Romantic Era Test

The poet Percy B. Shelley and the novelist Mary Shelley were siblings.

• True

• False

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Which 2 authors (choose both) co-wrote Lyrical Ballads?

• Keats

• Shelley

• Blake

• Coleridge

• Wordsworth

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Which of these is NOT a typical aspect of Gothic literature?

• Lots of intense emotion

• Omens, visions or prophecies

• Many different settings and heroic travelers

• A castle or mansion as the primary setting

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True or False: A castle or mansion is a typical setting in the Gothic literature of America, but NOT Europe/England.

• True

• False

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True or False: Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Byron are all considered "First Generation" Romantic poets.

• True

• False

Which poem by Blake criticizes child labor in England?

• The Tyger

• The Lamb

• The Doors of Perception

• The Chimney Sweeper

Which of these is an approximate time frame for the Romantic Era in Europe?

• 1586-1616

• 1700-1750

• 1785-1830

• 1920-1946

Which of these describes the concept of 'Negative Capability'?

• A concept by Blake that divided subjects into two separate parts which became 2 poems.

• A concept by Keats stating that what poets bring to the world is the ability to see what is NOT there.

• A concept by Wordsworth about simplicity and speaking to all people on all levels of understanding.

• A concept by Byron that older words (especially 'classics') could be reinvented for a new audience.

Romanticism was a European AND American movement.

• True

• False

What technique is used in both Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Frankenstein?

• Negative capability

• Frame narrative

• Byronic hero

• Rhyming couplets

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