This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Shakespeare'S Sonnets – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 31 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Spenser's Sonnet 1, the speaker says the pages in his love's hands are "Like captives trembling at the victor's sight." What theme does this line support? A) The speaker's poem is not worthy of his love. B) The speaker is a hopeless captive at the mercy of his love. C) The speaker's beloved is cruel to treat him the way she does. D) The speaker's beloved is a better poet than he is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker is a hopeless captive at the mercy of his love. 2. "Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day " is the opening line to A) 3. B) 18. C) 34. D) 127. E) 130. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 34. 3. What type of rhyme does a spanish sonnet have A) Rhyme. B) Lima anso. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme. 4. A change in the focus of the sonnet from the first part is a A) Theme. B) Term. C) Turn. D) Tram. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turn. 5. The last six lines of a sonnet are called a/an A) Quartet. B) Sestet. C) Mark. D) Octave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sestet. 6. Caesura:a natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Petrarchan sonnets and Shakespearean sonnets are the same A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Who are sonnets 127-154 addressed to? A) The fair youth. B) The dark mistress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dark mistress. 9. What is a four line stanza? A) Couplet. B) Sextet. C) Triplet. D) Quatrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quatrain. 10. How many stanzas are in a sonnet? A) Six. B) Five. C) Four. D) Infinite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Four. 11. The second quatrain of a Shakespearean Sonnet is there to A) Introduce the main theme or metaphor. B) Extend or complicate the theme or metaphor. C) Introduce a twist or conflict. D) To summarize the sonnet and leave a lasting image for the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extend or complicate the theme or metaphor. 12. A figure of speech that compares two things, usually using the words like or as; for example, "like a thief in the night, " "quiet as a mouse" A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 13. How many syllables does a sonnet line normally have? A) 10. B) 12. C) 8. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 14. The first 126 sonnets written by Shakespeare are written to A) A fair youth. B) An old man. C) A lover. D) His father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fair youth. 15. Which of the following is a satirical headline? A) Fact-checking Trump's State of the Union address. B) Earth's north magnetic pole is on the move. C) LeBron suffers worst loss of his career. D) Guests' Chairs Tilt, Spray Water At Them During First-Ever 4D State Of The Union Address. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guests' Chairs Tilt, Spray Water At Them During First-Ever 4D State Of The Union Address. 16. A stanza of poetry known as four lines is called a ..... ? A) Seslet. B) Couplet. C) Cinquain. D) Quatrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quatrain. 17. What are quatrains? A) A word made up of 4 syllables. B) A line made up of 4 words. C) A verse made up of 4 lines. D) A poem made up of 4 verses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A verse made up of 4 lines. 18. What organ does a metronome mimic in the human body? A) The lungs. B) The kidneys. C) The brain. D) The heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The heart. 19. Which type of poetry follows the rhythm of natural speech? A) Free Verse. B) Sonnets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Free Verse. 20. The factual and lighthearted tone of the sonnet suggests that the poet wants the reader to understand- A) The idea that love lasts forever is a fantasy. B) Feelings of love are impossible to express. C) Flowers are the best way to send a message of love. D) The digital age can take the romance out of love. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The digital age can take the romance out of love. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesShakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 1Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 2Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 3Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 4Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 5Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 6Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 7Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 8Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 9Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books