Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Quizzes

Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Quiz

1 Which of the following does the speaker NOT expect from God?
Household-stuff

Wisdom

Stars

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

Decrease

Weaken

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

December

May

March
4 The speaker is
Accusatory

Jealous

Brave

Calm
5 What does the speaker wish to become?
A couch

A tree

Wages

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

Partnership

Slavery

Contract
7 Which of these is NOT an example of life in “the town”?
Running a business

Running a church

Working in parliament

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

Rebel

Politician

Farmer
9 What does the speaker mean when he says to God “thy power cross-bias me”?
Your power pushes me in different directions

You're putting me on trial

Your power crucifies me

You're biased against me
10 What does “brave” mean in the poem?
Courageous

Strong

Unique

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:
Alliteration

Assonance

Allegory

Anachronism
13 The tree in the poem might be an allusion to
Gospel of Matthew

Genesis

Exodus

Book of Job
14 What is not a theme in "Affliction"?
False expectations

Sickness

The relationship of humans and God

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 soul leaves his body

The speaker's soul dies

The speaker's flesh complains to his soul

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

7

4

6
18 The two meters used in the poem are
trochaic tetrameter and pyrrhic pentameter

iambic pentameter and iambic trimeter

anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

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

book

tree

treasure
20 In the poem, "birth and spirit" mean
time of birth and religion

astrology and mood

upbringing and inclination

body and mind
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

Stop serving God

Change his profession

Find someone new to take care of him
22 At the end of the poem the speaker realizes he must be
Meek

Brave

Angry

Unhappy
23 Herbert wrote his poetry in which century?
The 1800s

The 1600s

The 1500s

The 1700s
24 What do books not show in "Affliction"?
God's plans

The speaker's true thoughts

Knowledge of God

The past
25 "Let me not love thee, if I _________"
love thee not

if thee love me not

cannot love thee

don't love thee

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