Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Quizzes

Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Quiz

1 Which of the following does the speaker NOT expect from God?
Household-stuff

Wisdom

Wages

Stars
2 What does the verb “augment” mean?
Increase

Weaken

Enlighten

Decrease
3 In the early day of the speaker’s religious devotion “There was no month but ____”
May

April

December

March
4 The speaker is
Brave

Accusatory

Jealous

Calm
5 What does the speaker wish to become?
A couch

A bird

A tree

Wages
6 The speaker (falsely) sees the relationship with God as a type of
Slavery

Apprenticeship

Contract

Partnership
7 Which of these is NOT an example of life in “the town”?
Running a business

Running a church

Being a writer

Working in parliament
8 Some readers of Herbert have seen him as a:
Saint

Politician

Rebel

Farmer
9 What does the speaker mean when he says to God “thy power cross-bias me”?
Your power pushes me in different directions

Your power crucifies me

You're biased against me

You're putting me on trial
10 What does “brave” mean in the poem?
Unique

Appealing

Courageous

Strong
11 Herbert spent the FINAL years of his life in:
St Andrews Church, Bemerton

The Globe Theatre

The University of Cambridge

The court of King James I
12 "furniture so fine" is an example of:
Anachronism

Allegory

Assonance

Alliteration
13 The tree in the poem might be an allusion to
Genesis

Gospel of Matthew

Book of Job

Exodus
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 band together with other sad people

To be unaware of your sadness

To accidentally take the side of sadness

Throw a party for 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 flesh complains to his soul

The speaker's soul leaves his body

The speaker's soul dies
17 Each stanza of the poem is a sestain, meaning ___ lines
7

6

4

5
18 The two meters used in the poem are
trochaic tetrameter and pyrrhic pentameter

iambic pentameter and iambic trimeter

dactylic hexameter and iambic pentameter

anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter
19 Which of these is not mentioned in the poem?
gown

tree

treasure

book
20 In the poem, "birth and spirit" mean
astrology and mood

upbringing and inclination

time of birth and religion

body and mind
21 When the speaker threatens to "change the service, and go seek/Some other master out" he is saying he will
Find someone new to take care of him

Change his profession

Stop being a servant

Stop serving God
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 1800s

The 1500s

The 1600s

The 1700s
24 What do books not show in "Affliction"?
The speaker's true thoughts

God's plans

The past

Knowledge of God
25 "Let me not love thee, if I _________"
love thee not

if thee love me not

cannot love thee

don't love thee

Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for Affliction (I) (Herbert poem)

Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) study guide contains a biography of George Herbert, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for Affliction (I) (Herbert poem)…