Question
1. The metaphor "No man is an island entire of itself" means:
a)everyone should participate in one religion to be unified
b)the puritan views are the correct views
c)all of mankind is a single unit, created by God
d) mankind lives apart from one another
I chose c.
2. The speaker of "On His Blindness" worries that he will not be able to:
a) read the Bible
b)see God's face
c) see the light
d) do God's work
I chose d.
3. The way the speaker addresses death in "Holy Sonnet 10" is:
a)respectful
b)kind
c)sympathetic
d)disrespectful
*This one I'm really unsure about but he doesn't seem to be respectful, kind, or sympathetic..
so I chose d
4. The epic "Paradise Lost: suggests that the culture that produced it is:
a) a christian culture that believes in heaven and hell
b)an unforgiving culture
c) culture full of traditions
d) culture of hopelessness
I chose a.
5. In "The Pilgrim's Progress," Christian's journey symbolizes:
a)heaven and hell
b)any sinner's passage through life
c)the wicked ways of the world
d) both b and c
I chose b.
Could it be d?
6. The point the speaker makes about true liberty in "To Althea, from Prison" is:
a) imprisonment threatens liberty
b) unreturned love is like a prison
c)taking away the right to worship freely
d)prison can take away the freedom of one's mind or soul
Do you think my book made a typo on this one?
maybe a
but, he doesn't face unreturned love, he still worships, and the main theme seems to be that prison can't take away freedom of mind or soul...
a)everyone should participate in one religion to be unified
b)the puritan views are the correct views
c)all of mankind is a single unit, created by God
d) mankind lives apart from one another
I chose c.
2. The speaker of "On His Blindness" worries that he will not be able to:
a) read the Bible
b)see God's face
c) see the light
d) do God's work
I chose d.
3. The way the speaker addresses death in "Holy Sonnet 10" is:
a)respectful
b)kind
c)sympathetic
d)disrespectful
*This one I'm really unsure about but he doesn't seem to be respectful, kind, or sympathetic..
so I chose d
4. The epic "Paradise Lost: suggests that the culture that produced it is:
a) a christian culture that believes in heaven and hell
b)an unforgiving culture
c) culture full of traditions
d) culture of hopelessness
I chose a.
5. In "The Pilgrim's Progress," Christian's journey symbolizes:
a)heaven and hell
b)any sinner's passage through life
c)the wicked ways of the world
d) both b and c
I chose b.
Could it be d?
6. The point the speaker makes about true liberty in "To Althea, from Prison" is:
a) imprisonment threatens liberty
b) unreturned love is like a prison
c)taking away the right to worship freely
d)prison can take away the freedom of one's mind or soul
Do you think my book made a typo on this one?
maybe a
but, he doesn't face unreturned love, he still worships, and the main theme seems to be that prison can't take away freedom of mind or soul...
Answers
GuruBlue
#1 none of those make any sense at all. However, c comes the nearest.Look at this site:
http://isu.indstate.edu/ilnprof/ENG451/ISLAND/
I agree with #2 and #4, #5 I agree with b
Who was Holy Sonnet written by?
#6, check this site:
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides3/Althea.html
http://isu.indstate.edu/ilnprof/ENG451/ISLAND/
I agree with #2 and #4, #5 I agree with b
Who was Holy Sonnet written by?
#6, check this site:
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides3/Althea.html
Adam
The Holy Sonnet was written by John Donne.
On 6, I still don't see any of those being the answer.
On 6, I still don't see any of those being the answer.