QUESTION BANK

INSPIRING EXPRESSIONS –
Common course in English for UG Programmes- II semester

CUCBCSS -2014 Admn

1. Who was given the nick name ‘Lady of Christ’? ( a) Somerset Maugham, b) John
Milton, c) Jayanta Mahapatra, d) TS Eliot)

2. ..................is a poem written by John Milton.( a) Journey of the Magi, b)

Areopagitica, c) Lycidas, d) Luncheon)

3. What type of a poem is ‘ On His Blindness’?( a) Ode, b) Elegy, c) Sonnet, d)

Dramatic Monologue)

4. Which virtue has been personified in the poem On His Blindness? (a) Humility, b)
Patience, c) Faith, d) Grace)

5. On His Blindness is written .................. style. (a) Shakesperean, b) Spensarian, c)

Petrarchan, d) Alexandrian )

6. On his blindness was written in ................(a) 1644,b) 1652,c) 1655,d) 1658)

7. “They also serve who only stand and wait” is a line taken from............... (a) My Last
Duchess, b) Ulysses, c) On His Blindness, d) Summer Poem)

8. The phrase ‘mild yoke’ is an example for ...............(a) Metaphor, b) Alliteration, c)

Simile, d) Personification)

9. .................. among the following is a romantic poet.( a) John Milton, b) Andrew

Marvell, c) Lord Tennyson, d) John Keats)

10. Endymion is written by................... (.( a) John Milton, b) Andrew Marvell,c) Lord
Tennyson, d) John Keats)

11. Who is referred to as ‘the poet of five senses’? .( a) John Milton, b) Andrew Marvell,
c) Lord Tennyson, d) John Keats)

12. What is the main theme of the poem Ode to a Nightingale’?( a) Mortality,b) Beauty,
c) Carpediem, d) Truth)
13. The word ‘fancy ‘ in the poem refers to .............( a) The Nightingale, b) The
nightingale’s song, c) the imagination, d) an elf)

14. What has the nightingale never known?(a) verdurous glooms and winding mossy
ways, b) a beaker full of warm South, c) the weariness, the fever and the fret, d) the
murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves)

15. The poet finally decides to escape his world of suffering through .............(a) easeful
death,b) the viewless wings of poesy, c) a draught of vintage, d) dance and Provencal
song)

16. Alfred lord Tennyson is a .................. poet. ( a) Romantic, b) Modern, c) Victorian, d)

Elizabethan)

17. In Memmoriam mourns the memory of ..............( a) John Keats, b) Arthur Hallam, c)
Tennyson, d) Wordsworth)

18. ................ succeeded Wordsworth as the poet laureate in 1850.( a) Tennyson, b)

Browning, c) Keats, d) Shakespeare)

19. .................... is the rocky island referred to in the poem Ulysses.(a) Ithaca, b) Troy, c)
Algeria, d) Ferrara)

20. At the beginning of the poem ‘ Ulysses’ the speaker feels .............( a) exhausted, b)
troubled, c) dissatisfied, d) content)

21. What does the poet refer to by the phrase ‘ this grey spirit’?( a) Achilles, b)
Telemachus, c) Ulysses, d) the mariners)

22. When Ulysses says ‘I will drink/ life to the lees’. He means that he will keep .............(
a) ruling, b) drinking, c) exploring, d) living)

23. ‘to rust unburnished, not to shine in use’ is an example of ....................( a)

Personification,b) simile, c) pun, d) metaphor)

24. Telemachus is Ulysses’ ................( a) father, b) son, c) brother, d) uncle)

25. “They hoard and sleep and feed and know not me”. Whom do they refer to? ( a) the
people, b) Telemachus, c) aged wife, d) Ulysses)

26. Who wants to “follow knowledge like a sinking star”. ( a) the people, b) Telemachus,
c) aged wife, d) Ulysses)

27. Whom does Ulysses hope to meet in “the happy isles”? ( a) Telemachus, b) Achiles, c)
his mariners, d) his wife)

28. “To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield”. This line is from the poem ................( a)
My Last Duchess, b) Ulysses, c) Summer Poem, d) On His Blindness)
29. ................ will rule Ithaca after Ulysses.( a) his wife, b) his mariners, c) his son,d) his
daughter)

30. Who is the first Indian English poet to receive the Sahitya Academy Award? ( a)
Parthasarathy, b) Mahapatra, c) Kamala Das, d) Eliot)

31. Which is the first collection of Mahapatra’s poems?( a) Swayamvara and Other
Poems, b) Close the Sky, c) Ten by Ten, d) A Rain of Rites)

32. The poet of A Summer Poem is a native of ..............( a) Punjab, b) Oxford, c) Delhi,
d) Odisha)

33. The phrase ‘mouth if India’ refer to.................( a) the mouth of a river, b) the mouths
of crocodiles, c) the mouths of chanting priests, d) the mouth of the poet)

