1 Who is the poem about? A fictional character The child Jesus Jonson's seven-year-old son Jonson's friend's son 2 What does the speaker say his greatest mistake was? Having high expectations for his son's future Liking his son too much Resenting God for taking his son Not telling his son he loved him when he had the chance 3 Who does the speaker compare himself to? A debtor A loaner A father A God 4 Which word in the ninth line is an unconventional addition to a cliché? Here Soft Peace Rest 5 What is Jonson's tone in the first line? Angry Wistful Bitter Despairing 6 What is the genre of the poem? Sonnet Epitaph Lyric Limerick 7 How does "On my First Son" compare to "On my First Daughter"? Less conventional and more distant More conventional and impassioned More conventional and distant Less conventional and more impassioned 8 Who of the following is a famous contemporary of Ben Jonson? Shakespeare Milton Chaucer Marvell 9 Which of the following is NOT one of the traditional three parts of an epitaph? Commemoration Lamentation Recrimination Consolation 10 What do the lines, "Seven years tho' wert lent to me, and I thee pay, / Exacted by thy fate, on the just day" suggest about the speaker's relationship with God? The speaker sees God as actively malicious The speaker is losing his faith in God The speaker sees God as a distant but righteous force The speaker has a close and loving relationship with God 11 Why is the line "O, could I lose all father now!" ambiguous? It isn't clear whether the speaker is referring to himself or God It isn't clear whether the speaker is actively trying to get rid of fathers It isn't clear whether the speaker is referring to himself or his own father It isn't clear whether the speaker really means what he says 12 How does Jonson present the relationship between fatherhood and grief? Being a father means he can't help but grieve his son's death Being a father means you're too busy to grieve Being a father means you're always grieving, whether your children live or die Being a good father means being strong and not grieving 13 Which of the following is NOT an attribute of an "ideal" patriarch? Emotionally stoic Politically powerful Dominant over the family Economically powerful 14 What is the most important similarity between God and Jonson in the poem? Both are creators Both are male Both are just Both are heartbroken 15 How does Jonson treat his own poetic work in this poem? As a powerful antidote to death As immortal but superficial As his most important work As relatively insignificant 16 What is the tone of the end of the poem? Mournful Resigned Angry Bitter 17 What does the final line of the poem present? A bold new vow An impossible predicament A chance for hope A resolve to fight 18 What was Jonson best known for during his life? His love for his children His poems His aristocratic status His plays 19 Who first used the language of debt to speak about religious matters? Ben Jonson Medieval Christians Elizabethan theologians Early Christians 20 What is original sin, according to orthodox Christianity? Sin everyone is born with The most important sin Adam and Eve's first sin The first sin someone commits 21 What is unusual, for early-modern poetry, about Jonson's description of his son as a poem? Describing the poet as a creator Referring to poetry in a poem Describing writing a poem as akin to having a child Describing the son as a poem, rather than the poem as a son 22 What is NOT implied by Jonson's account of the world as miserable? The speaker wants to end his own life The speaker currently has a pessimistic attitude The speaker cannot console himself The speaker finds his own life difficult 23 What is Jonson's relationship to his son in the poem? Intimate Formal Ignorant Tense 24 What is the speaker's attitude towards the body? Negative Indifferent Passionate Positive 25 Which literary device does NOT appear in the poem? Personification Metaphor Apostrophe Simile