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MCQs on Thomas Carew

1. In which century did Thomas Carew live?
a. 15th
b. 16th
c. 17th
d. 18th

2. Carew is associated with which literary movement?
a. Romanticism
b. Renaissance
c. Modernism
d. Victorianism

3. What is the title of Thomas Carew’s most famous work, a collection of poetry?
a. Songs and Sonnets
b. The Flea and Other Poems
c. Poetical Rhapsody
d. Hesperides

4. Carew is often grouped with the “Cavalier Poets.” What does the term “Cavalier Poets” refer to?
a. Poets who wrote about chivalry and medieval romances
b. Poets who supported the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War
c. Poets who wrote in a refined and courtly style during the 17th century
d. Poets who were associated with the Puritan movement

5. Which royal court did Thomas Carew serve at as a courtier and diplomat?
a. Tudor Court
b. Stuart Court
c. Hanoverian Court
d. Windsor Court

6. What is the predominant theme in Carew’s poem “To My Inconstant Mistress”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Political power

7. Carew’s poem “A Rapture” is characterized by its:
a. Celebration of nature
b. Lament for lost love
c. Elegy for a deceased friend
d. Celebration of sensual pleasure

8. In “A Rapture,” what image does Carew use to describe the beauty of his lover’s eyes?
a. Stars
b. Diamonds
c. Roses
d. Oceans

9. What is the central theme of Carew’s poem “To His Supposed Mistress”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Political power

10. Carew’s poem “To My Inconstant Mistress” reflects the influence of which classical poet?
a. Virgil
b. Ovid
c. Homer
d. Horace

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11. Carew’s poem “A Rapture” is notable for its use of:
a. Blank verse
b. Sonnet form
c. Rhymed couplets
d. Free verse

12. What is the tone of Carew’s poem “The Spring”?
a. Celebratory
b. Melancholic
c. Satirical
d. Elegiac

13. In “To My Inconstant Mistress,” Carew compares the transient nature of love to:
a. A summer breeze
b. A fleeting dream
c. A fading flower
d. A passing storm

14. What is the central theme of Carew’s poem “An Elegy Upon the Death of the Dean of Paul’s, Dr. John Donne”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Elegy for a deceased friend

15. Carew’s poem “To His Supposed Mistress” is written in the form of a:
a. Sonnet
b. Elegy
c. Satire
d. Epic

16. In “To His Supposed Mistress,” Carew uses the metaphor of a conquest to describe:
a. Political power
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Nature and beauty

17. What is the central theme of Carew’s poem “The Spring”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Political power

18. Carew’s poem “An Elegy Upon the Death of the Dean of Paul’s, Dr. John Donne” pays tribute to which famous poet?
a. Geoffrey Chaucer
b. Edmund Spenser
c. John Milton
d. John Donne

19. What is the tone of Carew’s poem “To My Inconstant Mistress”?
a. Celebratory
b. Melancholic
c. Satirical
d. Elegiac

20. Carew’s poem “A Rapture” celebrates:
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power

21. In Carew’s poem “A Rapture,” the speaker expresses a desire for:
a. Eternal love
b. Sensual pleasure
c. Political power
d. Spiritual enlightenment

22. What is the central theme of Carew’s poem “To My Inconstant Mistress”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Political power

23. Carew’s poem “The Spring” is notable for its vivid descriptions of:
a. Winter landscapes
b. Summer festivals
c. Springtime imagery
d. Autumn

harvests

24. In “To His Supposed Mistress,” Carew employs the conceit of love as a:
a. Battlefield
b. Garden
c. Courtly dance
d. Journey

25. What is the central theme of Carew’s poem “To His Supposed Mistress”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Political power

26. Carew’s poem “An Elegy Upon the Death of the Dean of Paul’s, Dr. John Donne” reflects:
a. Celebration of life
b. Grief and mourning
c. Political satire
d. Religious devotion

27. What is the predominant theme in Carew’s poem “To My Inconstant Mistress”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Political power

28. Carew’s poem “The Spring” is characterized by its:
a. Celebration of nature
b. Lament for lost love
c. Elegy for a deceased friend
d. Celebration of sensual pleasure

29. In “The Spring,” Carew emphasizes the:
a. Beauty of winter
b. Transience of life
c. Renewal of nature
d. Harshness of summer

