William Blake (poet and artist)
  • 1. When did William Blake pass away?
A) 1835
B) 1810
C) 1790
D) 1827
  • 2. Where was William Blake buried after his death?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) Bunhill Fields
C) Highgate Cemetery
D) St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 3. Who was William Blake married to?
A) Emily Dickinson
B) Catherine Boucher
C) Jane Austen
D) Mary Shelley
  • 4. In which city did William Blake spend most of his life?
A) New York
B) Rome
C) Paris
D) London
  • 5. What was William Blake's most famous collection of poetry and art?
A) The Waste Land
B) The Canterbury Tales
C) Paradise Lost
D) Songs of Innocence and of Experience
  • 6. Who influenced William Blake's artistic style?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Michelangelo
D) Pablo Picasso
  • 7. How many engravings did William Blake create for Dante's 'Divine Comedy'?
A) 50
B) 120
C) 75
D) 102
  • 8. What literary movement is William Blake associated with?
A) Postmodernism
B) Modernism
C) Romanticism
D) Realism
  • 9. Where was William Blake baptized?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) St. Paul's Cathedral
C) Highgate Cemetery
D) St. James's Church, Piccadilly
  • 10. What was William Blake's first printed work?
A) Songs of Innocence
B) Poetical Sketches
C) Visions of the Daughters of Albion
D) The Book of Thel
  • 11. In which year did William Blake marry Catherine Boucher?
A) 1817
B) 1799
C) 1782
D) 1805
  • 12. Who was William Blake's patron and supporter throughout his career?
A) Thomas Butts
B) William Wordsworth
C) John Ruskin
D) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • 13. What is the name of the character from William Blake's poetry who represents the industrialized city?
A) Orc
B) Vala
C) Urizen
D) Los
  • 14. What occupation did William Blake's father have?
A) Blacksmith
B) Hosier
C) Doctor
D) Farmer
  • 15. Which philosopher had a significant influence on William Blake's work?
A) Plato
B) Aristotle
C) Emanuel Swedenborg
D) Socrates
  • 16. What was the name of William Blake's younger brother who passed away in infancy?
A) Robert
B) Thomas
C) Michael
D) James
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