English Romantic Poetry Quiz 1 (20 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. John Keats died from:
16. Keats was most famous for:
17. 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?
18. Which Romantic poet died relatively unknown but would become famous posthumously, in the 19th century?
19. Which of the following was NOT considered a proper form of literary expression in the Neoclassical Period?
20. One of the central themes of Wordsworth's "Peter Bell" is .....