Choose the best answer. Which of the following statements is true concerning epic poetry ?

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1. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning John Milton’s poetry ?

   A. He followed the Shakespearean rather than the Petrarchan sonnet form.
   B. He followed the Petrarchan rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form.
   C. He followed the Spenserian rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form.
   D. He followed the Spenserian rather than the Petrarchan sonnet form.

2. Ezra Pound’s “Cantos” may be called a modernist epic, though its form ultimately defies classification. Pound’s poem alludes to which of the following epic poems ?

   A. The Mahabharata
   B. Paradise Lost
   C. The Odyssey
   D. The Aeneid

3. What is the title to Milton’s blank-verse epic that assimilates and critiques the epic tradition ?

   A. L’Allegro
   B. Lycidas
   C. Paradise Lost
   D. The Divine Comedy

4. Which of the following texts is an example of epic poetry ?

   A. “Paradise Lost”
   B. “The Odyssey”
   C. “The Iliad”
   D. All of the above

5. Which of the following statements best characterizes the difference between World War II poetry and Futurist poetry ?

   A. The Futurists apotheosized technology, whereas World War II poets often focused on technology’s destructive powers.
   B. The Futurists praised speed, whereas World War II poets often evoked images of nature to describe the human condition.
   C. The Futurists privileged the part over the whole, whereas World War II poets did not deal with the problem of modernity and alienation.
   D. The Futurists focused on advancements in technology and industry, whereas World War II poets ignored advancements in technology, especially in modern warfare.

6. Which of the following statements best expresses the difference between how visual images functioned in World War I poetry and Imagist poetry ?

   A. There were no significant differences in the functioning of visual images in these two types of poetry.
   B. The Imagists relied on visual images to achieve clarity of expression, whereas World War I poets relied on visual images to subtly punctuate their often desperate political messages.
   C. The Imagists valued brevity, which could be achieved with precise visual images, whereasWorldWar I poets preferred declamatory statements in their poems.
   D. WorldWar I poets valued clarity of expression through visual images, whereas Imagists relied on complex expression through emotional visual images.

7. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Georgian poetry and English World War I poetry ?

   A. Georgian poetry was modeled on World War I poetry and adapted its insights to postwar realities.
   B. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with the effects of urbanization and industrialization.
   C. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with women’s rights.
   D. World War I poets like Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen adapted the Georgian poetic manner to write about modern subjects; most Georgian poets focused on individual experience and avoided writing about the upheavals of modernity.

8. Which of the following elements DOES NOT characterize epic poetry ?

   A. An Epic Council
   B. An “Arming of the Hero” Scene
   C. A “Tragic Recognition” Speech
   D. An Invocation to the Muse

9. Edmund Spenser was directly influenced by which writer’s epic poetry ?

   A. Milton
   B. Wordsworth
   C. Aristo
   D. Both A and B

10. Who is largely considered to be the father of epic poetry ?

    A. Homer
    B. Dante
    C. Virgil
    D. Milton