Question

what happened to english theater during restoration?
a. most theaters were closed.
b. plays contained more puritanical content.
c. playwrights questioned the nature of theater.
d. plays contained more offensive content.

Explanation:

During the English Restoration (after the Puritan Commonwealth), theaters reopened. Puritan restrictions were lifted, and plays often had more risqué, satirical, or "offensive" (by earlier standards) content, including sexual innuendo and social satire. Option A is wrong as theaters reopened. Option B is wrong because Puritan influence declined, so plays had less Puritan content. Option C is not a defining feature of Restoration theater; the focus was more on entertainment with bold content. Option D aligns with the shift to more daring, sometimes offensive (in terms of moral norms of the time) content in plays.

Answer:

D. Plays contained more offensive content.