In pious times, e’r Priest-craft did begin,        

Before Polygamy was made a Sin;     

When Man on many multipli’d his kind,       

E’r one to one was cursedly confin’d,

When Nature prompted and no Law deni’d           

Promiscuous Use of Concubine and Bride;   

Then Israel’s Monarch, after Heavens own heart,       

His vigorous warmth did, variously, impart    

To Wives and Slaves: And, wide as his Command,    

Scatter’d his Maker’s Image through the Land.

Which of the following was not written by the author of this passage?

Of Man’s first disobedience, and the fruit    

Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste     

Brought death into the World, and all our woe,         

With loss of Eden, till one greater Man         

Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat

Sing, Heavenly Muse, that, on the secret top           

Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire     

That Shepherd who first taught the chosen seed       

In the beginning how the heavens and earth  

Rose out of Chaos…

Who is the author of this work?

It is an ancient Mariner,

  And he stoppeth one of three.

  "By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,

  Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?

The bridegroom's doors are opened wide,                           

  And I am next of kin;

  The guests are met, the feast is set:

  May'st hear the merry din."

Who is the author of this poem?

It is an ancient Mariner,

  And he stoppeth one of three.

  "By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,

  Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?

The bridegroom's doors are opened wide,                           

  And I am next of kin;

  The guests are met, the feast is set:

  May'st hear the merry din."

When was this poem first published?

It is an ancient Mariner,

  And he stoppeth one of three.

  "By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,

  Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?

The bridegroom's doors are opened wide,                           

  And I am next of kin;

  The guests are met, the feast is set:

  May'st hear the merry din."

This poem heralded the beginning of which new poetic era?

It is an ancient Mariner,

  And he stoppeth one of three.

  "By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,

  Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?

The bridegroom's doors are opened wide,                           

  And I am next of kin;

  The guests are met, the feast is set:

  May'st hear the merry din."

Which of the following animals plays an infamous role in this poem?

O, my luve’s like a red, red rose,

That’s newly sprung in June:

O, my luve’s like the melodie,

That’s sweetly play’d in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in luve am I:

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

’Till a’ the seas gang dry.

Who is the author of this poem?

O, my luve’s like a red, red rose,

That’s newly sprung in June:

O, my luve’s like the melodie,

That’s sweetly play’d in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in luve am I:

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

’Till a’ the seas gang dry.

This author is widely regarded as the national poet of which country?

O, my luve’s like a red, red rose,

That’s newly sprung in June:

O, my luve’s like the melodie,

That’s sweetly play’d in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in luve am I:

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

’Till a’ the seas gang dry.

Which of the following is not another work by the author of this poem?

O, my luve’s like a red, red rose,

That’s newly sprung in June:

O, my luve’s like the melodie,

That’s sweetly play’d in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in luve am I:

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

’Till a’ the seas gang dry.

Which of the following traditional works did the author of this poem successfully preserve?