Matthew Arnold: Poems Quiz 1

1 In what English town was Matthew Arnold born?
Dover

Alton

Laleham

Dartmouth
2 Which famous school did Arnold attend as a boy?
Eton

Aldenham School

The Rugby School

Windermere School
3 Which university did Arnold attend?
Oxford

Trinity

Cambridge

Edinburgh
4 What was the name of Arnold's first book of poetry?
I[Empedocles on Etna]

I[The Scholar-Gipsy]

I[New Poems]

I[The Strayed Reveler]
5 How did Matthew Arnold die?
heart failure

drowning

diabetes

carriage accident
6 Which is NOT a common theme throughout Arnold's poetry?
faith

anti-modernism

money

love
7 In "Desire," what does Arnold wish that humans be saved from?
the terrible apocalypse that was soon coming

belief in God and devils

a life lived only for pleasure

the temptations of life
8 Which two entities are personified in "Desire"?
Water and Fire

The Soul and Pride

Light and Darkness

Time and Destiny
9 In "To Marguerite: Continued," Arnold compares humans to what?
monkeys

islands

stones

storms
10 In "To Marguerite: Continued," Arnold suggests that humans are ________.
too warful

deeply connected to each other

isolated from one another

steadfast and unchanging
11 How does Arnold feel about romantic love in "To Marguerite: Continued"?
He expresses his frustration that passion is short-lived.

He thinks it is beautiful and deeper than it ever has been.

He has no feelings about it.

He abhors love and never wants to experience it himself.
12 What is the name for the poetic device in which a sentence remains unfinished on one line to continue it on the next?
simile

enjambment

personification

epistrophe
13 What does the speaker of "A Summer Night" speak to?
the Sun

the Moon

a Cloud

a Star
14 The speaker of "A Summer Night" is best described as _______.
confused

angry

restless

jilted
15 To describe the type of person who breaks away from the "prison" of life, Arnold often uses _______ metaphors.
precious gem

jungle

ocean

animal
16 What important message does "Consolation" relay about time?
Humans will never use their time wisely.

We are in control of our time.

Time drags on forever.

Time is relative.
17 Which characters in "Consolation" beg for their time to be extended?
the couple

the goddess of destiny and the god of time

a pair of sick brothers

two world leaders
18 Why does Arnold refer to different corners of the globe in "Consolation?"
because some places do not experience time

because he has traveled to all these places

to express the universality of time

to suggest the futility of life
19 The Scholar-Gipsy is ________.
Matthew Arnold's friend

Matthew Arnold himself

a former Oxford student

a native-born gipsy
20 What does the Scholar-Gipsy take from the gypsies?
their children

their ability to see the future

their jewelry and precious gems

their secrets of learning and imagination
21 Why does the speaker believe that the Scholar-Gipsy is still alive?
because the Scholar-Gipsy was secretly a god

because the Scholar-Gipsy did not live life like everyone else

because he himself is the Scholar-Gipsy

because the Scholar-Gipsy is only an idea
22 In "A Dream," what is the name of the speaker's friend?
Arthur

Matthew

Andrew

Martin
23 What are the names of the women in "A Dream?"
Marguerite and Olivia

Margaret and Emily

Laura and Mary

Dorothy and Lenore
24 What does the speaker call the stream in "A Dream?"
Creek of Contempt

Stream of Consciousness

River of Justice

River of Life
25 Which two elements does Arnold juxtapose in "A Dream?"
water and fire

earth and fire

earth and air

air and water

The poem is set in and around the town of Oxford, England.

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Please check out Grtadesaver's summary analysis for a detailed look at the comparison to Sophocles' experience on the Aegan Sea. The necessary link can be found at the top of the page.

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