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The Rape of Lucrece - Test
  • 1. In which year was 'The Rape of Lucrece' published?
A) 1601
B) 1616
C) 1594
D) 1588
  • 2. Who is the author of 'The Rape of Lucrece'?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Ovid
C) John Milton
D) Geoffrey Chaucer
  • 3. What form did the original publication of 'The Rape of Lucrece' take?
A) Novel
B) Pamphlet
C) Essay
D) Play
  • 4. How many lines does 'The Rape of Lucrece' contain?
A) 1500 lines
B) 1855 lines
C) 2000 lines
D) 1000 lines
  • 5. What is the rhyme scheme used in 'The Rape of Lucrece'?
A) AABBCCDD
B) ABCBCDE
C) ABABBCC
D) ABBAABB
  • 6. Who is the father of Tarquin in 'The Rape of Lucrece'?
A) Lucius Tarquinius
B) Collatine
C) Junius Brutus
D) Publius Valerius
  • 7. What city is twenty-four miles south of Rome where a battle takes place?
A) Rome
B) Collatium
C) Ardea
D) Volscian city
  • 8. Who does Lucrece promise to tell the truth about her rape before she commits suicide?
A) Her husband, Collatine
B) Lucius Tarquinius
C) Junius Brutus
D) Tarquin
  • 9. What action does Lucrece take after revealing her rapist to her husband?
A) Confronts Tarquin
B) Flees the city
C) Stabs herself and dies
D) Imprisons herself
  • 10. Who promises to avenge Lucrece's crime before she reveals her rapist?
A) The soldiers present at Collatine's house
B) Publius Valerius
C) Lucretius
D) Junius Brutus alone
  • 11. What is the name of Lucrece's father?
A) Collatine
B) Junius Brutus
C) Lucretius
D) Tarquin
  • 12. What is the historical significance of Lucrece's story according to the poem?
A) It strengthens the monarchy.
B) It results in the expansion of Rome's territory.
C) It leads to the founding of the Roman Republic.
D) It causes a war with the Volscians.
  • 13. In which Shakespeare play does Tarquin's actions inspire Macbeth?
A) Macbeth
B) Titus Andronicus
C) The Taming of the Shrew
D) Twelfth Night
  • 14. Who is Lucrece compared to in 'The Taming of the Shrew'?
A) Roman Lucrece for her chastity
B) Lavinia for her beauty
C) Imogen for her loyalty
D) Grisel for her patience
  • 15. Which character in 'Cymbeline' compares himself to Tarquin?
A) Imogen
B) Posthumus
C) King Cymbeline
D) Iachimo
  • 16. What does Joel Fineman argue about the poem's rhetoric in his post-structuralist analysis?
A) It emphasizes moralistic tales.
B) It deconstructs traditional poetics of praise.
C) It celebrates poetic imagery.
D) It highlights political themes.
  • 17. According to Jane Newman's feminist analysis, what is repressed in 'The Rape of Lucrece'?
A) The depiction of male heroism.
B) The tradition of violent female revenge for rape.
C) The exploration of poetic form.
D) The celebration of chastity.
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