? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. When we talk about the Restoration Period in English literature, roughly what years does this refer to?
1200-1300 AD
1660-1689 AD
1740-1776 AD
2030-2130 AD
Q. Who was the famous playwright mentioned several times in "Mac Flecknoe," whom Thomas Shadwell greatly admired?
Ben Jonson
William Shakespeare
Richard Flecknoe
Tennessee Williams
Q. Which one of these is not a play by Thomas Shadwell (and thus not made fun of in the poem)?
Epsom Wells
The Virtuoso
The Humorists
Spamalot
Q. Which distant relative of Dryden went on to write the landmark English satire "A Modest Proposal"?
Alexander Pope
Jonathan Swift
Lewis Carroll
Stephen Colbert
Q. Dryden and Shadwell had many disagreements, but what was their main political disagreement?
Dryden was a Protestant, while Shadwell was a Catholic
Dryden supported the monarchy, while Shadwell was a Whig
Dryden was a Democrat, while Shadwell was a Tory
Politics smolitics. Who needs it.