I CIA 2016 I MA MODERN LITERATURE I Question Bank

I MA  MODERN LITERATURE I

I. Donne’s “Canonization”

1. Who coined the term “metaphysical poetry”?

A) Andrew Marvell B) John Donne C) Samuel Johnson D) Henry Vaughan

2. What is the “stamped face” referred to by Donne in “Canonization”?

A) face in a stamp  B)holy face C) Coin D)real face

3. Fill in the blank: “For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me ________”.

A) love B)live C)tell D)give

4. Fill in the blank: “Call her one, me another _______”. 

A) taper B) moth C) candle D) fly

5. What is a phoenix?

A) Mall B)Bike C)Mythological plant D) Mythological bird

6. 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

7. “We’ll build in sonnets pretty rooms”. What is the meaning of “room” here?

a. a place in a house b. stanza in a poem c. room in a mansion d. veranda

8. What is canonization?

a. accepter of a canon b. Having a gun c. to make saint of d. a priest

9. According to Donne, what do soldiers find?

A. Army b. House c. Country D. War

10. According to Donne, what do lawyers get?

 A. Litigious men b. Car c. Dress d. Robe

II Donne’s “Extasie”

1. What is meant by ek stasis?

A) Stand outside B) experience of joy C) experience of love D) to stand

2. Who is the “Great Prince in prison”?

A) Body B) The soul C) Earth D)Donne

3. After the “concoction”, who will depart as a “purer” person?

A) Man B) Onlooker C) Lover D) Lady Love

4. A “metaphysical _____” is a particular type of poetic metaphor of the sort developed by the “metaphysical poets”.

A) simile B) conceit C) poem D) song

5. “This Extasie doth unperplex”. What does “unperplex” mean?

a. resolve b. complex c. confuse d. compound

6. “We owe them thanks”, who are “them” according to Donne?

A. Bodies b. souls c. faces d. gods

7. “Yielded their senses’ force to us,/ Nor are dross to us, but allay”. Which is referred to as an “allay” by Donne?

A. soul b. body c. sprit d. sense

8. Who are “weak men” according to Donne?

 A. Physically weak B. Those who cannot write poetry C. Those who look for manifestation d. Dull-headed

9. Which are “firmly cemented / With a fast balm”?

a. Sick person’s legs b. a house c. a window d. Lovers’ hands

10. Fill in the blank: “A single violet _______,/ The strength, the colour, and the size,/…Redoubles still, and multiplies”.

A. plant b. sapling c. bud D. Transplant

III Richard Lovelace’s “To Althea, from Prison”

1. With whom did Richard Lovelace side during a power struggle in England?

a. The Church b. The Parliament c. King Charles I d. The Prince of Persia

2. Why cannot the walls and iron bars that surround Lovelace imprison him?

a. protected by God b. Physically free c. protected by a strong person d. Free in mind

3. What are the “Committed linnets”?

a. caged birds b. cunning birds c. dead birds d. those committed to work

4. What is the main theme of Richard Lovelace’s “To Althea from Prison”?

A. Love for Althea B. No one can imprison the human mind C. Love for the King D. Prison life

5. What is a “Hermitage” according to Lovelace?

A. hut B. a place where hermits live C. mind D. sages live

V Sir Philip Sidney’s “Astrophil and Stella” - Sonnet 1: 

“Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show”

1. no month but May1. What does “Stella” mean?

A. sun B. star C. moon D. Astrophil

2. “Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show...”. What does Philip Sidney mean by “fain”?

A. faint B. prepare to cheat C. prepare to take a risk D. full of pain

3. Who calls Philip Sidney a fool?

A. Stella B. Muse C. Sidney’s father D. Pan

4. Whose brain is “sun burned”?

A. Stella B. Astrophel C.Philip Sidney D. Muse

5. Why does Philip Sidney fail to write a love poem in the beginning?

A. Relies on his love B. Relies on his heart C. Relies on his songs D. Relies on books.

V Herbert “Affliction”

1. What does George Herbert mean by “furniture” in “Affliction”?

a. humans b. house c. college d. nature

2. What does George Herbert refer to as a “lingring book”?

a. A collection of poems b. Drama c. The Bible d. Poems of Herbert

3. From which game has the metaphor “cross-bias” been taken?

A. cricket B. foot ball C. Dart-board D. bowling

4. Who is the “some other master” referred to by Herbert?

A. Jesus B. Jehovah C. devil D. Little Master

5. What is the “way that takes the town”?

A. Spiritual life B. worldly life C. God-fearing life D. Religious life

VI Herbert “Pulley”

1. What is the only positive thing in the Pandora’s Box? 

a. Wealth b. Hope c. Beauty d. Sorrow     

2. What is the “jewel” referred to by Herbert in “Pulley”?

a. rest b. gold c. ring d. beauty