Samuel Butler's Hudibras reflects a revolt against:
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Correct answer: A. Puritanism
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Hudibras (1663–78), a mock-heroic on the Presbyterian knight Sir Hudibras and his squire Ralpho, satirises Puritan zeal and hypocrisy.
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