30. What is the tone of Carew’s poem “A Rapture”?
a. Celebratory
b. Melancholic
c. Satirical
d. Elegiac

31. Carew’s poem “The Spring” celebrates the season’s influence on:
a. Flowers
b. Rivers
c. Birds
d. Trees

32. In “To His Supposed Mistress,” Carew uses the metaphor of love as a:
a. Battlefield
b. Garden
c. Courtly dance
d. Journey

33. What is the central theme of Carew’s poem “An Elegy Upon the Death of the Dean of Paul’s, Dr. John Donne”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Elegy for a deceased friend

34. Carew’s poem “A Rapture” celebrates the union of:
a. The speaker’s soul and God
b. The speaker’s body and soul
c. The speaker’s lover and nature
d. The speaker’s thoughts and emotions

35. What is the central theme of Carew’s poem “To His Supposed Mistress”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Political power

36. Carew’s poem “The Spring” is notable for its use of:
a. Blank verse
b. Sonnet form
c. Rhymed couplets
d. Free verse

37. In “To His Supposed Mistress,” Carew uses the metaphor of a conquest to describe:
a. Political power
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Nature and beauty

38. What is the predominant theme in Carew’s poem “To My Inconstant Mistress”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Political power

39. In “A Rapture,” what image does Carew use to describe the beauty of his lover’s eyes?
a. Stars
b. Diamonds
c. Roses
d. Oceans

40. What is the tone of Carew’s poem “The Spring”?
a. Celebratory
b. Melancholic
c. Satirical
d. Elegiac

41. Carew’s poem “An Elegy Upon the Death of the Dean of Paul’s, Dr. John Donne” pays tribute to which famous poet?
a. Geoffrey Chaucer
b. Edmund Spenser
c. John Milton
d. John Donne

42. In “The Spring,” Carew emphasizes the:
a. Beauty of winter
b. Transience of life
c. Renewal of nature
d. Harshness of summer

43. What is the central theme of Carew’s poem “A Rapture”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Political power

44. Carew’s poem “To His Supposed Mistress” is written in the form of a:
a. Sonnet
b. Elegy
c. Satire
d. Epic

45. In “A Rapture,” Carew celebrates:
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power

46. What is the central theme of Carew’s poem “To My Inconstant Mistress”?
a. Nature and beauty
b. Religious devotion
c. Love and seduction
d. Political power

47. Carew’s poem “The Spring” celebrates the season’s influence on:
a. Flowers
b. Rivers
c. Birds
d. Trees

48.. Carew’s poem “A Rapture” is often classified as a:
a. Sonnet
b. Elegy
c. Pastoral
d. Satire

49. In “A Rapture,” Carew compares the fleeting beauty of his lover to:
a. A fleeting dream
b. A fading flower
c. A summer’s day
d. A celestial body

50.What is the central theme of Carew’s poem “To His Supposed Mistress”?

a. Nature and beauty

b. Religious devotion

c. Love and seduction

d. Political power

Answer

1. c. 17th
2. b. Renaissance
3. d. Hesperides
4. c. Poets who wrote in a refined and courtly style during the 17th century
5. b. Stuart Court
6. c. Love and seduction
7. d. Celebration of sensual pleasure
8. a. Stars
9. c. Love and seduction
10. b. Ovid
11. c. Rhymed couplets
12. a. Celebratory
13. c. A fading flower
14. d. Elegy for a deceased friend
15. a. Sonnet
16. c. Love and seduction
17. a. Nature and beauty
18. d. John Donne
19. a. Celebratory
20. a. Romantic love
21. b. Sensual pleasure
22. c. Love and seduction
23. c. Springtime imagery
24. b. Garden
25. c. Love and seduction
26. b. Grief and mourning
27. c. Love and seduction
28. d. Celebration of sensual pleasure
29. c. Renewal of nature
30. a. Celebratory
31. c. Birds
32. c. Courtly dance
33. d. Elegy for a deceased friend
34. b. The speaker’s body and soul
35. c. Love and seduction
36. a. Blank verse
37. c. Love and seduction
38. c. Love and seduction
39. b. Diamonds
40. a. Celebratory
41. d. John Donne
42. c. Renewal of nature
43. c. Love and seduction
44. a. Sonnet
45. a. Romantic love
46. c. Love and seduction
47. c. Birds