1 Who is the poem about? Jonson's seven-year-old son The child Jesus Jonson's friend's son A fictional character 2 What does the speaker say his greatest mistake was? Liking his son too much Resenting God for taking his son Having high expectations for his son's future Not telling his son he loved him when he had the chance 3 Who does the speaker compare himself to? A father A loaner A God A debtor 4 Which word in the ninth line is an unconventional addition to a cliché? Rest Peace Soft Here 5 What is Jonson's tone in the first line? Wistful Angry Despairing Bitter 6 What is the genre of the poem? Lyric Limerick Sonnet Epitaph 7 How does "On my First Son" compare to "On my First Daughter"? More conventional and distant Less conventional and more distant More conventional and impassioned Less conventional and more impassioned 8 Who of the following is a famous contemporary of Ben Jonson? Shakespeare Marvell Chaucer Milton 9 Which of the following is NOT one of the traditional three parts of an epitaph? Consolation Commemoration Recrimination Lamentation 10 What do the lines, "Seven years tho' wert lent to me, and I thee pay, / Exacted by thy fate, on the just day" suggest about the speaker's relationship with God? The speaker sees God as a distant but righteous force The speaker sees God as actively malicious The speaker is losing his faith in God The speaker has a close and loving relationship with God 11 Why is the line "O, could I lose all father now!" ambiguous? It isn't clear whether the speaker is actively trying to get rid of fathers It isn't clear whether the speaker is referring to himself or his own father It isn't clear whether the speaker really means what he says It isn't clear whether the speaker is referring to himself or God 12 How does Jonson present the relationship between fatherhood and grief? Being a father means you're always grieving, whether your children live or die Being a father means you're too busy to grieve Being a good father means being strong and not grieving Being a father means he can't help but grieve his son's death 13 Which of the following is NOT an attribute of an "ideal" patriarch? Economically powerful Dominant over the family Emotionally stoic Politically powerful 14 What is the most important similarity between God and Jonson in the poem? Both are heartbroken Both are just Both are creators Both are male 15 How does Jonson treat his own poetic work in this poem? As a powerful antidote to death As relatively insignificant As immortal but superficial As his most important work 16 What is the tone of the end of the poem? Resigned Mournful Bitter Angry 17 What does the final line of the poem present? A resolve to fight A bold new vow A chance for hope An impossible predicament 18 What was Jonson best known for during his life? His poems His love for his children His plays His aristocratic status 19 Who first used the language of debt to speak about religious matters? Ben Jonson Early Christians Medieval Christians Elizabethan theologians 20 What is original sin, according to orthodox Christianity? The first sin someone commits Sin everyone is born with The most important sin Adam and Eve's first sin 21 What is unusual, for early-modern poetry, about Jonson's description of his son as a poem? Describing the poet as a creator Referring to poetry in a poem Describing the son as a poem, rather than the poem as a son Describing writing a poem as akin to having a child 22 What is NOT implied by Jonson's account of the world as miserable? The speaker wants to end his own life The speaker currently has a pessimistic attitude The speaker cannot console himself The speaker finds his own life difficult 23 What is Jonson's relationship to his son in the poem? Ignorant Intimate Formal Tense 24 What is the speaker's attitude towards the body? Indifferent Passionate Positive Negative 25 Which literary device does NOT appear in the poem? Personification Simile Metaphor Apostrophe