A Lover's Complaint Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 30:

1.

What does the poem say makes sex so dangerous for the young woman? (from Lines 155 – 330)

The potential loss of honor and reputation.

The internalized stigma only.

The young man's inexperience.

The practical risk of pregnancy or disease.

2.

With which other Shakespearean works was A Lover's Complaint published? (from Lines 1 – 70)

The tragedies.

The sonnets.

The problem plays.

The other long narrative poems.

3.

Which of the following is not true about Shakespeare's personal life? (from Lines 1 – 70)

The years between 1585 and 1592 are considered "lost" because scholars do not know what he was doing at the time.

His wife was already pregnant with Susanna when they married.

His only son died at the age of eleven, shortly before the play Hamlet was named, likely for him.

He petitioned his wife for divorce eight times.

4.

This section mostly consists of what? (from Lines 70 – 155)

Description of the present.

Description of the past.

Dialogue from the seducer.

Dialogue from the young woman.

5.

How does this poem relate to Shakespeare's other works? (from Lines 70 – 155)

It has a similar theme to some of his work, but a different style.

It is a prequel to the play "Much Ado About Nothing."

It is completely unlike Shakespeare's other work, but was published together.

It is stylistically identical.

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