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Quiz about The Poetry Life of John Keats

The Poetry & Life of John Keats Quiz

This quiz encompasses the great poetry and short life of John Keats.

A multiple-choice quiz by brightstarbabe. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
brightstarbabe

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,284

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
701

Last 3 plays: Guest 111 (8/10), Guest 129 (5/10), Guest 171 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. John Keats wrote many of what kind of poem? Hint

Odes

Sonnets

Epics

Elegies

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Question 2 of 10

2. In Keats' final sonnet, "Bright Star, would I were steadfast as thou art", to whom does the title, "Bright Star" refer? Hint

Fanny Brawne

Charles Brown

Margaret Brawne

Lamia

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these poems by Keats includes the character Porphyro? Hint

The Eve of St. Agnes

Lamia

Hyperion

Endymion

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Question 4 of 10

4. "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever" is the opening line of which poem? Hint

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

Endymion

Ode on a Grecian Urn

Ode on Indolence

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Question 5 of 10

5. Keats's poem, "Endymion", is made up of how many books? Hint

Eight

Five

Four

Two

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Question 6 of 10

6. To which movement did Keats belong? Hint

Impressionism

Marxism

Judaism

Romanticism

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these did Keats write an ode to? Hint

Magpie

Skylark

Nightingale

Robin

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Question 8 of 10

8. There are two editions of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci", with the title of the hero of the first version being "knight-at-arms"; what is the hero's title in the amended version? Hint

Fearsome Vagabond

Brave Sir

Wretched Wight

Soldier Most Armed

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Question 9 of 10

9. The hero of which poem is the "knight at arms, alone and palely loitering"? Hint

Ode to Psyche

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

Isabella

The Gadfly

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which fellow poet wrote "Adonais" as an elegy to Keats? Hint

Wordsworth

Lord Byron

Shelley

Coleridge

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. John Keats wrote many of what kind of poem?

Answer: Odes

Keats wrote many odes to things (e.g. "Ode on a Grecian Urn") and feelings (e.g. "Ode on Indolence") throughout his life.

2. In Keats' final sonnet, "Bright Star, would I were steadfast as thou art", to whom does the title, "Bright Star" refer?

Answer: Fanny Brawne

Fanny Brawne became Keats' fiance, whom he never got the chance to marry. Margaret Brawne is Fanny's younger sister.

3. Which of these poems by Keats includes the character Porphyro?

Answer: The Eve of St. Agnes

Porphyro is the hero of this poem and saves Madeleine from the clutches of the dangers of tradition/religion.

4. "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever" is the opening line of which poem?

Answer: Endymion

This is the beginning of a 4-book epic poem concerning the Greek mythological character, Endymion.

5. Keats's poem, "Endymion", is made up of how many books?

Answer: Four

One of Keats's most famous epics, "Endymion", is structured into 4 books.

6. To which movement did Keats belong?

Answer: Romanticism

Keats was one of the Romantic poets along with Coleridge and Lord Byron.

7. Which of these did Keats write an ode to?

Answer: Nightingale

Keats wrote his "Ode to a Nightingale" at Wentworth Place and it is one of his most popular poems to date.

8. There are two editions of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci", with the title of the hero of the first version being "knight-at-arms"; what is the hero's title in the amended version?

Answer: Wretched Wight

Keats wrote the original in 1819, but it was amended later, with speculation as to who did alter the poem.

9. The hero of which poem is the "knight at arms, alone and palely loitering"?

Answer: La Belle Dame Sans Merci

The knight is dying of the chains that society and tradition has placed on him when he comes across the metaphysical Belle Dame Sans Merci.

10. Which fellow poet wrote "Adonais" as an elegy to Keats?

Answer: Shelley

Shelley also spent time in Italy. He wrote "Adonais" in Spenserian stanzas seven weeks after Keats's death.

Source: Author brightstarbabe

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