Question 1

Keats belong to the ___________period in English Literature.&#10;A)romantic&#10;B)modern&#10;C)Victorian&#10;D)Shakespearean

Accepted Answer

John Keats is associated with the Romantic period in English Literature, which is known for its emphasis on emotion, nature, and individualism, and it spanned the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Question 2

One of the common themes found in Keats' poems are&#10;A)art versus life&#10;B)innocence versus experience&#10;C)God versus Man&#10;D)comedy versus tragedy

Accepted Answer

Keats often explores the theme of art versus life, particularly in poems like "Ode on a Grecian Urn," where he contrasts the permanence of art with the transience of human life.

Question 3

Why do the bees &#34; think warm days will never cease&#34;.&#10;A)bees are tired&#10;B)bees are hungry&#10;C)the flowers are blooming even in autumn&#10;D)the flowers smell sweet

Accepted Answer

The phrase "think warm days will never cease" suggests an ongoing abundance or continuation of something, in this case, the blooming of flowers even into autumn, which is unusual for the season and indicates to the bees that the warm days are continuing.

Question 4

Autumn is compared to a&#10;A)gleaner&#10;B)winnower&#10;C)reaper&#10;D)All of the above

Accepted Answer

Autumn is often personified in literature and poetry as performing tasks associated with the harvest, such as gleaning, winnowing, and reaping, making all the options correct comparisons.

Question 5

In the third stanza of &#34;Ode to Autumn&#34; the poet is being nostalgic about&#10;A)rain&#10;B)snow&#10;C)spring&#10;D)warm days

Accepted Answer

In the third stanza of "Ode to Autumn," the poet, John Keats, expresses nostalgia for spring, reflecting on its qualities and how they contrast with the characteristics of autumn.

Question 6

What is rosy hue?&#10;A)the autumnal sun casts its light on the clouds turning it rosy.&#10;B)autumn is the season of colours&#10;C)it is the end of the day&#10;D)the reaper's cheeks are rosy

Accepted Answer

The phrase "rosy hue" refers to the color effect created when the autumnal sun casts its light on the clouds, turning them a rosy color.

Question 7

Who said &#34;as close to perfect as any shorter poem in the English Language&#34; about ' Ode to Autumn'&#10;A)F.R Leavi&#10;B)Harold Bloom&#10;C)Matthew Arnold&#10;D)Leigh Hunt

Accepted Answer

Harold Bloom praised "Ode to Autumn" by John Keats with these words, highlighting its exceptional quality and craftsmanship within English literature.

Question 8

&#34;ripeness to the core&#34; shows&#10;A)growth and maturity&#10;B)richness and abundance&#10;C)the seed&#10;D)both a and b

Accepted Answer

The phrase "ripeness to the core" metaphorically suggests both growth and maturity (as something that has fully developed or matured is often described as "ripe") and richness and abundance (as something that is ripe is often at its peak of flavor, quality, or abundance). It doesn't specifically refer to "the seed," so options A and B are both correct, making D the correct choice.

Question 9

Who is the 'bosom friend of the maturing sun'&#10;A)Summer&#10;B)Winter&#10;C)Spring&#10;D)Autumn

Accepted Answer

Spring is often referred to as the 'bosom friend of the maturing sun' because it is the season when the sun starts to become warmer, leading to the growth and renewal of plants and animals after the cold of winter.

Question 10

'Ode to Autumn' was written on&#10;A)19 September 1819&#10;B)19 September 1795&#10;C)17 October 1820&#10;D)17 October 1819

Accepted Answer

'Ode to Autumn' was written by John Keats on 19 September 1819.

Question 11

Who is the author of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'&#10;A)Maya Angelou&#10;B)Tennessee Williams&#10;C)G.B Shaw&#10;D)Gabriel Okara

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Question 12

How many years did Grace work for Miss Cornelia?&#10;A)18 year&#10;B)20 years&#10;C)15 years&#10;D)5 years

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Question 13

What gift does Cornelia present to her secretary?&#10;A)a pack of chocolate&#10;B)roses&#10;C)a diamond ring&#10;D)a portrait

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Question 14

The gifting of roses in 'Something Unspoken' indicates Cornelia's attempt to&#10;A)break the wall of silence&#10;B)show her pomposity&#10;C)show her affection&#10;D)celebrate her birthday

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Question 15

What is the name of the society club in 'Something Unspoken'&#10;A)Confederation of Women&#10;B)Daughters of the Confederation&#10;C)Society of daughters&#10;D)Confederation Club

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Question 16

What is Miss Grace Scott's profession&#10;A)Nurse&#10;B)Governess&#10;C)Attender&#10;D)Secretary

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Question 17

Miss Cornelia wants to become the ______of the Society Club&#10;A)Regent&#10;B)Member&#10;C)manager&#10;D)Secretary

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Question 18

&#34;They shake their hands without &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#34;&#10;A)Eye&#10;B)Hearts&#10;C)Mouth&#10;D)Brain

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Question 19

Which of the following is a work by Okara?&#10;A)Othello&#10;B)A Further Range&#10;C)The Fisherman's Invocation&#10;D)Waiariki

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Question 20

&#34; I want to unlearn all those &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; things&#34;&#10;A)Meaningles&#10;B)Muting&#10;C)Learned&#10;D)Unwanted

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Question 21

Which of the following is not a tragedy by Shakespeare?&#10;A)Hamlet&#10;B)Macbeth&#10;C)Othello&#10;D)Merchant of Venice

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Question 22

&#34;Outcaste state&#34; is a reference to which fellow playwright?&#10;A)Robert Greene&#10;B)Marlowe&#10;C)Thomas Kyd&#10;D)George Peele

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Question 23

Who is called the Nigerian Negritudist?&#10;A)Soyinka&#10;B)Achebe&#10;C)Okara&#10;D)Fanon

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Deck 4: Keats and Tennessee Williams Works