1 To which historical event does this poem implicitly respond? The French revolution The industrial revolution The Irish potato famine The American civil war 2 Burns metaphorically compares the components of the mouse's nest to which of the following? Furniture Walls Stones Bones 3 Which dialect of English does this poem's speaker use? Indian English Australian English Irish English Scottish English 4 Which best summarizes the sentence "The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men/Gang aft agley"? It's important to learn from ways of beings different from your own Having a map is necessary when you're out in the wilderness It's impossible for anybody to perfectly plan out their life Humans and animals will forever be at war 5 What is the difference in length between this poem's long and short lines? The long lines are written in tetrameter, the short ones in dimeter The long lines are written in pentameter, the short ones in monometer The long lines are written in dimeter, the short ones in monometer The long lines are written in octameter, the short ones in tetrameter 6 What is the meaning of the word "cranreuch"? A type of mist A bag used by farmers A rural code of conduct A Scottish cookie 7 What is the meaning of the word "daimen"? Cute Occasional Demonic Underground 8 What is the speaker's attitude towards the mouse? A blend of pity and envy Gruff admiration Uncontrollable fury Friendly but uninquisitive tolerance 9 Which line of the poem contains onomatopoeia? Thou need na start awa sae hasty, What then? poor beastie, thou maun live! Till crash! the cruel coulter past Still, thou art blest, compar’d wi’ me! 10 How many lines are in a Burns stanza? Six Four Three Eight 11 What does the mouse symbolize? Miserable subsistence Theft and dishonesty The innocence of the natural world The value of hard work 12 What sounds in the phrase "broken nature's social union" produce assonance? E K N O 13 What is the definition of the word "icker"? A late fall harvest A small child A mouse nest An ear of corn 14 At what time of year does this poem take place? Late fall Christmas Midsummer Early summer 15 What type of poetic foot makes up most of this poem? Dactyls Iambs Trochees Spondees 16 Define the word "laith" Unwilling Stream An old-fashioned washing machien Tired 17 What is this poem's rhyme scheme? ABCA AABABAB ABABABAB AAABAB 18 Why does the speaker express a longing to be like the mouse? The mouse doesn't have the emotional burden of thinking about the past or the future The mouse has a family, while the speaker is alone The speaker is slow and tired, while the mouse is quick and nimble The mouse doesn't have to work and lives off of theft 19 What is the definition of the word "sleeket"? Sharp Damp Sleek A small mammal 20 What element of a poem is NOT typically dictated by the guidelines of a Burns stanza? Number of lines per stanza Number of feet in a line Number of stanzas Rhyme scheme 21 Why is the speaker unconcerned about the mouse stealing food? He has so much that he won't notice the theft He is too depressed to eat He is old and will die before running out of food He believes that the life of a mouse is worth more than the life of a human 22 Who is the speaker of this poem? A small child A farmer A cat A mouse 23 How does the speaker destroy the mouse's nest? By stepping on it By using it as timber By running a plow into it By letting his dog dig it up 24 What is the definition of the word "brattle"? Rattle Constraint A type of plough Spoiled 25 How many stanzas make up this poem? Five Ten Eight Three