Question: Who is the narrator of “Don Juan” ?

• 1. Lord Byron
• 2. Bob Southey
• 3. Don Juan
• 4. A nameless narrator

Question: According to the essay “A Defense of Poetry,” which of the following is one of the two “classes of mental action” ?

• 1. Reason
• 2. Fear
• 3. Illogic
• 4. Indifference

Question: Who was the co-author of “Lyrical Ballads” with William Wordsworth ?

• 1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• 2. John Keats
• 3. William Blake
• 4. Lord Byron

Question: Which of the following would a neoclassical poet be most likely to use as a central theme in his or her poetry ?

• 1. The plight of common, ordinary people
• 2. A celebration of the medieval
• 3. A satirical representation of current events
• 4. A warm remembrance of childish idealism

Question: Which poet would be most likely to write a poem reflecting upon the psychological changes he has undergone since his youth ?

• 1. William Blake
• 2. John Keats
• 3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• 4. William Wordsworth

Question: The line “It is an honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest the human mind” appears in which essay ?

• 1. “A Defense of Poetry”
• 2. “The Rights of Man”
• 3. “Advertisement to Lyrical Ballads”
• 4. “An Essay on Dramatic Poetry”

Question: The primary subject of “Ode to Psyche” is ___________________?

• 1. The possibility of sudden death
• 2. The expansion of consciousness
• 3. The relationship between art and humanity
• 4. The death of Byron

Question: According to Laura Smith, that which “affect[s] the human mind with a sense of overwhelming grandeur or irresistible power; calculated to inspire awe, deep reverence, or loft emotion, by reason of its beauty, vastness, or grandeur” is known as the________

• 1. Beautiful
• 2. Sublime
• 3. Terrifying
• 4. Romantic

Question: In “Mont Blanc,” Shelley likens the power of the mountain to the power of human imagination in order to __________________?

• 1. Demonstrate how the human imagination is fragile
• 2. Demonstrate how the human mind comprehends and perceives truth
• 3. Demonstrate the power of the French Revolution on the British Romantic consciousness
• 4. Demonstrate the intrinsic connection between imagination and death

Question: Which poet would be most likely to compose a poem using the language of common, ordinary people ?

• 1. William Wordsworth
• 2. Lord Byron
• 3. Percy Shelley
• 4. John Keats