What works of art are present in "My Last Duchess"?

The painting of the Duchess and a sculpture of Neptune

What effect does this monologue have on the silent listener?

He tries to run away from the Duke

Why does the Duke show his works of art to the silent listener?

to give a warning to the new Duchess, to threaten him, to show off his power

What happened to the speaker's wife in "My Last Duchess"?

She was murdered by her husband

What is a stunning feature of the Duchess?

she looks as if alive, she has an earnest glance

The speaker in a Dramatic Monologue is also called a "feint":

it is a fictional character, detached from the poet

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1
'My Last Duchess' is ...
a ballad
a sonnet
a dramatic monologue
an epic poem
2
What works of art are present in "My Last Duchess"?
The painting of the Duke
The painting of the Duchess and a sculpture of Neptune
The painting of the Duchess and a sculpture of Thor
The painting of the Duchess
3
How was her heart described?
Too disrespectful and wicked
Too soon made glad
Too young
Very sensible
4
What effect does this monologue have on the silent listener?
He tries to run away from the Duke
He tries to understand his deeper feelings
He is curious about the Duchess
He is amused by the Duke
5
What gifts did she receive?
apples and a black dog
apples and a white mule
cherries and a white mule
cherries and a bough
6
Why does the Duke show his works of art to the silent listener?
to give a warning to the new Duchess
to please him
to impress the new Duchess
to entertain him
to threaten him
to show off his power
7
Who created the bronze statue?
Claus of Innsbruck
Fra' Pandolf
The Duke of Ferrara
Claus of Andover
8
Another feature of a dramatic monologue is
a silent listener
a lot of repetitions to help memory
the presence of four stanzas
internal rhymes
9
What happened to the speaker's wife in "My Last Duchess"?
She was murdered by her husband
She sold her husband's art collection
She died in childbirth
She commissioned a portrait of the Duke
10
The action of giving freely is called
trifling
dowry
munificence
warrant
11
'My Last Duchess' was published in 1842 but set during...
The Middle Ages
The Elizabethan Age
The Victorian Age
The Renaissance
12
How does the speaker see the Duchess?
as his beloved wife
as irreplacable
as a possession
as his equal
13
What is Neptune the symbol of?
power and control
marriage
life under the sea
art
14
What would the Duke never do?
lesson her
stoop
stop
give up her dowry
15
What is a stunning feature of the Duchess?
she is beautiful
she looks straight at you
she looks as if alive
she has an earnest glance
16
Money, goods or estate that the wife brings her husband in marriage is
pretence
munificence
dowry
warrant
17
What suggests that the Duke may have killed her?
the spot of joy che had on her cheeks
the climax of the monologue
the way she behaved towards other men
Neptune taming a sea-horse
18
What is the speaker planning to do as he speaks in the poem?
sell the painting
kill the duchess
get remarried
find the duchess
19
What is Neptune doing?
taming a sea horse
shaving a sea horse
shaming a sea horse
training a sea horse
20
What does the Duke claim not to have?
skill in speech
skill in painting
munificence
a hundred year-old name
21
How does the Duke control the painting?
He charges money to look at it
He keeps it in the dungeon
He hides it behind a curtain
He hides it in the attic
22
The Duke gave her...
a bough of cherries
a nine-hundred-years-old name
a valuable painting
a white mule
23
What did other people get from the Duchess?
a shy smile
a picture of her mule
approving speech and a blush
all of her money
24
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Frà Pandolf
The Duchess
The Duke
Robert Browning
25
The Duchess was painted by...
Claus of Innsbruck
Friar Lawrence
Fra' Panfold
Fra' Pandolf
26
Which is not a characteristic of the Duke?
Arrogance
Jealousy
Kindness
Wealth
27
What are the features of a dramatic monologue?
indefinite time and place
I-speaker
a silent speaker
formal language
28
Who was greeted by the Duchess with a spot of joy?
the gifts she received
other men
her husband only
Fra' Pandolf
29
Where did her looks go?
Everywhere
In the terrace
She looked at her husband only
Nowhere
30
Who is the Duke talking to?
an envoy
the painting
the Duchess
himself
31
The speaker in a Dramatic Monologue is also called a "feint":
it is a flat character with no psychological insight
it is a fictional character, detached from the poet
it is clearly the alter-ego of the poet

