Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Quizzes

Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Quiz

1 Which of the following does the speaker NOT expect from God?
Stars

Wisdom

Household-stuff

Wages
2 What does the verb “augment” mean?
Enlighten

Weaken

Decrease

Increase
3 In the early day of the speaker’s religious devotion “There was no month but ____”
May

April

March

December
4 The speaker is
Brave

Accusatory

Jealous

Calm
5 What does the speaker wish to become?
Wages

A tree

A bird

A couch
6 The speaker (falsely) sees the relationship with God as a type of
Apprenticeship

Contract

Partnership

Slavery
7 Which of these is NOT an example of life in “the town”?
Working in parliament

Running a business

Running a church

Being a writer
8 Some readers of Herbert have seen him as a:
Farmer

Rebel

Politician

Saint
9 What does the speaker mean when he says to God “thy power cross-bias me”?
You're putting me on trial

Your power crucifies me

You're biased against me

Your power pushes me in different directions
10 What does “brave” mean in the poem?
Unique

Strong

Courageous

Appealing
11 Herbert spent the FINAL years of his life in:
The University of Cambridge

The Globe Theatre

St Andrews Church, Bemerton

The court of King James I
12 "furniture so fine" is an example of:
Anachronism

Assonance

Allegory

Alliteration
13 The tree in the poem might be an allusion to
Book of Job

Gospel of Matthew

Exodus

Genesis
14 What is not a theme in "Affliction"?
The relationship of humans and God

Sickness

False expectations

The benefits of studying
15 What does it mean to "make a party unawares for woe"
To band together with other sad people

Throw a party for sadness

To accidentally take the side of sadness

To be unaware of your sadness
16 What happens after the line: "My flesh began unto my soul in pain"?
The speaker's flesh fuses with his soul

The speaker's flesh complains to his soul

The speaker's soul dies

The speaker's soul leaves his body
17 Each stanza of the poem is a sestain, meaning ___ lines
5

6

7

4
18 The two meters used in the poem are
trochaic tetrameter and pyrrhic pentameter

anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

iambic pentameter and iambic trimeter

dactylic hexameter and iambic pentameter
19 Which of these is not mentioned in the poem?
tree

treasure

book

gown
20 In the poem, "birth and spirit" mean
upbringing and inclination

astrology and mood

body and mind

time of birth and religion
21 When the speaker threatens to "change the service, and go seek/Some other master out" he is saying he will
Stop being a servant

Find someone new to take care of him

Change his profession

Stop serving God
22 At the end of the poem the speaker realizes he must be
Unhappy

Meek

Angry

Brave
23 Herbert wrote his poetry in which century?
The 1700s

The 1600s

The 1500s

The 1800s
24 What do books not show in "Affliction"?
The past

Knowledge of God

The speaker's true thoughts

God's plans
25 "Let me not love thee, if I _________"
if thee love me not

cannot love thee

don't love thee

love thee not

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