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1.	Keats enjoys the tranquility and _________ that autumn brings with it.
A.	hopefulness
B.	serenity
C.	calmness
D.	conspiracy
Answer» B. serenity

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2.	Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find/ Thee sitting careless on a _______ floor
A.	marble
B.	wooden
C.	half-reaped
D.	granary
Answer» D. granary

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3.	John Keats died of tuberculosis in 1821 at the age of:
A.	26
B.	39
C.	45
D.	23
Answer» A. 26

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4.	Yeats wrote “A Prayer for My Daughter” after the birth of his daughter Anne in:
A.	1865
B.	1919
C.	1939
D.	1914
Answer» B. 1919

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5.	May she be granted beauty and yet not/ Beauty to make a stranger’s eye _______
A.	captivated
B.	distracted
C.	distraught
D.	wander
Answer» C. distraught

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6.	Self-appeasing, self-affrighting,/ And that its own sweet will is ________ will
A.	God’s
B.	Heaven’s
C.	her
D.	thine
Answer» B. Heaven’s

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7.	How but in custom and in ceremony/ Are ____________ and beauty born?
A.	innocence
B.	truth
C.	nature
D.	grace
Answer» A. innocence

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8.	Autumn is the season of mists and
A.	Ripe fruitfulness
B.	Mellow fruitfulness
C.	Soft fruitfulness
D.	Juicy fruitfulness
Answer» B. Mellow fruitfulness

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9.	The small gnats mourn in a wailful choir
A.	Among the river sallows
B.	Among the river bushes
C.	Among the river willows
D.	Among the river plants
Answer» A. Among the river sallows

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10.	Autumn is called the bosom friend of the
A.	Blazing sun
B.	Bright sun
C.	Maturing sun
D.	Gigantic sun
Answer» C. Maturing sun

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11.	The reaper felt sleepy with the
A.	fume of daisies
B.	fume of poppies
C.	fume of roses
D.	fume of hyacinths
Answer» B. fume of poppies

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12.	“The Great Queen” that rose out of the spray is
A.	Maud Gonne
B.	Venus
C.	Aphrodite
D.	Yeats’ daughter
Answer» C. Aphrodite

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13.	Ceremony is a name for
A.	A rich horn
B.	A spreading laurel tree
C.	Innocence and beauty born
D.	Wealth and glory
Answer» A. A rich horn

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14.	The loveliest woman born according to Yeats is
A.	His daughter
B.	Lady Gregory
C.	Maud Gonne
D.	Helen of Troy
Answer» C. Maud Gonne

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15.	A Prayer for My Daughter is marked by a strong personal note relating to
A.	Maud Gonne
B.	Anna Yeats
C.	Aphrodite
D.	Helen of Troy
Answer» A. Maud Gonne

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16.	The poem “A Prayer for My Daughter” was written after the birth of Yeats’ daughter. His daughter’s name is
A.	Anne
B.	Lily
C.	Elizabeth
D.	Amy
Answer» A. Anne

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17.	Accordingly, Keats’ poems leave the uncertainties and doubts open to the reader’s
A.	Interpretation
B.	Understanding
C.	Imagination
D.	perspective
Answer» C. Imagination

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18.	The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is
A.	Autumn
B.	Winter
C.	Summer
D.	spring
Answer» A. Autumn

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19.	Once more the storm is howling and
A.	half hid
B.	half buried
C.	half revealed
D.	half shown
Answer» B. half buried

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20.	Keats was a poet of
A.	Feelings
B.	Senses
C.	Perceptions
D.	thoughts
Answer» C. Perceptions

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21.	William Butler Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in
A.	1923
B.	1927
C.	1928
D.	1929
Answer» A. 1923

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22.	What are the two ‘close bosom-friends’ mentioned in Ode to Autumn?
A.	The bees and the flowers
B.	The sun and the autumn season
C.	The autumn season and the bees
D.	The trees and the sun
Answer» B. The sun and the autumn season

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23.	Where are the ________ of Springs? Ay, where are they?
A.	sounds
B.	signs
C.	songs
D.	sorrows
Answer» C. songs

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24.	Which personification of autumn appears in Ode to Autumn?
A.	A gleaner
B.	An old man
C.	A gardener
D.	An apple picker
Answer» C. A gardener

