Lesson C01.3.4

C01.3.4 Maud (Alfred, Lord Tennyson) Quiz: OCR English Literature, Unit 1

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Lesson C01.3.4, Maud (Alfred, Lord Tennyson): 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR English Literature (H472), Unit 1: Component 01: Drama and poetry pre-1900, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. In which year was Tennyson's monodrama Maud first published?

    • 1875
    • 1865
    • 1855
    • 1845

  2. What literary genre description did Tennyson give to his narrative poem Maud?

    • An epic poem
    • A closet drama
    • A monodrama
    • A dramatic monologue

  3. How did the speaker's father die before the events of Tennyson's Maud?

    • Fatal illness
    • Crimean War
    • A duel
    • Suicide

  4. Which conflict does the narrator enlist to fight in at the end of Maud?

    • The Indian Rebellion
    • The Boer War
    • The Napoleonic Wars
    • The Crimean War

  5. What colour is repeatedly associated with Maud's dress in the garden section?

    • Black
    • Gold
    • Red
    • White

  6. Where does the narrator flee after shooting Maud's brother in a duel?

    • Italy
    • Germany
    • France
    • Russia

  7. Who is Maud's suitor that the speaker mocks as a newborn lord?

    • The vicar
    • The lord captain
    • The old baronet
    • The magistrate

  8. Which flower is famously invited to come into the garden in Part 1?

    • The violet
    • The rose
    • The lily
    • The daisy

  9. Which setting symbolises financial ruin and commercial greed at the start of Maud?

    • The dreadful hollow
    • The dark woods
    • The high hall
    • The garden gate

  10. Which Victorian social issue is exposed through the speaker's rant about adulterated food?

    • Religious schism
    • Commercial greed
    • Electoral fraud
    • Child labour

  11. In Part 2, what setting reflects the speaker's mad hallucination of being dead?

    • Maud's garden
    • London streets
    • A desolate moor
    • An ocean cave

  12. What character archetype does Maud's brother represent to the speaker in the poem?

    • Wise elder
    • Aristocratic tyrant
    • Tragic hero
    • Faithful friend

  13. Which dual motif connects Maud's passion with the speaker's violent madness?

    • Ships and sea
    • Crown and throne
    • Gold and silver
    • Blood and roses

  14. What emotional tone characterises the famous opening lines of Tennyson's Maud?

    • Peaceful and calm
    • Joyful and serene
    • Playful and light
    • Bitter and frantic

  15. Which narrative perspective is used throughout the entirety of Tennyson's Maud?

    • Third-person omniscient
    • First person
    • Second person
    • Third-person limited

  16. Which phrase best describes the speaker's view of nature in Part 1?

    • Harmonious and peaceful
    • Violent and ruthless
    • Divinely ordered
    • Static and dead

  17. What does the speaker believe the Crimean War will achieve for British society?

    • Economic collapse
    • Monarchy abolition
    • Territorial gain
    • Moral regeneration

  18. Which state is shown by the speaker's fixation on a coastal shell in Brittany?

    • Traumatic fixation
    • Spiritual recovery
    • Romantic ecstasy
    • Moral enlightenment

  19. Why do many modern critics view the resolution of Maud as problematic?

    • It praises suicide
    • It rejects marriage
    • It ignores madness
    • It glorifies war

  20. What type of song does Maud sing in Part 1 that mesmerises the speaker?

    • Drinking song
    • Nursery rhyme
    • Martial ballad
    • Funeral dirge

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