1 Who is the poem about? A fictional character Jonson's seven-year-old son Jonson's friend's son The child Jesus 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 father A loaner A debtor A God 4 Which word in the ninth line is an unconventional addition to a cliché? Rest Here Peace Soft 5 What is Jonson's tone in the first line? Despairing Bitter Wistful Angry 6 What is the genre of the poem? Sonnet Epitaph Limerick Lyric 7 How does "On my First Son" compare to "On my First Daughter"? Less conventional and more distant More conventional and impassioned Less conventional and more impassioned More conventional and distant 8 Who of the following is a famous contemporary of Ben Jonson? Shakespeare Milton Marvell Chaucer 9 Which of the following is NOT one of the traditional three parts of an epitaph? Lamentation Consolation Commemoration Recrimination 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 has a close and loving relationship with God The speaker is losing his faith in God The speaker sees God as a distant but righteous force The speaker sees God as actively malicious 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 his own father 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 really means what he says 12 How does Jonson present the relationship between fatherhood and grief? Being a good father means being strong and not grieving 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 13 Which of the following is NOT an attribute of an "ideal" patriarch? Emotionally stoic Economically powerful Politically powerful Dominant over the family 14 What is the most important similarity between God and Jonson in the poem? Both are heartbroken Both are male Both are creators Both are just 15 How does Jonson treat his own poetic work in this poem? As immortal but superficial As relatively insignificant As a powerful antidote to death As his most important work 16 What is the tone of the end of the poem? Bitter Mournful Resigned Angry 17 What does the final line of the poem present? A chance for hope A bold new vow A resolve to fight An impossible predicament 18 What was Jonson best known for during his life? His poems His aristocratic status His plays His love for his children 19 Who first used the language of debt to speak about religious matters? Early Christians Elizabethan theologians Ben Jonson Medieval Christians 20 What is original sin, according to orthodox Christianity? The first sin someone commits The most important sin Adam and Eve's first sin Sin everyone is born with 21 What is unusual, for early-modern poetry, about Jonson's description of his son as a poem? Describing writing a poem as akin to having a child Describing the poet as a creator Describing the son as a poem, rather than the poem as a son Referring to poetry in a poem 22 What is NOT implied by Jonson's account of the world as miserable? The speaker cannot console himself The speaker currently has a pessimistic attitude The speaker finds his own life difficult The speaker wants to end his own life 23 What is Jonson's relationship to his son in the poem? Formal Intimate Tense Ignorant 24 What is the speaker's attitude towards the body? Indifferent Positive Passionate Negative 25 Which literary device does NOT appear in the poem? Personification Metaphor Simile Apostrophe