Q1. According to Cowper, where can the rich town-people “shine”?
Q2. What two qualities does the poet say are found more in the country?
Q3. In the poem, the word “virtue” is closest in meaning to _____.
Q4. In the poem, “scenes which art contrives” refers to _____.
Q5. What does Cowper suggest about “health and virtue” in town life?
Q6. According to the poem, who made the town?
Q7. Where, according to Cowper, do health and virtue “most abound”?
Q8. “Fields and groves” in the poem stand for _____.
Q9. Which group of people would the poet most likely advise to go and live in the country?
Q10. By calling country “God made” and town “man made”, the poet mainly wants to show _____.