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Quiz about John Donne Holy Sonnet Quotes
Quiz about John Donne Holy Sonnet Quotes

John Donne - Holy Sonnet Quotes Quiz

This quiz provides quotes from four of John Donne's Holy Sonnets: "Thou hast made me," "I am a little world made cunningly," "Death, be not proud," and "Batter my heart." You simply have to match the quote with the correct sonnet.

A multiple-choice quiz by ms_e. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
ms_e
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
304,032
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
300
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Question 1 of 10
1. From which sonnet are these lines taken?

"From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow."
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Question 2 of 10
2. From which sonnet are these lines taken?

"Repair me now, for now mine end doth haste;
I run to death, and death meets me as fast,
And all my pleasures are like yesterday." Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. From which sonnet are these lines taken?

"That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend
Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new." Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. From which sonnet are these lines taken?

"But black sin hath betray'd to endless night
My world's both parts, and O, both parts must die." Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. From which sonnet are these lines taken?

"Reason, your viceroy in me, me should defend,
But is captived, and proves weak or untrue." Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. From which sonnet are these lines taken?

"Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell." Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. From which sonnet are these lines taken?

"Despair behind, and death before doth cast
Such terror, and my feeble flesh doth waste
By sin in it, which it towards hell doth weigh." Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. From which sonnet are these lines taken?

"And burn me, O Lord, with a fiery zeal
Of thee and thy house, which doth in eating heal." Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. From which sonnet are these lines taken?

"Except you enthrall me, never shall be free,
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me." Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. From which sonnet are these lines taken?

"But our old subtle foe so tempteth me
That not one hour myself I can sustain." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. From which sonnet are these lines taken? "From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow."

Answer: "Death, be not proud" (Holy Sonnet X)

 When at rest or asleep, a person appears dead. Donne argues that if rest and sleep bring pleasure, then death must be even more pleasurable; thus, death should not be feared.
2. From which sonnet are these lines taken? "Repair me now, for now mine end doth haste; I run to death, and death meets me as fast, And all my pleasures are like yesterday."

Answer: "Thou hast made me" (Holy Sonnet I)

 The speaker asks God to forgive (repair) his sin since death is nearing.
3. From which sonnet are these lines taken? "That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new."

Answer: "Batter my heart" (Holy Sonnet XIV)

 These lines present a paradox. In order to be a new person, complete and acceptable to God, the speaker must be broken and overthrown.
4. From which sonnet are these lines taken? "But black sin hath betray'd to endless night My world's both parts, and O, both parts must die."

Answer: "I am a little world made cunningly " (Holy Sonnet V)

 The speaker claims that both his physical and spiritual parts have been betrayed by his sin. The physical damage might be disease while the spiritual damage could keep him from eternity with God.
5. From which sonnet are these lines taken? "Reason, your viceroy in me, me should defend, But is captived, and proves weak or untrue."

Answer: "Batter my heart" (Holy Sonnet XIV)

 A viceroy is a governor, a representative of a king. Thus, Reason, God's viceroy in the speaker, should enable the speaker to avoid sin. However, the viceroy is held captive and cannot provide the necessary guidance.
6. From which sonnet are these lines taken? "Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell."

Answer: "Death, be not proud" (Holy Sonnet X)

 The speaker belittles Death because it has no control of its own. Death is controlled by kings who order execution, by desperate men who kill themselves or others, by anyone who uses poison or is sick. Fate and war also control Death.
7. From which sonnet are these lines taken? "Despair behind, and death before doth cast Such terror, and my feeble flesh doth waste By sin in it, which it towards hell doth weigh."

Answer: "Thou hast made me" (Holy Sonnet I)

 The speaker feels terror because he believes his sin will keep him from heaven. He feels trapped between despair and death.
8. From which sonnet are these lines taken? "And burn me, O Lord, with a fiery zeal Of thee and thy house, which doth in eating heal."

Answer: "I am a little world made cunningly " (Holy Sonnet V)

 These lines express a similar idea found in "Batter my heart" (Holy Sonnet XIV). Paradox: being eaten, which would usually result in an item being completely used up, here becomes a means of restoration with God. These lines allude to Psalm 69:9 -- "zeal for your house consumes me".
9. From which sonnet are these lines taken? "Except you enthrall me, never shall be free, Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me."

Answer: "Batter my heart" (Holy Sonnet XIV)

 Donne sometimes used sexual imagery in his religious poetry. In this case, being enslaved or raped by another express the speaker's need to be forcefully taken by God's power.
10. From which sonnet are these lines taken? "But our old subtle foe so tempteth me That not one hour myself I can sustain."

Answer: "Thou hast made me" (Holy Sonnet I)

 The "old subtle foe" (sin) is so tempting that the speaker cannot resist through his own power.
Source: Author ms_e

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