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