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