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Ode on a grecian urn

Quiz by Julie Aguirre

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  • Q1
    Who is the author of 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'?
    Percy Bysshe Shelley
    John Keats
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    William Wordsworth
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the main subject of the poem?
    A statue of Venus
    A Grecian Urn
    A Greek temple
    A painting of a landscape
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the significance of the 'cold pastoral' on the urn?
    It symbolizes the fleeting nature of life.
    It represents the eternal nature of art.
    It represents the hardships of rural life.
    It is simply decorative.
    30s
  • Q4
    What does the line 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty' mean?
    The only truth in the world is beauty.
    Beauty is only skin deep.
    There is no relationship between beauty and truth.
    Truth is subjective and varies from person to person.
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the significance of the 'marble men and maidens' on the urn?
    They represent the beauty and purity of youth.
    They represent the decay of civilization.
    They are simply decorative.
    They symbolize the mortality of life.
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the 'unravish'd bride of quietness' on the urn?
    A reference to the wedding ceremony.
    A maiden forever untouched by time or desire.
    A statue of a goddess.
    A metaphor for eternal peace.
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the significance of the 'heifer lowing at the skies' on the urn?
    It is simply decorative.
    It represents the danger of rural life.
    It represents the potential for life and reproduction.
    It symbolizes the inevitability of death.
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the overall tone of the poem?
    Contemplative and philosophical.
    Playful and whimsical.
    Energetic and passionate.
    Sorrowful and melancholic.
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the significance of the 'pipes and timbrels' on the urn?
    They symbolize the dangers of excess.
    They are simply decorative.
    They represent the joy and celebration of life.
    They represent the harshness of rural life.
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the final message of the poem?
    Life is full of sorrow and pain.
    Beauty and truth are fleeting.
    There is no ultimate truth.
    Art is the only eternal truth.
    30s

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