Thursday, February 8, 2018

MCQs Semester – II 19th Century British Literature – I CIA



Semester – II 19th Century British Literature – I CIA

From Unit II
Keats                          -      “Ode on a Grecian Urn”
Byron                          -      “The Prisoner of Chillon” (Lines 1 – 109, 300 – 392)
From Unit III
Tennyson                  -           “Ulysses”

“Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats
1. What does the speaker refer the urn to?
a.  “An unravished bride of quietness” b.    “bold lover”  c. “leaf-fring’ d legend” d.  “sweet pipes”
2. Why does Keats address the urn as a “cold pastoral”?
 a.   Lifeless  b.  very old      c. Full of green plants                   d. No one can touch it.
3.    Where is Tempe?
a.   Greece                 b.  India           c.USA            d. England
4. What is Arcady?
 a.   A haunt of Pan   b.   A place of love c.         A haunt of Buddha d.           A place for sinners
5. What is a citadel?
  a.   A Fort    b.   A sacrificial cow              c. A sacrificial lamb           d. A city by the riverside
6. Which one will remain “in midst other owe”?
   a.   Urn          b.        poem                         c.         West wind     d. passion
7. What is “Attic shape”?
a.   A genuine relic from Greece            b.    Top floor in a house     c. Fit  d. A fine shape
8. Why does Keats consider Urn as a “foster child of Silence and slow time”.
a. preserved like its mother  b. heated by others c. Loves foster mothers d. Loves foster children
9. Whose  “Fair attitude” is referred to by Keats ?
a. viewed by others  b. trees c. Urn d. Lady love
10. Whom does Keats address as “Cold pastoral”?
a. Urn b. pastoral land c. cold breeze d. plants
11. What animal is sacrificed in “Ode on a Grecian Urn”?
a. Calf b. dog c. lamb d. pig
12. Who will not “fade” in “Ode on a Grecian Urn”?
a. Lady love b. trees c. branches d. flowers
13. Who is the “unwearied” person in “Ode on a Grecian Urn”?
a. Happy melodist b.mob c. bold lover d. lady love
14. When will a person get “parching tongue”?
a. High fever b. studies a lot c. sleeps a lot d. dead
15. Whose “silken flanks” are dressed with garlands?
a. Calf             b.  lady love c. urn d. bull
16. Who can never say “adieu” to Spring?
a. Tees on the urn b. singer on the urn c. lovers on the urn d. Keats
17. Which is “Forever warm and still to be enjoyed”?
a. Love d. song c. trees d. melody


“Ulysses” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
101. “Ulysses” is written in the form of _____________
a. dramatic monologue b. Haiku c. sonnet d. ode
102. “Ulysses” deals with the desire to reach beyond the limits of one’s field of ______
a. war b. vision c. life d. dream
103. Who is Penelope?
a. Wife of Ulysses b. wife of Hallam c. d. An admirer of Ulysses A stock character  in “ The Perils of Pauline”.
104. Who is Telemachus?
a. Son of Ulysses b. son of Arthur Hallam c. king of Ithaca d. enemy of Ulysses 
105. Ulysses was the king of _________
a. Ithaca b. Rome c. Oshakkaekya d. Brobdingnag
106. Who is referred to here: “by slow prudence”  and “through soft degrees”?
a. Telemachus b. King Solomon c. Penelope d. Ulysses
107.  Who says this: “a part of all that I have met”?
a. Ulysses b. Telemachus c. Penelope d. Synge
108. Ulysses thinks ________ will be an adequate king.
a. Telemachus b. Diego Costa c. Alexandros d. Penelope
109. Who is “Matched with an aged wife”?
a. Ulysses b. Tagore c. Telemachus d. Tennyson
110Tennyson’s conception of the hero Ulysses is closer to________
a. Dante’s The Inferno b. Shakespeare’s Coriolanus c. Seneca’s Phaedra d. Seneca’s Oedipus
111. Who was the closest and dearest friend of Tennyson?
a. Arthur Henry Hallam b. Henry Vaughan c. Arthur  Miller d. Clifford Hallam
112. How does Ulysses feel about his homeland?
a. He finds the people savage and his wife old
b. He does not want Telemachus to rule
c. He wants to stay there forever
d. He is happy about his people.
113. Ulysses feels annoyed with _______
a. His people b. His wife c.His son d. With himself
114.  “All times I have enjoyed greatly, have suffered greatly..”This quote is an example of ________
a. Parallel syntax b. Imagery c. Tone d. symbol
115. What is a prominent subtext of the poem?
a. Greek Gods b. Jesus Christ c. Peter d. John
116. The poetic form of the dramatic monologue is characterized by which of the following?
a. A single speaker b. Allusions to classical mythology c. A character from classical Drama d. Dynamic action worthy of the stage
117. Which university did Tennyson attend as an undergraduate?
a. Cambridge b. Oxford c. Harvard d. Trinity


