All for Love by John Dryden – Objective MCQ Quiz
1. All for Love is primarily based on the story of which historical lovers? (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2019)
A) Paris and Helen
B) Tristan and Isolde
C) Antony and Cleopatra
D) Romeo and Juliet
Ans: C) Antony and Cleopatra
2. Which of the following best describes the genre of All for Love? (UGC NET 2018, SET 2020)
A) Comedy of manners
B) Heroic tragedy
C) Satirical drama
D) Domestic tragedy
Ans: B) Heroic tragedy
3. What is the subtitle of All for Love? (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2019)
A) Love and Honour
B) The World Well Lost
C) A Tragedy
D) The Egyptian Queen
Ans: B) The World Well Lost
4. Which verse form is predominantly used in All for Love? (UGC NET 2021, SET 2019)
A) Rhymed couplets
B) Blank verse
C) Heroic quatrains
D) Free verse
Ans: B) Blank verse
5. The action of All for Love is confined mainly to which city? (PGTRB 2019, UGC NET 2018)
A) Rome
B) Carthage
C) Alexandria
D) Athens
Ans: C) Alexandria
6. All for Love largely observes which classical principle? (UGC NET 2020, SET 2021)
A) Unity of character only
B) Unity of time, place, and action
C) Unity of style alone
D) Unity of theme and tone
Ans: B) Unity of time, place, and action
7. Which character in All for Love stands for Roman military honour and stoic values? (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2019)
A) Dolabella
B) Serapion
C) Ventidius
D) Alexas
Ans: C) Ventidius
8. Who is Cleopatra’s chief attendant and intriguer in the play? (SET 2018, PGTRB 2018)
A) Iras
B) Charmion
C) Alexas
D) Serapion
Ans: C) Alexas
9. In All for Love, Dolabella is best described as: (UGC NET 2022, MA Entrance 2020)
A) Caesar’s ambassador
B) Antony’s friend who secretly loves Cleopatra
C) Cleopatra’s brother
D) Octavia’s messenger
Ans: B) Antony’s friend who secretly loves Cleopatra
10. Serapion in the play functions mainly as: (PGTRB 2020, SET 2021)
A) A military general
B) A court jester
C) A priest and prophetic commentator
D) A Roman senator
Ans: C) A priest and prophetic commentator
11. Which character represents lawful Roman wifehood and duty in contrast to Cleopatra? (PGTRB 2019, UGC NET 2021)
A) Charmion
B) Octavia
C) Iras
D) Fulvia
Ans: B) Octavia
12. The tragedy in All for Love mainly arises from Antony’s conflict between: (UGC NET 2020, SET 2019)
A) Faith and reason
B) Love and duty
C) Egypt and Greece
D) Pride and poverty
Ans: B) Love and duty
13. All for Love is structurally divided into how many acts? (UGC NET 2018, MA Entrance 2019)
A) Three acts
B) Four acts
C) Five acts
D) Six acts
Ans: C) Five acts
14. Compared with Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Dryden’s All for Love: (UGC NET 2019, SET 2020)
A) Expands the political scenes
B) Compresses action in time and place
C) Introduces comic subplots
D) Removes the love story
Ans: B) Compresses action in time and place
15. Which theme is central to All for Love? (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2022)
A) Love versus political ambition
B) Religion versus reason
C) Nature versus art
D) Fate versus free will only
Ans: A) Love versus political ambition
16. The Prologue to All for Love mainly aims to: (UGC NET 2017, SET 2018)
A) Praise the monarch alone
B) Justify the imitation of Shakespeare
C) Attack rival playwrights personally
D) Summarize the plot in detail
Ans: B) Justify the imitation of Shakespeare
17. The phrase “The World Well Lost” in the subtitle suggests: (UGC NET 2021, PGTRB 2021)
A) Worldly glory is more important than love
B) The lovers sacrifice the world for love
C) Conquest of the world through war
D) The end of the Roman Empire
Ans: B) The lovers sacrifice the world for love
18. In All for Love, which character tries most to bring Antony back to Roman duty? (PGTRB 2018, SET 2020)
A) Octavia
B) Serapion
C) Ventidius
D) Alexas
Ans: C) Ventidius
19. Cleopatra in All for Love is portrayed primarily as: (UGC NET 2019, MA Entrance 2018)
A) A pure politician
B) A cold strategist
