Christina Rossetti: Poems Quizzes

Christina Rossetti: Poems Quiz 1

1 Which of these authors was a friend of the Rossetti family?
Emily Dickenson

Dante Alighieri

Charles Dickens

Lewis Carroll
2 What was Christina Rossetti's pen name?
Geoffrey Crayon

Silence Dogood

Henry Wade

Ellen Alleyne
3 What was the name of the original Pre-Raphaelite journal?
The Germ

Athenaeum

The Guardian

The Rambler
4 Which author did Gabriel Rossetti primarily study?
Petrarch

Vergil

William Shakespeare

Dante Alighieri
5 What caused Christina Rossetti's death?
breast cancer

tuberculosis

old age

Graves' disease
6 What is the relationship between Lizzie and Laura in "Goblin Market"
cousins

acquaintances

mother and daughter

sisters
7 Where did Christina Rossetti spend the majority of her life?
London

Ireland

Italy

France
8 What was the subject of Christina Rossetti's first poem?
her older brother

her father

a school girl

the death of the family pet
9 Why did Christina Rossetti refuse so many offers of marriage?
She planned to become a nun

None of the men were rich enough for her

She never fell in love

None of them shared her religious views
10 Which statement about Christina Rossetti is false?
Christina Rossetti never married

Christina Rossetti was not famous in her lifetime

Christina Rossetti suffered from depression

Christina Rossetti grew increasingly famous after her death
11 In whose footsteps do scholars believe Rossetti followed?
Lewis Carroll's

John Keats'

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's

her father's
12 How many siblings did Rossetti have?
5

2

3

4
13 Fill in the blanks: "We must not ____ ____ goblin men"
speak to

steal from

encourage the

buy from
14 What are the goblin men selling?
exotic spices

beautiful silks

delicious fruit

golden dishes
15 Who printed Christina Rossetti's first poem?
her brother William

her grandfather

James Collinson

her brother Dante
16 Who is the narrator speaking to in "Death's Chill Between"
her mother

her father

her sister

God
17 What does sleep often symbolize in Rossetti's poems?
old age

death

night

spiritual inactivity
18 Which composer first set "In the Bleak Midwinter" to music?
Harold Darke

Gustav Holst

R.O. Morris

William Rossetti
19 What does the inn represent in "Up-Hill"?
marriage

financial independence

safety

heaven
20 What is the name of the poetry collection that includes "Baby Lies so Fast Asleep"?
The Prince's Progress and Other Poems

Poems

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Sing-Song
21 What is the name of the movement that Christina Rossetti's brothers were involved with?
Social Gospel movement

Pre-Raphaelite movement

Romanticism

Socialism
22 Which of the following poems did Christina Rossetti NOT write?
"A Match with the Moon"

"De Profundis"

"To My Mother"

"Bird Raptures"
23 In "The Convent Threshold," what does clay symbolize?
sin

the mutability of life

life's suffering

man in relation to God
24 Which statement about "Death's Chill Between" is false?
The man who Rossetti loved died when she was fifteen

"Death's Chill Between" is based on her mother's experiences

Rossetti wrote "Death's Chill Between" to soothe her broken heart

Rossetti did not write "Death's Chill Between" from experience
25 Why is Maude Clare upset?
she does not want to go to church

her lover is dead

she does not love her husband

her lover married someone else

The journey is the prominent symbol in this poem, and is open to a few different interpretations. The first interpretation is that the poem symbolizes the journey from birth to death. The darkening sky foreshadows the end of life, and the inn...

Asked by Aditya G #1082422

Answered by Aslan on 12/2/2020 3:29 AM