III BA ENGLISH- CANADIAN LITERATURE- QUIZ- Like an Old Proud King in a Parable

1 – Who wrote the poem?

·         Al Purdy

·         A J M Smith

·         W W Campbel

·         P K Page

2 - What is the full name of A J M Smith?

·         Alfred James Marshall Smith

·         Arthur Jacob Martin Smith

·         Arthur James Marshall Smith

·         Albert Joseph Martin Smith

3 - The poem is an allegory on the state of _________.

·         Canadian poetry

·         a bitter king

·         Canadian kings

·         Canadian climate

4 - What is a parable?

·         A word or phrase to represent an idea

·         A short story in which animals or objects speaks a story

·         A story in which ideas are symbolized as people

·         A story with a moral lesson

5 - The king wants freedom from __________.

·         his royal life

·         his queen

·         his subjects

·         war

6 - The words, "immaculate" and "swan" indicate ____________.

·         cheerfulness

·         purity

·         divinity

·         wildness

7 - "Paramour" means __________________.

·         a soldier

·         a lover

·         a seer

·         a minister

8 - The "counties green" speak of the geography of ____________.

·         America

·         Canada

·         Britain

·         Africa

9 - The fawning and doting refers to the excessive reverence shown to the _________.

·         American poets

·         African poets

·         Canadian poets

·         British poets

10 - The poem is to be read in the context of ________________________.

·         early Canadian history

·         recent Canadian history

·         modern Canadian period

·         Canadian culture