1 John Clare was a part of which literary movement? Modernist Romanticism Gothic Classical 2 Where was John Clare born? America, before moving back to England An industrial city in the North A small English village London 3 What was Clare's economic background? Upper-middle class Gentry Lower-middle class Working class 4 Which of the following was NOT a frequent subject of Clare's early poems? Rural traditions Desire for the city Country sport The lives of animals 5 When was John Clare born? 1845 1784 1823 1793 6 What are heroic couplets? A pair of rhyming lines describing a battle Lines of poetry in an alternating rhyme scheme, abab Two-line stanzas that do not rhyme A pair of rhyming lines written in iambic pentameter 7 How were heroic couplets perceived in the nineteenth century? As infantile As conventional As old-fashioned As avant-garde 8 How did John Clare's early work respond to previous poets? He rejected their style He borrowed extensively from them He was ignorant of their work He occasionally alluded to their work 9 Which of the following literary devices does John Clare employ in "The Badger"? Metaphor Simile Enjambment Synecdoche 10 In what voice is "The Badger" written? Second-person limited First-person omniscient Third-person omniscient First-person limited 11 What is the setting of "The Badger"? A dog-fighting arena A country village and the surrounding woods A lonely house in the middle of nowhere A crowded city street 12 Who is NOT individually characterized in "The Badger"? The hunters The poacher The badger The drunkard 13 What tense is the badger written in? Future Habitual present Simple present Simple past 14 Which of the following is a convincing argument for Clare's sympathy towards the badger? Clare emphasizes negative human impact on the natural world Clare centers the badger's experiences Clare implies that the hunting practices are deceitful All of the above 15 Who is the protagonist of "The Badger"? The hunters The poacher The women The badger 16 How does Clare present the practice of badger baiting? As a necessary evil As a chance to get rid of a pest As a natural country tradition As a barbaric and outdated practice 17 Which of the following is NOT an attribute of the badger that Clare celebrates? Ferocity Affection Courage Violence 18 In the second stanza, Clare writes "The bulldog knows his match and waxes cold,/The badger grins and never leaves his hold." This is an example of what literary device? Alliteration Simile Allusion Parallelism 19 Which of the following does NOT personify the badger? The blackguard laughs and hurries on the fray And leaves his hold and crackles, groans, and dies When badgers fight, then everyone's a foe The badger grins and never leaves his hold 20 What does the word "hold" symbolize in the second and third stanzas? The men's grip on the badger The badger's need for affection The badger's courage and ferocity The badger's desire to return home 21 How does the poem portray the badger's death? As tragic and noble As victorious, a cause for celebration As an ordinary part of country life As unnecessary and cruel 22 Which of the following is NOT a convincing argument for reading "The Badger" as condoning the practice it describes? The poem sympathizes more with the men than the badger The poem presents the hunt as routine The poem celebrates the badger's death as noble The poet's tone is distant 23 How does Clare convey the excitement of the hunt? He uses dense figurative language, comparing the hunt to a great battle He employs a speaker who delights in the hunt He rapidly switches between subjects, forcing the reader's attention to remain mobile All of the above 24 How does Clare portray violence in "The Badger" As a general atmosphere As a battle between one beast and its single foe As the exclusive fault of humans As an evil to be rooted out 25 What was the status of rural tradition in Clare's lifetime? Being revived as people returned to the countryside from the cities Stable and seemingly eternal Still existing, but rapidly being displaced by industrialization Largely a feature of the past due to industrialization
