Paul O’Brien argues that Shelley did not lose his passion for the French Revolution, but that _____________did?

Related Mcqs:

1. Paul O’Brien’s essay on Shelley suggests that Shelley was______________?

   A. Not an atheist
   B. In love with Lord Byron
   C. Suicidal
   D. Fiercely anti-war

2. Paul O’Brien contends that _____________make(s) Shelley a “radical.”?

   A. Shelley’s political beliefs
   B. Shelley’s sexuality
   C. Shelley’s love of Shakespeare
   D. Shelley’s relationship with Byron

3. Which Romantic author is the subject of Paul O’Brien’s essay “Prophet of the Revolution” ?

   A. Lord Byron
   B. Percy Shelley
   C. William Blake
   D. William Wordsworth

4. Dr. Samuel Gladden, in his essay “Shelley’s Agenda Writ Large: Reconsidering Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant ,” argues that Shelley’s “Oedipus- Tyrannus” is important because a_______________?

   A. Shelley himself dismissed the poem
   B. The poem was incomplete
   C. Shelley recognizes the power of sexual transgression in it
   D. Shelley writes about Byron’s sexuality in it

5. In “A Defense of Poetry,” Percy Shelley argues that humans have an impulse to ____________________?

   A. Write stories
   B. Resist understanding poetry
   C. Reproduce rhythm and order
   D. Strive to express love

6. His son Rip, an urchin begotten in his own likeness, promised to inherit the habits, with thåe old clothes of his father. He was generally seen trooping like a colt at his mother’s heels, equipped in a pair of his father’s cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. What are “galligaskins” ?

   A. Long, wide petticoats
   B. A trench-coat
   C. Loose, wide breeches
   D. Underpants

7. In his introductory lecture, how does Paul Fry define literary theory ?

   A. A hypothesis about how literary texts can be understood
   B. A methodology for applying ideas to literary texts
   C. The practice of interpreting literary texts
   D. A trend in university English departments

8. Which action served to ignite the French Revolution ?

   A. The rise of King William
   B. The execution of King Louis XVI
   C. The ruling of Bonaparte
   D. The madness of King George

9. The French Revolution had a tremendous impact on which of the following aspects of British life ?

   A. Politics
   B. Literature
   C. Relations with France
   D. All of the above

10. Edmund Burke’s “Reflections on the French Revolution” ______________?

    A. Celebrates the French Revolution
    B. Encourages the United States to Support the French Revolution
    C. Attacks the ideals of the French Revolution
    D. Champions Napoleon’s political vision