Victorian Poetry Review

Who was the Queen during the Victorian period?

• Queen Elizabeth II

• Queen Elizabeth

• Ann Boleyn

• Queen Victoria

During what dates did the Victorian age start and end?

• 1819-1902

• 1832-1900

• 1802-1890

• 1800-1900

What marked the shift in the English economy which moved away from agriculture and toward the production of manufactured goods?

• The Technology Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Victorian Period

• A New Industry

What are two types of writing that were popular during the Victorian period?

• Poetry and neoclassicism

• Realism and neoclassicism

• Naturalism and neoclassicism

• Naturalism and realism

What were the other two types of writing popular during the Victorian period?

• Novels and poetry

• Novels and essays

• Essays and poetry

• Poetry and sonnets

In "My Last Duchess", the Duke suggests that he is most proud of his

• artistic possessions

• late wife

• wealth

• name

The Duke is irritated by the fact that his wife

• dependent on him

• too flirtacious

• demanding

• beautiful

What feeling overcomes the Duke throughout the poem?

• insecurity

• tolerance

• jealousy

• sorrow

The Duke suggests that talking to his wife about how her behavior upset him would be

• degrading to him

• time-consuming

• pointless

• rude

When the Duke says "This grew. I gave commands, then all smiles stopped together" indicated the Duke treated his wife with

• indulgence

• respect

• neglect

• cruelty