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