1 When did Housman write the majority of his poetry? The early nineteenth century The late nineteenth century The early twentieth century The mid nineteenth century 2 Who is the speaker of “When I Was One-and-Twenty”? A younger version of Housman A middle-aged man from the countryside A young man from the countryside An old man who has moved to the city 3 Which of the following best describes Housman's character as a scholar? Confrontational Lax Witty Garrulous 4 Which of the following does not describes Housman as a poet? Scholarly Sentimental Old-fashioned Witty 5 What is the title of Housman's most famous collection of poems? A London Boy A Shropshire Lad A Shropshire Boy A London Lad 6 How long are the stanzas in "When I Was One-and-Twenty"? Sixteen Lines Six Lines Seven Lines Eight Lines 7 What is the rhyme scheme of "When I Was One-and-Twenty"? The two stanzas do not share a rhyme scheme ABCBADAD ABABABAB ABCBCDAD 8 How does the speaker characterize himself in the past? Proud Stupid Poor Happy 9 How does the wise man describe love? As an overwhelming force As a transaction As a feeling that should be reserved for God As a relationship with other people 10 What does the ending of the first stanza imply? The speaker was already in love The speaker is in love now but not then The speaker never fell in love The speaker gave away his heart 11 Which of the following best describes Housman's version of rural life? Idealized Accurate Critical Demonized 12 Who was the primary audience of pastoral poetry? Suburbanites who saw themselves as rural Rural people who had moved to the city and were nostalgic for what they left behind Urbanites attracted to the fantasy of rural life Rural people reading about their own lives 13 Which of the following is not an example of "old-fashioned" language in "When I Was One-and-Twenty"? 'Tis Rue Guinea Bosom 14 Which element of pastoral poetry does Housman employ most frequently? Religious allegory Simple, innocent speaker Descriptions of the countryside Focus on shepherds 15 Why might Housman have been attracted to the pastoral genre? He believed all scholarship should be emotional He was himself from Shropshire He found it freeing He wanted to criticize the genre 16 What does the phrase "in vain" usually connote? A tragic heartbreak A bad deal A costly expenditure A valuable sacrifice 17 How do the last two lines subvert the reader's expectations? We assumed the wise man was wrong We assumed the speaker had a positive view of love We assumed the speaker was older We assumed the speaker was learned 18 What is ironic about the wise man's allusion to "endless" woe? The speaker's youth means he can't know that his grief is really endless In reality, the speaker has already gotten over the pain of love The speaker is only sad because he never found love None of the above 19 How does the irony of "When I Was One-and-Twenty" change the mood of the poem? It renders the poem more pessimisstic It renders the poem more optimistic It reveals Housman's hatred of the speaker It renders the poem more bitter 20 What does "When I Was One-and-Twenty" suggest about love? Love is just a transaction, and the lover always ends up losing A cynical attitude about love can be just as naive as a hopeful one Love is painful, but the pain is worth it True love is something only young people can experience 21 How does Housman NOT characterize the speaker? As a bit foolish As bitter As wise As world-weary 22 What is suspicious about the "wise man"? The advice he gives serves to benefit him He doesn't listen to the young man's response His wisdom is in the eyes of the youthful speaker The advice he gives turns out to be incorrect 23 Which of the following is a similarity between "When I Was One-and-Twenty" and the famous pastoral poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe? Both poems are writen in a sing-song style Both poems describe the beauty of the countryside Both poems are ironic Both poems emphasize pleasure 24 When and where did the pastoral tradition originate? Ancient Rome The English industrial revolution Renaissance England Ancient Greece 25 How does the wise man's transactional vision of love evolve over the course of the poem? It becomes more pronounced It is tempered by grief It is proven wrong by the joys of love It remains stable throughout the poem