Who wrote the poem?
  • Elizabeth Barrett-Browning
  • Robert Browning
  • Gravy Browning
  • Abit Burntatedges
My Last Duchess is...
  • a dramatic dialogue
  • an aromatic monologue
  • a freeman's catalogue
  • a dramatic monologue
A dramatic monologue makes the speaker...
  • Reliable because they must be telling the truth
  • Reliable because the poet is addressing the reader directly
  • Unreliable because the speaker is giving their side of the story
  • Unreliable because the speaker does not understand what is happening
The main theme of the poem is...
  • gender inequality in society
  • racial equality in society
  • relationships are equal
  • ...equilateral triangles
The speaker in a dramatic monologue...
  • ...tells the truth
  • ...is the poet speaking
  • ...always gives a balanced view
  • ...is unreliable
Browning was unusual in Victorian society because...
  • ...he let his wife make all the decisions
  • ...he had an equal relationship with his wife
  • ...he did not get married
  • ...he had several marriages and divorces
Was the Duchess unfaithful to him?
  • He says so, so it must be true
  • Probably, seeing as she was always flirting
  • We can't know, the only information is from the Duke
  • Definitely not
What effect the constant swapping use of enjambement and caesura have?
  • It shows he regrets what happened
  • It reflects the way the Duke is thinking aloud
  • It shows the Duke has planned his speech carefully
  • It shows the Duke has lost his temper
The word "my" is what kind of word, used to highlight the Duke's sense of ownership of his wife?
  • A possessed adjective
  • A processed adjective
  • A possessive adjective
  • A processional adjective
Where is the painting?
  • On a wall for all to see
  • Behind a curtain
  • In a cupboard
  • In an art folder
Who painted the picture?
  • Fra Pandolph
  • Fra Randolph
  • Fra Dolphin
  • Fra Rudolph
What does she have upon her cheek?
  • A spot of pain
  • A spot of food
  • A spot of joy
  • A blush of joy
What violent image do we suspect are the Duke's words rather than the painter's?
  • Chokes her
  • Cuts along her throat
  • Runs along her throat
  • Dies along her throat
Where did he say her looks went?
  • At all sorts of men
  • Everywhere
  • Only at him
  • Away from men's gazes
Which of these is not one of the petty jealousies mentioned by the Duke?
  • A white mule
  • The dropping of the daylight
  • A bough of cherries
  • A cute puppy
What phrase shows that he he knew that part of her role was to flatter visitors?
  • She pleased men well!
  • She thanked men good!
  • She flattered men well!
  • She was to all men good!
What does he call having a quiet word with her when he thought she overstepped the mark?
  • Stooping
  • Scooping
  • Looping
  • Souping
What does he say she gives to other men the same as him?
  • Much the same look
  • Much the same gaze
  • Much the same smile
  • Just the same smile
"all smiles stopped" means..
  • She stopped flirting
  • She was killed
  • She started to pay all attention to him
  • She was upset by his attitude
What is the subject taming the sea-horse in the statue by Claus of Innsbruck?
  • Apollo
  • Zeus
  • Mars
  • Neptune
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