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