This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Emily Dickinson > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-, " what do the details suggest most clearly about death? A) The company of loved ones makes death easier to bear. B) The rituals of death vary from one culture to another. C) Death may not happen as we expect it to occur. D) Death is a blessed release from life's cares. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death may not happen as we expect it to occur. 2. The last 10 years of her life was spent entirely in her house and garden A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Emily Dickinson was known as ..... A) The Belle of the Ball. B) The poet of Amhurst. C) The Belle of Amhurst. D) The Belle of American Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Belle of Amhurst. 4. In the last lines of "The Soul selects her own Society, " the simile "close the Valves of her attention-/Like Store-" conveys a sense of A) Divinity. B) Boredom. C) Permanence. D) Enthusiasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permanence. 5. Discuss the irony in the opening line A) The first line is ironic. While the people are relieved that the storm is over, Forty people died as a result of this storm. B) The first line is ironic. While the people are sad that there are people who are dead there's hope for the living. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first line is ironic. While the people are relieved that the storm is over, Forty people died as a result of this storm. 6. "Hope is the thing with feathers" is an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. True or false:Dickinson did not want her poetry published. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The poet says that hope "sings the tune without the words." Why might the poet have written that the tune has no words? A) To emphasize that hope does not need to be put into words to be felt. B) To point out that it is very difficult for people to express whether they feel hopeful or not. C) To suggest that people are usually unable to understand the feeling of hope. D) To indicate that people who are always hopeful are also often forgetful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To emphasize that hope does not need to be put into words to be felt. 9. What is the central theme of Emily Dickinson's poem 'I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-'? A) The fear of dying. B) The certainty of an afterlife. C) The uncertainty of what comes after death. D) The joy of living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The uncertainty of what comes after death. 10. Which of the following best describes death in "Because I could not stop for Death" ? A) A courteous friend. B) The grim reaper. C) A brooding master. D) A gossamer gown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A courteous friend. 11. When Emily's poetry was revisited in the 1950s, popularity of the poetry exploded. Why? A) People were very bored back in the 1950s. B) People never watched television, so they loved poetry. C) All of her poetry was placed in High School English texts and people had to read them. D) Thomas H. Johnson republished them in original form and they connected with people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thomas H. Johnson republished them in original form and they connected with people. 12. What type of person was Emily Dickinson? A) Social and Outgoing. B) Traveled a lot. C) Gregarious. D) Private and Shy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Private and Shy. 13. How would you describe the soul in "The Soul selects her own Society? '' A) Welcoming. B) Resolute. C) Fickle. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resolute. 14. What was Walt Whitman known as? A) A Lover of Dreams. B) A Mentor to young boys. C) America's Poet. D) Poet Laureate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) America's Poet. 15. In "The Soul unto itself ", the soul is (choose best answer)? A) A friend. B) A spy. C) Both friend and spy. D) Neither friend nor spy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both friend and spy. 16. Tone in stanzas 1 and 2? A) Celebratory. B) Mournful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celebratory. 17. In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died, " what interrupts the speaker's final moments? A) A thunderstorm. B) A buzzing fly. C) A sudden silence. D) A bright light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A buzzing fly. 18. Antiquated A) To mention or suggest. B) To suppress or eliminate. C) Out of date, very old-fashioned, ancient. D) Dull lacking in originality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out of date, very old-fashioned, ancient. 19. Emily said that Death, one of her imaginary figures, had to be a ..... A) Ghost. B) Gentleman. C) Dark figure. D) A white light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gentleman. 20. In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-'' what do the speaker and those in attendance expect to experience when "the last Onset" occurs? A) They expect to find their keepsakes, signed away. B) They expect the fly to go away. C) They expect the King (i.e. God) to be witnessed in the Room. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They expect the King (i.e. God) to be witnessed in the Room. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesEmily Dickinson Quiz 1Emily Dickinson Quiz 2Emily Dickinson Quiz 3Emily Dickinson Quiz 4Emily Dickinson Quiz 5Emily Dickinson Quiz 6Emily Dickinson Quiz 7Emily Dickinson Quiz 9Emily Dickinson Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books