1 During which era did Ben Jonson write? Medieval Henrician Elizabethan Victorian 2 Who is the best-known contemporary of Ben Jonson? Keats Shakespeare Milton Chaucer 3 What was Jonson best known for during his time? His plays His poetry His political writing His dramatic personal life 4 Which of the following does NOT describe Jonson's style? Classical Spontaneous Polished Learned 5 What is the genre of "On My First Daughter"? Epitaph Epigraph Sonnet Limerick 6 Who is the speaker in "On My First Daughter"? God A bereaved family friend Ben Jonson's wife Ben Jonson 7 Who is the speaker trying to convince in "On My First Daughter"? His daughter His wife Himself God 8 What is the rhyme scheme of "On My First Daughter"? Couplets Sonnet Rhyme royal Free verse 9 What is the meter of "On My First Daughter"? Iambic pentameter (five pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Trochaic tetrameter (four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed 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"? With safety of her innocence It makes the father less to rue Where, while that severed doth remain Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due 11 Which portion of the poem is the most conventional? The end The middle The whole poem is highly conventional The beginning 12 Which era of poetry most strongly influenced "On My First Daughter"? Medieval poetry Classical Greek and Roman poetry The poetry of the Italian Renaissance Early Christian poetry 13 What is the most striking similarity between Jonson's poem and Martial's poem to Erotion? Similar formal structure Similar lack of strong grief Similar theme Similar ending 14 What is Jonson's tone at the beginning of the poem? Furious Distant Heartbroken Depressed 15 What does Jonson mean by "Mary, the daughter of their youth"? Mary, who was born because they were young Mary, who brought their youth to an end Mary, who they had when 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 and third Third and fifth First only 17 Which of the following is an example of parallelism? Whose soul heaven’s queen, whose name she bears Where, while that severed doth remain It makes the father less to rue At six months’ end she parted hence 18 Which element of classical epitaph does Jonson most emphasize in "On My First Daughter"? He employs no elements of classical epitaph Lamentation Consolation Praise 19 Which of the following is an example of comfort from finality in "On My First Daughter"? Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due With safety of her innocence This grave partakes the fleshly birth In comfort of her mother’s tears 20 How does Jonson blur the lines between his daughter, her mother, and the Virgin Mary? Using ambiguous pronouns Suggesting that his daughter was just as holy Giving all three the same name Only referring to them as a group 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? Jonson's heart with grief Jonson's bond with his wife Mary's body into pieces Mary's soul from her body 23 Which of the following literary devices does Jonson NOT employ in the final three lines? Alliteration Apostrophe Personification Metaphor 24 Which of the following words does NOT emphasize Mary's embodiment? Fleshly Earth Severed Virgin-train 25 What does Jonson believe will eventually happen to Mary's body? 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 It will rot and return to the earth