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  1. Q1. Which of Byron's works led him to famously remark, 'I awoke one morning and found myself famous'?
  2. Q2. The 'Byronic Hero' is typically characterized by which of the following sets of traits?
  3. Q3. In Byron's masterpiece 'Don Juan', how does his version of the character differ from the traditional Spanish legend?
  4. Q4. What is the specific rhyme scheme of the 'ottava rima' stanza used by Byron in 'Don Juan'?
  5. Q5. In which country did Lord Byron die while supporting their fight for independence?
  6. Q6. The poem 'She Walks in Beauty' was inspired by Byron seeing whom at a ball?
  7. Q7. What is the primary theme of the closet drama 'Manfred'?
  8. Q8. In 'The Vision of Judgment', Byron satirizes which contemporary Poet Laureate?
  9. Q9. Which animal did Byron famously keep as a pet during his time at Trinity College, Cambridge, to protest a rule against dogs?
  10. Q10. The lyric 'So we'll go no more a-roving' was written as a reflection on:
  11. Q11. In 'Don Juan', the 'haidee' episode takes place on which setting?
  12. Q12. Lord Byron's only legitimate child, Ada Lovelace, is historically significant for being:
  13. Q13. Which of the following poems is an example of Byron's 'Hebrew Melodies'?
  14. Q14. In 'The Prisoner of Chillon', the narrator's hair turns white because of:
  15. Q15. The 'Satanic School' of poetry was a derogatory label given by Robert Southey to Byron and which other poet?
  16. Q16. In 'Canto III' of 'Childe Harold', Byron addresses the site of which famous battle?
  17. Q17. Byron's 'Darkness' is a poem that depicts:
  18. Q18. Which of the following describes Byron's 'English Bards and Scotch Reviewers'?
  19. Q19. What is the relationship between the narrator and the subject in 'Don Juan'?
  20. Q20. In 'Manfred', the protagonist refuses to submit to the spirits because:
  21. Q21. Which animal did Byron memorialise in a famous epitaph at Newstead Abbey, praising it as a truer friend than any man?