Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a central theme of the sonnet "On His Blindness"?

Accepted Answer

a. Fighting death with all your strength as per God's wishes

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c. Acceptance in personal limitations

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d. Faithful service to God

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b. Finding solace in God's Will

Question 2

From the sonnet "On His Blindness", which best describes the line "Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?"

Accepted Answer

c. The narrator wonders if his blindness exempt him from the expectation of productivity God has on him.

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b. The narrator asks God if he should give up or continue laboring.

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d. The narrator wonders if there is an afterlife.

Answer

a. The narrator questions God why many people are overworked to a point where it harms their well-being.

Question 3

In the sonnet "On His Blindness", what word is considered as a metaphor for both the speaker’s life span and his sight?

Accepted Answer

b. Light

Answer

a. Spent

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d. Fondly

Answer

c. Ere

Question 4

When I consider how my light is spent

Ere half my days in this dark world and wide

And that one talent which is death to hide

Lodg'd with me useless, though my Soul more bent

What does the stanza presented above mean?

Accepted Answer

c. The speaker reflects on how he has lost sight, which he considers to be a valuable talent, and how it has been wasted due to his blindness.

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d. The speaker feels that he has been called by God to serve but he fears that he will be judged harshly for not using his talent as he should have when he meets God.

Answer

a. The speaker acknowledges that God has given him a talent, and he feels that he must use it to serve God.

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b. The speaker concepts his blindness as God's will and does not complain about his fate.

Question 5

In "The Doll House" by A.E Stallings, what does the word "parroting" means?

Accepted Answer

c. To repeat the talk of older folks

Answer

b. To catch the parrot in the doll house

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d. To repeat the parrot

Answer

a. To act like a parrot

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