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The Flea
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1Who wrote 'the flea?'
- AJon Don
- BDon Jon
- CDonne John
- DDonne Jon
- EJohn Donne
- FJohn Don
- GDon John
2Summary:
The speaker’s loved one has refused him [blank_start]sex[blank_end]. He asks her to consider a [blank_start]flea[blank_end], which has [blank_start]bitten[blank_end] them both. This flea, he reasons, shows how [blank_start]insignificant[blank_end] her refusal is – after all, their [blank_start]bodily fluids[blank_end] have mixed inside it without [blank_start]shame[blank_end] or [blank_start]loss[blank_end]. The flea – where they have had sex – is a [blank_start]holy[blank_end] place which he begs her not to destroy. She [blank_start]kills[blank_end] the flea; but after questioning her killing of this [blank_start]innocent[blank_end] creature, he claims that its death proves how [blank_start]false[blank_end] her fears of sex with him are – doing so would cause her no more [blank_start]harm[blank_end] than the death of the flea.- Asex
- Bflea
- Cbitten
- Dinsignificant
- Ebodily fluids
- Fshame
- Gloss
- Hholy
- Ikills
- Jinnocent
- Kfalse
- Lharm
3What type of poet was Donne?
- ARomantic
- BRestoration
- CMetaphysical
- DCavalier
4What type of poem is the flea?
- ASonnet
- BBallad
- CLimerick
- DLove lyric
5This is a carpe diem poem
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Donne was born into a [blank_start]Roman Catholic[blank_end] family at a time when the religion was [blank_start]illegal[blank_end] in [blank_start]England[blank_end].
- ARoman Catholic
- Billegal
- CEngland
7During and after his [blank_start]education[blank_end], Donne spent much of his considerable [blank_start]inheritance[blank_end] on [blank_start]women[blank_end], [blank_start]literature[blank_end], [blank_start]pastimes[blank_end] and [blank_start]travel[blank_end].
- Aeducation
- Binheritance
- Cwomen
- Dliterature
- Epast times
- Ftravel
8A conceit is not used in this poem.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9What is a conceit?
- AAn unusual metaphor
- BWhen the line continue on without punctuation
- CA pause is the middle of a line
- DWhen there is repetition within a stanza
10At this time it was thought that sexual intercourse involved a mingling of the blood.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11The Donne poem exists within a long [blank_start]European[blank_end] tradition of insects swarming the [blank_start]necks[blank_end] and [blank_start]bosoms[blank_end] and [blank_start]underskirts[blank_end] of [blank_start]ladies[blank_end], exciting the [blank_start]male[blank_end] observer who can only [blank_start]dream[blank_end] of going to such [blank_start]locations[blank_end] on the body of his lady.
- AEuropean
- Bnecks
- Cbosoms
- Dunderskirts
- Eladies
- Fmale
- Gdream
- Hlocations
12The imagery of the [blank_start]flea[blank_end] provided a popular subject for [blank_start]love[blank_end] poetry throughout Europe in the [blank_start]sixteenth[blank_end] century, the poet envied the flea it’s [blank_start]freedom[blank_end] on his mistress’s body, or it’s death at her hands while in the [blank_start]ecstasy[blank_end] of it’s contact with her.
- Aflea
- Blove
- Csixteenth
- Dfreedom
- Eecstasy
13'Mark' means to 'look at' or 'notice'
- ATrue
- BFalse
14what does 'two bloods mingled' refer to?
- AThe two having intercourse
- BThey are the same blood type
- CThe flea is the same blood type as the man and woman
- DThe flea has been killed
15What is the significance that the man was sucked first by the flea?
- AHe is warming the lady up to be bitten
- BHe's proud of it
- CThe man is more willing to have sex
- DThe woman is more willing to have sex
16Donne is explaining that there will be sin and shame brought upon her if they have sex.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17What three lives are within the flea?
- AGod
- BThe man
- CThe woman
- DJesus
- EThe Holy Spirit
- FThe Flea
18In what way are the two 'more than married are?'
- AAs their blood has mingled within the flea
- BAs they have a spiritual connection - the holy trinity
- CAs they have already had sex
- DAs the speaker intends to marry the lady
19Her parents are not keen on him at all.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20The [blank_start]lady[blank_end] has committed a [blank_start]sin[blank_end] by killing the [blank_start]flea[blank_end] as the speaker views it as a [blank_start]temple[blank_end], the [blank_start]holy[blank_end] representation of their [blank_start]union[blank_end]. However, the speaker [blank_start]flips[blank_end] this by saying she has [blank_start]sinned[blank_end] the [blank_start]same[blank_end] amount she would've done by having [blank_start]sex[blank_end] with him.
- Alady
- Bsin
- Cflea
- Dtemple
- Eholy
- Funion
- Gflips
- Hsinned
- Isame
- Jsex
21Blood was thought to be what colour?
- ARed
- BBlue
- CYellow
- DOrange
- EGreen
- FPurple
- GBlack
- HBrown
- IWhite
- JPink
22The [blank_start]alliteration[blank_end] in '[blank_start]false fears[blank_end]' link her [blank_start]fear[blank_end] and his [blank_start]dismissal[blank_end] of it.
- Aalliteration
- Bfalse fears
- Cfear
- Ddismissal
23When the [blank_start]woman[blank_end] does kill the [blank_start]flea[blank_end], its death proves that she will retain her [blank_start]honour[blank_end] if she has [blank_start]sex[blank_end] with the [blank_start]speaker[blank_end]. [blank_start]Donne[blank_end] uses it as suits his [blank_start]shifting[blank_end] argument.
- Awoman
- Bflea
- Chonour
- Dsex
- EDonne
- Fshifting
- Gspeaker
24The rhyme scheme is:
A-A-B-B-C-C-D-D-D- ATrue
- BFalse
25What does the regular rhyme scheme refer to?
- AThe bouncing flea
- BThe bouncing breasts of the woman
- CThe satirical nature of this poem
- DThe argument in general
26Another thing that enables us and Donne’s [blank_start]lover[blank_end] to follow his [blank_start]shifting argument[blank_end] is his use of [blank_start]caesura[blank_end] to slow down the [blank_start]pace[blank_end] of the poem. These pauses allow more time for the seeds of [blank_start]doubt[blank_end] and [blank_start]temptation[blank_end] to slip into the woman’s [blank_start]mind[blank_end], and they help him to turn his [blank_start]argument[blank_end] around when needed.
- Alover
- Bshifting argument
- Ccaesura
- Dpace
- Edoubt
- Ftemptation
- Gmind
- Hargument
27When looking at the poem the amount of commas used can show what?
- AThe commas look like fleas
- BThe speaker pausing to think about his argument
- CThe handwriting of the speaker
- DThe amount of commas reflects the amount of fleas that have bitten him and the lady
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- A Level Poetry Quiz on The Flea, created by Zoe Jones on 26/04/2017.
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