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Percy Bysshe Shelley Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by madmax1. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
madmax1

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,374

Updated
Dec 10 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1436

Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (3/10), Guest 157 (8/10), Guest 47 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was Shelley born? Hint

Rose Garden

Field Place

Hill Place

Bee Hive

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Pourest thy full heart
In profuse strains of unpremeditated art." To which bird are these lines addressed to by Shelley?

Hint

Nightingale

Skylark

Cuckoo

Raven

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which text that Shelley wrote shocked the Oxford University
where he studied? Hint

The Defense Of Poetry

The Necessity of Atheism

Ode to the West Wind

A Declaration of Rights

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number- " Which poem of Shelley inspires thus?

The Masque of Anarchy

Ode to the West Wind

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Poets are the ______________ of unapprehended inspiration." according to Shelley Hint

Sycophants

Seekers

Revealers

Hierophants

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "Ode To The West Wind" what does Shelley call 'leaves'? Hint

veined fringes

Pestilence-stricken multitudes

autumn's eternal victims

green and purple seaweeds

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of Shelley's poems- 'Stanzas written in dejection near________'

Answer: (one word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. "My name is ____________, king of kings:"- Who is this "king of kings"? Hint

West Wind

Prometheus

Ozymandias

Pan

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1822, which journal did Shelley publish along
with Leigh Hunt and Lord Byron? Hint

The Revolutionary

Atheism Redefined

The Reformer

The Liberal

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Question 10 of 10

10. How is Shelley supposed to have died? Hint

He was assassinated.

He drowned in the sea.

He died a natural death.

He died of consumption.

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Dec 16 2024 : Guest 49: 3/10
Dec 10 2024 : Guest 157: 8/10
Dec 06 2024 : Guest 47: 10/10
Dec 05 2024 : Guest 49: 7/10
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Nov 23 2024 : Guest 152: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Shelley born?

Answer: Field Place

Percy Bysshe Shelley, the son of Sir Timothy Shelley, the M.P. for New Shoreham, was born at Field Place near Horsham, in 1792.

2. "Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art." To which bird are these lines addressed to by Shelley?

Answer: Skylark

"Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought."
This is another beautiful oft-quoted line from "To The Skylark"

3. Which text that Shelley wrote shocked the Oxford University where he studied?

Answer: The Necessity of Atheism

Shelley wrote 'The Necessity of Atheism', attacking the idea of compulsory Christianity. Oxford University was shocked by this and on 25th March, 1811 he was expelled.

4. "Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number- " Which poem of Shelley inspires thus?

Answer: The Masque of Anarchy

These lines are from stanza no.38 of The Mask of Anarchy:
Written on the Occasion of the Massacre at Manchester. This is a purple passage. It is oft-quoted.

5. "Poets are the ______________ of unapprehended inspiration." according to Shelley

Answer: Hierophants

"Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration; the mirrors
of the gigantic shadows which futurity casts upon the present."-P.B.Shelley

6. In "Ode To The West Wind" what does Shelley call 'leaves'?

Answer: Pestilence-stricken multitudes

"the leaves dead
Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,
Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,
Pestilence-stricken multitudes!"-Ode to the West Wind

7. One of Shelley's poems- 'Stanzas written in dejection near________'

Answer: Naples

"Nor fame, nor power, nor love, nor leisure.
Others I see whom these surround-
Smiling they live, and call life pleasure:
To me that cup has been dealt in another measure."-Stanzas written in Dejection near Naples.

8. "My name is ____________, king of kings:"- Who is this "king of kings"?

Answer: Ozymandias

The poem "Ozymandias of Egypt" speaks of the futility of vanity
through the story of Ozymandias.

9. In 1822, which journal did Shelley publish along with Leigh Hunt and Lord Byron?

Answer: The Liberal

By publishing "The Liberal" in Italy the three men remained free from
prosecution by the British. The first edition of The Liberal sold 4,000 copies.

10. How is Shelley supposed to have died?

Answer: He drowned in the sea.

Percy Bysshe Shelley was lost at sea on 8th July, 1822
while sailing to meet Leigh Hunt.

Source: Author madmax1

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