Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Quizzes

Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Quiz

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

Stars

Wages

Household-stuff

Wisdom
2 What does the verb “augment” mean?

Weaken

Increase

Enlighten

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

April

March

May

December
4 The speaker is

Jealous

Calm

Accusatory

Brave
5 What does the speaker wish to become?

A tree

Wages

A bird

A couch
6 The speaker (falsely) sees the relationship with God as a type of

Slavery

Partnership

Apprenticeship

Contract
7 Which of these is NOT an example of life in “the town”?

Being a writer

Running a church

Running a business

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

Rebel

Politician

Saint

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 putting me on trial

You're biased against me
10 What does “brave” mean in the poem?

Unique

Courageous

Appealing

Strong
11 Herbert spent the FINAL years of his life in:

The Globe Theatre

St Andrews Church, Bemerton

The University of Cambridge

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

Allegory

Anachronism

Alliteration

Assonance
13 The tree in the poem might be an allusion to

Genesis

Exodus

Gospel of Matthew

Book of Job
14 What is not a theme in "Affliction"?

The benefits of studying

The relationship of humans and God

False expectations

Sickness
15 What does it mean to "make a party unawares for woe"

To be unaware of your sadness

Throw a party for sadness

To accidentally take the side of sadness

To band together with other sad people
16 What happens after the line: "My flesh began unto my soul in pain"?

The speaker's soul leaves his body

The speaker's soul dies

The speaker's flesh fuses with his soul

The speaker's flesh complains to his soul
17 Each stanza of the poem is a sestain, meaning ___ lines

4

5

7

6
18 The two meters used in the poem are

trochaic tetrameter and pyrrhic pentameter

dactylic hexameter and iambic pentameter

anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

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

treasure

tree

gown

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

body and mind

astrology and mood

upbringing and inclination

time of birth and religion
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

Stop serving God

Change his profession

Stop being a servant
22 At the end of the poem the speaker realizes he must be

Meek

Unhappy

Brave

Angry
23 Herbert wrote his poetry in which century?

The 1700s

The 1600s

The 1500s

The 1800s
24 What do books not show in "Affliction"?

The past

The speaker's true thoughts

Knowledge of God

God's plans
25 "Let me not love thee, if I _________"

don't love thee

if thee love me not

cannot love thee

love thee not

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