Lesson 2.2.1
2.2.1 La Belle Dame Sans Merci: A Ballad – John Keats Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Who is addressed by the speaker with the opening question in the poem?
- An elfin queen
- A pale warrior
- A knight-at-arms
- A wandering poet
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How many stanzas does Keats's ballad contain?
- Ten
- Fourteen
- Twelve
- Eight
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In the opening stanza, what has happened to the sedge by the lake?
- It has burned
- It has withered
- It is blooming
- It has flooded
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How does the knight describe the mysterious lady he meets in the meads?
- A royal princess
- A woodland nymph
- A faery's child
- A village maiden
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What does the lady sing to the knight while riding with him?
- A mournful dirge
- A wedding march
- A faery's song
- A battle hymn
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What sweet natural food does the lady gather and feed the knight?
- Fresh apples
- Wild honey
- Ripe berries
- Sweet nectar
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Where does the lady lead the knight after feeding him?
- Her elfin grot
- A deep cave
- A dark forest
- A ruined castle
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What do the pale warriors warn the knight of in his dream?
- Enslavement
- Lost treasure
- Imminent death
- Eternal sleep
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Which phrase opens Keats's poem to describe the knight's isolated state?
- And no birds sing
- The sedge has withered
- Alone and palely loitering
- O what can ail thee
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What does the French title 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' mean in English?
- Merciless beauty
- Heartbroken lady
- Fallen angel
- Cruel mistress
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In which year did Keats write this ballad?
- 1795
- 1837
- 1808
- 1819
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Keats is most closely associated with which literary movement?
- Romanticism
- Realism
- Modernism
- Neoclassicism
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Where does the speaker find the knight at the very end of the poem?
- Underneath the mossy root
- On the cold hillside
- In the elfin grot
- By the withered lake
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Which detail in the final stanza emphasises the total silence and desolation?
- Leaves fall down
- All winds cease
- Rivers run dry
- No birds sing
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What central theme does Keats explore through the knight's tragic encounter?
- Political betrayal
- Religious faith
- Military glory
- Destructive love
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What do the pale kings and warriors in the knight's dream represent?
- Royal ancestors
- Past victims
- Future allies
- Fallen enemies
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Which auditory feature reinforces the eerie silence of the final landscape?
- Howling wind
- Distantly crying
- Silence
- Rushing water
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How does the lady's attitude towards the knight shift during the narrative?
- Indifferent then loving
- Friendly then violent
- Hostile then welcoming
- Seductive then abandoning
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Which literary form does Keats use for this poem?
- Ballad
- Ode
- Sonnet
- Villanelle
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What structural function does the opening question serve in Keats's poem?
- Frames the knight's story
- Introduces the setting
- Concludes the narrative
- Expresses moral judgment
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