Some sample questions from this category:
* While at college, he won the Chancellor's medal for this poem
* His third book he had published, entitled 'Poems' was?
* Tennyson succeeded whom as poet laureate of England?
* It is believed that Tennyson loosely based the character of the Lady of Shalott on a maid from Arthurian legend. What was the name of this woman?
* Which of the following Pre-Raphaelite artists did NOT paint a picture of 'The Lady of Shalott'?
* In 1881, a coloured illustrated version of 'The Lady of Shalott' was released as a 64-paged book. Who was the illustrator?
* John William Waterhouse painted three pictures based on 'The Lady of Shalott'. The last of these was painted in 1916, and its title is a line from the poem. What is the name of this painting?
* What was written on the prow of the Lady of Shalott's boat?
* In the poem the Lady of Shalott is cursed. Because of the curse, what is the only way she can view the world from her tower?
* In the poem, the Lady of Shalott sees many people pass by her tower. Of the following who is NOT mentioned as being among these people?
* Which knight caused the Lady of Shalott to forget the curse when she caught a glimpse of him?
* A mystery novel by Agatha Christie takes its title from a line of 'The Lady of Shalott'. What is the name of the novel?
* A novel, written by the Australian author Jessica Anderson, won Miles Franklin Award (which Australia's premier literature prize) in 1978. This novel took its title from a line of 'The Lady of Shalott'. What is the name of the book?
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