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