1 John Clare was a part of which literary movement? Gothic Classical Romanticism Modernist 2 Where was John Clare born? An industrial city in the North London America, before moving back to England A small English village 3 What was Clare's economic background? Working class Gentry Lower-middle class Upper-middle class 4 Which of the following was NOT a frequent subject of Clare's early poems? Rural traditions Country sport The lives of animals Desire for the city 5 When was John Clare born? 1793 1823 1845 1784 6 What are heroic couplets? A pair of rhyming lines written in iambic pentameter Two-line stanzas that do not rhyme Lines of poetry in an alternating rhyme scheme, abab A pair of rhyming lines describing a battle 7 How were heroic couplets perceived in the nineteenth century? As avant-garde As old-fashioned As infantile As conventional 8 How did John Clare's early work respond to previous poets? He was ignorant of their work He borrowed extensively from them He rejected their style He occasionally alluded to their work 9 Which of the following literary devices does John Clare employ in "The Badger"? Simile Synecdoche Enjambment Metaphor 10 In what voice is "The Badger" written? First-person omniscient Second-person limited First-person limited Third-person omniscient 11 What is the setting of "The Badger"? A dog-fighting arena A lonely house in the middle of nowhere A country village and the surrounding woods A crowded city street 12 Who is NOT individually characterized in "The Badger"? The poacher The drunkard The hunters The badger 13 What tense is the badger written in? Habitual present Future Simple present Simple past 14 Which of the following is a convincing argument for Clare's sympathy towards the badger? Clare centers the badger's experiences Clare emphasizes negative human impact on the natural world Clare implies that the hunting practices are deceitful All of the above 15 Who is the protagonist of "The Badger"? The women The badger The hunters The poacher 16 How does Clare present the practice of badger baiting? As a barbaric and outdated practice As a chance to get rid of a pest As a natural country tradition As a necessary evil 17 Which of the following is NOT an attribute of the badger that Clare celebrates? Courage Violence Ferocity Affection 18 In the second stanza, Clare writes "The bulldog knows his match and waxes cold,/The badger grins and never leaves his hold." This is an example of what literary device? Allusion Simile Parallelism Alliteration 19 Which of the following does NOT personify the badger? And leaves his hold and crackles, groans, and dies The blackguard laughs and hurries on the fray The badger grins and never leaves his hold When badgers fight, then everyone's a foe 20 What does the word "hold" symbolize in the second and third stanzas? The badger's courage and ferocity The men's grip on the badger The badger's need for affection The badger's desire to return home 21 How does the poem portray the badger's death? As unnecessary and cruel As victorious, a cause for celebration As tragic and noble As an ordinary part of country life 22 Which of the following is NOT a convincing argument for reading "The Badger" as condoning the practice it describes? The poem celebrates the badger's death as noble The poem presents the hunt as routine The poet's tone is distant The poem sympathizes more with the men than the badger 23 How does Clare convey the excitement of the hunt? He employs a speaker who delights in the hunt He uses dense figurative language, comparing the hunt to a great battle He rapidly switches between subjects, forcing the reader's attention to remain mobile All of the above 24 How does Clare portray violence in "The Badger" As a battle between one beast and its single foe As a general atmosphere As an evil to be rooted out As the exclusive fault of humans 25 What was the status of rural tradition in Clare's lifetime? Stable and seemingly eternal Still existing, but rapidly being displaced by industrialization Being revived as people returned to the countryside from the cities Largely a feature of the past due to industrialization