1 Which of the following does the speaker NOT expect from God? Household-stuff Wisdom Wages Stars 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 ____” May March April December 4 The speaker is Calm Accusatory Brave Jealous 5 What does the speaker wish to become? A couch A bird Wages A tree 6 The speaker (falsely) sees the relationship with God as a type of Partnership Contract Apprenticeship Slavery 7 Which of these is NOT an example of life in “the town”? Running a business Running a church Working in parliament Being a writer 8 Some readers of Herbert have seen him as a: Farmer Saint Politician Rebel 9 What does the speaker mean when he says to God “thy power cross-bias me”? Your power crucifies me You're putting me on trial Your power pushes me in different directions You're biased against me 10 What does “brave” mean in the poem? Courageous Strong Unique Appealing 11 Herbert spent the FINAL years of his life in: The Globe Theatre The court of King James I The University of Cambridge St Andrews Church, Bemerton 12 "furniture so fine" is an example of: Anachronism Alliteration Allegory Assonance 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 False expectations The benefits of studying The relationship of humans and God 15 What does it mean to "make a party unawares for woe" To be unaware of your sadness To band together with other sad people 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 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 4 7 6 5 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 gown book tree 20 In the poem, "birth and spirit" mean time of birth and religion upbringing and inclination astrology and mood body and mind 21 When the speaker threatens to "change the service, and go seek/Some other master out" he is saying he will Change his profession Find someone new to take care of him Stop serving God Stop being a servant 22 At the end of the poem the speaker realizes he must be Meek Angry Unhappy Brave 23 Herbert wrote his poetry in which century? The 1600s The 1700s The 1800s The 1500s 24 What do books not show in "Affliction"? God's plans Knowledge of God The past The speaker's true thoughts 25 "Let me not love thee, if I _________" love thee not don't love thee cannot love thee if thee love me not
