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