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