In Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel, whom does Achitophel represent?
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Correct answer: A. The first Earl of Shaftesbury
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In Dryden's satire on the Exclusion Crisis (1681), Achitophel is Shaftesbury, Absalom is Monmouth, David is Charles II, and Zimri is Buckingham.
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