Question Bank Modern Literature I for I MA English
51. Who coined the term “metaphysical poetry”?
a. Samuel Johnson b.
John Donne c. Andrew Marvell d. Henry
Vaughan
52. How is the “stamped face” referred to by Donne
in “Canonization”?
a. Coin b. holy face c. face in a stamp d.
real face
53. Fill in the blank: “For God's sake hold your
tongue, and let me ________”.
a. love b.
live c.
tell d. give
54. Fill in the blank: “Call her one, me another
_______”.
a. taper b.
moth c. candle d. fly
55. What
is a phoenix?
a. Mythological bird b. Bike
c. Mythological plant d. Mall 56. According to Donne, why should a person “take a course”?
a. To get a job
b For running c. For higher
studies d. To begin family life
57. “We’ll build in sonnets pretty rooms”. What is
the meaning of “room” here?
a. stanza in a poem b. a place in a house c. room in
a mansion d. veranda
58. What is canonization?
a. to make saint of b.
Having a gun c. accepter of a canon
d. a priest
59. According to Donne, what do soldiers find?
a. War b.
House c. Country d.
Army
60. According to Donne, what do lawyers get?
a. Litigious
men b. Car c. Dress d.
Robe
61.What is meant by ek stasis?
a. Stand outside b.
experience of joy c. experience of love d. to stand
62. Who is
the “Great Prince in prison”?
a. The
soul b. Body c. Earth d. Donne
63. After
the “concoction”, who will depart as a “purer” person?
a. Onlooker b. Man c. Lover d.
Lady Love
64. A
“metaphysical _____” is a particular type of poetic metaphor of the sort
developed by the “metaphysical poets”.
a. conceit b.
simile c. poem d.
song
65. “This ecstasy doth unperplex”.
What does “unperplex” mean?
a. resolve
b. complex c. confuse d. compound
66. “We owe them thanks”, who
are “them” according to Donne?
a. Bodies b.
souls c. faces d. gods
67. “Yielded
their senses' force to us,/ Nor are dross to us, but allay”. Which is referred
to as an “allay” by Donne?
a. body b. soul c. sprit d. sense
68. Who are “weak men” according to Donne?
a.Those who
look for manifestation b.
Those who cannot write poetry c.
Physically weak d.
Dull-headed
69. Which are
“firmly cemented / With a fast balm”?
a. Lovers’ hands b. a house c. a window d. Sick person’s legs
70. Fill in the blank: “A single
violet _______,/ The strength, the colour, and the size,/…Redoubles still, and multiplies”.
a. Transplant b.
sapling c. bud d. plant
71. Who stopped the sun on its course?
a. Joshua b.
Jesus Christ c. Andrew Marvell d. John
72. “Time’s winged chariot” is an allusion to:
a. Helios b.
Ares c. Zeus d. Hermes
73. What is the “Humber”?
a. a river in England b. The Indian Ocean c.
Lake Victoria d. The English Channel
74. What is the structure of the poem, “To His Coy
Mistress”?
a syllogism b.
. novelistic c. free verse d. ode
75. What is the key theme of the poem, “To His Coy
Mistress”?
a. carpe diem b. Carpe Jugulum c.
carpimus noctem d. Toccata
76. Why does Marvell refer to “Indian Ganges”?
a. exotic element b.
likes India c. Likes the
Ganges d. Wants rubies
77. Where is the Humber river?
a. Hull b.
Calcutta c. Hollywood d. London
78. Fill up the blank: “...the
youthful ____ /Sits on thy skin like morning dew”.
a. hue b. age c.
skin d. pink
79. Fill up the blank: “The _____
is a fine and private place...”.
a. grave b. house c. garden d. room
80. What are “amorous
birds” in “To his Coy Mistress:?
a. Love
birds b. Angry birds c. Fighting birds d. Birds of prey
81. Marvell sees____________ as superior to the
white and red hues that commonly signify passionate
love.
a. green b.
blue c.
yellow d. violet
82. Apollo metamorphosed Daphne into a _______.
a. laurel b. bird c. girl d. nymph
83. Pan metamorphosed ______ into a reed.
a. Syrinx b.
Pandora c. Joshua d. Cinderella
84. Who is the “skilful gardener” referred to by
Marvell in “The Garden?
a. God b.
Experienced gardener c. Devil d.
Trained gardener
85. Who are crowned with palm leaves?
a Victors in games b.
Kings c. . Singers d. Poets
86. Who is given the oak leaves?
a. Ruler of a country b. Sports persons c.
