Tennyson wrote____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. In his poetry Tennyson is_______________?

   A. The representative poet of Victorian Age
   B. The representative poet of Romantic Age
   C. The best nature poet
   D. None of these

2. In Memoriam by Tennyson is________________?

   A. an elegy
   B. a collection of elegies
   C. a lyric
   D. a dramatic lyric

3. When Alfred Lord Tennyson was born ?

   A. 1809
   B. 1810
   C. 1811
   D. 1812

4. Which poem of Tennyson was particularly like by Queen Victoria ?

   A. The Idylls of the kings
   B. Charge of the Light Brigade
   C. In Memoriam
   D. None of these

5. Tennyson was_____________?

   A. a romantic
   B. a Victorian
   C. a Pre…Raphaelite
   D. none of these

6. Complete the following sentence. Tennyson’s In Memoriam and Browning’s dramatic monologues can best be seen as combining neoclassicism with romanticism through their ?

   A. neoclassical emphasis on traditional form and romantic subjectivism.
   B. romantic rejection of science and neoclassical use of mythology.
   C. romantic emphasis on personal feelings combined with a neoclassical focus on social context.
   D. romantic critique of industrialization and neoclassical use of satire.

7. Tennyson’s “Ulysses” can be characterized in all of the following ways, EXCEPT________________?

   A. it thematizes the importance of choosing action over complacency.
   B. it reflects a Victorian attitude of continuing to fight against loss of hope or faith.
   C. it uses Greek mythology to comment on contemporary questions.
   D. it emphasizes the internal life of the mind over social action.

8. In ’In Memorium’, Tennyson mourns the death of ________________?

   A. Hugh Clough
   B. Arthur Hallam
   C. Lord Byron
   D. Keats

9. Fill in the blanks from Tennyson’s The Princess. Man for the field and woman for the …..: Man for the sword and for the ___________ she: Man with the head and woman with the __________Man to command and woman to _____________?

   A. crop; scabbard; foot; agree
   B. throne; scepter; soul; decree
   C. school; scalpel; pen; set free
   D. hearth; needle; heart; obey

10. Which contemporary discussions on women’s rights did Tennyson’s The Princess address ?

    A. the grueling working conditions for women in textile factories
    B. the debate on women’s suffrage
    C. the need to enlarge and improve educational opportunities for women, resulting in the establishment of the first women’s college in London
    D. the question of monarchical succession and if a woman should hold royal power