In her poems, what was Dickinson's attitude towards God?

Friendleiness, anger, bitterness.

When she was dying, how did Emily Dickinson's doctor diagnose her?

As she walked past an open door.

Why can Dickinson's poetry be set to music?

They use the same metre as those found in hymns.

Which is NOT a reason that Dickinson used dashes in her poetry?

To indicate the way it should be read.

Under what conditions could a woman become financially independent in the 19th century?

If she were an unmarried widow or a spinster.

Which of the following can assist interpreting Dickinson's poetry?

Referring to the Webster's Dictionary (1844).

According to a critic, how were colloquial techniques viewed?

Conspicuous signs of language that refuses to be tamed.

How does she associate hunger with childhood?

It's a symbol of the child's undirected demands on life.

According to the reading, which of the following couldn't a man do to his wife?

Keep her locked inside her room at all times.

According to Adrienne Rich, Dickinson's poetry consisted of...

The exploration of states of psychic extremity.

Why were Dickinson's texts appealing to 20th century critics?

Disobedience of orthodox grammar and structure.

Who was Florence Fenwick Miller?

A woman who gained a degree in Medicine.

What did Dickinson emphasise in her evocation of childhood?

Weakness, fear and an attempt to find love.

Which of these was generally acceptable in the 19th century:

Spending wife's money on a mistress.

Why are many of her poems still unpublished?

Many poems have more than one version.

How did she interact with the neighborhood children?

She lowered them baskets of baked goods.

Which is NOT a reason wrote poetry?

To live her life through her words.

The danger of living alone lies in:

Living with ones own consciousness.

