1 During which era did Ben Jonson write? Henrician Medieval Victorian Elizabethan 2 Who is the best-known contemporary of Ben Jonson? Shakespeare Keats Chaucer Milton 3 What was Jonson best known for during his time? His political writing His plays His dramatic personal life His poetry 4 Which of the following does NOT describe Jonson's style? Classical Spontaneous Polished Learned 5 What is the genre of "On My First Daughter"? Epigraph Limerick Sonnet Epitaph 6 Who is the speaker in "On My First Daughter"? Ben Jonson's wife God Ben Jonson A bereaved family friend 7 Who is the speaker trying to convince in "On My First Daughter"? God His wife His daughter Himself 8 What is the rhyme scheme of "On My First Daughter"? Rhyme royal Sonnet Free verse Couplets 9 What is the meter of "On My First Daughter"? Trochaic tetrameter (four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Trochaic pentameter (five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Iambic pentameter (five 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 With safety of her innocence Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due Where, while that severed doth remain 11 Which portion of the poem is the most conventional? The end The beginning The middle The whole poem is highly conventional 12 Which era of poetry most strongly influenced "On My First Daughter"? Medieval poetry Classical Greek and Roman poetry Early Christian poetry The poetry of the Italian Renaissance 13 What is the most striking similarity between Jonson's poem and Martial's poem to Erotion? Similar lack of strong grief Similar formal structure 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 brought their youth to an end Mary, who was born because they were young Mary, who they had when they were young Mary, who was young when she died 16 The fourth line ends "less to rue." To which lines of the poem does this phrase sound similar? Third only Third and fifth First and third First only 17 Which of the following is an example of parallelism? Whose soul heaven’s queen, whose name she bears At six months’ end she parted hence It makes the father less to rue Where, while that severed doth remain 18 Which element of classical epitaph does Jonson most emphasize in "On My First Daughter"? He employs no elements of classical epitaph Praise Lamentation Consolation 19 Which of the following is an example of comfort from finality in "On My First Daughter"? Yet all heaven’s gifts being heaven’s due This grave partakes the fleshly birth In comfort of her mother’s tears With safety of her innocence 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 Only referring to them as a group Giving all three the same name 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? Mary's body into pieces Jonson's bond with his wife Jonson's heart with grief Mary's soul from her body 23 Which of the following literary devices does Jonson NOT employ in the final three lines? Alliteration Personification Metaphor Apostrophe 24 Which of the following words does NOT emphasize Mary's embodiment? Severed Earth Virgin-train Fleshly 25 What does Jonson believe will eventually happen to Mary's body? It will rot and return to the earth It will be resurrected and united with her soul It will come back to life and rejoin the family It will remain unchanged within the earth