Question 1

What was Byron's view on nature?

Accepted Answer

Nature does not embody any theory

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Nature is a source of consolation

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Nature reflects societal norms

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Nature is always beautiful

Question 2

Where was George Gordon Byron born?

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Dover, Kent

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Geneva

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Cambridge

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London

Question 3

What was the title of Byron's first published work?

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Hours of Idleness

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The Corsair

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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

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Don Juan

Question 4

In which year did Byron get married?

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1815

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1809

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1810

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1820

Question 5

What was the reason for Byron's marriage collapse?

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Incestuous relationship with his half-sister

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Literary disputes

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Financial issues

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Cultural differences

Question 6

What significant work did Byron begin in Venice?

Accepted Answer

Don Juan

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Manfred

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The Giaour

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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Question 7

What did Byron commit himself to during his later life?

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The Greek struggle for independence

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Social reforms in England

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Education for the poor

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The abolition of slavery

Question 8

What characterizes the Byronic hero?

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Proud individualism

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Submissiveness

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Social conformity

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Conventionality

Question 9

What was Byron's attitude toward individual liberty?

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He firmly believed in it

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He believed it was overrated

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He was indifferent to it

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He rejected it

Question 10

In what year did Byron die?

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1824

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1816

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1830

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1820

Question 11

In what year was George Gordon Byron born?

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1788

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1790

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1795

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1785

Question 12

What was the title of Byron's first published work?

Accepted Answer

Hours of Idleness

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The Giaour

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Don Juan

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Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

Question 13

Which poem did Byron write in response to critiques in the Edinburgh Review?

Accepted Answer

English Bards and Scotch Reviewers

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The Corsair

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Lara

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Manfred

Question 14

What relationship led to the collapse of Byron's marriage?

Accepted Answer

His relationship with his half-sister Augusta Leigh

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His friendship with Percy Bysshe Shelley

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His connection with Annabella Milbanke

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His political activities

Question 15

Which city did Byron move to, where he began his mock-epic masterpiece?

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Venice

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Milan

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Geneva

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Athens

Question 16

What role did Byron play in the Greek struggle for independence?

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He committed himself to the struggle

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He wrote propaganda

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He fought as a soldier

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He funded the revolution

Question 17

What is the title of Byron's notable tragedy published in 1817?

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Manfred

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Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

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The Giaour

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The Corsair

Question 18

Which of the following describes the Byronic hero?

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A noble born individual who is wild and rough

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An aging scholar with no ambitions

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A peasant with extraordinary strength

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A wealthy merchant who is kind-hearted

Question 19

What is Byron's view of nature as expressed in his poetry?

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Nature does not embody any theory or message

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Nature provides moral guidance

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Nature is a source of joy

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Nature reflects societal values

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