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Quiz about Kubla Khan
Quiz about Kubla Khan

Kubla Khan Trivia Quiz


About Coleridge's most famous poem after 'The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner'.

A multiple-choice quiz by tjoebigham. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
tjoebigham
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
77,545
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
4069
Last 3 plays: Guest 157 (10/10), Guest 196 (6/10), Guest 41 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. When did Coleridge write it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who wrote the book Coleridge read that inspired the poem? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. And where did he get the visions he founded his poem on? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. A traveler asked the poet for directions and much of the vision's images were lost. Where was this anonymous but legendary traveler from? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Where did Kubla build the dome? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the sacred river where it was built? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many miles were walled in for the dome? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the outstanding feature of the property? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What instrument did the Abyssinian maid play? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. And what mountain did the maid sing of? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When did Coleridge write it?

Answer: 1797

He wrote it in his twenty-fifth year.
2. Who wrote the book Coleridge read that inspired the poem?

Answer: Samuel Purchas

Coleridge was reading the 'Pilgrimage' of Samuel Purchas where the author described the 'pleasure-dome' the great Khan built.
3. And where did he get the visions he founded his poem on?

Answer: opium dream

Coleridge was a heavy opium user back then and he took a hefty dose after reading the Purchas book.
4. A traveler asked the poet for directions and much of the vision's images were lost. Where was this anonymous but legendary traveler from?

Answer: Porlock

To this day to 'Porlock' someone is to interrupt him.
5. Where did Kubla build the dome?

Answer: Xanadu

Of course, Orson Welles took the name for his Charles Kane's retreat. (In modern Chinese, it's Shangdu). The other answers are fictional countries.
6. What is the sacred river where it was built?

Answer: Alph

'Where Alph, the sacred river, ran...'
7. How many miles were walled in for the dome?

Answer: 10

Remember? 'Twice five miles were girdled round...'
8. What was the outstanding feature of the property?

Answer: a fountain in a chasm

'A mighty fountain' sprang from 'a deep romantic chasm' attached to the river Alph.
9. What instrument did the Abyssinian maid play?

Answer: dulcimer

The dulcimer is one of the world's oldest stringed instrument and best known in its plucked version from Appalachia. The psaltery, zither and cimbalom are all close cousins.
10. And what mountain did the maid sing of?

Answer: Abora

'Singing of Mount Abora...' A mountain in Ethiopia, which was once Abyssinia.
Source: Author tjoebigham

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