Lesson 2.4.3
2.4.3 London – William Blake Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Who wrote 'London'?
- John Keats
- William Blake
- Robert Browning
- William Wordsworth
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'London' belongs to which of Blake's collections?
- Songs of Innocence
- Lyrical Ballads
- Paradise Lost
- Songs of Experience
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Which word describes the city's streets in the poem?
- Crowded
- Golden
- Chartered
- Silent
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Which phrase describes restrictions created by the mind?
- Marriage hearse
- Harlot's curse
- Mind-forg'd manacles
- Blackening church
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Which trade's cry is heard in the poem?
- Baker
- Chimney-sweeper
- Blacksmith
- Fishmonger
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Which rhyme scheme does 'London' use?
- AAAA
- ABBA
- AABB
- ABAB
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Which stanza form is used in 'London'?
- Sonnets
- Villanelle
- Quatrains
- Couplets
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Which collection in the anthology includes 'London'?
- Belonging
- Time and Place
- Relationships
- Conflict
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How does William Blake present the city in 'London'?
- Joyful and free
- Untouched wilderness
- Suffering and restriction
- Glorious empire
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What is the effect of repeating the word 'every' in 'London'?
- Divine grace
- Widespread suffering
- Economic wealth
- Agricultural growth
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Which historical context is most vital for understanding Blake's 'London'?
- Elizabethan expansion
- Medieval feudalism
- Post-war recovery
- Social injustice
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Which quotation from 'London' best shows institutional corruption?
- Blackening church
- Mind-forg'd manacles
- Flowering mead
- Charter'd street
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Which technique does Blake use to show repeated misery?
- Caesura only
- Onomatopoeia
- Enjambment
- Repetition of 'every'
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What does 'the hapless Soldier's sigh' symbolise in Blake's 'London'?
- Patriotic pride
- Military victory
- State power suffering
- Courageous defence
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What does the oxymoron 'marriage hearse' suggest in 'London'?
- Confinement and death
- Joyful celebration
- New beginnings
- Eternal romance
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To which literary movement does William Blake belong in the anthology?
- Metaphysical
- Romantic
- Modernist
- Augustan
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Why does Blake use a strict ABAB rhyme scheme in 'London'?
- Comic relief
- Joyful musicality
- Chaotic confusion
- Controlled bitterness
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What theme links Blake's 'London' and Edward Thomas's 'Adlestrop'?
- Sea voyages
- Religious devotion
- Place reflecting ideas
- Nostalgic childhood
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What is the primary target of Blake's criticism in 'London'?
- Rural traditions
- Foreign invaders
- Agricultural workers
- City institutions
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How does Blake's repeated imagery affect the reader in 'London'?
- Uplifting joy
- Humorous relief
- Overwhelming suffering
- Relaxing calm
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