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Quiz about 16th 18th Century British Poetry
Quiz about 16th 18th Century British Poetry

16th - 18th Century British Poetry Quiz

Identify the poet from either the lines or title provided.

A multiple-choice quiz by RavenHex. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
RavenHex
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
71,422
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
763
Last 3 plays: Guest 217 (7/10), crossesq (10/10), Guest 70 (4/10).
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1. 'Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind, But as for me, alas, I may no more; The vain travail hath wearied me so sore, I am of them that further come behind' Hint


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2. Who wrote 'The Faerie Queen'? Hint


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3. What famed Elizabethan playwright also penned 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love'? Hint


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4. By way of response, who wrote 'The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd'? Hint


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5. 'Go and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake root, Tell me where all past years are, Or who cleft the Devil's foot...' Hint


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6. 'Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the world...' Hint


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7. 'Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage...' Hint


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8. Who wrote 'The Rape of the Lock'? Hint


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9. Who is perhaps most famous for his 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'? Hint


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10. 'O Rose, thou art sick...' Hint



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Most Recent Scores
May 19 2025 : Guest 217: 7/10
May 18 2025 : crossesq: 10/10
May 15 2025 : Guest 70: 4/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind, But as for me, alas, I may no more; The vain travail hath wearied me so sore, I am of them that further come behind'

Answer: Thomas Wyatt

 Scholars believe that Wyatt wrote this for Anne Boleyn, formerly his mistress, second wife of Henry VIII, and mother to Queen Elizabeth I.
2. Who wrote 'The Faerie Queen'?

Answer: Edmund Spenser

 This poem was a tribute to Queen Elizabeth I and a thinly veiled slam against the Catholic church.
3. What famed Elizabethan playwright also penned 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love'?

Answer: Christopher Marlowe

 What promised to be a brilliant career was cut short by his untimely death in a bar room brawl.
4. By way of response, who wrote 'The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd'?

Answer: Sir Walter Raleigh
5. 'Go and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake root, Tell me where all past years are, Or who cleft the Devil's foot...'

Answer: John Donne
6. 'Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the world...'

Answer: John Milton

 Opening lines to Milton's epic 'Paradise Lost'.
7. 'Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage...'

Answer: Richard Lovelace

 Famous lines from 'To Althea, from Prison'.
8. Who wrote 'The Rape of the Lock'?

Answer: Alexander Pope

 Pope's mock-epic poem was based on an actual event. The title refers to the abduction (rape) of a lock of hair.
9. Who is perhaps most famous for his 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'?

Answer: Thomas Gray
10. 'O Rose, thou art sick...'

Answer: William Blake

 Opening lines of 'The Sick Rose' from Blake's 'Songs of Experience'.
Source: Author RavenHex

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Referenced Topics
Literature   World   Poetry   Names   Name the Poet   Prisons   Elizabeth I   Poets   Henry VIII   Trees   Alexander Pope   John Milton   Christopher Marlowe   John Donne  

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