Quiz on John Keats

What year was John Keats born?

• 1790

• 1795

• 1800

• 1810

Which poetic form did Keats NOT experiment with?

• Miltonic epic

• Haiku

• Spenserian romance

• Sonnet

Who was a close friend and supporter of John Keats?

• John Wilson Croker

• William Wordsworth

• Charles Brown

• John Gibson Lockhart

What was the title of Keats's first published volume?

• Endymion

• Ode to a Nightingale

• The Eve of St. Agnes

• Poems

Which poem is considered a turning point in Keats's career?

• To Hope

• Ode to a Grecian Urn

• La Belle Dame sans Merci

• On First Looking into Chapman's Homer

What illness did Keats's mother suffer from before her death?

• Scarlet Fever

• Pneumonia

• Cancer

• Tuberculosis

Which literary circle was Keats associated with during his early career?

• The Lake Poets

• The Bloomsbury Group

• The Cockney School

• The Pre-Raphaelites

What was Keats's profession before he fully committed to poetry?

• Merchant

• Lawyer

• Teacher

• Surgeon

Which of the following themes is prevalent in Keats's poetry?

• Romantic love

• Political satire

• Historical narrative

• Science fiction

What is the concept of 'Negative Capability' associated with Keats?

• The talent for creating complex characters

• The skill of writing in multiple languages

• The capacity to accept uncertainty and doubt

• The ability to write without emotion