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In “Mont Blanc,” Shelley likens the power of the mountain to the power of human imagination in order to __________________?
A. Demonstrate how the human imagination is fragile
B. Demonstrate how the human mind comprehends and perceives truth
C. Demonstrate the power of the French Revolution on the British Romantic consciousness
D. Demonstrate the intrinsic connection between imagination and death
The line “fools are my theme, let satire be my song” demonstrates a sentiment that would likely appear in a poem by_________________?
A. William Wordsworth
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. William Blake
D. Lord Byron
Percy Shelley’s poem “Mont Blanc” presents nature as ________________?
A. A powerful, sublime force
B. A peaceful force
C. Depressing and miserable
D. Controlled by gods
The Romantic period is generally thought to have occurred between ________________?
A. 1800 – 1900
B. 1805 – 1827
C. 1798 – 1832
D. 1785 – 1825
Which Romantic poet was famous for being “mad, bad and dangerous to know” ?
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. John Keats
D. William Blake
In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” what kind of animal does the Mariner kill ?
A. A hawk
B. A nightingale
C. A dove
D. An albatross
Paul O’Brien argues that Shelley did not lose his passion for the French Revolution, but that _____________did?
A. Lord Byron and John Clare
B. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. John Keats and William Blake
D. Lord Byron and William Blake
One of the central themes of Wordsworth’s “Peter Bell” is _________________?
A. How nature can render someone good
B. How nature can corrupt someone
C. Eternal youth
D. A dark voyage into madness
Which of the following is NOT a common attribute of Byronic heroes ?
A. Arrogance
B. Nihilism
C. Good spirits
D. Dark humor
Which Romantic poet would be the least likely to write a piece of literary criticism ?
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. William Hazlitt
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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