Arrange the following plays in chronological order:
- A. The Country Wife
- B. Cymbeline
- C. The Spanish Tragedy
- D. The Rivals
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Correct answer: C. C, B, A, D
Explanation
Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy (c. 1587) → Cymbeline (c. 1610) → Wycherley's The Country Wife (1675) → Sheridan's The Rivals (1775).
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