1. In the first line of "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer," the speaker says,
"Much have I traveled in the realms of gold." What are the "realms of gold"?
A. classic literature of ancient Greece
B. homes of wealthy English nobles
C. history of previous civilizations
D. lands of the old world
2. To what does Keats compare Homer in "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer"?
A. a poet
B. a student
C. a ruler
D. a writer
3. What form of poetry is "When I Have Fears"?
A. Pindaric ode
B. Horatian ode
C. irregular ode
D. sonnet
4. Which is the best paraphrase of this line from "When I Have Fears"?
When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has gleaned my teeming brain,
A. I am afraid that I will die before I have been able to write everything I want.
B. I am afraid that I will die before I have learned to be a skilled writer.
C. I am afraid that my brain has too many ideas to ever put down on paper.
D. I am afraid that I do not have the skill to create great art.
5. Which statement is the best paraphrase of these lines from "Ode to a Nightingale"?
. . . forget
What thou among the leaves hast never known,
The weariness, the fever, and the fret
Here, where men sit and hear each other groan;
A. Forget all your weariness, fevers, and worries and listen to the groans of people.
B. Forget the weariness, fevers, and worries of humans that you have never known.
C. Do not let your weariness, fevers, and worries overpower your joys.
D. Relax among the trees and hear how people complain about their lives.
6. What is the form of Keats's poem "Ode to a Nightingale"?
A. Pindaric ode
B. Horatian ode
C. irregular ode
D. sonnet
7. Which word best describes the speaker's attitude toward death in "Ode to a
Nightingale"?
A. anxiety
B. horror
C. relief
D. fear
8. Which statement is the best paraphrase of these lines from "Ode on a Grecian
Urn"?
And, little town, thy streets forevermore
Will silent be; and not a soul to tell
Why thou art desolate, can e'er return.
A. The people from the town have lost their souls, leaving the people anxious.
B. The streets are empty and silent today, and no one is there to notice.
C. The streets of the town have been deserted by the townspeople.
D. The town will always be empty and no one will ever return to explain why.
Vocabulary and Grammar
9. Which vocabulary word best completes this sentence?
Your about the interpretation of "Ode on a Nightingale" may be correct.
A. ken
B. surmise
C. vintage
D. requiem
10. Which sentence incorrectly uses a vocabulary word?
A. Keats gleaned many ideas from the nightingale by listening to its song.
B. His head was teeming with ideas, and he wanted to write them down.
C. What requiem was played on the poet's death?
D. The only vintage anyone noticed was the beautiful urn on the table.
11. Which line from Keats's poems contains a term of direct address?
A. "Forlorn! the word is like a bell / To toll me back from thee to my sole self!"
B. "Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave / Thy song. . . ."
C. "More happy love! more happy, happy love!"
D. "Beauty is truth, truth beauty