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Romanticism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The collection of poems "Lyrical Ballads" was written by...

a)

Blake and Coleridge

b)

Coleridge and Wordsworth

c)

Blake and Byron

d)

Wordsworth and Byron

2.

As a setting of their poems, early Romantic poets liked...

a)

graveyards

b)

nature

c)

night skies

d)

cities

3.

Early English Romantic poets were insterested in ... cultures

a)

Scandinavian

b)

Greek

c)

Roman

d)

Celtic

4.

The Romantics' worldview was opposed to the ideals of ...

a)

the Industrial Revolution

b)

the Enlightenment

c)

the French Revolution

d)

the Americans

5.

The Romantics thought that reality wasn't a machine, but rather an entity with a ...

a)

will

b)

meaning

c)

beating heart

d)

spirit

6.

Romantic poets gave special importance to ...

a)

nature

b)

industry

c)

agriculture

d)

progress

7.

The feeling of fear and wonder at the sight of nature is called ...

a)

vast

b)

awe

c)

sublime

d)

grandiosity

8.

Who of the following poets was a "Lord"?

a)

Byron

b)

Shelley

c)

Keats

d)

Coleridge

9.

The second generation of Romantic poets travelled to...

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Ireland

d)

Germany

10.

The Romantic era took place between...

a)

1720 and 1790

b)

1800 and 1820

c)

1820 and 1870

d)

1790 and 1820

11.

What is typical of Romanticism?

a)

Stress on individual thoughts and personal feelings

b)

Stress on universal thoughts and ideas

12.

Romanticism viewed civilization as ...

a)

Perfect

b)

Unspoiled

c)

Artificial

d)

Pure

13.

Which of the following poets is associated with the Romantic movement?

a)

A) John Milton

b)

B) William Wordsworth

c)

C) Geoffrey Chaucer

d)

D) T.S. Eliot

14.

What is a common theme found in Romantic literature?

a)

A) Industrialization

b)

B) Urbanization

c)

C) Nature and emotion

d)

D) Scientific progress

15.

The Romantic period emphasized the importance of...

a)

A) Rational thought

b)

B) Emotional expression

c)

C) Technological advancement

d)

D) Political power