John Donne: Poems Quiz 2
1. Donne was secretary to which government official?
- First Lord of the Admiralty
- Lord-Keeper of the Great Seal
- Lord of the Privy Council
- Lord Chancellor
2. Why is the poet annoyed with the sun in "The Sunne Rising"?
- He doesn't like sunlight
- He is afraid of discovery
- He doesn't want to see something in the room
- He doesn't want to leave his lover
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