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Questions 31

Answers

1
'My Last Duchess' is ...
a ballad
a sonnet
a dramatic monologue
an epic poem
2
What works of art are present in "My Last Duchess"?
The painting of the Duke
The painting of the Duchess and a sculpture of Neptune
The painting of the Duchess and a sculpture of Thor
The painting of the Duchess
3
How was her heart described?
Too disrespectful and wicked
Too soon made glad
Too young
Very sensible
4
What effect does this monologue have on the silent listener?
He tries to run away from the Duke
He tries to understand his deeper feelings
He is curious about the Duchess
He is amused by the Duke
5
What gifts did she receive?
apples and a black dog
apples and a white mule
cherries and a white mule
cherries and a bough
6
Why does the Duke show his works of art to the silent listener?
to give a warning to the new Duchess
to please him
to impress the new Duchess
to entertain him
to threaten him
to show off his power
7
Who created the bronze statue?
Claus of Innsbruck
Fra' Pandolf
The Duke of Ferrara
Claus of Andover
8
Another feature of a dramatic monologue is
a silent listener
a lot of repetitions to help memory
the presence of four stanzas
internal rhymes
9
What happened to the speaker's wife in "My Last Duchess"?
She was murdered by her husband
She sold her husband's art collection
She died in childbirth
She commissioned a portrait of the Duke
10
The action of giving freely is called
trifling
dowry
munificence
warrant
11
'My Last Duchess' was published in 1842 but set during...
The Middle Ages
The Elizabethan Age
The Victorian Age
The Renaissance
12
How does the speaker see the Duchess?
as his beloved wife
as irreplacable
as a possession
as his equal
13
What is Neptune the symbol of?
power and control
marriage
life under the sea
art
14
What would the Duke never do?
lesson her
stoop
stop
give up her dowry
15
What is a stunning feature of the Duchess?
she is beautiful
she looks straight at you
she looks as if alive
she has an earnest glance
16
Money, goods or estate that the wife brings her husband in marriage is
pretence
munificence
dowry
warrant
17
What suggests that the Duke may have killed her?
the spot of joy che had on her cheeks
the climax of the monologue
the way she behaved towards other men
Neptune taming a sea-horse
18
What is the speaker planning to do as he speaks in the poem?
sell the painting
kill the duchess
get remarried
find the duchess
19
What is Neptune doing?
taming a sea horse
shaving a sea horse
shaming a sea horse
training a sea horse
20
What does the Duke claim not to have?
skill in speech
skill in painting
munificence
a hundred year-old name
21
How does the Duke control the painting?
He charges money to look at it
He keeps it in the dungeon
He hides it behind a curtain
He hides it in the attic
22
The Duke gave her...
a bough of cherries
a nine-hundred-years-old name
a valuable painting
a white mule
23
What did other people get from the Duchess?
a shy smile
a picture of her mule
approving speech and a blush
all of her money
24
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Frà Pandolf
The Duchess
The Duke
Robert Browning
25
The Duchess was painted by...
Claus of Innsbruck
Friar Lawrence
Fra' Panfold
Fra' Pandolf
26
Which is not a characteristic of the Duke?
Arrogance
Jealousy
Kindness
Wealth
27
What are the features of a dramatic monologue?
indefinite time and place
I-speaker
a silent speaker
formal language
28
Who was greeted by the Duchess with a spot of joy?
the gifts she received
other men
her husband only
Fra' Pandolf
29
Where did her looks go?
Everywhere
In the terrace
She looked at her husband only
Nowhere
30
Who is the Duke talking to?
an envoy
the painting
the Duchess
himself
31
The speaker in a Dramatic Monologue is also called a "feint":
it is a flat character with no psychological insight
it is a fictional character, detached from the poet
it is clearly the alter-ego of the poet