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Which action served to ignite the French Revolution ?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
Which action served to ignite the French Revolution ?

A. The rise of King William
B. The execution of King Louis XVI
C. The ruling of Bonaparte
D. The madness of King George

Categories English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry

Thomas Paine’s “The Rights of Man” argues that ________________?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
Thomas Paine’s “The Rights of Man” argues that ________________?

A. Revolution is inhumane
B. Revolution never succeeds
C. Revolution is proper when a government does not take care of its people
D. Every government should be revolted against

Categories English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry

William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” explores ________________?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” explores ________________?

A. The loss of childhood and discovery of the adult world
B. The fall of Satan
C. The life of Blake
D. The history of London

Categories English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry

Which Romantic poet died relatively unknown but would become famous posthumously, in the 19th century ?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
Which Romantic poet died relatively unknown but would become famous posthumously, in the 19th century ?

A. William Blake
B. Lord Byron
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. William Wordsworth

Categories English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry

Which poet defines poetry as “the expression of the imagination” ?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
Which poet defines poetry as “the expression of the imagination” ?

A. William Hazlitt
B. William Wordsworth
C. Percy Shelley
D. Lord Byron

Categories English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry

In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” what kind of animal does the Mariner kill ?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” what kind of animal does the Mariner kill ?

A. A hawk
B. A nightingale
C. A dove
D. An albatross

Categories English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry

Which Romantic poet would be the least likely to write a piece of literary criticism ?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
Which Romantic poet would be the least likely to write a piece of literary criticism ?

A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. William Hazlitt
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Categories English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry

Percy Shelley can be understood as a poet with _________________?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
Percy Shelley can be understood as a poet with _________________?

A. No sense of reality
B. A desire to make the world into a better place
C. A dark and twisted outlook on the world
D. A strong dislike of women

Categories English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry

In “A Defense of Poetry,” Percy Shelley argues that humans have an impulse to ____________________?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
In “A Defense of Poetry,” Percy Shelley argues that humans have an impulse to ____________________?

A. Write stories
B. Resist understanding poetry
C. Reproduce rhythm and order
D. Strive to express love

Categories English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry

Which of the following was NOT a primary cause of the Industrial Revolution ?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
Which of the following was NOT a primary cause of the Industrial Revolution ?

A. The popularity of Romantic poetry
B. The European economy shifting into a global economy
C. The population increase in Europe
D. Europe’s shift into being a manufacturing economy

Categories English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry
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