ENGL 102 Test 2, Liberty University
• Question 1
1.6 out of 1.6 points
In line 3, the boy is calling out his trade; instead of “sweep,” he cries
“weep weepweepweep.” This is the poet’s way of telling the reader that
__________.
Selected Answer: the boy is too young to articulate clearly, let alone
sweep chimneys
• Question 2
1.6 out of 1.6 points
In line 3, the boy is calling out his trade; instead of “sweep,” he cries
“weep weepweepweep.” This is the poet’s way of telling the reader that
__________.
Selected Answer: the boy is pitiable and that the reader should weep
over his plight
• Question 3
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The dream in lines 11-20 is a miniature allegory that has several
analogies to the world in which the boys live. The “Angel who had a
bright key /And … open'd the coffins and set them all free” (line 13-14)
represents __________.
Selected Answer: a messenger from God who sets the boys free with
the key of death and blissful life in heaven
, • Question 4
1.6 out of 1.6 points
In lines 7-8, the narrator is trying to ________ Tom when he tells him,
“Hush Tom never mind it, for when your head's bare, / You know that
the soot cannot spoil your white hair.”
Selected Answer: comfort
• Question 5
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The dream in lines 11-20 is a miniature allegory that has several
analogies to the world in which the boys live. The “coffins of black”
(line 12) represent __________.
Selected Answer: the chimneys in which the boys work
• Question 6
1.6 out of 1.6 points
"Journey off the Magi" alludes to Horace.
Selected Answer: False
• Question 7
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The poem, "Virtue," was written by George Herbert.
Selected Answer: True
• Question 8
0 out of 1.6 points
• Question 1
1.6 out of 1.6 points
In line 3, the boy is calling out his trade; instead of “sweep,” he cries
“weep weepweepweep.” This is the poet’s way of telling the reader that
__________.
Selected Answer: the boy is too young to articulate clearly, let alone
sweep chimneys
• Question 2
1.6 out of 1.6 points
In line 3, the boy is calling out his trade; instead of “sweep,” he cries
“weep weepweepweep.” This is the poet’s way of telling the reader that
__________.
Selected Answer: the boy is pitiable and that the reader should weep
over his plight
• Question 3
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The dream in lines 11-20 is a miniature allegory that has several
analogies to the world in which the boys live. The “Angel who had a
bright key /And … open'd the coffins and set them all free” (line 13-14)
represents __________.
Selected Answer: a messenger from God who sets the boys free with
the key of death and blissful life in heaven
, • Question 4
1.6 out of 1.6 points
In lines 7-8, the narrator is trying to ________ Tom when he tells him,
“Hush Tom never mind it, for when your head's bare, / You know that
the soot cannot spoil your white hair.”
Selected Answer: comfort
• Question 5
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The dream in lines 11-20 is a miniature allegory that has several
analogies to the world in which the boys live. The “coffins of black”
(line 12) represent __________.
Selected Answer: the chimneys in which the boys work
• Question 6
1.6 out of 1.6 points
"Journey off the Magi" alludes to Horace.
Selected Answer: False
• Question 7
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The poem, "Virtue," was written by George Herbert.
Selected Answer: True
• Question 8
0 out of 1.6 points
