This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Poets > Emily Dickinson > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which state was Emily Dickinson born? A) New York. B) Connecticut. C) Massachusetts. D) Vermont. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Massachusetts. 2. What did Emily Dickinson relate fame to? A) Fly. B) Crows. C) Soul. D) Fickle food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fickle food. 3. The word dominate derives from the root word dominus which means "master." Which definition best matches the word dominion? A) Area over which one has control. B) Game that uses small numbered tiles. C) To lose control over oneself. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Area over which one has control. 4. A ..... blade will cut much better than a dull one. A) Keen. B) Spurt. C) Withdraw. D) Vast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keen. 5. What is the correct spelling of the last name of the author of "Two Things I Have Lost With Childhood" . A) Dickinson. B) Dickinson. C) Dickinson. D) Dickenson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dickinson. 6. "If I can stop one heart from breaking, / I shall not live in vain" A) Queen. B) Emily Dickinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emily Dickinson. 7. The number of people who can fit into a room depends upon it. A) Duplicate. B) Conceal. C) Capacity. D) Civilian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capacity. 8. Who shuts the door in "The Soul selects her own Society" ? A) The Emperor. B) The Soul. C) The Chariots. D) Her divine Majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Soul. 9. How did Emily Dickinson's work impact the literary world during her time? A) Having no impact on the literary world. B) Challenging traditional poetic forms and exploring themes of death, immortality, and nature. C) Writing only about traditional poetic forms and popular themes. D) Being widely criticized and rejected by other poets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Challenging traditional poetic forms and exploring themes of death, immortality, and nature. 10. What literary technique is Dickinson using in the following stanza? There came a Wind like a Bugle-It quivered through the Grass And a Green Chill upon the Heat So ominous did pass A) Slant rhyme. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 11. Emily was born in ..... , Massachusetts. A) Salem. B) Andover. C) Amherst. D) Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amherst. 12. Comment on the structure of the poem. A) This poem has 4 stanzas of 4 lines each. It follows a strict rhyme pattern:abcb defe ghih jklk. It is close in form to a ballad but does not have the prerequisite refrain characteristic of this form. B) This poem has 5 stanzas of 4 lines each. It follows a strict rhyme pattern:abcb defe ghih jkll. It is close in form to a ballad and has the prerequisite refrain characteristic of this form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This poem has 4 stanzas of 4 lines each. It follows a strict rhyme pattern:abcb defe ghih jklk. It is close in form to a ballad but does not have the prerequisite refrain characteristic of this form. 13. What is the role of 'rhyme' in a poem? A) It provides a sense of structure and order to the poem. B) It provides a sense of chaos and disorder to the poem. C) It provides a sense of historical context to the poem. D) It provides a sense of the author's biography to the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provides a sense of structure and order to the poem. 14. In "They shut me up in Prose-'' why do they put the little girl in the closet? A) Because they liked her "still". B) Because she kept running away. C) Because she committed treason. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because they liked her "still". 15. Which of the following themes is explored in "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" ? A) Suffering. B) Reality of funeral. C) Wealth. D) Being alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffering. 16. A scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front. A) Tippet. B) Cornice. C) Gossamer. D) Surmise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tippet. 17. It was ..... that Mrs. Jones would not start the assignment until the class followed directions. A) Vast. B) Keen. C) Apparent. D) Civilian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apparent. 18. Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" uses which of the following literary devices to describe death? A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 19. What is the definition of duplicate? A) To copy exactly. B) Original. C) The first. D) Not same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To copy exactly. 20. Emily Dickinson was a ..... A) Writer. B) Dancer. C) Poet. D) Singer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poet. 21. What is the title of Emily Dickinson's most famous poem? A) Because I could not stop for Death. B) The Raven. C) The Road Not Taken. D) I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because I could not stop for Death. 