Metaphysical Poets of 17th century MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 8, 2025

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1. What literary tradition did John Donne revolt against?



2. Where was George Herbert educated?



3. What was George Herbert’s age at the time of his death?



4. Into how many divisions is Donne’s poetry generally categorized?



5. Donne’s The Progress of the Soul and Metempsychosis are examples of which type of poems?



6. When was Herbert’s religious poetry collection The Temple, Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations published?



7. A Priest to the Temple: or the Country Parson by George Herbert is a:



8. Which of Donne’s works was praised by James I for opposing Catholicism?



9. In what year was Marvell appointed Latin Secretary to Milton and elected MP?



10. Marvell’s finest poem is considered to be:



11. In what year was Richard Crashaw born?



12. Richard Crashaw was a:



13. Steps to the Temple was the title given to Crashaw’s collection of:



14. Who criticized Cowley’s The Mistress for lacking seductive appeal?



15. Cowley’s Pindaric style influenced the:



16. Why was John Donne imprisoned?



17. Andrew Marvell was the son of a:



18. The line “Annihilating all that’s made, To a green thought in a green shade” appears in which Marvell poem?



19. Henry Vaughan saw himself as a disciple of:



20. Richard Crashaw was an eloquent:



21. Why was Crashaw expelled from his Fellowship?



22. In what year did Henry Vaughan pass away?



23. Marvell’s political satires foreshadowed the works of:



24. Crashaw’s secular poems are known as:



25. Silex Scintillans is a collection of Vaughan’s:



26. Vaughan’s “The Retreat” is often compared to Wordsworth’s:



27. Henry Vaughan studied law but became a:



28. What year did Vaughan experience a serious illness that led to his religious awakening?



29. At heart, Vaughan was a:



 

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