Ozymandias By Percy Bysshe Shelley Quiz
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- 1.What does the speaker mean by "an antique land"?
- A.
The place the traveler comes from is old.
- B.
The traveler comes from a place of historical value.
- C.
The traveler came from a place where elderly people like to shop.
- D.
Both A and B are correct.
- 2.The author, Percy Bysshe Shelley, advocated many causes, such as:
- A.
Social justice between classes
- B.
Women's right to vote
- C.
Prohibition of alcohol
- D.
Only eating meat on Friday
- 3.Ozymandias was a real pharaoh
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.The "shattered visage" refers to
- A.
The whole statue of Ozymandias
- B.
The broken face lying in the sand
- C.
A town which has fallen into ruin
- D.
The smiling face of Ozymandias' statue
- 5.What does the traveler mean by "the hand [of Ozymandias] that mocked them"?
- A.
Ozymandias liked to crack jokes about the lower class
- B.
He was praising them kindly
- C.
He had power over them as the pharaoh
- D.
None of the above
- 6.Ozymandias is a poem about a once famous, powerful leader. Now nothing but a destroyed statue remains. What do you think the theme of this poem is?
- A.
Powerful people should build more statues
- B.
Statues do not last very long
- C.
Fame and power do not last very long
- D.
The more money you have, the more statues you can build
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