22. Any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes. A) Cornice. B) Quiver. C) Tippet. D) Haste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornice. 23. Emily Dickinson was born, died, and buried in Amherst, Massachusetts. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The ability to do something A) Duplicate. B) Capacity. C) Civilian. D) Spurt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capacity. 25. What is the synonym of capacity? A) Length. B) Conceal. C) Job. D) Perimeter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Job. 26. What does Emily Dickinson describe as "finite infinity" in the poem "There is a solitude of space" ? A) The privacy of the soul. B) The finality of death. C) The vastness of the universe. D) The depths of the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The privacy of the soul. 27. In the poem "The Soul selects her own Society, " what is the significance of the soul "shutting the Door" ? A) It isolates itself from others. B) It seeks divine guidance. C) It chooses its friends wisely. D) It welcomes everyone into its society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It isolates itself from others. 28. Emily Dickinson started wearing only white clothing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. What message does Emily Dickinson share in "The Soul selects her own Society" ? A) People need more friends to be happy. B) People tell their thoughts/feelings only to close friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People tell their thoughts/feelings only to close friends. 30. The amount of space that can be filled; ability or skill; office or role A) Conceal. B) Vast. C) Spurt. D) Capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capacity. 31. Identify the poetic device used in the line 'Her laughter was a melody that played on the strings of my heart'. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 32. How old was Emily Dickinson when she died A) Thirty years old. B) Seventy-three years. C) Sixty-two years old. D) Fifty-five years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fifty-five years. 33. In "Because I could not stop ..... ", the first thing they passed was ..... A) A church. B) A child. C) A house. D) A school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A school. 34. Which of the following is the best translation of Stanza 3? I've known her-from an ample nation-Choose One-Then-close the Valves of her attention-Like Stone- A) The soul has plenty of people to choose from. B) The soul knows her. C) The soul likes rocks. D) The soul knows what she wants and sticks to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The soul knows what she wants and sticks to it. 35. Yo, listen up, got a two-part question here. Spit out the answer for Part A first, then drop Part B.Part A In the verse "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-, " what's the vibe about death that's being laid down most clearly? A) Death's easier to handle when you got your crew around. B) Death's rituals be different, depending on your culture. C) Death might not roll out the way we think it will. D) Death is a sweet escape from the struggles of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death might not roll out the way we think it will. 36. What is the impact of the title? A) The-tells the reader that this poem is about a specific shipwreck. Shipwreck-implies a tragedy, usually involving the loss of lives, grief and mourning. This sets the tone for the poem. B) The-tells the reader that this poem is about a shipwreck. Shipwreck-implies a tragedy, usually involving the loss of lives, grief and mourning. It remibds the reader about the importance of life. This sets the tone for the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The-tells the reader that this poem is about a specific shipwreck. Shipwreck-implies a tragedy, usually involving the loss of lives, grief and mourning. This sets the tone for the poem. 37. Upon her death, Dickinson's family burned all of her poems. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. Which of the following would be the most accurate description of Dickinson's faith? A) She believed she was a god. B) She was a religious nun. C) She struggled with her faith. D) She was steadfast in her belief of God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She struggled with her faith. 39. Which one of the following sentences is correct about Emily Dickinson? A) She had a lot of friends. B) She was happily married. C) She never used death as a theme. D) She was interested in botany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was interested in botany. 40. Determine the meaning of the quote from I'm Nobody ..... Don't tell! they'd advertise-you know! (from "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" ) A) The author is angry. B) The author is private. C) The author actually wants fame. D) The author wants love and attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author is private. 41. What is the title of the first collection of Emily Dickinson's poetry published after her death? A) Poetry by Emily Dickinson. B) The Poems of Emily Dickinson. C) Emily Dickinson's Greatest Hits. D) The Complete Works of Emily Dickinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Poems of Emily Dickinson. 