1 During which era did Ben Jonson write? Medieval Elizabethan Victorian Henrician 2 Who is the best-known contemporary of Ben Jonson? Keats Milton Shakespeare Chaucer 3 What was Jonson best known for during his time? His dramatic personal life His plays His political writing His poetry 4 Which of the following does NOT describe Jonson's style? Polished Spontaneous Learned Classical 5 What is the genre of "On My First Daughter"? Sonnet Epigraph Epitaph Limerick 6 Who is the speaker in "On My First Daughter"? Ben Jonson Ben Jonson's wife A bereaved family friend God 7 Who is the speaker trying to convince in "On My First Daughter"? His daughter His wife Himself God 8 What is the rhyme scheme of "On My First Daughter"? Free verse Couplets Rhyme royal Sonnet 9 What is the meter of "On My First Daughter"? Trochaic pentameter (five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Trochaic tetrameter (four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic pentameter (five pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) 10 Which of the following lines is out of step with the meter of "On My First Daughter"? Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due With safety of her innocence It makes the father less to rue Where, while that severed doth remain 11 Which portion of the poem is the most conventional? The end The beginning The whole poem is highly conventional The middle 12 Which era of poetry most strongly influenced "On My First Daughter"? Classical Greek and Roman poetry Early Christian poetry Medieval poetry The poetry of the Italian Renaissance 13 What is the most striking similarity between Jonson's poem and Martial's poem to Erotion? Similar ending Similar formal structure Similar theme Similar lack of strong grief 14 What is Jonson's tone at the beginning of the poem? Depressed Distant Furious Heartbroken 15 What does Jonson mean by "Mary, the daughter of their youth"? Mary, who brought their youth to an end Mary, who was young when she died Mary, who was born because they were young Mary, who they had when they were young 16 The fourth line ends "less to rue." To which lines of the poem does this phrase sound similar? Third and fifth First only Third only First and third 17 Which of the following is an example of parallelism? It makes the father less to rue Where, while that severed doth remain Whose soul heaven’s queen, whose name she bears At six months’ end she parted hence 18 Which element of classical epitaph does Jonson most emphasize in "On My First Daughter"? Lamentation Consolation Praise He employs no elements of classical epitaph 19 Which of the following is an example of comfort from finality in "On My First Daughter"? With safety of her innocence This grave partakes the fleshly birth In comfort of her mother’s tears Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due 20 How does Jonson blur the lines between his daughter, her mother, and the Virgin Mary? Giving all three the same name Using ambiguous pronouns Only referring to them as a group Suggesting that his daughter was just as holy 21 Who is "heaven's queen" in line 7? Jonson's wife The virgin Mary Mary, Jonson's daughter None of the above 22 What has been "severed" in line 10? Mary's soul from her body Jonson's heart with grief Mary's body into pieces Jonson's bond with his wife 23 Which of the following literary devices does Jonson NOT employ in the final three lines? Metaphor Apostrophe Alliteration Personification 24 Which of the following words does NOT emphasize Mary's embodiment? Severed Earth Virgin-train Fleshly 25 What does Jonson believe will eventually happen to Mary's body? It will remain unchanged within the earth It will rot and return to the earth It will be resurrected and united with her soul It will come back to life and rejoin the family
