- 1. Who is the author of 'The Lives of the Poets'?
A) Samuel Johnson
B) James Boswell
C) John Milton
D) Alexander Pope
- 2. What genre does 'The Lives of the Poets' primarily belong to?
A) Biography
B) Fiction
C) Essays
D) Poetry
- 3. How many poets' lives does Johnson primarily cover in his work?
A) 40
B) 75
C) 52
D) 50
- 4. What style of writing does Johnson employ in 'The Lives of the Poets'?
A) Lyric poetry
B) Narrative fiction
C) Critical analysis
D) Travel writing
- 5. Johnson had a notable relationship with which of the following contemporaries?
A) James Boswell
B) William Blake
C) Lord Byron
D) Robert Burns
- 6. Which significant work does Johnson refer to while discussing Milton?
A) L'Allegro
B) The Rape of the Lock
C) The Prelude
D) Paradise Lost
- 7. In what year was 'The Lives of the Poets' first published?
A) 1810
B) 1785
C) 1779
D) 1765
- 8. Johnson praises which poet for their original use of the English language?
A) John Milton
B) Robert Burns
C) Alexander Pope
D) Thomas Gray
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