Metaphysical Poetry and John Donne

"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" is written on the occasion of…

• the poet's anniversary

• the death of the poet's child

• the poet traveling away from his wife

• Tuesday's dinner (not everything needs a special occasion)

According to the first four lines of "A Valediction," love is like …

• noble passing of gas

• a good man dying

• an old man easing into a hot bath d

• men arguing over a dead guy's will

In "A Valediction," the "moving of th' earth" refers to…

• earthquakes

• the rotation of the earth on its axis

• the movement of the earth around the sun

• the secret alien plan to shake the earth like a maraca

In A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, how is their love like pure gold?

• Because it shines with a golden purity

• Because it can be hammered and stretched and doesn't break

• Because it is worth more than any other treasure of the earth

• Because it is generally a bright yellowish color

Which poet and critic coined the term “metaphysical poet”?

• Andrew Marvell

• John Donne

• Henry Vaughan

• Samuel Johnson

In A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, how does Donne describe the death of virtuous people?

• Painful

• Silent

• Slow

• Clamorous

To what part of Christianity did Donne convert?

• METHODISM

• PRESBYTERIANISM

• ROMAN CATHOLICISM

• ANGLICANISM

Into what religion was John Donne born?

• ROMAN CATHOLICISM

• LUTHERANISM

• PROTESTANTISM

• THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

To what profession did Donne belong?

• THE CLERGY

• MEDICINE

• THE LAW

• ACADEMIA

John Donne held what office at St. Paul's?

• DEAN

• VICAR

• PRIEST

• RECTOR