Dr. Prinsky

English 1102

First Quiz on Chapter 15 ("Character and Setting: Who, What, Where and When in Poetry") of RJ7

Directions: As on previous quizzes, including how to fill out the Scantron form.

1. Roberts and Jacobs point out that the general components discussed in this chapter suggest a parallel with the same elements in: (a) religious writing (b) nonfiction prose (c) drama (d) prose fiction

2. According to Roberts and Jacobs, setting in poems (and literary works generally) helps reveal: (a) character (b) symbolism (c) author's biography (d) readers' bias

3. According to Roberts and Jacobs, a technical term for the speaker of the poem is: (a) vox populi (b) bouche (c) kopf (d) persona

4. According to Roberts and Jacobs, the etymology of the technical term for the speaker of the poem derives from the: (a) Greek word for voice (b) Latin word for mask (c) French word for mouth (d) German word for head

5. According to Roberts and Jacobs, the speaker of a poem may assume such importance that the speaker becomes: (a) a symbol (b) a distinct character (c) an antagonist (d) an epic hero (e) the listener

6. As noted by Roberts and Jacobs, in the ballad and such story-telling poetry, probably the most precise term for the speaker would be: (a) observer (b) listener (c) narrator (d) histrio

7. According to Roberts and Jacobs, the speaker of a poem, in contrast or alternatively to the speaker cited in questions 5-6, above, may act as: (a) nearly a superhuman hero (b) realistic opposite of the symbolic (c) embodiment of author's stance (d) collection of common beliefs

8. As discussed by Roberts and Jacobs, the speakers of Robert Browning’s poem “My Last Duchess,” Christopher Marlowe’s poem “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” and Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” should be identified as: (a) an impartial observer (b) a fictional character (c) the spirit of the times (d) the author (e) a listener

9. According to Roberts and Jacobs, one of the first things to decide in reading a poem is whether the speaker is: (a) inside or outside the poem (b) the hero (heroine) or the villain (c) realistic or unrealistic (d) poetic or down to earth

10. Roberts and Jacobs give the poem "Western Wind" ("Western wind, when will thou blow?”) as an example of the speaker who is, relative to the poem: (a) inside (b) outside (c) hero (d) epic (e) realistic

11. In the poem "Western Wind," a definite problem in word meaning (as noted in Prinsky’s Notes and Questions on Chapters 13 and 15) occurs in the meaning of the word: (a) wind (b) blow (c) small (d) in

12. In the poem “Western Wind,” a grammatical problem for readers occurs between lines: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4

13. In “Western Wind,” the poem’s details of setting imply that the speaker is experiencing all of the following except which one: (a) harsh wind (b) heavy rain (c) cold weather (d) doubts about a lover’s fidelity

14. In “Western Wind,” the poem’s details of setting imply that the speaker has which of the following occupations: (a) farmer or farmhand (b) soldier or sailor (c) maid or cook (d) courtier or valet

15. In “Western Wind,” the poem’s details of setting imply that the speaker’s gender is: (a) female (b) unknown (c) male (d) hermaphrodite

16. In “Western Wind,” a thematic contrast in imagery occurs between all of the following except which one: (a) cold and warm (b) wet and dry (c) dynamic and static (d) noisy and quiet (e) rising and falling

17. The general subject of “Western Wind” is: (a) handicrafts (b) heritage (c) hindsight (d) homesickness

18. Roberts and Jacobs give the ballad "Bonny George Campbell" ("High upon Highlands/ And low upon Tay”) as an example of the speaker who is, relative to the poem: (a) inside (b) outside (c) villain (d) unrealistic

19. The word bonny (used repeatedly in the ballad "Bonny George Campbell") means: (a) fierce or fearsome (b) well-dressed (c) headstrong or brash (d) handsome or pretty

20. As indicated by the title character's epithet ("Bonny") and surname in "Bonny George Campbell," along with the reference to Highlands (line 1), the setting of the poem is: (a) Colonial America (b) Scotland (c) England (d) Ireland

21. A crucial mystery in "Bonny George Campbell" is: (a) how Campbell died (b) whom Campbell married (c) how Campbell acquired riches (d) when Campbell was born

22. Along with the popular ballad (“popular,” meaning “of the common people”) “Sir Patrick Spens” (also known as “Sir Patrick Spence”), “Bonny George Campbell” gives an indication that this genre within poetry is usually: (a) sorrowful (b) tranquil (c) joyous (d) condescending

23. In “Bonny George Campbell,” elements of George Campbell’s equipment emphasized by repetition (twice to three times include all of the following except which one: (a) boots (b) bridle (c) saddle (d) sword

24. In “Bonny George Campbell,” the repeated reference to Campbell’s having taken his “good horse” (lines 7 and 15) implies a contrast to: (a) his Arabian stallion (b) oxen (c) a draft animal (d) a mustang (e) a colt

25. In “Bonny George Campbell,” the repeated reference to Campbell’s equipment, along with the statement of what was happening on Campbell’s farm at the time of the riding out (stanza 5), suggests that the motivation of Campbell’s riding out was: (a) an economic obligation (b) a call to war (c) an invitation to a castle ball (d) a neighbor’s plea for help

26. In “Bonny George Campbell,” a case could be made that the person uttering the quoted statement (stanza 5) is: (a) George Campbell (b) Campbell’s wife (c) either or Campbell or Campbell’s wife (d) Campbell’s mother (e) the narrator

27. In “Bonny George Campbell,” as with the ballad “Sir Patrick Spens,” one notion conveyed is the: (a) victimization of innocent bystanders (b) dangers of sea travel (c) strong bond of mother and son (d) political maneuvering among courtiers

28. In “Bonny George Campbell,” what happens to the saddle and good horse helps suggest that Campbell encountered: (a) enemy soldiers (b) king’s messengers (c) highway robbers (d) family members

29. Roberts and Jacobs discuss in some detail, in the beginning of the chapter, the speaker of A.E. Housman's poem "Loveliest of Trees," indicating that the speaker is: (a) a scientifically-oriented botanist (b) an elderly minister who admires God's handiwork (c) a youth worrying about the passage of time (d) an average person concerned about destruction of the world's forests

30. His poem “Loveliest of Trees” was published when A.E. Housman was how old: (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) 57 (e) 67

31. The human lifespan of seventy years, referred to in A.E. Housman’s poem “Loveliest of Trees” (and asked about in question 1 by R&J), is stated most forcefully in which book of the Bible: (a) Numbers (b) 1 Samuel (c) Psalms (d) Jeremiah (e) 1 Corinthians