Literature Quiz Questions: Multiple Choice Test

Who is the poet mentioned in 'Leaves of Grass and Drum Taps'?

In Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself', how old is he?

'O how feeble is man's power' is taken from which poem?

Which prize did W.H. Auden win in 1948?

'And the nightingale is dumb' is from which work?

'I think she was most beautiful lady' is a line from which piece?

Who is known as the people's poet?

Who wrote 'Sweetest love I do not go'?

In 'Now the leaves are falling fast,' who is dumb?

'Every atom of blood is the same in all human beings' was said by whom?

'Arms raised stiffly to reprove' is a line taken from which work?

'However rare, so rare it be, and when I crumble...' is taken from?

'Who is forced to leave Oxford University without a degree?'

Poets and Their Works

Walt Whitman's works include Leaves of Grass and Drum Taps.
John Donne is a Metaphysical poet.
Walt Whitman is known as the people's poet.

Quotes and Poems

"I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume" is taken from Song of Myself.
"O how feeble is man's power" is taken from An Epitaph.
"And then the nightingale is dumb" is taken from To Autumn.
"And then the nightingale is dumb and the prams will not come" is a line from a poem.
"But believe that I shall make speedier journeys" is taken from Fire-Hymn.
"My life's blood death decay" is taken from Snake.
"Hoping to cease not till death" is a line from The Soldier.
"That thou lovest me, as thou say'st" is taken from Sweetest Love I Don't Go.
"I permit to speak at every hazard" is taken from Song of Myself.
"Arms raised stiffly to reprove" is taken from Song of Myself.
"Nurse's flowers will not last" is taken from Now the Leaves are Falling.

Biographical Information

Walt Whitman worked as a volunteer nurse in the Civil War.
John Donne died in 1631.
Walter de la Mare was born in 1873.
John Donne was forced to leave Oxford University without a degree.
Walt Whitman says "every atom of blood is the same in all human beings".

Miscellaneous

In Walter de la Mare's songs, there is a note of melancholy.
The nightingale is dumb in the poem "Now the Leaves are Falling Fast".
Walter de la Mare's poetry is characterized by a sense of melancholy.
The poet in "Now the Leaves are Falling Fast" sees the leaves falling slowly.

Test your knowledge of English literature with this multiple choice quiz featuring questions about famous poets like Walt Whitman and John Donne. From identifying literary works to understanding famous quotes, this quiz will challenge your literary acumen.