1 When did Housman write the majority of his poetry? The late nineteenth century The early twentieth century The mid nineteenth century The early nineteenth century 2 Who is the speaker of “When I Was One-and-Twenty”? An old man who has moved to the city A middle-aged man from the countryside A younger version of Housman A young man from the countryside 3 Which of the following best describes Housman's character as a scholar? Lax Garrulous Witty Confrontational 4 Which of the following does not describes Housman as a poet? Scholarly Witty Sentimental Old-fashioned 5 What is the title of Housman's most famous collection of poems? A Shropshire Boy A London Boy A London Lad A Shropshire Lad 6 How long are the stanzas in "When I Was One-and-Twenty"? Sixteen Lines Seven Lines Six Lines Eight Lines 7 What is the rhyme scheme of "When I Was One-and-Twenty"? ABCBADAD ABCBCDAD ABABABAB The two stanzas do not share a rhyme scheme 8 How does the speaker characterize himself in the past? Poor Stupid Proud Happy 9 How does the wise man describe love? As a relationship with other people As an overwhelming force As a feeling that should be reserved for God As a transaction 10 What does the ending of the first stanza imply? The speaker gave away his heart The speaker was already in love The speaker is in love now but not then The speaker never fell in love 11 Which of the following best describes Housman's version of rural life? Critical Accurate Demonized Idealized 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 Rural people reading about their own lives Suburbanites who saw themselves as rural 13 Which of the following is not an example of "old-fashioned" language in "When I Was One-and-Twenty"? 'Tis Bosom Rue Guinea 14 Which element of pastoral poetry does Housman employ most frequently? Simple, innocent speaker Descriptions of the countryside Religious allegory Focus on shepherds 15 Why might Housman have been attracted to the pastoral genre? He found it freeing He believed all scholarship should be emotional He wanted to criticize the genre He was himself from Shropshire 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 speaker had a positive view of love We assumed the speaker was older We assumed the speaker was learned We assumed the wise man was wrong 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 reveals Housman's hatred of the speaker It renders the poem more bitter It renders the poem more optimistic It renders the poem more pessimisstic 20 What does "When I Was One-and-Twenty" suggest about love? A cynical attitude about love can be just as naive as a hopeful one Love is just a transaction, and the lover always ends up losing True love is something only young people can experience Love is painful, but the pain is worth it 21 How does Housman NOT characterize the speaker? As a bit foolish As world-weary As wise As bitter 22 What is suspicious about the "wise man"? He doesn't listen to the young man's response The advice he gives serves to benefit him The advice he gives turns out to be incorrect His wisdom is in the eyes of the youthful speaker 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 ironic Both poems describe the beauty of the countryside Both poems emphasize pleasure Both poems are writen in a sing-song style 24 When and where did the pastoral tradition originate? Ancient Greece The English industrial revolution Ancient Rome Renaissance England 25 How does the wise man's transactional vision of love evolve over the course of the poem? It is tempered by grief It is proven wrong by the joys of love It becomes more pronounced It remains stable throughout the poem