Animals d. Hockey players
87. What are “bays”?
a. laurels b. land c.
flowers d. sea
88. Which is the “garden state” referred to by
Marvell in “The Garden”?
a. Garden of Eden b.
Vasantham garden c. Hades d.
Heaven
89. What
does George Herbert mean by “furniture” in “Affliction”?
a. nature b. house c.
college d. humans
90. What
does George Herbert refer to as a “lingring book”?
a. The
Bible b. Drama c. A collection of poems d. Poems of Herbert
91 From which game has the metaphor “cross-bias”
been taken?
a. bowling b.
foot ball c. Dart-board d. cricket
92. Who is the “some other master” referred to by
Herbert?
a. devil b.
Jehovah c. Jesus d. Little Master
93. What is the “way that takes the town”?
a. worldly life b.
Spiritual life c.
God-fearing life d. Religious life
94. What is the only positive thing in the Pandora
’s Box?
a. Hope b.
Wealth c. Beauty d. Sorrow
95. What is the “jewel” referred to by Herbert in
“Pulley”?
a. rest b.
gold c. ring d. beauty
96. With whom did Richard Lovelace side during a
power struggle in England?
a.
King Charles I b. The Parliament c. The Church d.
The Prince of Persia
97. Why cannot the walls and iron bars that surround
Lovelace imprison him?
a. Free in mind b.
Physically free
c. protected by a strong person d. protected by God
98. What
are the “Committed linnets”?
a. caged birds b. cunning
birds c. dead birds d. those committed to work
99.What is the main theme of Richard Lovelace’s “To
Althea from Prison”?
a. No one can imprison the human mind b. Love for
Althea
c. Love for the King d. Prison life
100. What is a “Hermitage” according to Lovelace?
a. mind b.
a place where hermits live c. hut d. a place where sages live
101. David makes use of ________motif in Psalm
23.
a the shepherd b.
the lion c. . the bull d. God
102. What are the main points of psalm
23?
a. Provision, protection and
preservation b. Give, Gift and Get
c. Son, Sun and Sin d.
God, Sprit and Son
103. According to David in Psalm 23, through which things does the Lord comfort the one who walks through the valley of the
shadow of death?
a. rod and staff b.
palm and fingers
c. gun and dagger d. Tree
and leaves
104. According to David in Psalm 23, what provisions
does the Lord furnish in the presence of one’s enemies?
a. He prepares a table b.
grocery
c. Many good things d. Many musical instruments
105. According to David in Psalm 23, what does the Lord provide in this life?
a. Goodness and mercy b.
Happiness c.
Songs d.
Fruits
106. According to David, what does God desire more
than a burnt offering?
a. A broken heart b. A good
gift c. A hefty calf d. A white dove
107. What are the main
points of Psalm 51?
a.Plea,
promise and prayer b.Sin and
sinner
c. Love, hate and more love d.
Jab, jazz and joy
108. Upon what does David
base his appeal for God’s forgiveness in Psalm 51?
a. His loving kindness b.
His sovereignty
c.
His proximity d.
Blind hope
109. What does God desire
of David in Psalm 51?
a. Truth in the inward parts b.
To be a great warrior
c.
To be a good husband d. To be a good
king
110. In praying for
forgiveness, what does David ask God to do in Psalm 51?
a.Purge him with hyssop b.
Make him a great king
c. Punish him d. Grant him
His grace
111. What two things does
David promise to do when forgiven?
a.Teach and Sing aloud b.
Rule and be Ruled c. Pray and surrender d. Forget and forgive
112. David _____ about his unclean heart in Psalm 51.
a. knows b.
laughs c.
laments d. thinks
113. David committed
adultery with __________.
a.Bathsheba b. Eve c. Bluebells d. Sarah
114. Who is the wife of
Uriah?
a. Bathsheba b. Uriba c. Mary d. Saribah
115. Who is Nathan?
a. A prophet b. A
singer b. A vagabond c. A king
146. What does “Stella” mean?
a. star b. sun c.
moon d. Astrophil
147. “Loving in truth, and
fain in verse my love to show...” . What does Philip Sidney mean by “fain”?
a. prepare to take a risk b. prepare to cheat c. faint d.
full of pain
148. Who calls Philip Sidney a fool?
a. Muse b. Stella c.
Sidney’s father d. Pan
149. Whose brain is “sun burned”?
a. Philip Sidney b. Asteroid c. Stella d. Muse
150. Why does Philip Sidney fail to write a love poem in the
beginning?
a. Relies on books b. Relies on his heart
c. Relies on his songs
d. Relies on his love
Answer: a
Who is the “skilful gardener” referred to by Marvell in “The Garden?
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