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Quiz about More Authors Who Also Wrote Hymns
Quiz about More Authors Who Also Wrote Hymns

More Authors Who Also Wrote Hymns Quiz


These are all authors from the U.K. who also wrote hymns that are included in modern hymnals. They wrote novels, children's books, poetry and non-fiction. The questions concern their lives and achievements.

A multiple-choice quiz by GLBlesi. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
GLBlesi
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
397,266
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
107
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Question 1 of 10
1. A form of this quotation is still popular today: "Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour." Who first said it in a poem? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This Scottish writer of Christian fantasy was a friend to Charles Kingsley, and an influence on many writers, including fellow hymnist Gilbert K. Chesterton. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these was a playwright, having a play that is believed to have influenced the Americans, Patrick Henry, Nathan Hale and George Washington? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Of the following, which hymnist is known for writing Christmas hymns? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This fellow, a Puritan preacher, was imprisoned for attending a religious service outside the established Church of England. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Samuel Johnson's famous "A Dictionary of the English Language" was published in 1755. The majority of his 116,000 illustrative quotations came from a handful of authors. Which of these hymn writers was among that handful? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was considered for the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom after the death of William Wordsworth in 1850. Which hymn writer received the honor instead? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This Catholic writer was honored posthumously in 2009 by the Episcopal Church with a feast day. He was known for commonly wearing a cape and crumpled hat, holding a cane with a hidden blade and with a cigar in his mouth. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. An experimental Utopian colony was established in 1880 at Rugby, Tennessee. It failed in its Utopian endeavors, but Rugby survived as a town. Which hymnist founded this colony? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This man was a priest in the Church of England. He had a perhaps curious friendship and correspondence with Charles Darwin, also corresponding with the agnostic, Thomas Huxley. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A form of this quotation is still popular today: "Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour." Who first said it in a poem?

Answer: William Cowper

Another saying still heard today derives from a hymn of Cowper's: "God works in mysterious ways." The hymn is "God Moves in a Mysterious Way His Wonders to Perform." In 1779, Cowper published "Olney Hymns" with another hymn writer, his friend, John Newton.
2. This Scottish writer of Christian fantasy was a friend to Charles Kingsley, and an influence on many writers, including fellow hymnist Gilbert K. Chesterton.

Answer: George MacDonald

The list of authors who have said they were influenced by MacDonald is incredible. It includes W.H. Auden, C.S. Lewis, J.M. Barrie, L. Frank Baum, Lloyd Alexander, J.R.R. Tolkien, Madeleine L'Engle, and one contemporary who called MacDonald his mentor, Lewis Carroll. MacDonald's works are reprinted yet today, often in "modernized" language.
3. Which of these was a playwright, having a play that is believed to have influenced the Americans, Patrick Henry, Nathan Hale and George Washington?

Answer: Joseph Addison

Best known today for his essays, Addison was also a member of Parliament. His play, "Cato, a Tragedy", is said to have inspired Patrick Henry's line, "Give me liberty or give me death" and Nathan Hale's "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." Addison's political newspaper, "The Freeholder", drew criticism from contemporary fellow hymn writer Alexander Pope.
4. Of the following, which hymnist is known for writing Christmas hymns?

Answer: Christina Rossetti

Rossetti's most famous Christmas hymn was "In the Bleak Midwinter." Her two brothers and a sister were also writers. Her brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was also a famous artist. Her contemporary, fellow hymnist Alfred Tennyson praised her work.
5. This fellow, a Puritan preacher, was imprisoned for attending a religious service outside the established Church of England.

Answer: John Bunyan

John Bunyan is best known for writing the Christian allegory, "The Pilgrim's Progress." An animated production of it hit the theaters in April 2019. His 12-year imprisonment was the result of the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660. He is well known for the hymn "Who would true valour see" ("He who would valiant be").
6. Samuel Johnson's famous "A Dictionary of the English Language" was published in 1755. The majority of his 116,000 illustrative quotations came from a handful of authors. Which of these hymn writers was among that handful?

Answer: Both Addison and Pope

Johnson worked on his dictionary for nine years. The other literary sources he drew most heavily from for his word illustrations were Shakespeare, Dryden, Swift, Hooker, Bacon and the King James Bible. Pope and Addison themselves had political differences.
7. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was considered for the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom after the death of William Wordsworth in 1850. Which hymn writer received the honor instead?

Answer: Alfred Tennyson

Many phrases from Tennyson can still be heard today, such as "'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all." Although not technically a hymn, his poem, "Crossing the Bar," has been read at funerals countless times. It compares death to crossing the sandbar of the river of life to the ocean that lies beyond.
8. This Catholic writer was honored posthumously in 2009 by the Episcopal Church with a feast day. He was known for commonly wearing a cape and crumpled hat, holding a cane with a hidden blade and with a cigar in his mouth.

Answer: Gilbert K. Chesterton

Before Chesterton's switch to Catholicism, he had been High Church Anglican, making more sense for the Episcopalian honor. He was known for his priest-detective, Father Brown, who featured in a short story volume of the same name. Among his writings were 80 books and 200 short stories.
9. An experimental Utopian colony was established in 1880 at Rugby, Tennessee. It failed in its Utopian endeavors, but Rugby survived as a town. Which hymnist founded this colony?

Answer: Thomas Hughes

Thomas Hughes's Tennessee community was named for Rugby School, which he had attended. Rugby was also the setting for Hughes's most famous work, the novel "Tom Brown's School Days." It was semi-autobiographical, and followed by "Tom Brown at Oxford."
10. This man was a priest in the Church of England. He had a perhaps curious friendship and correspondence with Charles Darwin, also corresponding with the agnostic, Thomas Huxley.

Answer: Charles Kingsley

Among Kingsley's writings were historical novels and children's novels. His 1863 children's novel, "The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby", remained popular well into the 20th century.
Source: Author GLBlesi

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