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Quiz about Rupert Brooke Quiz
Quiz about Rupert Brooke Quiz

Rupert Brooke Quiz


This is just a small quiz on the poet, Rupert Brooke. If you have read his work and know about his life, this should be fairly easy. If you're not familar with him at all, you might find it more difficult.

A multiple-choice quiz by WildeGirl. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
WildeGirl
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
63,414
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
468
Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (10/10), Guest 95 (1/10), Guest 51 (0/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. When was Brooke born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was Henry James, the author, reported to have thought about Brooke's poetry? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Brooke was friends with which writer while he was at Cambridge University? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Politically, Brooke was a: Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1910, Brooke became secretly engaged to whom? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following titles is one of Brooke's poems? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who described Brooke as 'A young Apollo, golden haired ...'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. How many 'war sonnets' did Brooke write? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. When was Brooke's first collection of poetry published? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Where is Brooke buried? Hint



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Feb 11 2024 : Guest 95: 1/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When was Brooke born?

Answer: 3 August 1887

2. What was Henry James, the author, reported to have thought about Brooke's poetry?

Answer: He was glad that Brooke was a 'second rate' poet, as with his good looks 'talent ... would be too unfair'.

If James indeed thought and said this, it was before he had even read any of Brooke's poetry. He was later to write the preface to one of Brooke's American articles.
3. Brooke was friends with which writer while he was at Cambridge University?

Answer: Virginia Woolf

4. Politically, Brooke was a:

Answer: Socialist

During his university years, he became the President of the Fabian Society.
5. In 1910, Brooke became secretly engaged to whom?

Answer: Noel Olivier

They actually met two years before, when Noel was fifteen. She called off the engagement, after Brooke tried to make her jealous in an attempt to interest her. He did fall in love with Katherine and became very close to Cathleen, but there is no evidence to suggest he proposed in either case.
6. Which of the following titles is one of Brooke's poems?

Answer: The Fish

Disabled was written by Wilfred Owen, Lost by Charles Sorley, another war poet, and The Dead Fox Hunter was composed by Robert Graves.
7. Who described Brooke as 'A young Apollo, golden haired ...'?

Answer: Frances Cornford

8. How many 'war sonnets' did Brooke write?

Answer: five

9. When was Brooke's first collection of poetry published?

Answer: 1911

One particular poem, 'A Channel Passage' was the subject of outrage. 'The Times' critic declared it shouldn't have been published.
10. Where is Brooke buried?

Answer: on Skyros, a Greek island

Source: Author WildeGirl

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