William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth was born in...

• the English Lake District

• London

• Cambridge

• Grasmere

What led to "William and his three brothers [boarding] in the cottage of Ann Tyson"?

• The death of his father

• The death of his mother

• The bankrupting of his family

• The eviction of his family from his childhood home

How did living with Ann Tyson enrich William's life?

• Tyson provided a maternal figure for William and his brothers

• Tyson endowed wealth upon William and his brothers

• Tyson gave the boys a simple home and freedom to roam the countryside

• Tyson paid for William's college education

Did William receive his inheritance immediately upon his father's death?

• Yes

• No

How did the French Revolution inspire Wordsworth?

• It offered a "glorious renovation" of society.

• He hoped to see similar revolution in England.

• It offered a new perspective into an outdated social structure.

• It inspired his poetic creativity.

About what was Wordsworth tormented when war in France broke out?

• He longed to fight.

• He felt he had abandoned his lover and their child.

• He lost his poetic inspiration.

• None of these.

With whom did Wordsworth form a powerful friendship while studying at Cambridge?

• John Keats

• Percy Shelly

• Lord Byron

• Samuel Coleridge

While he had associated with political radicals as a young man, William Wordsworth became staunchly conservative in his old age.

• True

• False

What was the name of Wordsworth's collaboration with Coleridge?

• "Lines Composed above Tintern Abbey"

• Lyrical Ballads

• "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

• Myth of Nature

Which of the following describes Dorothy and William's relationship? Select all that apply.

• They were siblings.

• They were roommates.

• They were lovers.

• They were literary nemeses.