This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Emily Dickinson > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word is an antonym for spurt? A) Gush. B) Flow. C) Slow. D) Jet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slow. 2. After her death, ..... of Emily Dickinson's poems were published. A) 14. B) 21. C) 7. D) 1775. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1775. 3. Which of the following words best describe the soul in "The Soul selects her own Society-" ? Choose one answer. A) Sad, unhappy. B) Fickle, untrustworthy. C) Resolute, confident. D) Happy, content. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolute, confident. 4. 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. 5. This question has 2 parts, answer this one and then the next one. Part A:All things considered, what do the details in these examples of Emily Dickinson's poetry most clearly suggest about her attitude toward society? A) He likes to break the rules of the society of his time. B) He prefers to be a private person, not a public one. C) She longs to be a successful, world-famous poet. D) She is very sad to be alone but too shy to change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He prefers to be a private person, not a public one. 6. Most of Emily Dickinson's poems were discovered after her death and were untitled. In addition to being numbered, how are her poems now identified? A) By the subject of the poem. B) By the first line of the poem. C) By whichever line is most repeated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the first line of the poem. 7. What is a synonym of withdraw? A) Depart. B) To attack. C) Enter. D) To deposit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depart. 8. Oars A) A short pipe used to move things in a cup. B) A long rod/shaft with a blade used to row. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A long rod/shaft with a blade used to row. 9. In which of the stanzas the rhyme was ABAB? A) In the second oneheard-Bird, storm-warm. B) In the third one Land-Sea-Extremity-Of me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the second oneheard-Bird, storm-warm. 10. What is the antonym of vast? A) Narrow. B) Huge. C) Enormous. D) Spacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrow. 11. Emily's poems were wildly famous during her lifetime A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. How did Emily Dickinson mainly communicate with friends and family? A) Social media. B) In-person meetings. C) Through letters. D) Phone calls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through letters. 13. Dickinson was a very social creature in her teens and continued being active socially through her life. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. The root word chron in synchronize means "time." Which definition best matches the word anachronism? A) Expensive. B) An event that occurs without any warning. C) An item that is out of its time period. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An item that is out of its time period. 15. The underlying message or point the poet wants to reader to take away A) Dash. B) Slant rhyme. C) Theme. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 16. What do her poems have a lot to say about? A) The relationship between death and life. B) Between faith and doubt. C) Between power of God and individuals. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. The line "I dared not meet the Daffodils / For fear their Yellow Gown" is an example of A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 18. What was her father's profession? A) President. B) Horse trainer. C) Congressman. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congressman. 19. Read the lines from, "Two Things I Have Lost With Childhood":But is that all I have lost ..... memory drapes her Lips. what is not an example of whose Lips is memory draping? A) Death. B) God. C) Nature. D) Mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mother. 20. What is the central paradox presented in "I Am Nobody! Who are you?" ? A) The idea that a person can be nobody. B) The idea that a frog makes noise in a swamp. C) The idea that some people like to advertise themselves. D) The idea that no one likes to be considered a nobody. 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