“The Prisoner of Chillon”  by Byron
185. The prisoner is locked up in the _______
a. Castle of Chillon b. Castle of Otranto c. Bedford castle  d. Carisbrooke  Castle
186.  _______is a famous work by Byron.
      a. Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage b. Lyrical Ballads  c. In Memoriam d. Biographia  Literaria
187.  The character of the prisoner was inspired by ________
       a. Francois Bonivard b. John Bunyan c. Nelson Mandela d. St.Paul
188. The castle is built in _______ style.
       a. Gothic b. English c. French d. Victorian
189. There --------- are pillars in the dungeon.
       a. 7 b.5 c. 8 d. 4
190. The prisoner is the__________son in the family
     a) eldest b) elder c) youger d) youngest
191. The youngest brother is like a________
      a) bird b)  deer  c) lion d) snake
192. The middle brother is a skilled______
       a) hunter b) siger c)dancer d) foot ball player
193. The family is imprisoned because of__________
        a) standing firm in their faith b)murder c) blasphemy d) theft
194. How did the father die?
       a) at the stake b) due to sickness c) at the battle d) in hunting
195. The central idea of The Prisoner of Chillon is_________
       a) freedom b) battle c) religion d) love
196. Lord Byron was a good friend of__________
        a) Shelley b) Wordsworth c) Coleridge d) Tennyson
197. _______lies near the walls of Chillon.
         a) Lake Leman b) Rhine c) Nile d) Thames
198. Who visits the prisoner in the dungeon?
         a) A mice b) A relative c) A friend d) A soldier
199. The dungeon has become a____ to the prisoner.
        a) hermitage b) home c) temple d) palace
200. The Castle of Chillon is located in
        a) Switzerland b) France c) Ireland d) Africa

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

I BA English - Fiction - I Question Bank – Multiple Choice Questions

Department of English
Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli
I BA English - Fiction - I - The Time Machine
Question Bank – Multiple Choice Questions 


