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Quiz about Poet Ethel Lynn Beers
Quiz about Poet Ethel Lynn Beers

Poet: Ethel Lynn Beers Trivia Quiz


Ethel Lynn Beers was a well known poet during the American Civil War. Today she is relatively unknown. This quiz will be questions geared toward learning more about her.

A multiple-choice quiz by nammage. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
nammage
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
306,734
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
143
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Question 1 of 10
1. When and where was Ethel Lynn Beers born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "All Quiet Along the Potomac" is Beers' most famous poem. What is the original name of the poem? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Many people claimed to have written "All Quiet Along the Potomac" when it was first published in 1861. Which one of these authors was said to have actually written the poem? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The name of the poem "All Quiet Along the Potomac" may have inspired the title of the English translation of a novel written by a German writer about World War I. What is the name of the novel? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Another Civil War poem that Beers wrote was a narration. It was a story of the narrator telling about his/her time during the conflict in the state of Tennessee. Who's the narrator? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Off Barnegat" is a poem written by Beers about a schooner named David N. Tolck that crashed into rocks on shore. Only one person survived: a little girl, whose parents both died from injuries sustained after the crash. This is based on a true story as indicated in the notes section of Beers' book, "All Quiet Along the Potomac, and Other Poems" (1879). Where is Barnegat? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which one of these poems is NOT a poem written by Ethel Lynn Beers? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Another popular poem by Beers is "Weighing the Baby". How does this poem begin? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Ethel Lynn Beers also wrote short stories. Which one of these short stories did she write? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Ethel Lynn Beers was afraid of one thing in connection with her poetry, what was that? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When and where was Ethel Lynn Beers born?

Answer: January 13, 1827, Goshen, New York.

She was born Ethelinda Eliot on January 13, 1827, in Goshen, New York, and was a descendant of the Puritan missionary John Eliot. She married William H. Beers at age 19. Subsequently she appended her married name to her poetry.
2. "All Quiet Along the Potomac" is Beers' most famous poem. What is the original name of the poem?

Answer: The Picket Guard

"The Picket Guard" was first published in "Harper's Weekly" on November 30, 1861 under her initials E B.
3. Many people claimed to have written "All Quiet Along the Potomac" when it was first published in 1861. Which one of these authors was said to have actually written the poem?

Answer: Fitz-James O'Brien

"Harper's Weekly" wrote that the author of "All Quiet Along the Potomac" was a "lady contributor", in an editorial paragraph in their magazine on July 4th, 1863. Rumors had it that a soldier during the war wrote it, and he sent it home to his wife, and she then published it in his place after he was mortally wounded in the war.

It was quite a popular poem during the Civil War, sometimes one would find a copy of the poem in the pocket of a dead soldier.
4. The name of the poem "All Quiet Along the Potomac" may have inspired the title of the English translation of a novel written by a German writer about World War I. What is the name of the novel?

Answer: All Quiet On The Western Front

"All Quiet On The Western Front" is the English translation of the novel "Im Westen nichts Neues" written by Erich Maria Remarque. There are many explanations as to why it's titled the way it is, and this is one of the many possibilities.
5. Another Civil War poem that Beers wrote was a narration. It was a story of the narrator telling about his/her time during the conflict in the state of Tennessee. Who's the narrator?

Answer: Slave

Beers published almost 200 poems in periodicals and magazines over her lifetime. Her main publishers were "Harper's Weekly", and the "New York Ledger". Many of her poems were published without attribution.
6. "Off Barnegat" is a poem written by Beers about a schooner named David N. Tolck that crashed into rocks on shore. Only one person survived: a little girl, whose parents both died from injuries sustained after the crash. This is based on a true story as indicated in the notes section of Beers' book, "All Quiet Along the Potomac, and Other Poems" (1879). Where is Barnegat?

Answer: New Jersey

Some of what Beers wrote was based on her own life experience but a lot of it was based on the news that she heard people talk about, or what was in the newspaper, or specifically dealing with the Civil War. Her poetry is set in fiction with a lot of truth instilled.
7. Which one of these poems is NOT a poem written by Ethel Lynn Beers?

Answer: Nothing Gold Can Stay

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" is a poem written by Robert Frost.
8. Another popular poem by Beers is "Weighing the Baby". How does this poem begin?

Answer: How many pounds does baby weigh--

"Grandfather ties the kerchief's knot" is the first line of the second verse of "Weighing the Baby". "Don't wake the baby sleeper, friend." is the second to last line of the last verse of the poem "Don't Wake the Baby". "Baby Is King" is a title of a poem written by Beers.
9. Ethel Lynn Beers also wrote short stories. Which one of these short stories did she write?

Answer: Oolie

At this time, there is only two of her short stories known: "General Frankie: a Story for Little Folks" published in 1862, and "Oolie" published in 1865.
10. Ethel Lynn Beers was afraid of one thing in connection with her poetry, what was that?

Answer: Her fear was that she would die after she published her collected works.

This premonition of hers, sadly, actually came true when she died on October 11, 1879 in Orange, New Jersey, the day after her book was published.
Source: Author nammage

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