1 During which era did Ben Jonson write? Elizabethan Medieval Henrician Victorian 2 Who is the best-known contemporary of Ben Jonson? Milton Keats Shakespeare Chaucer 3 What was Jonson best known for during his time? His poetry His political writing His plays His dramatic personal life 4 Which of the following does NOT describe Jonson's style? Classical Polished Learned Spontaneous 5 What is the genre of "On My First Daughter"? Epitaph Sonnet Limerick Epigraph 6 Who is the speaker in "On My First Daughter"? Ben Jonson God A bereaved family friend Ben Jonson's wife 7 Who is the speaker trying to convince in "On My First Daughter"? His daughter Himself His wife God 8 What is the rhyme scheme of "On My First Daughter"? Free verse Couplets Sonnet Rhyme royal 9 What is the meter of "On My First Daughter"? Trochaic pentameter (five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Trochaic tetrameter (four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic pentameter (five pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) 10 Which of the following lines is out of step with the meter of "On My First Daughter"? It makes the father less to rue Where, while that severed doth remain Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due With safety of her innocence 11 Which portion of the poem is the most conventional? The beginning The whole poem is highly conventional The middle The end 12 Which era of poetry most strongly influenced "On My First Daughter"? Medieval poetry The poetry of the Italian Renaissance Early Christian poetry Classical Greek and Roman poetry 13 What is the most striking similarity between Jonson's poem and Martial's poem to Erotion? Similar formal structure Similar lack of strong grief Similar ending Similar theme 14 What is Jonson's tone at the beginning of the poem? Heartbroken Distant Furious Depressed 15 What does Jonson mean by "Mary, the daughter of their youth"? Mary, who they had when they were young Mary, who brought their youth to an end Mary, who was young when she died Mary, who was born because they were young 16 The fourth line ends "less to rue." To which lines of the poem does this phrase sound similar? First and third Third only First only Third and fifth 17 Which of the following is an example of parallelism? It makes the father less to rue Whose soul heaven’s queen, whose name she bears Where, while that severed doth remain At six months’ end she parted hence 18 Which element of classical epitaph does Jonson most emphasize in "On My First Daughter"? He employs no elements of classical epitaph Consolation Lamentation Praise 19 Which of the following is an example of comfort from finality in "On My First Daughter"? With safety of her innocence Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due In comfort of her mother’s tears This grave partakes the fleshly birth 20 How does Jonson blur the lines between his daughter, her mother, and the Virgin Mary? Suggesting that his daughter was just as holy Using ambiguous pronouns Giving all three the same name Only referring to them as a group 21 Who is "heaven's queen" in line 7? Jonson's wife Mary, Jonson's daughter The virgin Mary None of the above 22 What has been "severed" in line 10? Jonson's heart with grief Mary's body into pieces Mary's soul from her body Jonson's bond with his wife 23 Which of the following literary devices does Jonson NOT employ in the final three lines? Personification Apostrophe Metaphor Alliteration 24 Which of the following words does NOT emphasize Mary's embodiment? Fleshly Virgin-train Earth Severed 25 What does Jonson believe will eventually happen to Mary's body? It will rot and return to the earth It will remain unchanged within the earth It will come back to life and rejoin the family It will be resurrected and united with her soul