Question 1

"It is Margaret you mourn for" was written to
A) the poet John Donne, who had just lost his wife.
B) a young girl saddened when she sees the leaves changing color.
C) Hamlet, whose one and only love has taken her own life.
D) a woman who refuses to get over hersister's disastrous marriage.
E) Sylvia Plath.

Accepted Answer

The line "It is Margaret you mourn for" is from Gerard Manley Hopkins's poem "Spring and Fall," which is addressed to a young girl named Margaret who is saddened upon seeing the leaves change color in autumn. The poem reflects on the theme of mortality and the human condition, suggesting that Margaret's sadness is not just for the leaves but a deeper, instinctual mourning for her own mortality.

Question 2

The Picture of Dorian Gray is about the fear of
A) losing one's fortune.
B) painful death.
C) the loss of creative imagination.
D) commitment.
E) aging.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Picture of Dorian Gray is about...

Question 3

His was a very short life, but he hoped for immortality through his poetry:
A) Donne
B) Shakespeare
C) Keats
D) Goethe
E) Omar Khayyam

Accepted Answer

John Keats is the poet known for having a very short life but hoping for immortality through his poetry. He died at the age of 25 and is one of the most famous figures of the Romantic movement.

Question 4

The poem "Live" is filled with life-affirmation, but this poet was not able to sustain the exhilaration:
A) Plath
B) Hopkins
C) Norman
D) Sexton
E) Donne

Accepted Answer

Anne Sexton, the poet of "Live," struggled with mental health issues and ultimately died by suicide, unable to sustain the life-affirmation expressed in her work.

Question 5

Celebration in which cakes and candies in the shape of skeletons are eaten at a feast honoring the dead:
A) Halloween
B) Easter
C) Yom Kippur
D) Day of the Dead
E) Valentine's Day

Accepted Answer

The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion that includes food, drink, and celebration. A common symbol of the holiday is the skull (in sweets or pastry forms, such as sugar or chocolate skulls), which celebrants represent in masks, called calacas, and foods.

Quiz 14: Life-Affirmation

"It is Margaret you mourn for" was written to

The Picture of Dorian Gray is about the fear of

His was a very short life, but he hoped for immortality through his poetry:

The poem "Live" is filled with life-affirmation, but this poet was not able to sustain the exhilaration:

Celebration in which cakes and candies in the shape of skeletons are eaten at a feast honoring the dead: