1 John Clare was a part of which literary movement? Modernist Classical Gothic Romanticism 2 Where was John Clare born? An industrial city in the North London America, before moving back to England A small English village 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? Desire for the city Rural traditions Country sport The lives of animals 5 When was John Clare born? 1793 1845 1823 1784 6 What are heroic couplets? Lines of poetry in an alternating rhyme scheme, abab Two-line stanzas that do not rhyme A pair of rhyming lines describing a battle A pair of rhyming lines written in iambic pentameter 7 How were heroic couplets perceived in the nineteenth century? As old-fashioned As avant-garde As conventional As infantile 8 How did John Clare's early work respond to previous poets? He rejected their style He borrowed extensively from them He occasionally alluded to their work He was ignorant of their work 9 Which of the following literary devices does John Clare employ in "The Badger"? Simile Enjambment Metaphor Synecdoche 10 In what voice is "The Badger" written? Third-person omniscient First-person limited Second-person limited First-person omniscient 11 What is the setting of "The Badger"? A country village and the surrounding woods A lonely house in the middle of nowhere A dog-fighting arena A crowded city street 12 Who is NOT individually characterized in "The Badger"? The poacher The badger The drunkard The hunters 13 What tense is the badger written in? Future Simple past Simple present Habitual present 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 badger The hunters The poacher The women 16 How does Clare present the practice of badger baiting? As a barbaric and outdated practice As a necessary evil As a chance to get rid of a pest As a natural country tradition 17 Which of the following is NOT an attribute of the badger that Clare celebrates? Ferocity Affection Violence Courage 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? Alliteration Allusion Simile Parallelism 19 Which of the following does NOT personify the badger? The badger grins and never leaves his hold The blackguard laughs and hurries on the fray When badgers fight, then everyone's a foe And leaves his hold and crackles, groans, and dies 20 What does the word "hold" symbolize in the second and third stanzas? The men's grip on the badger The badger's need for affection The badger's desire to return home The badger's courage and ferocity 21 How does the poem portray the badger's death? As tragic and noble As an ordinary part of country life As unnecessary and cruel As victorious, a cause for celebration 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 uses dense figurative language, comparing the hunt to a great battle He employs a speaker who delights in the hunt He rapidly switches between subjects, forcing the reader's attention to remain mobile All of the above 24 How does Clare portray violence in "The Badger" As an evil to be rooted out As a battle between one beast and its single foe As the exclusive fault of humans As a general atmosphere 25 What was the status of rural tradition in Clare's lifetime? Still existing, but rapidly being displaced by industrialization Being revived as people returned to the countryside from the cities Stable and seemingly eternal Largely a feature of the past due to industrialization