1 During which era did Ben Jonson write? Victorian Henrician Medieval Elizabethan 2 Who is the best-known contemporary of Ben Jonson? Shakespeare Chaucer Milton Keats 3 What was Jonson best known for during his time? His poetry His plays His political writing His dramatic personal life 4 Which of the following does NOT describe Jonson's style? Spontaneous Classical Polished Learned 5 What is the genre of "On My First Daughter"? Epigraph Limerick Sonnet Epitaph 6 Who is the speaker in "On My First Daughter"? God Ben Jonson's wife Ben Jonson A bereaved family friend 7 Who is the speaker trying to convince in "On My First Daughter"? Himself His wife God His daughter 8 What is the rhyme scheme of "On My First Daughter"? Rhyme royal Sonnet Free verse Couplets 9 What is the meter of "On My First Daughter"? Iambic pentameter (five pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Trochaic tetrameter (four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Trochaic pentameter (five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) 10 Which of the following lines is out of step with the meter of "On My First Daughter"? Where, while that severed doth remain It makes the father less to rue Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due With safety of her innocence 11 Which portion of the poem is the most conventional? The beginning The whole poem is highly conventional The middle The end 12 Which era of poetry most strongly influenced "On My First Daughter"? Medieval poetry Classical Greek and Roman poetry Early Christian 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 theme Similar ending Similar lack of strong grief Similar formal structure 14 What is Jonson's tone at the beginning of the poem? Furious Heartbroken Depressed Distant 15 What does Jonson mean by "Mary, the daughter of their youth"? Mary, who they had when they were young Mary, who was born because they were young Mary, who brought their youth to an end Mary, who was young when she died 16 The fourth line ends "less to rue." To which lines of the poem does this phrase sound similar? First and third First only Third only Third and fifth 17 Which of the following is an example of parallelism? Whose soul heaven’s queen, whose name she bears It makes the father less to rue At six months’ end she parted hence Where, while that severed doth remain 18 Which element of classical epitaph does Jonson most emphasize in "On My First Daughter"? Lamentation Praise Consolation He employs no elements of classical epitaph 19 Which of the following is an example of comfort from finality in "On My First Daughter"? Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due This grave partakes the fleshly birth In comfort of her mother’s tears With safety of her innocence 20 How does Jonson blur the lines between his daughter, her mother, and the Virgin Mary? Giving all three the same name Only referring to them as a group Suggesting that his daughter was just as holy Using ambiguous pronouns 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? Mary's soul from her body Mary's body into pieces Jonson's bond with his wife Jonson's heart with grief 23 Which of the following literary devices does Jonson NOT employ in the final three lines? Alliteration Metaphor Apostrophe Personification 24 Which of the following words does NOT emphasize Mary's embodiment? Earth Severed Virgin-train Fleshly 25 What does Jonson believe will eventually happen to Mary's body? It will rot and return to the earth It will remain unchanged within the earth It will be resurrected and united with her soul It will come back to life and rejoin the family