Molière and Racine were
A) the most important outposts of New France.
B) playwrights in the heyday of French drama.
C) mediocre playwrights whose work symbolized the cultural stagnation of absolutism.
D) two of Louis XIV's most successful ministers.
E) music composers hired to entertain at Versailles.
Ans: B
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