Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Quizzes

Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Quiz

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

Stars

Wisdom

Wages
2 What does the verb “augment” mean?
Decrease

Enlighten

Increase

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

December

April

May
4 The speaker is
Brave

Jealous

Accusatory

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

A tree

Wages

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

Apprenticeship

Slavery

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

Being a writer

Running a church

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

Saint

Rebel

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

You're biased against me

Your power pushes me in different directions

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

St Andrews Church, Bemerton

The Globe Theatre

The University of Cambridge
12 "furniture so fine" is an example of:
Anachronism

Assonance

Alliteration

Allegory
13 The tree in the poem might be an allusion to
Exodus

Gospel of Matthew

Genesis

Book of Job
14 What is not a theme in "Affliction"?
The relationship of humans and God

False expectations

Sickness

The benefits of studying
15 What does it mean to "make a party unawares for woe"
Throw a party for sadness

To be unaware of your 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 flesh fuses with his soul

The speaker's flesh complains to his soul

The speaker's soul dies
17 Each stanza of the poem is a sestain, meaning ___ lines
5

7

4

6
18 The two meters used in the poem are
trochaic tetrameter and pyrrhic pentameter

anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

dactylic hexameter and iambic pentameter

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

tree

book

gown
20 In the poem, "birth and spirit" mean
upbringing and inclination

body and mind

time of birth and religion

astrology and mood
21 When the speaker threatens to "change the service, and go seek/Some other master out" he is saying he will
Change his profession

Stop serving God

Stop being a servant

Find someone new to take care of him
22 At the end of the poem the speaker realizes he must be
Brave

Meek

Angry

Unhappy
23 Herbert wrote his poetry in which century?
The 1800s

The 1600s

The 1700s

The 1500s
24 What do books not show in "Affliction"?
The speaker's true thoughts

The past

God's plans

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

don't love thee

if thee love me not

cannot love thee

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