Starter quiz

  • What does the word sinister mean?
    • dangerous and frightening  ✓
    • dangerous and supernatural
    • upsetting and challenging
  • Which word is the best antonym (opposite) for the word bleak?
    • gloomy
    • stark
    • dismal
    • vibrant  ✓
    • Delightful
  • A seraph is
    • a type of bird
    • a type of vampire
    • a type of angel  ✓
    • a type of ruler
  • How does the mood of 'The Haunted Palace' change from the beginning to the end?
    • The mood at the beginning is bleak and becomes more cheerful.
    • The mood is bleak from the beginning to the end of the poem.
    • The mood at the beginning is joyous and melancholic at the end.  ✓
    • The mood of the poem moves from bleak to cheerful and finally to misery.
  • In what ways are 'The Raven' and 'The Haunted Palace' similar?
    • Both poems are examples of the Gothic genre.  ✓
    • Both poems have otherworldly elements.  ✓
    • Both poems are about the loss of a loved one.
    • Both poems feature magnificent buildings.
  • The king in 'The Haunted Palace' is presented as magnificent but also stern. Which of the following quotations support that interpretation?
    • "glory"  ✓
    • "seraph"
    • "echoes"
    • "discordant"
    • "dominion"  ✓
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