- 1. Who is the author of 'The Lives of the Poets'?
A) James Boswell
B) John Milton
C) Samuel Johnson
D) Alexander Pope
- 2. What genre does 'The Lives of the Poets' primarily belong to?
A) Biography
B) Essays
C) Fiction
D) Poetry
- 3. How many poets' lives does Johnson primarily cover in his work?
A) 75
B) 52
C) 50
D) 40
- 4. In what year was 'The Lives of the Poets' first published?
A) 1779
B) 1785
C) 1765
D) 1810
- 5. What style of writing does Johnson employ in 'The Lives of the Poets'?
A) Lyric poetry
B) Travel writing
C) Critical analysis
D) Narrative fiction
- 6. Johnson praises which poet for their original use of the English language?
A) John Milton
B) Robert Burns
C) Thomas Gray
D) Alexander Pope
- 7. Johnson had a notable relationship with which of the following contemporaries?
A) Robert Burns
B) James Boswell
C) Lord Byron
D) William Blake
- 8. Which significant work does Johnson refer to while discussing Milton?
A) The Prelude
B) Paradise Lost
C) L'Allegro
D) The Rape of the Lock
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