WorksheetsMy Last Duchess Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the poem?
a)
Elizabeth Barrett-Browning
b)
William Browning
c)
Robert Browning
2.
My Last Duchess is...
a)
a sonnet
b)
a free verse poem
c)
in rhyming couplets and iambic pentameter
3.
A dramatic monologue makes the speaker...
a)
Reliable because they must be telling the truth
b)
Unreliable because the speaker is giving their side of the story
c)
Reliable because the poet is addressing the reader directly
d)
Unreliable because the speaker does not understand what is happening
4.
Was the Duchess unfaithful to him?
a)
He says so, so it must be true
b)
Probably, seeing as she was always flirting
c)
Definitely not
d)
We can't know, the only information is from the Duke
5.
What effect does the constant swapping use of enjambment and caesura have?
a)
It shows he regrets what happened
b)
It shows the Duke has planned his speech carefully
c)
It reflects the way the Duke is thinking aloud
d)
It shows the Duke has lost his temper
6.
Where is the painting?
a)
On a wall
b)
In a cupboard
c)
Behind a curtain
d)
In a museum
7.
Where did he say her looks went?
a)
At all sorts of men
b)
Only at him
c)
Everywhere
d)
Away from men's gazes
8.
What phrase shows that he he knew that part of her role was to flatter visitors?
a)
She pleased men well!
b)
She flattered men well!
c)
She thanked men good!
d)
She was to all men good!
9.
Who is the narrator, or speaker, of this poem?
a)
Robert Browning
b)
The Duke
c)
The Duchess
d)
The poet
10.
It is obvious the Duke has a love for…
a)
objects over people
b)
all women
c)
his late wife, the Duchess
d)
everyone in his kingdom
11.
The theme(s) that are present in the poem are…
a)
ownership
b)
power and control
c)
romantic love
d)
jealousy
12.
In the line 33-34 "My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name With anybody’s gift." What is the Duke trying to show?
a)
The social position of (his 900-year-old name) as equally important to anyone else’s gifts to her.
b)
That she would say the same kind words or give the same blush in response to all of them.
13.
What could 'all smiles stoppped' suggest'?
a)
She paid him all her attention
b)
She stopped flirting
c)
She was killed
14.
The poem is based on real life people
a)
true
b)
false
15.
Which of these structural points suggest the Duke's power?
a)
Caesura
b)
Rhyme
c)
Iambic pentameter
d)
One stanza
16.
Which adjectives could be used to describe the Duke?
a)
Possesive
b)
Forgiving
c)
Powerful
d)
Threatening
17.
What violent image creates a sinister impression from the start?
a)
Chokes her
b)
Runs along her throat
c)
Cuts along her throat
d)
Dies along her throat
18.
Which phrase suggests that he sees it as beneath him to talk to her?
a)
I choose never to stoop
b)
I choose never to beg
c)
I choose never to settle
19.
What is the effect of “My” in the title?
a)
Personal/possessive pronoun suggests ownership over her.
b)
It shows she is important
c)
Dehumanisation as she is nameless. Making her an object
d)
It signifies royalty links
20.
“(Since none puts by/ The curtain I have drawn for you, but I)”. What is the effect of the brackets?
a)
Adds in punctuation
b)
Adds in extra information for the reader
c)
The brackets ( parentheses) mimic the curtains, showing he relishes the power concealing his wife.
d)
Pulling back the curtain means he has control over her, and since she didn’t really listen to himself when she was alive, he now feels accomplished.
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