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What is the subject of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock?
What is the subject of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock?
- A funous fight between two families over a lock of hair (correct)
- A collection of 18th-century commonplaces expressing concern for lowly folk
- A bitter pamphlet about Irish babies being fattened for sale
- A satire on human folly and stupidity
What is the main theme of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels?
What is the main theme of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels?
- A story about a young foundling who wins his lady
- A bitter pamphlet about Irish babies being fattened for sale
- A satire on human folly and stupidity (correct)
- A novel in nine volumes showcasing loosely organized funny episodes in the life of Shandy
What is Oliver Goldsmith best known for?
What is Oliver Goldsmith best known for?
- His bitter pamphlet A Modest Proposal
- His novel Vicar of Wakefield and poem She Stoops to Conquer (correct)
- His novel in nine volumes showcasing loosely organized funny episodes in the life of Shandy
- His satire on human folly and stupidity, Gulliver's Travels