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