The Rainbow Quizzes

The Rainbow Quiz 1

1 Where is Lydia from?
Poland

Germany

Russia

Austria
2 What is the name of the Brangwen's farm?
Ikeston Farm

Swamp Farm

Brangwen Farm

Marsh Farm
3 When Anton says to Ursula, "if there were a war, I would want to go" this is an example of which literary device?
Personification

Parallelism

Foreshadowing

Simile
4 The sentence "They talked of horses, and of Derbyshire, and of farming" is an example of which literary device?
Foreshadowing

Parallelism

Personification

Simile
5 What makes Tom realize that he will never be able to get truly close to Lydia?
She does not like living in England

She cannot speak English

She already has a child

She wears the wedding ring of her deceased husband
6 Which of the following is a prominent characteristic of men in the Brangwen family?
Their height

Their sense of humour

Their musical talent

Their independence
7 Which of the following children does Will prefer?
Catherine

Gudrun

Anna

Ursula
8 Which book of the Bible does the novel draw upon?
Genesis

Leviticus

Ruth

Deuteronomy
9 Which of the following is a recurring motif in the novel?
Apples

Poetry

Water

Music
10 Why does Ursula dislike Anna?
She is too judgmental

She has chosen to live a domestic life

She is too religious

She wants Anna to marry Anton
11 What biblical figures does Will depict in his wood-carving?
Jesus

John the Baptist

Abraham

Eve
12 Why was The Rainbow banned in England?
Its depiction of sex and sexuality

Its revolutionary political message

Its use of profanity

Its anti-religious sentiment
13 When Will''s eyes are describes as being "like a hawk's" this is an example of which literary device?
Understatement

Personification

Simile

Parallelism
14 How does Tom feel when he discovers that his brother enjoys high culture like the poetry of Robert Browning?
Inferior

Superior

Betrayed

Angry
15 The contrast between Will's religious devotion and his desire to have an affair is an example of
Juxtaposition

Irony

Bathos

Symbolism
16 The novel's attitude towards technological development is
Ambivalent

Supportive

Indiscernable

Critical
17 The line "he had the quality of a young black cat" is an example of which literary device?
Alliteration

Understatement

Allusion

Metaphor
18 What is the best explanation as to why Ursula rejects Anton's proposal?
She loves someone else

She wants freedom

Her parents forbid the marriage

She does not love him
19 The line "her heart followed him persistently, in its love" is an example of which literary device?
Onomatopoeia

Simile

Irony

Personification
20 What does the final telegram Anton sends to Ursula say?
"Do not contact me again"

"I love you."

"I am married."

"Join me in India."
21 How does Anna react when she discovers that Will has kissed another woman?
She feels a renewed attraction towards him

She physically attacks him

She grows depressed

She pretends that she knows nothing about it
22 How does Lawrence present the idea of religious doubt?
As a sign that religion is not sensible

As a sign that one does not actually believe in God

As a grave sin

As a natural part of faith
23 Winifred marries
Anton

Frank

Tom

Alfred
24 What is the major political movement discussed in the novel?
The Suffragette Movement

The Labor Movement

The Temperance Movement

The Abolition Movement
25 Anna and Will's relationship functions as a parallel to the relationship of
Tom and Lydia

Rudolph Skrebensky and Millicent Maud Pearse

Ursula and Winifred

Ursula and Tom

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The Rainbow

by D.H. Lawrence

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