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LITERATURE: JOHN DONNE

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1
What did John Donne study?
law
languages
engineering
medicine
2
John Donne took part in...
an expedition against Spain
The Peasants' revolt
World War 1
The Hundred Years' War
3
When was John Donne born?
1600
1672
1772
1572
4
What was the name of his early love lyrics?
Songs of peace
Songs of love
Songs and Sonnets
Songs of heaven
5
Donne's wife was the daughter of
a powerful judge
a peasant
a rich influential gentleman
an unsuccessful doctor
6
What kind of Education did he receive?
None
Roman Catholic
Puritan
Cosmopolitan
7
In 1598 he became a...
a lawyer
private secretary in Elizabeth's government
private secretary for the US government
a teacher
8
What ruined his successful career?
His health problems
A nervous breakdown
His clandestine marriage
His unfaithfulness
9
Donne went on
a diplomatic mission in Japan
holiday without his wife
a long journey to Indonesia
a diplomatic mission in France
10
What inspired Donne to write his poem A Valediction?
His unsuccessful career
The separation from his wife
The long war in Spain
The hate for his father-in-law