Judith Wright: Poetry Quizzes

Judith Wright: Poetry Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed February 21, 2022

1 Judith Wright wrote poems in and about ___?

England

The United States

Ireland

Australia
2 Wright's poems often deal with ___.

friendship

fantasy

nature

religion
3 Wright wrote in the ___ century.

18th

20th

19th

21st
4 Wright is often concerned with ___.

atomic power

religious fundamentalism

fascism

aboriginal rights
5 In "The Old Prison," what is the state of the building?

New and modern

A figment of the poet's imagination

Shoddy but intact

In ruins
6 In "The Old Prison," what is the weather like?

Humid

Stormy

Pleasant

Cool
7 In "The Old Prison," the day is compared to a/an ___.

craven crow

wild dog

prowling cat

angry bee
8 In "The Old Prison," the poet wonders about ___.

the cost of the building

the animals who live there now

the people who stayed here

the crimes the people committed
9 In "The Old Prison," who/what speaks of the people there?

The sky and sun

The walls

The wind and sea

The stones
10 In "The Old Prison," the inhabitants are depicted as?

Resigned

Innocent

Murderous

Lonely
11 In "The Old Prison," the tone is ___.

gloomy

resilient

cruel

indifferent
12 In "Legend," the boy is the son of a ___.

blacksmith

farmer

miller

doctor
13 In "Legend," the boy's pet is a ___.

bird

cat

dog

rat
14 In "Legend," what is the boy doing?

Fighting another boy

Droving

Visiting a prison

Traveling in the wilderness
15 In "Legend," the obstacles include all the following except ___.

thorny branches

cobwebs

wolves

rivers
16 In "Legend," the boy's attitude is one of ___.

indifference

carelessness

boldness

caution
17 In "Legend," the poem features all the following birds except ___.

a magpie

a crow

a pigeon

a raven
18 In "Legend," how do the animals respond to the boy?

With warnings

With hostility

With support

With affection
19 In "Legend," what does the boy catch in his hand?

A cloud

A sunbeam

A raindrop

A rainbow
20 In "Legend," where does the boy take the rainbow?

Nowhere

Home

Into the clouds

Into the woods
21 In "Legend," what of the boy's breaks?

His heart

His arm

His knapsack

His gun
22 In "Legend," who/what praises the boy?

The animals

Men

The rainbow

The world
23 In "Request to a Year," of whom is the poet requesting something?

Her great-great-grandmother

A Year

Memory

Time
24 In "Request to a Year," whom does the poet want to be like?

Her grandmother

Her great-granddaughter

Her great-great-grandmother

Her grandfather
25 In "Request to a Year," it is her great-great-grandmother's ___ that she wants.

wit

intelligence

talent

attitude

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