1. What was the state of 'Nature' before the 'Heavenly harmony' began?
2. To which scientific model does Dryden allude when referencing the 'Heavenly harmony'?
3. Which Biblical figure is identified as the 'ancestor of all who played the harp and flute'?
4. What emotion or mood is specifically associated with the 'trumpet's loud clangor'?
5. The 'warbling lute' is used to whisper the dirge of which group of people?
6. Which literary device is used when Dryden describes 'sharp violins' proclaiming jealous pangs?
7. How did Orpheus influence nature according to the Greek mythology alluded to in the poem?
8. What mistake did an angel make upon hearing St. Cecilia's organ music?
9. In the 'Grand Chorus', what event is described by the 'last and dreadful hour'?
10. What mythological figure is described as the 'Sequacious of the lyre'?
11. What paradox is mentioned regarding the 'last and dreadful hour' in the Grand Chorus?
12. Which stanza of the poem is the longest?
13. What is the predominant metrical foot used in the poem?
14. What occasion was the poem specifically written for?
15. What physical effect did Orpheus's music have on nature, according to Stanza 7?
16. What happens to 'inanimate objects' when they hear Cecilia’s organ in the Grand Chorus?
17. What imagery is primarily used by Dryden to depict the sounds of various instruments?
18. In the phrase 'Nature could not heave her head higher,' what literary device is used?
19. In Stanza 2, how did Jubal's brethren react to his composition?
20. Why did the angel appear when Cecilia played?
