DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
SEMESTER – I
Core I: MODERN LITERATURE I[Chaucer to the Jacobeans]
Objective Type Questions
John Donne: 1.“Canonization”, 2. “Extasie”
51. Who coined the term “metaphysical poetry”?
a. Andrew Marvell b. John Donne c. Samuel Johnson d. Henry Vaughan
52. What is the “stamped face” referred to by Donne in “Canonization”?
a. face in a stamp b. holy face c. Coin 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. Mall b. Bike c. Mythological plant d. Mythological bird
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. a place in a house b. stanza in a poem c. room in a mansion d. veranda
58. What is canonization?
a. accepter of a canon b. Having a gun c. to make saint of d. a priest
59. According to Donne, what do soldiers find?
a. Army b. House c. Country d. War
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. Body b. The soul c. Earth d. Donne
63. After the “concoction”, who will depart as a “purer” person?
a. Man b. Onlooker c. Lover d. Lady Love
64. 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
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. soul b. body c. sprit d. sense
68. 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
69. Which are “firmly cemented / With a fast balm”?
a. Sick person’s legs b. a house c. a window d. Lovers’ hands
70. 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
Andrew Marvell: 1. “To His Coy Mistress”, 2. “The Garden”
71. Who stopped the sun on its course?
a. Joshua b. Jesus Christ c. Andrew Marvell d. John Donne
72. “Time’s winged chariot” is an allusion to:
a. Helios b. Ares c. Zeus d. Hermes
73. What is the “Humber”?
a. The Indian Ocean b. a river in England c. Lake Victoria d. The English Channel
74. What is the structure of the poem, “To His Coy Mistress”?
a. novelistic b. syllogism 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. Calcutta b. Hull c. Hollywood d. London
78. Fill up the blank: “...the youthful ____ /Sits on thy skin like morning dew”.
a. skin . b. age c. hue d. pink
79. Fill up the blank: “The _____ is a fine and private place...”.
a. room b. house c. garden d. grave
80. What are “amorous birds” in “To his Coy Mistress:?
a. Birds of prey b. Angry birds c. Fighting birds d. Love birds
81. Marvell sees____________ as superior to the white and red hues that commonly signify passionate love.
a. violet b. blue c. yellow d. green
82. Apollo metamorphosed Daphne into a _______.
a. girl b. bird c. laurel d. nymph
83. Pan metamorphosed ______ into a reed.
a. Cinderella b. Pandora c. Joshua d. Syrinx
84. Who is the “skilful gardener” referred to by Marvell in “The Garden?
a. Trained gardener b. Experienced gardener c. Devil d. God
85. Who are crowned with palm leaves?
a. Singers b. Kings c. Victors in games d. Poets
86. Who is given the oak leaves?
a. Animal b. Sports person c. Ruler of a country d. Hockey player
87. What are “bays”?
a. sea b. land c. flowers d. laurels
88. Which is the “garden state” referred to by Marvell in “The Garden”?
a. Heaven b. Vasantham garden c. Hades d. Garden of Eden
89. What does George Herbert mean by “furniture” in “Affliction”?
a. humans b. house c. college d. nature
George Herbert : 1. “Affliction”, 2. “The Pulley”
90. What does George Herbert refer to as a “lingring book”?
a. A collection of poems b. Drama c. The Bible d. Poems of Herbert
91 From which game has the metaphor “cross-bias” been taken?
a. cricket b. foot ball c. Dart-board d. bowling
92. Who is the “some other master” referred to by Herbert?
a. Jesus b. Jehovah c. devil d. Little Master
93. What is the “way that takes the town”?
a. Spiritual life b. worldly life c. God-fearing life d. Religious life
94. What is the only positive thing in the Pandora ’s Box?
a. Wealth b. Hope c. Beauty d. Sorrow
95. What is the “jewel” referred to by Herbert in “Pulley”?
a. rest b. gold c. ring d. beauty
Richard Lovelace: “To Althea, from prison”
96. 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
97. 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
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. Love for Althea b. No one can imprison the human mind
c. Love for the King d. Prison life
100. What is a “Hermitage” according to Lovelace?
a. hut b. a place where hermits live c. mind d. sages live
The Bible: Psalm 23, 51
101. David makes use of ________motif in Psalm 23.
a. the bull b. the lion c. the shepherd d. God
102. What are the main points of psalm 23?
a. Son, Sun and Sin b. Give, Gift and Get c. Provision, protection and preservation. 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. palm and fingers b. rod and staff
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. Many good things b. grocery
c. He prepares a table d. Many musical instruments
105. According to David in Psalm 23, what does the Lord provide in this life?
a. Fruits b. Happiness c. Songs d. Goodness and mercy
106. According to David, what does God desire more than a burnt offering?
a. A white dove b. A good gift c. A hefty calf d. A broken heart
107. What are the main points of Psalm 51?
a. Love, hate and more love b. Sin and sinner
c. Plea, promise and prayer d. Jab, jazz and joy
108. Upon what does David base his appeal for God’s forgiveness in Psalm 51?
a. His sovereignty b. His loving kindness
c . His proximity d. Blind hope
109. What does God desire of David in Psalm 51?
a. To be a great warrior b. Truth in the inward parts 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. Punish him b. Make him a great king c. Purge him with hyssop d. Grant him His grace
111. What two things does David promise to do when forgiven?
a. Forget and forgive b. Rule and be Ruled c. Pray and surrender d. Teach and Sing aloud
112. David _____ about his unclean heart in Psalm 51.
a. thinks b. laughs c. laments d.knows
113. David committed adultery with __________.
a. Eve b. Bathsheba 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 singer b. A prophet b.A vagabond c. A king
Philip Sydney: Astrophel and Stella – Sonnet No. 1
145. What does “Astrophil” mean?
a. star lover b. star c. lover of moon d. Stella
146. What does “Stella” mean?
a. sun b. star c. moon d. Astrophil
147. “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
148. Who calls Philip Sidney a fool?
a. Stella b. Muse c. Sidney’s father d. Pan
149. Whose brain is “sun burned”?
a. Stella b. Astrophil c. Philip Sidney d. Muse
150. 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.
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