This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Emily Dickinson value? A) Individualism and Personal Space. B) Patriarchy. C) Unity and Togetherness. D) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Individualism and Personal Space. 2. What kind of person would most likely be guilty of treason? A) Someone who encourages others to break the law. B) Someone who refuses to follow social norms. C) Someone who backs down from a challenge. D) Someone who betrays his or her country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone who betrays his or her country. 3. What did Emily's first editor, Higginson, do with the poems Emily wrote? A) He burned them. B) He did not change anything. C) He changed a few things throughout the poems. D) He gave them to a collaborator who added a touch of happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He changed a few things throughout the poems. 4. I want to ..... my name from the competition. A) Duplicate. B) Apparent. C) Provoke. D) Withdraw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Withdraw. 5. Emily Dickinson wrote her poems ..... A) On paper. B) In her notebook. C) Everywhere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everywhere. 6. A serious mistake might lead to one's ..... A) Civilian. B) Capacity. C) Spurt. D) Undoing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Undoing. 7. What is a common poetic device used by Emily Dickinson? A) Simile. B) Rhyme. C) Dashes. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dashes. 8. Emily Dickinson dressed all in ..... no matter what the season. A) Yellow. B) White. C) Black. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White. 9. How many stanzas does the poem Hope have? A) 2. B) 1. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 10. In 'I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-', what is the significance of the fly in the poem? A) The fly represents the speaker's fear of insects. B) The fly symbolizes the presence of death and the interruption of the speaker's final moments. C) The fly signifies the speaker's love for nature. D) The fly is a symbol of hope and new life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fly symbolizes the presence of death and the interruption of the speaker's final moments. 11. What was the only article of clothing that survived? A) Tan stockings. B) Grey skirt. C) White cotton dress. D) Black blouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White cotton dress. 12. Which is the most creative period of Emily's poetry career? A) Pre-1861. B) 1861-1865. C) Post 1866. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1861-1865. 13. To hide or keep secret, to place out of sight A) Capacity. B) Provoke. C) Withdraw. D) Conceal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conceal. 14. "The great storm is over!" -conveys what feeling? A) A sense of fear. B) A sense of reliefThe exclamation mark emphasizes that the people have something to celebrate. C) A sense of boredom. D) A sense of anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sense of reliefThe exclamation mark emphasizes that the people have something to celebrate. 15. Having a sharpened edge; quick and sharp in thought or in sight, hearing or smell; eager A) Keen. B) Vast. C) Conceal. D) Spurt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keen. 16. Which statement best explains the situation in "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-" ? A) The speaker describes the moment of death through the eyes of a fly on the wall. B) The speaker describes the moment of death, but after the speaker has already died. C) The speaker is resting on her deathbed, surrounded by loved ones. D) The speaker is imagining what her death scene might be like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker describes the moment of death, but after the speaker has already died. 17. Open to view; easy to understand; seeming to be true or real A) Accomplish. B) Apparent. C) Vast. D) Spurt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apparent. 18. The line "Had the power to mangle me" is an example of A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 19. The second thing they passed in "Because I could not stop ..... " was ..... A) A town. B) A field of grain. C) A field of daisies. D) A cottage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A field of grain. 20. In which state was Emily Dickinson born? A) New York. B) Massachusetts. C) Vermont. D) Connecticut. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Massachusetts. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEmily Dickinson Quiz 1Emily Dickinson Quiz 2Emily Dickinson Quiz 3Emily Dickinson Quiz 4Emily Dickinson Quiz 5Emily Dickinson Quiz 6Emily Dickinson Quiz 7Emily Dickinson Quiz 8Emily Dickinson Quiz 9Emily Dickinson Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books