The Masque of Anarchy

The Masque of Anarchy

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be introduced to Percy Shelley's 91 stanza poem, 'The Masque of Anarchy' and explore its narrative, before considering Shelley's purpose in writing the poem.

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10 Questions

Q1.
What century was Shelley writing in?
17th
18th
Correct answer: 19th
20th
Q2.
What was Shelley against?
Love
Nature
Painting
Correct answer: Violence
Q3.
Fill in the missing word: Shelley was considered a ________ poet.
bad
good
Correct answer: radical
Romantic
Q4.
Fill in the missing word: A massacre is the ________ and cruel killing of a large number of people.
bloody
horrible
unnecessary
Correct answer: violent
Q5.
Approximately how many people were killed during The Peterloo Massacre?
10
Correct answer: 15
20
5
Q6.
On what date did The Peterloo Massacre happen?
1818
Correct answer: 1819
1820
1829
Q7.
Where did The Peterloo Massacre happen?
Leeds
London
Correct answer: Manchester
Newcastle
Q8.
The Peterloo Massacre reflected the mistreatment of which class?
The Manchester class
The middle class
The upper class
Correct answer: The working class
Q9.
What is the appositive in this sentence: Shelley, a Romantic poet, hated violence and inequality.
Correct answer: a Romantic poet
hated violence and inequality
Shelley
There is no appositive
Q10.
Which Romantic theme does this symbolise?
An image in a quiz
Childhood
Correct answer: Imagination
Nature
Oppression
Revolution

6 Questions

Q1.
True or False: The Peterloo Massacre reflected the mistreatment of the middle classes.
Correct answer: False
True
Q2.
Fill in the missing word: Reform means to make a change in order to _________ a situation.
better
equal
Correct answer: improve
worsen
Q3.
What is the physical structure of a poem called?
Correct answer: form
language
metaphor
structure
Q4.
What form is 'The Masque of Anarchy' written in?
Correct answer: ballad
epic
haiku
sonnet
Q5.
How many stanzas are in 'The Masque of Anarchy'?
89
90
Correct answer: 91
92
Q6.
What does Shelley celebrate in 'The Masque of Anarchy'?
Correct answer: Freedom through political reform
Inequalities suffered by the working classes
Oppression of the working classes
Violence

Lesson appears in

UnitEnglish / Romantic poetry and paired texts: Romanticism and Revolution

English