Lesson 2.2.5
2.2.5 Neutral Tones – Thomas Hardy Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Where do the two figures stand at the start of Hardy's 'Neutral Tones'?
- Beside a pond
- Beneath a tree
- Inside a church
- Upon a hill
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How is the sun described in the opening stanza of 'Neutral Tones'?
- White and rebuked
- Dark and stormy
- Bright and golden
- Warm and glowing
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What lies on the 'starving sod'?
- Broken glass
- Fallen snow
- A few leaves
- Fresh flowers
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How is the other person's gaze described?
- Amused
- Adoring
- Fearful
- Reproachful
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What do the 'neutral tones' in Hardy's title primarily suggest?
- Loud cheerful sounds
- Vibrant summer hues
- Sharp contrasting contrasts
- Washed-out colours
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What has fundamentally happened to the relationship in 'Neutral Tones'?
- They grew closer
- They moved abroad
- They got married
- The love died
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Which fictional region is most associated with Hardy's novels?
- Northumbria
- Mercia
- Wessex
- Cornwall
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What colour does Hardy use to describe the bleak winter sun in 'Neutral Tones'?
- Yellow
- Grey
- White
- Crimson
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In which year were Hardy's Wessex Poems published?
- 1880
- 1898
- 1867
- 1902
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Which figure of speech in Neutral Tones compares the sun to someone scolded?
- Pathetic fallacy
- A simile using 'as though'
- An extended metaphor
- Personification without comparison
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Which word gives the ground human hunger?
- Frozen
- Wet
- Starving
- Silent
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What overall emotional tone does Hardy mainly create in 'Neutral Tones'?
- Hopeful and romantic
- Bleak and melancholy
- Joyful and nostalgic
- Angry and vengeful
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How does the title's imagery relate to the mood of 'Neutral Tones'?
- Mirrors emotional emptiness
- Emphasises religious zeal
- Celebrates new beginnings
- Highlights joyful passion
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Which theme recurs in Hardy's work?
- Industrial progress
- Fate and chance
- Imperial conquest
- Religious conversion
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Which season does the poem's setting suggest?
- Spring
- Summer
- Winter
- Autumn
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What does the image of fallen leaves on the ground suggest?
- Spring renewal
- Summer growth
- Abundant harvest
- Decay and barrenness
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Which genre is 'Neutral Tones'?
- Epic
- Lyric poem
- Pastoral idyll
- Satire
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Why does the pond setting in Neutral Tones reflect the speaker's inner state?
- Brightness mirrors joy
- Raging storms depict anger
- Flowing water shows passion
- Stillness matches emotional deadness
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Which device does Hardy use to link landscape and emotion?
- Onomatopoeia
- Pathetic fallacy
- Chiasmus
- Apostrophe
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What does the word 'sod' mean in the context of 'Neutral Tones'?
- A frozen lake
- Turf or earth
- A fallen branch
- A grey cloud
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