C) A passionate and devoted lover
D) A comic figure
Ans: C) A passionate and devoted lover
20. Which of the following best describes Dryden’s style in All for Love? (UGC NET 2020, SET 2022)
A) Colloquial and prosaic
B) Highly ornate and obscure
C) Elevated yet controlled
D) Fragmented and experimental
Ans: C) Elevated yet controlled
21. The tragic flaw of Antony in All for Love can be identified as his: (PGTRB 2019, UGC NET 2022)
A) Greed for wealth
B) Religious doubt
C) Excessive passion and emotional weakness
D) Love of solitude
Ans: C) Excessive passion and emotional weakness
22. Which Roman leader remains physically absent but politically powerful in the background of the play? (UGC NET 2018, SET 2021)
A) Pompey
B) Julius Caesar
C) Octavius Caesar
D) Brutus
Ans: C) Octavius Caesar
23. The temple setting in All for Love frequently symbolizes: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2020)
A) Political conspiracy
B) Military glory
C) Emotional refuge and sacred space
D) Comic relief
Ans: C) Emotional refuge and sacred space
24. Antony’s decision to stay in Egypt rather than return to Rome represents: (UGC NET 2021, SET 2019)
A) Triumph of politics over emotion
B) Rejection of imperial responsibility
C) Victory of Stoicism
D) Devotion to Roman law
Ans: B) Rejection of imperial responsibility
25. Whose mischief and misreporting most directly fuel Antony’s jealousy in the play? (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2023)
A) Serapion
B) Dolabella
C) Alexas
D) Octavia
Ans: C) Alexas
26. The ending of All for Love may be read as a reaffirmation of: (UGC NET 2019, SET 2022)
A) Love as a destructive yet ennobling force
B) Victory of empire over emotion
C) Triumph of reason over passion
D) Stability of Roman politics
Ans: A) Love as a destructive yet ennobling force
27. Cleopatra’s final act in the play is to: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2020)
A) Submit to Caesar
B) Escape to Rome
C) Take her own life
D) Marry Dolabella
Ans: C) Take her own life
28. Ventidius chooses death mainly because: (SET 2020, PGTRB 2018)
A) He is afraid of Caesar
B) He is tired of war
C) He would rather die a Roman than live dishonoured
D) Cleopatra orders his death
Ans: C) He would rather die a Roman than live dishonoured
29. Which pair best represents the central contrast of the play? (UGC NET 2022, MA Entrance 2021)
A) Wit and humour
B) Public duty and private passion
C) Nature and culture
D) Youth and age
Ans: B) Public duty and private passion
30. Dryden’s shift from rhymed heroic plays to blank verse tragedies, as seen in All for Love, indicates: (UGC NET 2018, SET 2018)
A) His rejection of all classical rules
B) A move towards greater dramatic naturalness
C) An experiment with farce
D) His interest in musical drama only
Ans: B) A move towards greater dramatic naturalness
31. The time span of the main action in All for Love roughly covers: (PGTRB 2019, SET 2021)
A) One day
B) One year
C) Many years
D) A decade
Ans: A) One day
32. Cleopatra’s love for Antony in the play may be read as: (UGC NET 2021, MA Entrance 2019)
A) Purely political opportunism
B) A blend of passion, pride, and dependence
C) A passing infatuation
D) Mere admiration for his looks
Ans: B) A blend of passion, pride, and dependence
33. Dryden’s All for Love belongs to which literary period? (UGC NET 2019, SET 2017)
A) Old English period
B) Elizabethan period
C) Restoration period
D) Romantic period
Ans: C) Restoration period
34. The overall tone of All for Love can best be described as: (UGC NET 2020, SET 2020)
A) Ironic and playful
B) Light and comic
C) Serious and deeply pathetic
D) Detached and analytical
Ans: C) Serious and deeply pathetic
35. Antony’s relationship with Octavia in the play symbolizes: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2018)
A) Romantic passion
B) Political alliance and duty
C) Religious sacrifice
D) Comic relief
Ans: B) Political alliance and duty
36. Which of the following best captures the tragic irony of the play? (UGC NET 2022, SET 2021)
