1 Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this poem? Music is evil; it causes nothing but decadence and destruction. Music is too complex for anyone to properly understand. Music is powerful; it can influence not only the mind of the individual but also the fate of an entire people. Music is always beneficial to society. 2 In what year was this poem published? 1796 1679 1697 1967 3 Which of the following best describes the general form and meter of this poem? Iambic pentameter; heroic couplets with variations Mixed meter; heroic couplets with variations Mixed meter; ottava rima with variations Iambic tetrameter; heroic couplets with variations 4 Which of the following is NOT a major theme of this poem? Industrialization Music Religion War 5 Which of the following does NOT contain an example of alliteration? "As awaked from the dead" "A dragon’s fiery form belied the god" "Hark, hark! the horrid sound" "Bacchus’ blessings are a treasure" 6 Which of the following INCORRECTLY describes the way religion is presented in this poem? Religion can cause division among believers and non-believers. Religion can bring the members of a community together. Religion is inconsequential to our lives. Religion can inspire works of music and art. 7 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem? Euphemism Consonance Hyperbole Personification 8 Which of the following is NOT a mythological figure (or figures) mentioned in this poem? Bacchus Jove Paris The Furies 9 Which of the following best describes how the tone of the speaker changes throughout the poem? Celebratory-pensive-aggressive-laudatory Celebratory-pensive-aggressive-remorseful Celebratory-aggresive-pensive-laudatory Celebratory-pensive-laudatory-aggressive 10 Which of the following is NOT personified in this poem? "Love" "snakes" "Music" "heaving bellows" 11 Which of the following takes place in Stanza 7? The speaker gives his interpretation of the events that took place at Alexander's feast. The speaker criticizes St. Cecilia and argues that her holiday should no longer be celebrated. Alexander the Great and his people set the city of Persepolis on fire. Alexander the Great is moved to tears. 12 How many stanzas does this poem contain? 10 7 8 9 13 Which of the following is a personification? "Ere heaving bellows learn’d to blow" "Now strike the golden lyre again" "Sweet is pleasure after pain" "And like another Helen, fired another Troy" 14 Which of the following best describes the dominant rhyme scheme of the poem? Heroic couplets Ottava rima ABAB ABCABC 15 Who is St. Cecilia? King of the Roman gods A bard who performs at Alexander's feast at Persepolis A Catholic martyr who is known to have invented the organ Mother of Alexander the Great 16 Who is Timotheus? The god of the sky and thunder A bard who performs at Alexander's feast at Persepolis King of Macedonia The Roman god of wine, winemaking, and religious ecstasy 17 "With flying fingers touch’d the lyre" contains which of the following literary elements? Polysyndeton Alliteration Metonymy Simile 18 What does the speaker mean when they say "At last divine Cecilia came. / Inventress of the vocal frame"? St. Cecilia invented the organ. St. Cecilia was a demigod who descended from the heavens. St. Cecilia became famous as a vocalist. St. Cecilia was framed as a criminal. 19 Who is Thais? A bard who performs at Alexander's feast at Persepolis A beautiful woman portrayed in this poem as Alexander's lover A beautiful woman who started the Trojan War The Roman god of wine, winemaking, and religious ecstasy 20 The line "A song in honour of St. Cecilia’s day, 1697," which follows the title, is which of the following? A heading A subtitle An epigraph An epitaph 21 Which of the following best describes the setting of the poem? The feast in Alexander the Great’s castle, after his triumph over Darius, the Persian king. The battle during which Alexander the Great killed Darius The wedding of Alexander the Great and Thais The celebration that John Dryden attended on St. Cecilia’s day, 1697 22 Which of the following is a motif found in this poem? Wine Roses Marble Chariots 23 Which of the following is an example of a polysyndeton? "And sigh’d and look’d, sigh’d and look’d / Sigh’d and look’d, and sigh’d again" "Behold a ghastly band, / Each a torch in his hand!" "Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures" "Ere heaving bellows learn’d to blow, / While organs yet were mute" 24 Where is the climax of the poem? Stanza 5 Stanza 6 Stanza 7 Stanza 4 25 "Let old Timotheus yield the prize, / Or both divide the crown" is an example of which of the following? Personification Alliteration Metonymy Simile
