Sunday, February 12, 2017

19th Century British Literature – MCQ - 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"
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"
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”  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

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