Romantic Gender and Sexuality

Description: Explore your knowledge of Romantic Gender and Sexuality through this engaging quiz.
Number of Questions: 15
Created by:
Tags: romanticism gender sexuality literature
Attempted 0/15 Correct 0 Score 0

In the Romantic era, which literary genre often explored themes of love, passion, and individual freedom?

  1. Epic Poetry

  2. Romantic Comedy

  3. Gothic Novel

  4. Historical Fiction


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Romantic comedies, popular during the Romantic era, often delved into themes of love, passion, and individual freedom.

Which Romantic poet famously wrote "Ode to a Nightingale" and "Ode on a Grecian Urn"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John Keats, a prominent Romantic poet, is known for his odes, including "Ode to a Nightingale" and "Ode on a Grecian Urn".

In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," what is the name of the creature created by Victor Frankenstein?

  1. Igor

  2. Prometheus

  3. Dracula

  4. The Monster


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," the creature created by Victor Frankenstein is simply referred to as "The Monster".

Which Romantic writer penned the novel "Wuthering Heights," a tale of passionate and destructive love?

  1. Jane Austen

  2. Charles Dickens

  3. Emily Brontë

  4. George Eliot


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Emily Brontë, a prominent Romantic writer, is known for her novel "Wuthering Heights," which explores themes of passionate and destructive love.

In "The Scarlet Letter," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, what is the significance of the letter "A" that Hester Prynne is forced to wear?

  1. Adultery

  2. Angel

  3. Abstinence

  4. Apathy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Scarlet Letter," Hester Prynne is forced to wear the letter "A" as a symbol of her sin of adultery.

Which Romantic artist is known for his painting "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog"?

  1. Vincent van Gogh

  2. Claude Monet

  3. Caspar David Friedrich

  4. J.M.W. Turner


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Caspar David Friedrich, a prominent Romantic artist, is known for his painting "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog".

In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, what is the mariner's punishment for killing the albatross?

  1. Eternal life

  2. Loss of memory

  3. Haunted by guilt

  4. Cursed with bad luck


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," the mariner is cursed with bad luck as punishment for killing the albatross.

Which Romantic poet wrote "Ode to the West Wind" and "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Percy Bysshe Shelley, a prominent Romantic poet, is known for his works such as "Ode to the West Wind" and "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty".

In "Jane Eyre," by Charlotte Brontë, what is the name of the protagonist who falls in love with Mr. Rochester?

  1. Elizabeth Bennet

  2. Emma Woodhouse

  3. Jane Eyre

  4. Catherine Earnshaw


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In "Jane Eyre," the protagonist who falls in love with Mr. Rochester is Jane Eyre herself.

Which Romantic writer is known for his novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"?

  1. Mary Shelley

  2. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  4. William Wordsworth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mary Shelley, a prominent Romantic writer, is known for her novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus".

In "The Prelude," by William Wordsworth, what is the poet's journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth?

  1. The Grand Tour

  2. The Canterbury Tales

  3. The Divine Comedy

  4. The Pilgrim's Progress


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Prelude," William Wordsworth recounts his journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth through the lens of his travels during the Grand Tour.

Which Romantic artist is known for his painting "The Hay Wain"?

  1. John Constable

  2. J.M.W. Turner

  3. Caspar David Friedrich

  4. Claude Monet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Constable, a prominent Romantic artist, is known for his painting "The Hay Wain".

In "The Song of Hiawatha," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, what is the name of the Native American hero?

  1. Hiawatha

  2. Pocahontas

  3. Sitting Bull

  4. Geronimo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Song of Hiawatha," the Native American hero is named Hiawatha.

Which Romantic poet wrote "Ode to Psyche" and "Endymion"?

  1. John Keats

  2. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  4. William Wordsworth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Keats, a prominent Romantic poet, is known for his works such as "Ode to Psyche" and "Endymion".

In "The Last of the Mohicans," by James Fenimore Cooper, what is the name of the Native American guide?

  1. Chingachgook

  2. Uncas

  3. Magua

  4. Huron


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In "The Last of the Mohicans," Chingachgook is the name of the Native American guide.

- Hide questions