Question #1: Indicate which of the following statements is right (P) & which is wrong (X)
9) British literary Romanticism should be used in Plural. | 1) The sailors first approved the ancient mariner’s act. |
10) The poet as “a speaker” avoids predeliberating artistry. | 2) “Intellectual Beauty” was written on a walking tour. |
11) Cowper realizes that poetry, unless useful, is vanity. | 3) The Baron in The Rape of the Lock failed twice |
12) Shelley’s “spirit of beauty” is often called a ‘‘devil.’’ | 4) “Wanted fires” in Gray’s Elegy in the desire for love. |
13) ‘‘Belle’’ in The Rape of the Lock means a woman. | 5) In his Elegy, Gray shifts from one speaker to another. |
14) ‘‘Through & through’’ in Cowper means ‘‘slowly’’. | 6) “Stints” in The Deserted Village means “limit” |
15)‘‘Cheered’’ in The Ancient Mariner is ‘‘bidden goodbye,” | 7) “Tintern Abbey” explores the concept of imagination. |
16) Neoclassicists believed that art requires skills. | 8) The Glorious Revolution is a reason for Neoclassicism |
Question # 2: Choose the most accurate answer: | A | B | C | D |
1. In what year did King George II ascend the throne | 1714 | 1760 | 1720 | 1727 |
2. The most popular Neoclassicist genre is: | satire | prose | criticism | essay |
3. Which of these literary figures does a Neoclassicist accept? | Dracula | Alladdin | Oedipus | Hamlet |
4. The word “romantic” as a critical term was first used in | 1780 | 1830 | 1887 | 1889 |
5. To Neoclassicists, imagination politically indicates strong | feelings | ideas | convictions | rule |
6. Which of these reflects Neoclassicism | the Civil War | the Glorious evolution | the Parliament | the King |
7. The romantic poet aims to describe the | sublime | noumenon | phenomenon | supernatural |
8. The Arabian Nights came to England in the 1” ----- of the 18th cent. | decade | quarter | third | half |
9. The Schlegels described ‘‘romanticism’’ in | 1767 | 1776 | 1789 | 1798 |
10. Which of these phrases is a synesthesia: | soft voice | smell burning | cut tension | sweet incense |
11. The epic battles have become in The Rape of the Lock | jewelry | cosmetics | clothing | gambling |
12. Pope was disadvantaged from childhood by | wealth | health | education | family |
13. What is Umbrief in The Rape of the Lock made up of? | earth | water | fire | air |
14. ‘‘Tim’rous Ray’’ in The Rape of the Lock is | metaphor | synecdoche | personification | pun |
15. ‘‘Elemental’’ in Pope’s "elemental tea” means | basic | natural | main | primary |
16. During his later years Gray ceased to write poetry because of | criticism | old age | poverty | sickness |
17. On how many devices does Gray’s technique in Elegy depend? | one | two | three | four |
18. ‘‘Celestial fire’’ in Gray’s Elegy means | inspirations | stars | gifts | potentials |
19. William Cowper studied law at the | Gray’s Inn | Lincoln’s Inn | Middle Temple | Inner Temple |
20. Who asks about the poet’s fate in Gray’s Elegy? | the swain | a spirit | the swain’s companion | a friend |
21. ‘‘Lea’’ in Gray’s Elegy means | valley | leaf | pasture | sea |
22. Faith for Cowper meant the conviction of | pardon | salvation | election | conversation |
23. Which book of The Task shows Cowper’s new beginning? | Four | Three | Two | One |
24. ‘‘Flight’’ in Cowper’s ‘‘advent’rous flight’’ refers to | Poetry | imagination | the sofa | salvation |
25. The subject of the clause ‘‘art partner’’ in Cowper is | nature | raptures | occasions | thou |
26. Goldsmith studies medicine in/ | America | Dublin | Holland | London |
27. Thematically, interstanzaic antitheses in Goldsmith treat | the past | emotions | thoughts | condemnation |
28. How many long sections in The Deserted Village does the 1st part have? | two | three | four | five |
29. ‘‘Hand’’ in Goldsmith’s ‘‘tyrant’s hand’’ means | help | power | friend | impact |
30. What kind of creatures did the ancient mariner bless to pray? | spirits | fish | snakes | Albatross |
31. To Wordsworth existence is | divine | joy | alive | a Presence |
32. Where is the river Wye in ‘‘Tintern Abbey’’? | Wales | London | Edinburgh | Dublin |
33. ‘‘Impress’’ in Wordsworth’s ‘‘impress Thoughts’’ means | suppress | impact | implant | express |
34. The ‘‘blessed mood’’ in ‘‘Tintern Abbey’’ helps one become | eyes | a soul | calm | kind |
35. ‘‘Tintern Abbey’’ approaches the natural speech by varying | structure | rhyme | tone | meter |
36. How many aspects did Coleridge change in the ‘‘conversation poem’’? | Four | Three | Five | Two |
37. How many voices does the ancient mariner hear when he faints? | many | four | three | two |
38. ‘‘Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade,” says who”? | Gray | Pope | Goldsmith | Copwer |
39. ‘‘Loon’’ in The Ancient Mariner means | old | crazy | soon | mariner |
40. How many meters does Shelley use in ‘‘Intellectual Beauty’’? | Four | Three | Two | One |
41. ‘‘He’’ in Coleridge’s ‘‘Out of the sea came he’’ refers to the | sun | storm | moon | ship |
42. Art, says Shelley, is only a ---- picture of ‘‘truth.” | faithful | direct | sincere | close |
43. Shelley’s “Intellectual Beauty” was composed in | Italy | France | Switzerland | Austria |
44. “Inconstant” in Shelley’s “inconstant wing” means | temporary | quickly | stable | continuing |
1. Who is expected to answer Shelley’s questions about the “spirit of beauty”? | none | poets | sages | priests |
2. “Perforated” in Cowper’s The Task means having | worms | holes | halls | balls |
3. Which of the following did the Neoclassicists adopt? | inspiration | innovation | harmony | aesthetics |
4. Shelley considers poets as the --- of the world. | lawmakers | philosophers | priests | professors |