34. The heated middens in the poem ‘A Summer Poem’ refers to ............( a) embers of
coal glowing under the open sky, b) wood fire emitting a cloud of smoke,c) piles of
garbage being burnt, d) dry bushes crackling in a forest fire)

35. ...................... image is used in the poem to represent hypocrisy.(a) crocodile,b)

women,c) water,d) smoke)

36. A Rain of Rites is written by .................( a) Parthasarathy,b) Mahapatra,c) Kamala

Das,d) Eliot)

37. Of Human Bondage is written by ....................(a) Kushwant Singh,b) Somerset

Maugham,c) James Thurber, d) Oscar Wilde)

38. Where was the writer living as a struggling writer.(a) London,b) Paris,c) Newyork,d)
India)

39. How many francs did Maugham had at the beginning of the luncheon?( a) ninety, b)
eighty, c) fifteen, d) twenty)

40. How had the narrator of the luncheon became acquainted with the woman in the
story? (a) they had mutual friends,b) they had exchanged letters, c) they had met at a
play,d) they were relatives)

41. Why was the narrator apprehensive about the restaurant suggested by the lady? (a)
because he did not like the restaurant,b) because it was an expensive place, c)
because he did not trust the lady’s recommendation,d) because he had another
restaurant in mind)

42. Throughout the meal the narrator felt .............( a) elated, b) anxious, c) flirtatious, d)
confused)
43. At the end of the story, the woman is revealed to have .............(a) put on a lot of
weight,b) lost a lot of weight,c) lost all her appetite, d) none of the above)

44. The story The Night The Ghost Got in is a part of Thurber’s popular autobiographical
work ....................( a) the Male Animal, Men, b) Women and Dogs,c) My Life and
Hard Times, d) My World and Welcome to It)

45. What had the narrator been doing before he heard the ghost?( a) sleeping, b) bathing,
c) eating, d) strolling)

46. Who slept in the attic?( a) Herman,b) mother, c) Joe, d) Grandfather)

47. What did the narrator finally wear?(a) a nightgown,b) a blouse,c) a towel,d) a bed
sheet)

48. Why did the grandfather shoot a policeman?( a) because he mistook the latter for a
burglar, b) because he was annoyed about the broken window,c) because the
policemen took the zither from the shelf, d) none of the above)

49. Who took the zither from the shelf?( a) Herman, b) the mother,c) Joe, d) the
policeman)

50. Who threw the shoe through the window to the neighbouring house?( a) Herman,b)
the mother, c) Joe, d) the policeman)

51. The term ‘coy’ means

a) Beautiful b) lovely c) fine d) shy

52. According to the poet, rubies would be found in the banks of

a) Rhine b) Humber c) Ganges d) Yamuna

53. How long would it take to adore each part of the lover

a) An year b) hundred years c) an age d) ten years

54. “To His Coy Mistress” is written by

a) Andrew Marvell b) John Keats c) Andrew Clapham d) Robert Browning

55. Complete the line.

I always hear …… winged chariot hurrying near.

a) Time’s b) love’s c) world’s d) lady’s

56. What according to the poet is a fine and private place?

 a) Riverbank b) ashes c) grave d) home

57. Andrew Marvell belongs to which school of poetry?

a) Romantic b) metaphysical c) graveyard d) Elizabethan

58. “To His Coy Mistress” is written in ………… tradition.

a) Carpe diem b) greek c) roman d) none of these.

59. The poem “To His Coy Mistress” is addressed to a ……..

a) Woman b) man c) child d) old man

60. Complete the line.

Had we but world enough and time

This ……. lady were no crime

a) Image b) coyness c) beauty d) love

61. who among the following is a Victorian poet?

a) Robert browning b) P. B. Shelley c) John Keats d) Milton

62. My Last Duchess is an example of

a) Dramatic Monologue b) Metaphor c) ode d) haiku

63. Fra Pandolf is a

a) Sculptor b) painter c) duke d) messenger

64. The speaker in the poem My Last Duchess is

a) Duke b) duchess c) painter d) queen

65. The sculpture of ?Neptune Taming the sea-horse is cast by

a) Duke b) Claus of Innsbruck c) fra Pandolf d) Duchess

66. The listener of a dramatic monologue is usually

a) Active b) silent c) duke d) painter

67. “ Then all smiles stopped together”. What does it mean?

