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