Quiz and Themes

Crane's World

Quiz and Themes

Top 10 Signs You Know You're Reading a Poem by Stephen Crane:

10. The poem has to do with spirits, God, or uses the word "Lord."

9. There's some kind of battle, fighting, or gruesome killing going on.

8. The poem talks about or mentions the sea and/or ocean.

7. The poem gives the reader general food for further thought on a variety of issues.

6. It has something to do with human nature, beings and human life.

5. The reading makes you re-think yourself and your life thus far.

4. The poem is so odd and out there, you can't even figure out what it could be pertaining to.

3. The poem's title is as simple as "I looked" or "I saw a Man."

2. The poem has really good imagery and symbolism that makes you have to read it over and over again to fully understand it.

1. The poem is about anything, any issue, in any time, having to do with a variety of subjects. It's random and as clear as mud!

Have You Been Paying Attention? Take our quiz and find out! Get out a pen and paper to write your answers on, but don't cheat and scroll down to the answers until you're finished!

1. What city was Crane born in?

a. Port Jervis, NY

b. Newark, New Jersey

c. New York, NY

d. Manhattan, NY

2. What is Stephen Crane's Birthday?

a. November 8, 1872

b. November 18, 1877

c. November 4, 1776

d. November 1, 1871

3. How many colleges did he attend unsuccessfully?

a. 4

b. 3

c. 2

d. 1

4. During Crane's life, what profession did most people have?

a. Business man

b. Teacher

c. Farmer

d. They didn't work back then

5. As a child, Stephen was plagued by constant ?

a. Mosquitos

b. Fears

c. Hiccups

d. Colds

6. Stephen enjoyed playing what sport in his childhood?

a. Baseball

b. Basketball

c. Badminton

d. Bocceball

7. Crane's book The Red Badge of Courage was published in what year?

a. 1890

b. 1895

c. 1900

d. None of these

8. Marxism has to do with which of the following?

a. Someone named Mark

b. Fighting for what you believe in

c. Social Classes, the have and have-nots

d. Something similar to Communism

9. We compared Stephen Crane's looks and craft to which of the following?

a. Tom Hanks

b. Tom Cruise

c. John Mayer

d. both b & c

10. Stephen's wife's name was what?

a. Laura

b. Cora

c. Dora

d. Nora

Had enough? Scroll down for the answers at the bottom...

1. B, 2. D, 3. A, 4. C, 5. D, 6. A, 7. B, 8. C, 9. D, 10. B

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