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 As a chance to get rid of a pest As a natural country tradition As a barbaric and outdated practice As a necessary evil 17 Which of the following is NOT an attribute of the badger that Clare celebrates?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