1. When was William Wordsworth born?
a) 12 January 1862
b) 7 April 1770
c) 18 September 1868
d) 22 November 1872

2. Where was William Wordsworth born?
a) Bologna
b) Cockermouth
c) Milan
d) Venice

3. Which college did William Wordsworth attend?
a) Christ College
b) St. John’s College
c) St. Andrew’s College
d) Trinity College

4. What was William Wordsworth’s and Annette Vallon’s daughter’s name?
a) Caroline
b) Grace
c) Mercy
d) Jane

5. When were William Wordsworth’s first poems Descriptive Sketches and An Evening Walk published?
a) 1786
b) 1784
c) 1788
d) 1793

6. Which poem of William Wordsworth is considered his greatest autobiographical epic?
a) Guilt and Sorrow
b) The Prelude
c) The Excursion
d) Peter Bell

7. When did William Wordsworth marry Mary Hutchinson?
a) 1796
b) 1798
c) 1802
d) 1804

8. When was William Wordsworth appointed poet laureate?
a) 1843
b) 1836
c) 1831
d) 1815

9. When did William Wordsworth die?
a) 5 May 1945
b) 23 April 1850
c) 20 July 1937
d) 14 December 1938

10. Where did William Wordsworth die?
a) Hawkshead
b) Paris
c) Versailles
d) Rydal Mount

William Wordsworth Quiz Answers

1. When was William Wordsworth born?
b) 7 April 1770

2. Where was William Wordsworth born?
b) Cockermouth

3. Which college did William Wordsworth attend?
b) St. John’s College

4. What was William Wordsworth’s and Annette Vallon’s daughter’s name?
a) Caroline

5. When were William Wordsworth’s first poems Descriptive Sketches and An Evening Walk published?
d) 1793

6. Which poem of William Wordsworth is considered his greatest autobiographical epic?
b) The Prelude

7. When did William Wordsworth marry Mary Hutchinson?
c) 1802

8. When was William Wordsworth appointed poet laureate?
a) 1843

9. When did William Wordsworth die?
b) 23 April 1850

10. Where did William Wordsworth die?
d) Rydal Mount