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Dark Romanticism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
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1.

What is tone in literature?

a)

The author's attitude towards the subject

b)

The feelings and emotions of reader based on text evidence.

c)

The symbolism present in a story.

d)

A story that teaches a lesson.

2.

What is mood in literature?

a)

The feelings and emotions of reader based on text evidence.

b)

The way that an author uses symbols in a text.

c)

The author's attitude towards the subject.

d)

The lesson that is taught in a short story.

3.

Which of the following is NOT an example of Dark Romanticism?

a)

Nature is dark and mysterious.

b)

People are sinful.

c)

Supernatural elements.

d)

Positive about human potential.

4.

In what way does the idea of sin impact the characters in "The Minster's Black Veil"?

a)

People are not sinners ever.

b)

Only some people sin in their lives.

c)

The parishioners believe that Mr. Hooper can now see their darkest sins and become paranoid.

d)

The main characters learn that they are all being judged by God.

5.

What is the climax of "The Minster's Black Veil"?

a)

When Hooper was placed in his coffin with the veil.

b)

When Mr. Hooper refuses to take the mask off on his death bed.

c)

When Elizabeth has a conversation with Hooper about the veil.

d)

When Hooper first appears in the veil.

6.

Why does Mr. Hooper refuse to remove the mask?

a)

He feels like the town has judged him and they do not deserve to see his face.

b)

He is extremely afraid of contracting influenza from the town.

c)

He is fearful that his sins will be exposed to the town.

d)

He wants to teach the lesson that ALL people wear masks their entire lives.

7.

What does the black veil symbolize?

a)

The shame of the entire town.

b)

The shame of Mr. Hooper.

c)

The secret sin that is within everyone.

d)

Funerals

8.

What does Mister Hooper believe about sin?

a)

He believes that ALL people have secret sin.

b)

He believes that NO people have secret sin.

c)

He believes that SOME people have secret sin.

d)

He believes that only God can judge him.

9.

What is the setting of "The Minster's Black Veil"?

a)

England- During the Plague

b)

Midwest- During the Industrial Revolution.

c)

California- During the Dust Bowl.

d)

New England 1600s Puritan village

10.

Infer: How did Father Hooper feel at the end of the story?

a)

Based on text evidence, he was angry about the parishioners not learning the lesson.

b)

Based on text evidence, he felt happy at the end of the story. He reached the end and still held true to what he wanted

c)

Based on text evidence, he was optimistic about the town learning the lesson.

d)

Based on text evidence, he was sad that he was dying so long.

11.

Mr. Hooper 'I look around me, and lo! on every visage a Black Veil!".


What does this statement suggest of the veil's symbolic meaning.

a)

The veil as never real.

b)

All the townspeople began wearing masks to honor Hooper.

c)

Sin is not real, just a manifestation of guilt.

d)

We all have sin hovering over us, separating us until we are with God after we leave the earth and become pure.

12.

How is nature depicted in "Alone"?

a)

Dark and mysterious

b)

Hopeful and promising

c)

Forgiving and loving

d)

Dismissive and unyielding

13.

The speaker in "Alone" is going through some type of maddness.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

How do we know the speaker is experiencing madness in the poem?

a)

"My sorrow-- I could not awaken."

b)

"From childhood's hour I have not been"

c)

"From the lightning in the sky"

d)

"My passions from a common spring--"

15.

Which of the following is NOT a theme from "Alone"?

a)

Being judgmental

b)

Loneliness

c)

Isolation

d)

Being different

16.

Which of the following words best shows the mood of this poem?

a)

childhood

b)

passions

c)

stormy

d)

torrent

17.

The use of weather in "Alone" is a :

a)

anaphora

b)

parable

c)

analogy

d)

metaphor

18.

A parable is a a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Romantics and Dark Romantics both believe nature is a deeply spiritual force.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Dark Romantics could be called the optimists of this style.

a)

True

b)

False