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Romantic Age Quiz
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1
Which of the following ideas was more associated with the Romantic age than the Age of Reason?
emphasized the universal experience
loved and were inspired by nature
focused on wisdom and judgement
Followed authority
2
The previous quote means that the man needs to
go back in time
learn from his childhood self
undergo a second childhood
listen to his kids
3
"Composed upon Westminster Bridge" was written
in the evening
at night
in the afternoon
early in the morning
4
A central theme of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is
the excitement of imaginative journeys
equality of all humans
the goodness of spirits
harmony between man and nature
5
At different times the Albatross symbolized all of the following EXCEPT
luck
storms
guilt
nature
6
"Rime of the Ancient Mariner" tells a story within a story so it is a
narrative poem
ballad
sonnet
frame story
7
The moral to the story as indicated by the mariner is
Be like a hermit.
Don't try to comprehend the supernatural.
Concentrate on avoiding evil.
Love all creatures great and small.
8
One historical event that had the biggest impact on Romantic thinking was
Invention of the printing press
the French Revolution
the American civil war
World War I
9
Two main characteristics of Romanticism were
solitude and silence
reason and judgement
nature and industrialization
imagination and emotion
10
Why might a Romantic poet like Wordsworth have supported the French Revolution?
because of a return to nature
because of the use of imagination
because of individual rights
due to the opposition to technology
11
The albatross hung around the mariner's neck best symbolizes
guilt
purity
respect of nature
salvation
12
The Romantic Age writers were inspired more by this
the Renaissance
Greek and Roman Classics
the Middle Ages
the Anglo Saxon Period
13
In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" whom does the Mariner stop?
a Bride
a Groom
a Wedding Guest
a Priest
14
"London, 1802" was written as a plea to this famous author
Shakespeare
John Donne
Milton
Jonathan Swift
15
The poem "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" seems to defy Romantic ideals by focusing on
the river Thames
the sun
London
the people
16
The Wedding Guest goes home a ____________________ and wiser man.
stronger
sadder
happier
angrier
17
"She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways" focuses on
Wordsworth's wife
Wordsworth's mother
Queen Elizabeth
an obscure, now dead, country girl
18
In "My Heart Leaps Up" what physical thing is the speaker speaking about?
a river
the mountains
the ocean
a rainbow
19
The Romantic Age takes its name from the stories of
historical romance
love and romance
gothic adventure
knightly adventure
20
Wordsworth defined poetry as "a spontaneous overflow of powerful _____."
anger
pride
thinking
emotions
21
All of the following supernatural forces help to get the mariner home EXCEPT
angelic spirits
the spirit of mist and snow
the ghosts of the sailors
the moon
22
The phrase "the child is the father of the man" is a
paradox
personification
metaphor
simile
23
The main subject in "The World is Too Much With Us" is
the rise of industrial cities
the destruction of nature
the decline in classical learning
a frenzied quest for wealth
24
Which of the following genres was newly popular in the Romantic period?
science fiction
the epic poem
the sonnet
the Romance
25
The aspect of human life that most interested Romantic poets was
the psychological
the rational
the historical
the scientific
26
The dice game between Death and Life in Death suggests that
luck is all that matters
females are stronger than males
justice is not guided by reason
sailors like to gamble
27
In "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways," the speaker glorifies Lucy's
intelligence
understated beauty
great accomplishments
love of nature
28
Which of these Wordsworth works condemns the social and moral conditions of the day?
London, 1802
My Heart Leaps Up
She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways
Composed upon Westminster Bridge
29
The speaker in "The World is Too Much With Us" complains of
the loss of faith in organized religion
nature's ineffeciency
overcrowding in London
human preoccupation with material things
30
The Romantic Age is the result of a negative reaction to this age
the Restoration/Enlightenment
Anglo Saxon
the Middle Ages
the Renaissance