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English Romantic Poetry Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. The dedication of Byron's "Don Juan" can be best described as .....
2. "Ode to a Nightingale" focuses on .....
3. John Keats would probably NOT have written a poem celebrating .....
4. A Romantic poet would be LEAST likely to celebrate .....
5. Which of the following was NOT a primary cause of the Industrial Revolution?
6. Which of the following sentiments would be LEAST likely in a poem by Lord Byron?
7. In "A Defense of Poetry, " Percy Shelley argues that humans have an impulse to .....
8. The Romantic period is generally thought to have occurred between .....
9. The line "fools are my theme, let satire be my song" demonstrates a sentiment that would likely appear in a poem by:
10. Which British philosopher believed that monarchs repressed citizens and that revolution is proper when a government does not protect its people?
11. Who does Shelley consider the true founders of civilized cultures and laws?
12. "Don Juan" and "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" are broken into sections called:
13. Paul O'Brien's essay on Shelley suggests that Shelley was .....
14. The main thematic focus of "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is .....
15. Keats was most famous for:
16. Which Romantic poet would be most likely to feature a main character or narrator in a poem who is heroic, tortured, cynical, highly emotional, and intelligent?
17. Which Romantic poet died relatively unknown but would become famous posthumously, in the 19th century?
18. Which of the following was NOT considered a proper form of literary expression in the Neoclassical Period?
19. One of the central themes of Wordsworth's "Peter Bell" is .....
20. Who is the narrator of "Don Juan" ?
21. Dr. Samuel Gladden believes Shelley's agenda was to .....
22. The poem "London" can be best understood as .....
23. William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience" explores .....
24. A tortured, dark-spirited, wry, and intellectual protagonist would most likely be found in a poem by .....
25. Many romantic poets regarded the natural world with a feeling of .....
26. Which of the following poets would be least likely to explore the meaning of beauty or imagination in a poem?
27. Paul O'Brien contends that ..... make(s) Shelley a "radical."
28. Which of the following would a neoclassical poet be most likely to use as a central theme in his or her poetry?
29. Which of the following concepts are NOT elements of neo-classicism?
30. Which of the following would probably NOT occur in a William Wordsworth poem?
31. Which of the following was a key element or aspect of Romantic poetry?
32. Duncan Wu rejects the assertion that Wordsworth's Lucy poems were primarily about .....
33. Shelley's poem "Mont Blanc" can be best said to depict an encounter with:
34. Which Romantic author is the subject of Paul O'Brien's essay "Prophet of the Revolution" ?
35. Which Romantic poet was famous for being "mad, bad and dangerous to know" ?
36. Which of the following Romantic poets would have been most likely to write a poem celebrating the innocence of childhood?
37. Which long Romantic poem opens with the line "oh there is blessing in this gentle breeze" ?
38. Percy Shelley's poem "Mont Blanc" presents nature as .....
39. Paul O'Brien argues that Shelley did not lose his passion for the French Revolution, but that ..... did.
40. Which event marked the defeat of Napoleon?
41. With whom did John Keats have a love affair?
42. Which poet would be most likely to write a poem reflecting upon the psychological changes he has undergone since his youth?
43. "Lines Written a few Miles above Tintern Abbey" explores .....
44. Elizabeth Fey refers to which poet as "a sort of poet-king Arthur" ?
45. Who referred to poets as "the unacknowledged legislators of the world" ?
46. Which of the following was responsible for Samuel Taylor Coleridge's mental decline?
47. Which Romantic poet did Shelley consider a close friend?
48. Thomas Paine's "The Rights of Man" argues that .....
49. According to the essay "A Defense of Poetry, " which of the following is one of the two "classes of mental action" ?
50. William Blake's "Little Black Boy" advocates for .....
51. Which poem by Wordsworth examines writer's block?
52. Percy Shelley can be understood as a poet with .....
53. Shelley's "Ode to Psyche" is narrated by:
54. In her essay "Wordsworth Balladry: Real Men Wanted, " Elizabeth Fey argues that the Romantics were interested in the medieval focus upon .....
55. Which poet would be most likely to write about his time in revolutionary France?
56. Referring to poets as "unacknowledged legislators of the world" suggests that:
57. The "Reign of Terror" refers to:
58. Which poet defines poetry as "the expression of the imagination" ?
59. Which of the following is NOT a common attribute of Byronic heroes?
60. Which poet would most likely express an adherence to atheism in his writing?
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