a) Dead b) silent c) went away d) none of these

68. The Duchess had a heart which was “too …..” made glad.

a) Soon b) comfortably c) slowly d) likely

69. Complete the line

“there she stands as if ………”

a) Alive b)dead c) cruel d) smiling

70. The sculpture mentioned at the end of the poem was cast in

a) Gold b) silver c) bronze d)platinum

71. What does the duke mention as ‘nine- hundred’ years old?

a) Family name b) painting c) sculpture d) none of these

72. Which among the following is not written by Robert browning?

a) My Last Duchess b) Andrea del sarto c) Fra Lippo Lippi d) Ulysses

73. The theme of “Journey of the Magi” is Taken from

a) Bible b) Quran c) a poem d) none of these

74. “magi” refers to

a) Girl b) noble men c) jesus d) Joseph

75. The poem “Journey of the Magi” opens with the lines by

a) Browning b) Lancelot Andrews c) Tennyson d) Andrew Marvell

76. Which among the following is written by T.S. Eliot?

a) Ariel Poems b) snake poems c) crow poems d) none of these

77. The Magi started their Journey during

a) Spring b) summer c) autumn d) winter

78. The journey of the Magi was full of

a) Hardships b) comfort c) ease d) leisure

79. “ six hands at an open door dicing for pieces of silver” refers to

a) Birth of Christ b) betrayal of Christ c) crucification d) sermons

80. The ‘running stream in the poem “Journey of the Magi” depicts …….

a) Journey b) timelessness c) death d) life

81. The Magi were travelling to

a) Bethlehem b) Calvery c) Israel d) Chaldea

82. Jesus Christ was betrayed by ……..

a) Joseph b) Mathew c) Judas d) Mariyam

83. ‘Magi’ includes

a) Four kings b) two women c) one wise man d) three wise men

84. The ‘old white horse’ is symbolic of

a) Rebirth of Christ

b) Crucification of Christ

c) Journey of Christ

d) Birth of Christ

85. The Wasteland is written by

a) Robert browning b) T.S. Eliot c) Tennyson d) Robert Frost

86. The story “Model Millionaire” is written by

a) Thomas Hardy b) Oscar Wilde c) Ruskin Bond d) chetan Bhagat

87. Oscar Wilde is well known for his ……..

a) Social satires b) problem plays c) love poems d) none of these

88. The colonel would allow Hughie to marry his daughter only if he had

a) Ten thousand pound

b) Thousand pound

c) Fifty pound

d) Thousand sovereign

89. Alan Trevor was a ………

a) Doctor

b) Cobbler

c) Paniter

d) Beggar

90. Hughie Erskine is in love with whom?

a) Baron hausberg
 b) Laura Merton

c) Alan Trevor

d) Elizabeth laura

91. Baron Hausberg was a

a) Beggar

b) Painter

c) Millionare

d) None of these

92. Hughie gave the beggar a ……..

a) Sovereign

b) Pound

c) Dollar

d) Rupee

93. The Wasteland was published in the year……

a) 1920

b) 1921

c) 1922

d) 1914

94. Who is the author of Karma?

a) Salman Rushdie

b) Anita Nair

c) Kamala Das

d) Khushwant singh

95. Mohan Lal was obsessed with …….. lifestyle.

a) English

b) Indian

c) American
 d) Irish

96. Mohanlal went in the first class compartment because

a) He got a free ticket

b) He hated Indians in the ordinary compartments

c) He wanted to get away from English

d) None of these

97. Lachmi, Mohan’s wife is

a) Traditional

b) Modern

c) Very jealous

d) Prejudiced

98. When MohanLal tried to oppose british soldiers, he was

a) Beaten by them

b) Taken into the train

c) Thrown out of the train

d) Given a seat in the train

99. Who is the author of Train to Pakistan?

a) Khushwant singh

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Kamala Das

d) Arundhati roy

100.Khushwant Singh belongs to which nation?

a) Nepal b) Sri lanka c) India d) Bangladesh

ANSWER KEY

1. John Milton

2. Lycidas
3. Sonnet

4. Patience

5. Petrarchan

6. 1655

7. On His Blindness

8. Metaphor

9. John Keats

10. John Keats

11. John Keats

12. Mortality

13. The Nightingale,

14. the weariness, the fever and the fret

15. the viewless wings of poesy,

16. Victorian

17. Arthur Hallam,

18. Tennyson,

19. Ithaca,

20. Dissatisfied

21. Ulysses

22. exploring,

23. ) pun,

24. Son

25. the people,

26. Ulysses)

27. Achiles,

28. Ulysses,

29. his son,

30. Mahapatra,

31. Swayamvara and Other Poems,

32. Odisha

33. the mouths of chanting priests

34. piles of garbage being burnt,

35. crocodile

36. Mahapatra,

37. Somerset Maugham

38. Paris

39. Eighty

40. they had exchanged letters

41. because it was an expensive place,

42. anxious

43. put on a lot of weight,

44. My Life and Hard Times

45. ) bathing

46. Grandfather

47. ) a towel,

48. ) none of the above

49. the policeman)

50. the mother

51. D

52. C

53. C

54. A

55. A
56. C

57. B

58. A

59. A

60. B

61. A

62. A

63. B

64. A

65. B

66. B

67. A

68. B

69. A

70. C

71. A

72. D

73. A

74. B

75. C

76. A

77. D

78. A

79. B

80. B

81. A

82. C
83. D

84. A

85. B

86. B

87. A

88. A

89. C

90. C

91. A

92. A

93. C

94. D

95. A

96. B

97. A

98. C

99. A

100. C