A) Antony seeks honour through war but finds it only in surrender
B) Cleopatra flees battle but gains political victory
C) Antony chooses love to preserve life but finds death
D) Ventidius lives to lead more wars
Ans: C) Antony chooses love to preserve life but finds death
37. The absence of comic subplots in All for Love serves to: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2019)
A) Make the play dull
B) Intensify the tragic seriousness
C) Confuse the audience
D) Follow Elizabethan tradition
Ans: B) Intensify the tragic seriousness
38. Whose perspective often frames the ominous atmosphere of the play? (SET 2019, PGTRB 2018)
A) Alexas
B) Serapion
C) Dolabella
D) Octavia
Ans: B) Serapion
39. In All for Love, Antony’s fall finally illustrates: (UGC NET 2020, MA Entrance 2020)
A) The reward of military success
B) The price of choosing passion over prudence
C) The triumph of solitary life
D) The value of wealth
Ans: B) The price of choosing passion over prudence
40. Which pair of characters most clearly embody conflicting loyalties in the play? (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2021)
A) Alexas and Serapion
B) Charmion and Iras
C) Dolabella and Ventidius
D) Octavia and Cleopatra
Ans: D) Octavia and Cleopatra
41. Dryden’s reworking of Antony and Cleopatra into All for Love shows his preference for: (UGC NET 2018, SET 2018)
A) Episodic structure and variety
B) Unity, simplicity, and concentrated emotion
C) Farce blended with tragedy
D) Chronicle history style
Ans: B) Unity, simplicity, and concentrated emotion
42. The lovers in All for Love are frequently described by critics as: (UGC NET 2019, SET 2020)
A) Moral exemplars
B) Political heroes
C) Noble yet fatally flawed
D) Comic anti-heroes
Ans: C) Noble yet fatally flawed
43. Which of the following best indicates Dryden’s concern with decorum in All for Love? (UGC NET 2022, SET 2021)
A) Use of prose throughout
B) Inclusion of low comedy
C) Use of elevated blank verse and unified setting
D) Mixing of tragedy and farce
Ans: C) Use of elevated blank verse and unified setting
44. Cleopatra’s fear of being paraded in Rome points to: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2020)
A) Her hatred of Egypt
B) Her desire for anonymity
C) Her pride and refusal of public humiliation
D) Her wish to live among Romans
Ans: C) Her pride and refusal of public humiliation
45. Which aspect of Antony is most challenged by his love for Cleopatra? (UGC NET 2018, MA Entrance 2018)
A) His literary taste
B) His Roman identity and martial honour
C) His physical strength only
D) His sense of humour
Ans: B) His Roman identity and martial honour
46. Dryden’s treatment of Cleopatra in All for Love is comparatively more: (UGC NET 2021, SET 2019)
A) Mocking and satirical
B) Tender and sympathetic
C) Completely hostile
D) Indifferent and neutral
Ans: B) Tender and sympathetic
47. Dolabella’s divided loyalty chiefly lies between: (PGTRB 2019, UGC NET 2023)
A) Caesar and Ventidius
B) Cleopatra and Serapion
C) Antony and his own love for Cleopatra
D) Octavia and Caesar
Ans: C) Antony and his own love for Cleopatra
48. Which of the following is a key neoclassical feature evident in All for Love? (UGC NET 2022, SET 2022)
A) Mixture of verse and prose
B) Use of supernatural machinery
C) Observance of the unities and decorous style
D) Absence of any moral implication
Ans: C) Observance of the unities and decorous style
49. The lovers’ joint death can be read as: (PGTRB 2021, MA Entrance 2021)
A) A mere political necessity
B) A comic resolution
C) A final assertion of love over worldly power
D) A random accident
Ans: C) A final assertion of love over worldly power
50. Overall, All for Love is particularly suitable for which section in competitive exams? (UGC NET 2019, PGTRB 2020)
A) Grammar and usage only
B) Phonetics section
C) Detailed text-based and genre-based literature MCQs
D) Only essay writing
Ans: C) Detailed text-based and genre-based literature MCQs
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