This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > William Wordsworth > William Wordsworth – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Wordsworth Quiz 5 (37 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What Wordsworth means by 'jocund' company from the options below: A) Talkative. B) Quiet and sad. C) Happy and cheerful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happy and cheerful. 2. At what time of day is this poem "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" describing? A) Daytime. B) Night. C) Early Morning. D) Evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Early Morning. 3. Which movement did Wordsworth belong to? A) Romanticism. B) Modernism. C) Renaissance. D) Scientific. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romanticism. 4. In the poem, why might the word, 'spectacle' be used? To mean ..... A) Serious, solemn, sober. B) Something of a striking or impressive kind. C) Being alone, secluded, lonely. D) Cover, shelter, disguise; concealment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something of a striking or impressive kind. 5. How was the speaker feeling at the beginning of the poem? A) Frightened. B) Cheerful. C) Quiet. D) Upset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quiet. 6. In the poem, what does the word 'pinnace' mean? A) Like an elf, small and charmingly spiritedly, merry or mischievous. B) Light sailing boat. C) Enthusiastically spirited. D) Sinister or ghastly character, repellent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light sailing boat. 7. Who published his last book "Prelude"after his death A) Daughter. B) Friend. C) Son. D) Wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wife. 8. Where did Wordsworth live when he compose "Daffodils" ? A) Racedown House in Dorset. B) Alfoxton House in Somerset. C) Dove Cottage in Grasmere, Lake District. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dove Cottage in Grasmere, Lake District. 9. According to the persona, we "are out of ..... " A) Money. B) Time. C) Tune. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tune. 10. What are Wordsworth's wishes for his sister Dorothy in "Tintern Abbey" ? A) She will have children so he can be an uncle. B) She will remember their time together at Tintern Abbey. C) She will appreciate nature more than she already does. D) She will marry a rich man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She will remember their time together at Tintern Abbey. 11. The word "jocund" in the third stanza means A) Lonely. B) Confident. C) Merry. D) Careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merry. 12. What does the speaker describe as leaping when they see a rainbow? A) Stomach. B) Eyes. C) Heart. D) Soul. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heart. 13. What city is the poem "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" based in? A) London. B) Paris. C) New York. D) Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 14. "O blithe newcomer! "Why is the bird called 'newcomer'? A) Because the bird is new to the place as it migrates. B) The poet is new to the place. C) The poet is hearing the bird for the first time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because the bird is new to the place as it migrates. 15. In which year Lyrical Ballads published? A) 1794. B) 1797. C) 1798. D) 1792. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1798. 16. The ..... of the poet became a resource for poetry and this was a major turn in Romanticism. A) Attitudes. B) Inner feelings. C) Deep thoughts. D) Ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner feelings. 17. In the poem, what does the word 'elfin' mean? A) Like an elf, small and charmingly spiritedly, merry or mischievous. B) Light sailing boat. C) Enthusiastically spirited. D) Sinister or ghastly character, repellent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Like an elf, small and charmingly spiritedly, merry or mischievous. 18. While wandering what does the poet come across? A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 19. What does the word 'idly mean? A) Boat. B) The pointed top of a mountain or ridge. C) Doing nothing. D) Noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing nothing. 20. How many syllables does the shortest line of the poem contain? A) 4. B) 1. C) 10. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 21. Which figure of speech is used in "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 22. Each stanza has 6 lines, which makes them ..... A) Sestets. B) Quatrains. C) Haikus. D) Quintain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sestets. 23. Which Era did William W. belong to? A) 1900 to 2000. B) 1570 to 1645. C) 1600 to 1700. D) 1750 to 1850. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1750 to 1850. 24. What William wants to happen in his old days if he doesn't feel the same joy anymore upon seeing a rainbow? A) He is still thankful. B) Nothing. C) He wants to die. D) Mas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wants to die. 25. Where was William Wordsworth born A) Spain. B) England. C) United States of America. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) England. 26. What i the meaning of "vales" A) Waves. B) Hill. C) Wall. D) Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Valley. 27. What does "jocund" mean in this poem? A) Depressed. B) Happy. C) Surprised. D) Lonely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happy. 28. What does the poem "The World is Too Much With Us" focus on? A) Taking life for granted. B) The wind always howling. C) Giving our hearts away. D) The sea and her bosom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking life for granted. 29. What is Wordsworth's main idea in "I Wandered Lonely" ? A) Being alone teaches us valuable lessons. B) Nature brings us joy. C) Daffodils are beautiful. D) Stars point us to higher knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature brings us joy. 30. Who is the author of the poem "My heart Leaps Up" A) William. B) Dorothy. C) William Shakespeare. D) William Wordsworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William Wordsworth. 31. Ten thousand I saw at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.This line refers to A) Daffodils. B) Pensive mood. C) Milky way. D) Inward eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daffodils. 32. The metaphor "inward eye" reflects on the memory and beauty of what? A) Daffodils. B) Trees. C) Sparkling waves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daffodils. 33. This line most relates to which element of Romanticism? "I'd rather beA Pagan suckled in a creed outworn" A) Nature. B) Youth/innocence. C) Rejecting tradition. D) Emotion over logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rejecting tradition. 34. What does the poet wish that his sister would do? A) Cook a delicious breakfast for him. B) Complete her work and do all the chores of the house. C) Leave everything else aside and enjoy the sunshine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leave everything else aside and enjoy the sunshine. 35. In the poem, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" the line "dancing in the breeze" is an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 36. When was William Wordsworth born? A) 7 July 1767. B) 7 April 1770. C) 20 March 1773. D) 10 September 1772. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7 April 1770. 37. The imagery of this poem, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, " is created mainly by the: A) Dancing daffodils. B) Shining stars. C) Waves. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesAuthors QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesWilliam Wordsworth Quiz 1William Wordsworth Quiz 2William Wordsworth Quiz 3William Wordsworth Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books