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1) Which poem is considered Wordsworth’s magnum opus ? a. “Lyrical Ballads” b. “The Prelude” c. “We Are Seven” d. “Lines Written in Early Spring”
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2) Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner could be said to be suffering from an overwhelming feeling of ___________? a. Guilt b. Disbelief c. Hatred d. Love
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3) Shelley’s poem “Mont Blanc” can be best said to depict an encounter with _____________? a. The sublime b. Death c. Childhood d. A lost lover
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4) In “Of Poetry in General,”William Hazlitt contends that good poetry comes from ____________? a. The intellect b. The author’s personal pain c. Strong feeling d. Rewriting Homer
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5) “Lines Written a few Miles above Tintern Abbey” explores ________________? a. The way in which one’s psychological state changes over time b. The failures of Romanticism c. The beauty of the natural world d. Coleridge’s addiction to drugs
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6) To whom does the Ancient Mariner tell his story in “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” ? a. Coleridge b. Dorothy Wordsworth c. The Wedding Guest d. Life-in-Death
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7) The general tone and attitude of Byron’s “Don Juan” would be best described as ______________? a. Dramatic and dark b. Ironic and satirical c. Strange and haunting d. Humorless and stark
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8) Paul O’Brien contends that _____________make(s) Shelley a “radical.”? a. Shelley’s political beliefs b. Shelley’s sexuality c. Shelley’s love of Shakespeare d. Shelley’s relationship with Byron
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9) Who refers to poetry as “an imitation of nature” ? a. Percy Shelley b. Samuel Taylor Coleridge c. William Hazlitt d. William Wordsworth
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10) Which poem by Wordsworth examines writer’s block ? a. “The Prelude” b. “We Are Seven” c. “Lines Written a few miles above Tintern Abbey” d. “Lines Written in Early Spring”
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