Context (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
Who was Christina Rossetti's brother, connecting her to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?
Who was Christina Rossetti's brother, connecting her to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
In which year did Rossetti contribute poems to The Germ, the Pre-Raphaelite journal?
In which year did Rossetti contribute poems to The Germ, the Pre-Raphaelite journal?
1850
How many marriage proposals did Rossetti reject during her lifetime?
How many marriage proposals did Rossetti reject during her lifetime?
Three
What was Tractarianism?
What was Tractarianism?
Anglo-Catholic movement with sacramental focus
Where did Rossetti volunteer in the 1860s, working with 'fallen women'?
Where did Rossetti volunteer in the 1860s, working with 'fallen women'?
Highgate Refuge
Which poem confronts imperial violence through Amy Horne's death in the 1857 Indian Rebellion?
Which poem confronts imperial violence through Amy Horne's death in the 1857 Indian Rebellion?
In the Round Tower at Jhansi
Which poem opens with 'Does the road wind up-hill all the way?', using question-and-answer form?
Which poem opens with 'Does the road wind up-hill all the way?', using question-and-answer form?
Up-hill
What does 'sacramental reality' mean in Tractarian belief?
What does 'sacramental reality' mean in Tractarian belief?
Ordinary objects carry spiritual meaning
In which year did Rossetti's father Gabriele die?
In which year did Rossetti's father Gabriele die?
1847
When was Rossetti diagnosed with Graves' disease?
When was Rossetti diagnosed with Graves' disease?
1871