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