1 Which of the following does the speaker NOT expect from God? Wages Stars Wisdom Household-stuff 2 What does the verb “augment” mean? Weaken Enlighten Decrease Increase 3 In the early day of the speaker’s religious devotion “There was no month but ____” March December April May 4 The speaker is Calm Brave Accusatory Jealous 5 What does the speaker wish to become? A bird A tree Wages A couch 6 The speaker (falsely) sees the relationship with God as a type of Partnership Apprenticeship Contract Slavery 7 Which of these is NOT an example of life in “the town”? Being a writer Running a business Working in parliament Running a church 8 Some readers of Herbert have seen him as a: Politician Farmer Saint Rebel 9 What does the speaker mean when he says to God “thy power cross-bias me”? Your power pushes me in different directions You're biased against me Your power crucifies me You're putting me on trial 10 What does “brave” mean in the poem? Courageous Appealing Strong Unique 11 Herbert spent the FINAL years of his life in: The court of King James I The University of Cambridge St Andrews Church, Bemerton The Globe Theatre 12 "furniture so fine" is an example of: Allegory Alliteration Assonance Anachronism 13 The tree in the poem might be an allusion to Gospel of Matthew Book of Job Genesis Exodus 14 What is not a theme in "Affliction"? False expectations Sickness The benefits of studying The relationship of humans and God 15 What does it mean to "make a party unawares for woe" To be unaware of your sadness Throw a party for sadness To band together with other sad people To accidentally take the side of sadness 16 What happens after the line: "My flesh began unto my soul in pain"? The speaker's flesh fuses with his soul The speaker's soul dies The speaker's flesh complains to his soul The speaker's soul leaves his body 17 Each stanza of the poem is a sestain, meaning ___ lines 5 4 7 6 18 The two meters used in the poem are dactylic hexameter and iambic pentameter trochaic tetrameter and pyrrhic pentameter anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter iambic pentameter and iambic trimeter 19 Which of these is not mentioned in the poem? tree treasure gown book 20 In the poem, "birth and spirit" mean time of birth and religion body and mind upbringing and inclination astrology and mood 21 When the speaker threatens to "change the service, and go seek/Some other master out" he is saying he will Stop serving God Stop being a servant Change his profession Find someone new to take care of him 22 At the end of the poem the speaker realizes he must be Angry Meek Brave Unhappy 23 Herbert wrote his poetry in which century? The 1600s The 1700s The 1800s The 1500s 24 What do books not show in "Affliction"? God's plans The past Knowledge of God The speaker's true thoughts 25 "Let me not love thee, if I _________" love thee not don't love thee if thee love me not cannot love thee
