1. Lord Alfred Tennyson
Quiz

2. 1. Which of the following mythic figures is presented by Tennyson as wanting to die?
Marianna
Ulysses
Tithonus
King Arthur
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3. 2. Choose the right one
Release me, and restore me to the ground; Thou seest all things, thou wilt see my grave: Thou wilt renew thy beauty _____; I earth in earth forget these empty courts, And thee returning on thy silver wheels.
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1. day and night 2. day by day 3. morn by morn 4. ever and ever

4. 3. Why is the protagonist sensitive to the sound in “Mariana”
3. Why is the protagonist sensitive to the sound in “Mariana”? (choose the wrong answer) 1. she is all alone. 2. she is not used to noises. 3. she is going mad. 4. she is waiting for her fiancé.
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Illustration by William Britten..

5. “Tears, Idle Tears”
4. Which of the following is wrong about the poem? 1) The poem is inspired by Tennyson’s visit to Tintern Abbey. 2) Like Wordsworth, the past is seen by Tennyson as “Death in Life.” 3) Tears are “idle” because they are shed over the past that cannot be changed (“the days that are no more”). 4) The past is described with paradoxes such as “sad and strange” and a variety of adjectives such as “dear,” “sweet,” “deep” and “wild.”

6. Lady of Shalott a lovely face A lovely voice A lovely body
Who is this? and what is here? And in the lighted palace near Died the sound of royal cheer; And they cross’d themselves for fear, All the knights at Camelot: But Lancelot mused a little space; He said, “She has ____; God in his mercy lend her grace, The Lady of Shalott.”
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a lovely face
A lovely voice
A lovely body
A lovely poem.

7. Stanzas 54-56 of “In Memoriam” questions
Choose the wrong one. 1) Nature’s benevolence. 2) Everything will end well. 3) His ability to express himself. 4) Humans can love and suffer.
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