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1
In her poems, what was Dickinson's attitude towards God?
Anger, disappointment, hurt.
Emotional range of teaspoon.
Friendleiness, anger, bitterness.
Adoration, trust, anger.
2
How did she feel about growing up?
She wished to distance herself from her childhood.
She wanted to be older and free of responsibility.
She wished to remain a child.
She believed that age is merely a construct of the mind.
3
When she was dying, how did Emily Dickinson's doctor diagnose her?
By speaking to her through an open door.
As she walked past an open door.
She visited the sanitarium.
She wrote letters to tell him about her symptoms.
4
What did Emily Dickinson refer to herself as?
None of these.
The Woman in White.
The Queen of Calvary.
The Lady of Amhurst.
5
Why can Dickinson's poetry be set to music?
Dashes are in the correct position for 4/4 time.
The are written in iambic tetrameter throughout.
Disckinson's use of various rhyme techniques.
They use the same metre as those found in hymns.
6
Which is NOT a reason that Dickinson used dashes in her poetry?
To indicate a missing word or words.
To emphasise things.
To replace a comma or period.
To indicate the way it should be read.
7
If a married man commits adultery against his wife is this grounds of the wife to divorce him?
Ya.
Nah.
No scrubs.
We want prenup.
8
Under what conditions could a woman become financially independent in the 19th century?
If she were an unmarried widow or a spinster.
If she left her husband to work, save and buy a house.
If she married into a wealthy family.
If she worked her own job.
9
What was her sisters name?
Laviniya.
Levinina.
Levinia.
Lavinia.
10
Which is NOT a characteristic of Dickinson's poetry?
Leaving out connecting words.
Dropping endings from verbs and nouns.
Always begins with a pronoun.
Eliminating inessential language and punctuation.
11
Which of the following can assist interpreting Dickinson's poetry?
Reading the poetry without every third word.
Reading her poetry as an autobiography.
Adding articles to each line.
Referring to the Webster's Dictionary (1844).
12
In the mid 1800s in America, how many women were there compared to men?
Roughly equal.
140000 more men.
360000 more women.
210000 more men.
13
What does her use of contractions create?
An unorthadox and paraprofessional experience.
Longer words.
The poems are easier to read.
A greater level of intimacy.
14
According to a critic, how were colloquial techniques viewed?
Conspicuous signs of language that refuses to be tamed.
Unorthodox and paradoxical.
Abnormal and unsightly.
Unconventional and unnecessary.
15
Dickinson chose to have one mentor, name that literary mentor:
Her father
Thomas Higginson
John Trelawny
Mabel Loomis Todd
16
How does she associate hunger with childhood?
Children like food.
A feeling that is unorthadox and paradoxical.
It's a symbol of the child's undirected demands on life.
It's a symbol of a child having no control of its own life.
17
Dickinson believed that the way a person died indicated the state of their...
Soul.
Eyebrow game.
Morality.
Faith.
18
When did she learn to tell the time?
As an adult.
She never did.
As a child.
Her mid-teens.
19
According to the reading, which of the following couldn't a man do to his wife?
Force her to bear children.
Keep her locked inside her room at all times.
Spend her inheritance on a mistress or prostitute.
Take her children and send them to be raised somewhere else.
20
According to the readings, she "treated the great lyric theme of love with..."
Extreme hatred.
Aplomb.
Introspection and longing.
Candor and sincerity.
21
When did Dickinson start refusing to leave home?
In her 20s.
In her 30s.
In her 50s.
In her 40s.
22
What was Dickinson's middle name:
Jane
Lane
Susan
Elizabeth
23
"Thing", "along" is which type of rhyme?
Suspended rhyme.
Identical rhyme.
Imperfect rhyme.
Eye rhyme.
24
At what age did she become her most reclusive?
Her twenties.
Her forties.
Her late teens.
Her thirties.
25
According to Adrienne Rich, Dickinson's poetry consisted of...
The exploration of states of psychic extremity.
Rebellion against tradition.
Religious confusion
Contemplating the role of the church and state.
26
Why were Dickinson's texts appealing to 20th century critics?
Characters insights provided by multiple personas.
Disobedience of orthodox grammar and structure.
Questioning or religion and god.
Themes of life and death emerging from Civil War.
27
How many poems did her sister find after her death?
Over 1700.
Over 1500.
Over 9000.
Over 1550.
28
According to the readings, Dickinson's poetry is a representation of:
Joy
Isolation
Depression
Awe
29
What year was the new divorce act which restated moral inequality?
1855
1861
1857
1859
30
What was carved on Dickinson's tombstone?
Held back.
Called back.
Lady in white.
Gone to god.
31
How could her relationship with God be best described?
He kept her alive.
She felt saved by him.
Have you heard of your Lord and Saviour, Jesus the Christ?
She never felt God's call.
32
Finish the line, "Pain has an element of..."
Sweetness.
Blank.
Success.
Moose.
33
Nature is the source of:
Joy and beauty.
Fear and dread.
Dread and beauty.
Fear and Joy.
34
When a much admired friend died, Dickinson wrote to his minster to inquire about:
How much money he left behind for her.
His state of mind while dying.
What killed him.
If he wrote her into his last will and testament.
35
In her lifetime, how many of her roughly 2000 poems were published?
6
5
7
4
36
Who was Florence Fenwick Miller?
19th century transcendentalist poet.
A 1900s feminist activist.
A woman who gained a degree in Medicine.
A harpsichordist that Emily Dickinson liked to listen to.
37
What did Dickinson emphasise in her evocation of childhood?
Strength, bravery and honour. Mok'tar!!
Being unorthodox and paradoxical.
Weakness, fear and an attempt to find love.
Living with free room and board.
38
How did Dickinson greet guests at her house?
'Good morn and good morrow.'
'A glass of wine or no glass at all?'
'Madness is divinest sense.'
'A glass of wine or a rose?'
39
For most of her adult life, Emily lived with only this for company:
Her cat.
Her immediate family.
Her mentor.
Her auntie and uncle.
40
Which of these was generally acceptable in the 19th century:
Not promising in wedding vows to obey one's husband.
Placing pre-marital money in a trust fund.
Divorcing a husband after he commites adultery.
Spending wife's money on a mistress.
41
Which is not a persona that Dickinson has written from the perspective of?
A bridegroom.
A bee.
A young girl.
A caretaker.
42
Why are many of her poems still unpublished?
She hid many of her poems.
Many poems have more than one version.
She often tore poems up upon completion.
Often her writing is cacographic.
43
How did Dickinson title her poems?
She named them after the themes of the poem (how helpful!)
The titles are all the names of Bible verses.
She didn't.
She used the first line.
44
How did she interact with the neighborhood children?
She wrote a poem for them.
She lowered them baskets of baked goods.
She did not interact with them.
She yelled at them when she walked into the cemetery.
45
Finish the line, "I early took my..."
Bird.
Cat.
Moose.
Dog.
46
Which type of rhyme did Dickinson use sparingly?
Imperfect rhymes.
Identical rhymes.
Suspended rhymes.
Vowel rhymes.
47
How did Emily Dickinson act during her early years?
Lively, witty and sociable.
Isolated and withdrawn.
Depressed and sad.
Angry and apoplectic.
48
According to Dickinson, what does death reveal?
Ultimate truth.
Reward for faith held during life.
Life's greatest mysteries.
A racoon in a tutu singing homogenised Disney tunesTM.
49
In Dickinson's poetry, nature is at times:
Characterized as indifferent to humanity
Perceived as a renewing force
Connected with death or annihiliation
All of the above
50
Which is NOT a reason wrote poetry?
Releasing or escaping from pain.
To live her life through her words.
Move the reader
Exalted calling.
51
The danger of living alone lies in:
Living a passionate life.
Living with ones own consciousness.
Being lured by isolation.
Living a simple life.
52
If a woman ran away from an intolerable marriage:
She would go to jail.
She would be fined heavily.
She would get a divorce.
Police would capture and return her.

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