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. Who is the unfortunate subject of Dryden's satire?
Thomas Shadwell
Ben Jonson
John Ogleby
The King of England
Q. What is the name of the city that the king of nonsense rules from?
Augusta
Georgia
Maine
Wind
Q. Which one of these individuals was a character in one of Shadwell's plays?
Empress Fame
John Ogleby
Sir Formal Trite
The Phantom of the Opera
Q. Which one of these classic literary or mythological figures is NOT mentioned in the poem?
Arion
Romulus
Hannibal
Steve the Pirate
Q. "Mac Flecknoe" ends with a reference to which Biblical story?
Moses
Elijah and Elisha
Cain and Abel
God