Question 1 (Mandatory) (2 points) How did Lycidas die in John Milton’s eponymous poem “Lycidas?” Question 1 options: a) He died in his sleep b) He drowned in the sea c) He died by suicide d) He was killed by the Muse

Question 2 (Mandatory) (2 points) In John Milton’s poem, “Lycidas,” what occasion forces the speaker of the poem to state the following words: I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forc’d fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Bitter constraint and sad occasion dear Compels me to disturb your season due:(3-7) Question 2 options: a) the news of a coronation b) the news of the arrival of a beloved c) the news of someone’s death d) none of the above

Question 3 (Mandatory) (4 points) Donne used striking images and the metaphysical conceit, which is an extravagant metaphor which points out an unusual parallel between what are usually highly dissimilar elements. From the poem you read in this class, “Holy Sonnet 10,” identify a metaphysical conceit and provide the lines as textual evidence. Question 3 options: A prominent metaphysical conceit in John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 10” is the comparison of Death to a proud and boastful tyrant who is ultimately powerless and subservient.

The lines that exemplify this conceit are:

“Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.” (Lines 1-4)

Here, Donne directly addresses Death as if it were a person, diminishing its perceived power by asserting that it does not truly kill, but merely acts as a “slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men” and a “poppy or charms can make us sleep as well / And better than thy stroke.” The conceit culminates in the paradox: “Death, thou shalt die,” highlighting the Christian belief in eternal life triumphing over physical death.

Question 4 (Mandatory) (4 points) The Seventeenth century or the Age of revolution was characterized by conflict between which two factions? Question 4 options: The Seventeenth century, particularly in England, was characterized by conflict between Parliament (often associated with Puritans and those advocating for greater parliamentary power) and the Monarchy (associated with the Crown, King Charles I, and Anglicanism).

This conflict famously culminated in the English Civil War.

Question 5 (Mandatory) (3 points) What was the Plot Plot of 1605? The importance and power of Parliament. The plot was to assassinate James I, Question 5 options: The question seems to have a typo, as “Plot Plot” should likely be “Gunpowder Plot”. Assuming it refers to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605:

The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland, and the members of Parliament. The plot was organized by a group of English provincial Catholics led by Robert Catesby, with the aim of overthrowing the Protestant government and restoring Catholic rule in England. The conspirators planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on 5 November 1605, which would have killed the King, his family, and most of the aristocracy. The plot was famously foiled when authorities were alerted by an anonymous letter, and Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding explosives beneath the Houses of Parliament.

Question 6 (Mandatory) (4 points) In Shakespeare’s play, King Lear, who said the following lines: “Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave/ My heart into my mouth: I love your majesty According to my bond; no more nor less.” Question 6 options: These lines are spoken by Cordelia.

Question 7 (Mandatory) (2 points) A pastoral elegy, is a poem of mourning, which represents both the poet and the one he mourns—who is usually also a poet—as shepherds (the Latin word for shepherd is “pastor”). Question 7 options: True False

Question 8 (Mandatory) (2 points) Thomas More’s Utopia takes Plato’s The Republic for a model Question 8 options: True False