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25.	W.B. Yeats’ A Prayer for my Daughter was written in __________, shortly after Yeats daughter, Anne’s birth.
A.	1918
B.	1919
C.	1920
D.	1922
Answer» B. 1919

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26.	May she be granted ___________ and yet not Beauty to make a stranger’s eye distraught.
A.	poise
B.	virtue
C.	beauty
D.	fair
Answer» B. virtue

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27.	May she become a flourishing hidden -
A.	plant
B.	flower
C.	tree
D.	star
Answer» B. flower

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28.	The device used by the poet in Ode to Autumn is
A.	Rhymes
B.	Personification
C.	Simile
D.	Metaphor
Answer» D. Metaphor

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29.	The reaper in Ode to Autumn falls asleep because he
A.	Is tired of reaping
B.	Is drowsed with the fume of poppies
C.	Wants to rest
D.	Wants to relax
Answer» B. Is drowsed with the fume of poppies

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30.	The red ___________ whistles from a garden croft
A.	apples
B.	breast
C.	flowers
D.	grapes
Answer» B. breast

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31.	The gleaner walks carefully across
A.	Granary
B.	Half reaped furrow
C.	The winnowing wind
D.	A brook
Answer» C. The winnowing wind

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32.	Who watched the last oozing hours by hours?
A.	Cider- presser
B.	Cider- maker
C.	Cider-brewer
D.	Cider owner
Answer» A. Cider- presser

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33.	Who bleated from the hilly bourn?
A.	Full grown lambs
B.	Full grown sheep
C.	Full grown bees
D.	Full grown crickets
Answer» D. Full grown crickets

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34.	What was howling outside Yeats’ house?
A.	Wolves
B.	Foxes
C.	Storm
D.	A woman
Answer» A. Wolves

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35.	According to Yeats, what is under the ‘cradle hood and coverlid’?
A.	A baby
B.	A rabbit
C.	Feeding bottle
D.	Milk
Answer» A. A baby

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36.	For whom is the poet praying in ‘A Prayer for my Daughter’?
A.	The people of Ireland
B.	The queen
C.	Helen
D.	For his baby
Answer» A. The people of Ireland

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37.	In Yeats’ poem, who rose out of the spray?
A.	The great queen
B.	Helen
C.	A serpent
D.	A monster
Answer» B. Helen

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30+ ODE to Autumn and Prayer for my Daughter Solved MCQs

Keats enjoys the tranquility and _________ that autumn brings with it.

Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find/ Thee sitting careless on a _______ floor

John Keats died of tuberculosis in 1821 at the age of:

Yeats wrote “A Prayer for My Daughter” after the birth of his daughter Anne in:

May she be granted beauty and yet not/ Beauty to make a stranger’s eye _______

Self-appeasing, self-affrighting,/ And that its own sweet will is ________ will

How but in custom and in ceremony/ Are ____________ and beauty born?

Autumn is the season of mists and

The small gnats mourn in a wailful choir

Autumn is called the bosom friend of the

The reaper felt sleepy with the

“The Great Queen” that rose out of the spray is

Ceremony is a name for

The loveliest woman born according to Yeats is

A Prayer for My Daughter is marked by a strong personal note relating to

The poem “A Prayer for My Daughter” was written after the birth of Yeats’ daughter. His daughter’s name is

Accordingly, Keats’ poems leave the uncertainties and doubts open to the reader’s

The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is

Once more the storm is howling and

Keats was a poet of

William Butler Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in

What are the two ‘close bosom-friends’ mentioned in Ode to Autumn?

Where are the ________ of Springs? Ay, where are they?

Which personification of autumn appears in Ode to Autumn?

W.B. Yeats’ A Prayer for my Daughter was written in __________, shortly after Yeats daughter, Anne’s birth.

May she be granted ___________ and yet not Beauty to make a stranger’s eye distraught.

May she become a flourishing hidden -

The device used by the poet in Ode to Autumn is

The reaper in Ode to Autumn falls asleep because he

The red ___________ whistles from a garden croft

The gleaner walks carefully across

Who watched the last oozing hours by hours?

Who bleated from the hilly bourn?

What was howling outside Yeats’ house?

According to Yeats, what is under the ‘cradle hood and coverlid’?

For whom is the poet praying in ‘A Prayer for my Daughter’?

In Yeats’ poem, who rose out of the spray?