English Romantic Poetry Mcqs - Set 6

1)   The French Revolution had a tremendous impact on which of the following aspects of British life ?

a. Politics
b. Literature
c. Relations with France
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above

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2)   The poem “London” can be best understood as ______________?

a. A celebration of the city’s beauty
b. A protest against social inequality
c. An examination of the city’s past
d. An attack on William Wordsworth
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ANSWER: A protest against social inequality

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3)   Which British philosopher believed that monarchs repressed citizens and that revolution is proper when a government does not protect its people ?

a. Thomas Paine
b. James Mackintosh
c. Edmund Burke
d. John Locke
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ANSWER: Thomas Paine

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4)   During the 19th century, the term “middle class” described people who were______________?

a. Workers
b. Aristocrats
c. Between workers and aristocrats
d. Land owners only
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ANSWER: Between workers and aristocrats

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5)   Which poet would be least likely to write about the beauty of nature ?

a. William Wordsworth
b. John Keats
c. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
d. Lord Byron
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ANSWER: Lord Byron

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6)   Dr. Samuel Gladden, in his essay “Shelley’s Agenda Writ Large: Reconsidering Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant ,” argues that Shelley’s “Oedipus- Tyrannus” is important because a_______________?

a. Shelley himself dismissed the poem
b. The poem was incomplete
c. Shelley recognizes the power of sexual transgression in it
d. Shelley writes about Byron’s sexuality in it
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ANSWER: Shelley writes about Byron’s sexuality in it

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7)   The final line of “We Are Seven” is: “And said, ‘Nay’ we are seven.” This line suggests that________________?

a. The little girl refuses to cast the dead out of her life.
b. The little girl is insane or delusional
c. The little girl’s siblings have not died
d. The little girl herself is dead
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ANSWER: The little girl refuses to cast the dead out of her life.

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8)   Which action served to ignite the French Revolution ?

a. The rise of King William
b. The execution of King Louis XVI
c. The ruling of Bonaparte
d. The madness of King George
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ANSWER: The execution of King Louis XVI

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9)   Thomas Paine’s “The Rights of Man” argues that ________________?

a. Revolution is inhumane
b. Revolution never succeeds
c. Revolution is proper when a government does not take care of its people
d. Every government should be revolted against
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ANSWER: Revolution is proper when a government does not take care of its people

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10)   William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” explores ________________?

a. The loss of childhood and discovery of the adult world
b. The fall of Satan
c. The life of Blake
d. The history of London
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The loss of childhood and discovery of the adult world

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