Unit III: Time Machine by H.G. Wells

101. What is the name of the creatures that live above ground?
           a. Eloi b. Morlocks c. Weena d. porcelains
102. Where is the time machine hidden?
a.   in the morlocks underworld
b. in the palace of green porcelains
c. in the woods near the palace of green porcelains
d. in the pedestal of the sphinx statue
103. What do the Morlocks fear most?
a. the time machine b. the time traveller c. the Eloi d. light.
104. The Time Machine was first published in the book form in the year?
 a. 1895 b. 1905 c. 1915 d. 1925.
105. In this novel, what is the fourth dimension?
a. hope b. the past c. space d. time.
106. What does the time traveller use to strike the Morlocks?
a. a lever b. the time machine c. weena d. a stick
107. How does the time traveller meet Weena?
a. he finds her sleeping.
b. he saves her from drowning
c. he saves her from the Morlocks
d. she introduces herself to him.
108.How does the time traveller believe time is related to space?
a. he does not think it is
b. it is slower than space
c. it is space’s zero dimension
d. it is space’s fourth dimension.
109. What do the Eloi eat?
a. flowers b. Morlocks  c. meat d. fruit.
110. The Time Machine symbolises……………..
a. space b. science and reason  c. invention  d. future.
111. “Communism said  I to myself” whose statement is this?
a. the time traveller b. medical man c. psychologist d. weena.
112. The Morlocks  represents  as ……………
a. poor b. tribal c. giant d. aristocracy.
113.  H.G.Wells supported the First World War as…………
a. war to end war b. war and murder c. sacrifice d. peaceful.
114.H.G.Wells joined in the fabian society in the year………….
          a. 1909 b. 1906 c.1903 d.1905
115. Wells most important novel in the inter-war years is……….
a. the world of William Clissold b. the world would be lost c. ending d. wars.
116. Who is a introvert in the novel “The Time Machine”?
          a. Filby b. The Provincial Mayor c.The Time Traveller d. Psychologist.
117. The Time Machine perceives the exploration of the dualities between …. And…..
          a. Technology and time b. aestheticism and utilitarianism c. middle and intelligent
d. good and bad.
118.  What is meant by instantaneous?
a. emergency b. praise c. happy d. cry.
119. Who says this statement, “ the ruddy sunset set me thinking of the sunset of mankind”?
a. the psychologist b. the medical man c. the time traveller d. doctor.
120. What do Morlocks eat?
a. vegetables b. fruits c. flowers d. Eloi.
121. What kind of creatures are the Morlocks?
 a. Diurnal b. nocturnal c. insomniacs d. hibernators.
122. Who is known as the founder of Communism?
a. Karl Marx b. Adam Smith c. Vladimir Lenin d. Friedrich Engels.
123 .What animal do the Morlocks resemble?
a. birds b. panthers c. gorillas d. apes.
 124. What is the name of the main character?
a. the time traveller b. the time bender c. the time runner d. the time changer.
125. What happened when the Eloi and morlocks went to battle?
a. the main character died b. Elois won c. Morlocks won d. weena died.
126. What does the time traveller refers to when he says “wilderness of rotting paper”?
a. the portrait gallery b. the forest exhibition c. the library d. the museum bookshop.
127. What is the Palace of Green Porcelain?
a.an old barn  b.an old museum  c. an old laboratory d.an old University
128. The Time Traveller thinks that sleeping next to a ______________ is their best hope for Protection?
a.cave  b.stream c.bush d. Fire
129.Who does the Time Traveller long to murder?
 a.Weena b. an Eloi c. The Editor and Journalist d. The Morlocks
 130. Which of the following ecological disasters does the Time Traveller inflict on the future?
a.       A forest fire b. interbreeding c. The introduction of foreign diseases d. Desertification
  131.Which character is described by the following: "an argumentative person with red hair"?
             a.Filby b. The editor c.The provincial mayor d. The time traveller
132.  Whose family was called as ‘ Bertie’?
             a. Filby  b. H.G.Wells  c. the Medical man d. the time traveller.
133.  How many years did the Morlocks and Eloi live in future?
             a. 20,000 b. 40,000  c. 800,000 d. 400,000
134. The Time Machine is  ……………………
          a. an Allegory b. a Hyperbole c. a Rhetoric d. a Paradoxical.
135. What is the name of the furry ape like creatures that live in underground in the future?
            a. Eloi b. Glinna c. Morlocks d. Bobo.
136. Who is filby?
a. a lawyer b. a police man c. doctor d. argumentative person.
137. What kind of hair that Elois have?
a. straight b. Bald c. uniformly curly d. short.
138.  In what year does the time traveller go to in the book?
            a. 1984 b. 50,000 c. 802,701 d. 1967.
139. Who takes the Time Machine?
          a. Eloi b. Morlocks C. Filby d. Medical man
140.Who is the narrator of the story “ The Time Machine”?
a. the time traveller b. Filby c. Weena d. Mr. Hillyer.
141. What is the only memory of the time traveller?
           a. A book b. his watch c. a journal d. two withered white flowers.
142. Who is a man of science in “The Time Machine”?
a. the Journalist b. The Provincial Mayor c.The Editor d. Filby.
143. The Time Machine is a…………………………..
a. imaginative story b. science Fiction c. horror story d. happy ending.
144. Where did the time traveller saw Weena?
a. a river b. underworld c. dancing in the hall d. singing in the festival.
145. How the time traveller know that he came to the present ?
a. through the time machine b. the newspaper c. time d. friends.
146. The other Fiction of H.G.Wells is ………………
a. The Invisible Man b. The Tale of two cities c.The Duchess of Malfi d.The Pilgrim’s Progress.
147. H.G.Wells engaging his self-portrait as……………
          a. Autobiography b. biography c. letter d. portrait
148. What is meant by Anachronism?
a. rude b. short account c. outdated d. passive.
149. What is meant by trammels?
a. difficult to understand b. good idea c. public transport d. substances.
150. What is meant by spasmodic?
a. happened suddenly b. casual c. joy d. none.