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Quiz about The Poetry  Life of John Keats
Quiz about The Poetry  Life of John Keats

The Poetry & Life of John Keats Quiz


This quiz encompasses the great poetry and short life of John Keats.

A multiple-choice quiz by brightstarbabe. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
329,284
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
683
Last 3 plays: Guest 202 (3/10), Guest 106 (8/10), Guest 106 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. John Keats wrote many of what kind of poem? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In Keats' final sonnet, "Bright Star, would I were steadfast as thou art", to whom does the title, "Bright Star" refer? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these poems by Keats includes the character Porphyro? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever" is the opening line of which poem? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Keats's poem, "Endymion", is made up of how many books? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. To which movement did Keats belong? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these did Keats write an ode to? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. There are two editions of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci", with the title of the hero of the first version being "knight-at-arms"; what is the hero's title in the amended version? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The hero of which poem is the "knight at arms, alone and palely loitering"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which fellow poet wrote "Adonais" as an elegy to Keats? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. John Keats wrote many of what kind of poem?

Answer: Odes

Keats wrote many odes to things (e.g. "Ode on a Grecian Urn") and feelings (e.g. "Ode on Indolence") throughout his life.
2. In Keats' final sonnet, "Bright Star, would I were steadfast as thou art", to whom does the title, "Bright Star" refer?

Answer: Fanny Brawne

Fanny Brawne became Keats' fiance, whom he never got the chance to marry. Margaret Brawne is Fanny's younger sister.
3. Which of these poems by Keats includes the character Porphyro?

Answer: The Eve of St. Agnes

Porphyro is the hero of this poem and saves Madeleine from the clutches of the dangers of tradition/religion.
4. "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever" is the opening line of which poem?

Answer: Endymion

This is the beginning of a 4-book epic poem concerning the Greek mythological character, Endymion.
5. Keats's poem, "Endymion", is made up of how many books?

Answer: Four

One of Keats's most famous epics, "Endymion", is structured into 4 books.
6. To which movement did Keats belong?

Answer: Romanticism

Keats was one of the Romantic poets along with Coleridge and Lord Byron.
7. Which of these did Keats write an ode to?

Answer: Nightingale

Keats wrote his "Ode to a Nightingale" at Wentworth Place and it is one of his most popular poems to date.
8. There are two editions of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci", with the title of the hero of the first version being "knight-at-arms"; what is the hero's title in the amended version?

Answer: Wretched Wight

Keats wrote the original in 1819, but it was amended later, with speculation as to who did alter the poem.
9. The hero of which poem is the "knight at arms, alone and palely loitering"?

Answer: La Belle Dame Sans Merci

The knight is dying of the chains that society and tradition has placed on him when he comes across the metaphysical Belle Dame Sans Merci.
10. Which fellow poet wrote "Adonais" as an elegy to Keats?

Answer: Shelley

Shelley also spent time in Italy. He wrote "Adonais" in Spenserian stanzas seven weeks after Keats's death.
Source: Author brightstarbabe

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