42. Which sentence best states the central comparison in "There is a solitude of space" ? A) " the solitude of a soul ". B) " with solitude of death ". C) "solitudes of sea.". D) " the solitude of space ". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) " the solitude of a soul ". 43. Yo, what's the main riddle in the rhyme "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" A) The notion that some folks like to show off themselves. B) The concept that one can be a nobody. C) The idea that no soul likes being seen as a nobody. D) The thought of a frog making noise in a swamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The concept that one can be a nobody. 44. The theme of "Tell all the truth but tell it slant" is that people are wise to convey the truth A) Dishonestly. B) Indirectly. C) When it benefits them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirectly. 45. Which word in this sentence is an abstract noun?The crumbs of your affection are like sand in the wind. A) Crumbs. B) Affection. C) Sand. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affection. 46. Which of the following is NOT a theme in Emily Dickinson's poetry? A) Love. B) Death. C) Nature. D) Hope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love. 47. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Dickinson's poetry? A) Slant Rhymes. B) Dashes. C) Iambic pentameter. D) No titles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iambic pentameter. 48. In Dickinson's poem entitled "Much Madness is Divinest Sense, " what does the paradox express? A) Madness means they are crazy. B) Madness means they are pretty cool people. C) Madness means they are sane or they have senses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Madness means they are sane or they have senses. 49. What does the speaker imagine in this poem? A) The speaker imagines that someone she loves is dead. B) The speaker imagines that funeral is going on in her house. C) The speaker imagines that a funeral is taking place inside her brain. D) The speaker imagines that she is attending a funeral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speaker imagines that a funeral is taking place inside her brain. 50. How many poems did Emily Dickinson's sister discover after she died? A) 1800. B) 72. C) 1000. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1800. 51. Which is the correct quote? A) It-never in extreme circumstances-asked a crumb-of me. B) Yet-never-in Extremity, It asked a crumb-of me. C) Yet never in extremity, it asked a crumb of me. D) The in extreme circumstances-asked a crumb-of me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet-never-in Extremity, It asked a crumb-of me. 52. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Emily Dickinson's poetry? A) Free verse. B) Symbolism. C) Narrative structure. D) Rhyme and meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhyme and meter. 53. In "Fame is a fickle food, " what is the main reason that the crows flap past the "fickle food" of fame? A) Fame is terrifying. B) Fame is poisonous. C) Fame creates jealousy and bitterness. D) Fame speaks insincerely and even lies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fame is poisonous. 54. " ..... before it's time for Sunny-down, / I'll be lazing on a Sunday afternoon" A) Queen. B) Emily Dickinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Queen. 55. ..... is the literal or primary meaning of a word. A) Denotation. B) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 56. What is a major theme that comes from "Death is Like the Insect?" A) Death is disgusting like a bug. B) Even though we all die, you must fight death in order to survive. C) When we die, we cannot fight the battles anymore. D) The speaker of the poem wants to die peacefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even though we all die, you must fight death in order to survive. 57. Which word is an antonym for spurt? A) Slow. B) Flow. C) Jet. D) Gush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slow. 58. After her death, ..... of Emily Dickinson's poems were published. A) 7. B) 14. C) 1775. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1775. 59. Which of the following words best describe the soul in "The Soul selects her own Society-" ? Choose one answer. A) Resolute, confident. B) Fickle, untrustworthy. C) Sad, unhappy. D) Happy, content. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resolute, confident. 60. The difference between Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson poetry is A) Walt wrote short simple poetry, while Emily was more wordy and lengthy. B) They had similar writing styles. C) Dickinson wrote simple short poetry, Whitman wrote long, wordy descriptions. D) There was no difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dickinson wrote simple short poetry, Whitman wrote long, wordy descriptions. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesEmily Dickinson Quiz 1Emily Dickinson Quiz 2Emily Dickinson Quiz 3Emily Dickinson Quiz 4Emily Dickinson Quiz 5Emily Dickinson Quiz 7Emily Dickinson Quiz 8Emily Dickinson Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books