John Donne's life

When was John Donne born?

• 1562

• 1572

• 1582

• 1592

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Who was the monarch in power when he was born?

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What subject did he study at Thavies Inn and Lincoln's Inn?

• Law
• Medicine
• Religion

• English Literature

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As part of his work, Donne travelled to all the following countries except:

• Netherlands

• France

• Spain

• Italy

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Donne was punished in all the following ways for secretly marrying Anne More, EXCEPT ______.

• being deprived of Anne's dowry

• being fired from his job

• being whipped

• being imprisoned

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In 1621, Donne became Dean of _____________.

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Who outlived everyone else in this list?

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King James I

• Donne

• Shakespeare

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Did Donne publish his own poems?

• Yes

• No

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Donne has been classified by critics as writing _________ poetry.

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One feature of Metaphysical poetry is the use of unusual comparison, or a ________.

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