1 During which era did Ben Jonson write? Henrician Elizabethan Medieval Victorian 2 Who is the best-known contemporary of Ben Jonson? Keats Shakespeare Chaucer Milton 3 What was Jonson best known for during his time? His dramatic personal life His poetry His plays His political writing 4 Which of the following does NOT describe Jonson's style? Learned Classical Spontaneous Polished 5 What is the genre of "On My First Daughter"? Sonnet Limerick Epitaph Epigraph 6 Who is the speaker in "On My First Daughter"? A bereaved family friend God Ben Jonson Ben Jonson's wife 7 Who is the speaker trying to convince in "On My First Daughter"? His wife Himself God His daughter 8 What is the rhyme scheme of "On My First Daughter"? Sonnet Couplets Free verse Rhyme royal 9 What is the meter of "On My First Daughter"? Trochaic tetrameter (four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic pentameter (five pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Trochaic pentameter (five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) 10 Which of the following lines is out of step with the meter of "On My First Daughter"? It makes the father less to rue With safety of her innocence Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due Where, while that severed doth remain 11 Which portion of the poem is the most conventional? The beginning The middle The end The whole poem is highly conventional 12 Which era of poetry most strongly influenced "On My First Daughter"? The poetry of the Italian Renaissance Medieval poetry Early Christian poetry Classical Greek and Roman poetry 13 What is the most striking similarity between Jonson's poem and Martial's poem to Erotion? Similar formal structure Similar ending Similar theme Similar lack of strong grief 14 What is Jonson's tone at the beginning of the poem? Heartbroken Distant Depressed Furious 15 What does Jonson mean by "Mary, the daughter of their youth"? Mary, who brought their youth to an end Mary, who they had when they were young Mary, who was born because they were young Mary, who was young when she died 16 The fourth line ends "less to rue." To which lines of the poem does this phrase sound similar? Third only First only First and third Third and fifth 17 Which of the following is an example of parallelism? At six months’ end she parted hence Whose soul heaven’s queen, whose name she bears It makes the father less to rue Where, while that severed doth remain 18 Which element of classical epitaph does Jonson most emphasize in "On My First Daughter"? Consolation Praise He employs no elements of classical epitaph Lamentation 19 Which of the following is an example of comfort from finality in "On My First Daughter"? In comfort of her mother’s tears With safety of her innocence Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due This grave partakes the fleshly birth 20 How does Jonson blur the lines between his daughter, her mother, and the Virgin Mary? Using ambiguous pronouns Only referring to them as a group Giving all three the same name Suggesting that his daughter was just as holy 21 Who is "heaven's queen" in line 7? Mary, Jonson's daughter The virgin Mary Jonson's wife None of the above 22 What has been "severed" in line 10? Jonson's bond with his wife Mary's body into pieces Mary's soul from her body Jonson's heart with grief 23 Which of the following literary devices does Jonson NOT employ in the final three lines? Personification Apostrophe Alliteration Metaphor 24 Which of the following words does NOT emphasize Mary's embodiment? Fleshly Earth Virgin-train Severed 25 What does Jonson believe will eventually happen to Mary's body? It will rot and return to the earth It will remain unchanged within the earth It will be resurrected and united with her soul It will come back to life and rejoin the family