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Lord Byron's Quiz

1.When was Lord Byron born?

A. 10th, January 1788

B. 30th, December 1787

C. 22nd, January 1788

D. 20th, January 1788

2.What was Lord Byron's given name?

A. William Coleridge

B. George Gordon

C. Jack Williams

D. Byron Smith

3.Who was Byron's mother?

A. Dorothy Wordsworth

B. Mary Wollstonecraft

C. Catherine Gordon

D. Annabelle Lee

4.What was Byron's ethnic heritage?

A. British

B. Welsh

C. Irish

D. Scottish

5.Who raised Byron?

A. his aunt

B. his mother

C. his father

D. his uncle

6.Which of the following schools did Byron NOT attend?

A. Oxford

B. Harrow

C. Cambridge

D. Trinity

7.What deformity was Byron born with?

A. a club foot

B. six fingers

C. a cleft palate

D. a hunchback

8.Who was Byron's first unrequited love?

A. Annabella Milbanke

B. Mary Godwin

C. Claire Clairmont

D. Mary Chaworth

9.Which family member did Byron grow most emotionally close to?

A. his half-sister

B. his mother

C. his aunt

D. his father

10.Whom did Byron marry?

A. Mary Chaworth

B. Claire Clairmont

C. Annabella Milbanke

D. Mary Godwin

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11.How many kids did  Lord Byron have?

A. 2

B. 5

C. 7

D. 9

12.What did Byron name his and Annabell`s daughter?

A. Heather.

B. Ada.

C. Ann

D. Becky

13.Byron's wife left him because he was ____.

A. abusive

B. addicted to drugs

C. poor

D. famous

14.What type of poems did Lord Byron write?

A. Romatacism

B. Action

C. Realism

D. Naturalism

15.What was Byron's first published book of poetry?

A. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

B. The Prisoner of Chillon

C. Manfred

D. Fugitive Pieces

16.Who was Byron's most frequent traveling companion in Europe?

A. Wordsworth

B. Coleridge

C. Hobhouse

D. Shelley

17.What cause did Byron end his life supporting?

A. Greek independence from Turkey

B. preservation of antiquities in museums

C. government reform in England

D. child labor law enforcement

    18.Who was Byron's half-sister?

A. Mary

B. Annabella

C. Augusta

D. Clair

19.What was Byron's father's nickname?

A. "Gentleman Jim"

B. "Mad Jack"

C. "Wicked Bill"

D. "Bloody Byron"

20.When did Lord Byron die and how old was he?

A. July 10 at age 28

B. May 3 at age 40

C. January 17 at age 30

D. April 19 1824 at age 36

Keys

1.C. 22nd, January 1788

2. B. George Gordon

3. C. Catherine Gordon

4. D. Scottish

5. B. his mother

6. A. Oxford

7. A. a club foot

8. D. Mary Chaworth

9. A. his half-sister

10. C. Annabella Milbanke

11. A. 2

12. B. Ada.

13. A. abusive

14. A. Romatacism

15. D. Fugitive Pieces

16. C. Hobhouse

17. A. Greek independence from Turkey

18. C. Augusta

19. B. "Mad Jack"

20. D. April 19 1824 at age 36