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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 101. |
Who wrote the poem ‘Edge’? |
| A. | sylvia plath |
| B. | kamala das |
| C. | david diop |
| D. | gabriel okara |
| Answer» A. sylvia plath | |
| 102. |
“Her dead body wears …………….. Complete. |
| A. | feminist poetry |
| B. | pitches of milk |
| C. | night flowers |
| D. | the smile of accomplishment |
| Answer» D. the smile of accomplishment | |
| 103. |
Sylvia Plath’s poetry comes under the genre of |
| A. | confessional poetry |
| B. | romantic poetry |
| C. | metaphysical poetry |
| D. | feminist poetry |
| Answer» A. confessional poetry | |
| 104. |
Sylvia Plath won Pulitzer prize for her |
| A. | the collected poems |
| B. | edge |
| C. | daddy |
| D. | small houses |
| Answer» A. the collected poems | |
| 105. |
Which poem she wrote 6 days prior to committing suicide |
| A. | small houses |
| B. | daddy |
| C. | the bell jar |
| D. | edge |
| Answer» D. edge | |
| 106. |
The poem ‘Edge’ gives the impression of |
| A. | perfectness |
| B. | a living and dying woman |
| C. | male domination |
| D. | offering a detached judgment of the dead woman |
| Answer» D. offering a detached judgment of the dead woman | |
| 107. |
A woman is ‘perfected’ by |
| A. | death |
| B. | life |
| C. | family |
| D. | friends |
| Answer» A. death | |
| 108. |
To ‘perfect’ in the poem ‘Edge’ means |
| A. | to complete ,to master or to make flow less |
| B. | to be wealthy and healthy |
| C. | to get a good family life |
| D. | to be highly educated |
| Answer» A. to complete ,to master or to make flow less | |
| 109. |
How the woman in the poem has achieved death |
| A. | through accident |
| B. | through suicide |
| C. | through a murder |
| D. | through her husband |
| Answer» B. through suicide | |
| 110. |
The term ‘Greek necessity’ in the poem ‘Edge’ stands for |
| A. | greek civilization |
| B. | ritual suicide demanded of disgraced individuals in the classical world |
| C. | the woman |
| D. | the poetess |
| Answer» B. ritual suicide demanded of disgraced individuals in the classical world | |
| 111. |
The poem ‘Edge’ has been viewed as a |
| A. | suicidal note |
| B. | as a work of art |
| C. | feministic note |
| D. | as an anecdote |
| Answer» A. suicidal note | |
| 112. |
The shocking image in the poem ‘Edge’ is |
| A. | dead children coiled like white serpents |
| B. | her toga |
| C. | night flower |
| D. | pitches of milk |
| Answer» A. dead children coiled like white serpents | |
| 113. |
The attribute of Artemis is |
| A. | moon |
| B. | sun |
| C. | star |
| D. | earth |
| Answer» B. sun | |
| 114. |
Odors ………… from the sweet deep throats of the night flower |
| A. | crack |
| B. | flow |
| C. | bleed |
| D. | drag |
| Answer» C. bleed | |
| 115. |
Who watched the death scene in the poem ‘Edge’? |
| A. | moon |
| B. | children |
| C. | husband |
| D. | neighbours |
| Answer» A. moon | |
| 116. |
The title ‘Edge’ suggests the |
| A. | border between life and death |
| B. | life |
| C. | death |
| D. | perfection |
| Answer» A. border between life and death | |
| 117. |
Who wrote the poem ‘Mother to Son’? |
| A. | walt whiteman |
| B. | sylvia plath |
| C. | david diop |
| D. | langston hughes |
| Answer» D. langston hughes | |
| 118. |
Who is the speaker in the poem ‘Mother to Son’? |
| A. | an old mother |
| B. | father |
| C. | brother |
| D. | sister |
| Answer» A. an old mother | |
| 119. |
The term ‘crystal stair’ stands for |
| A. | life |
| B. | the stair case |
| C. | death |
| D. | job |
| Answer» A. life | |
| 120. |
The metaphor used by the poet to compare mother’s life in |
| A. | jar |
| B. | the stair case |
| C. | honey |
| D. | grass |
| Answer» B. the stair case | |
| 121. |
Whose life is compared to a crystal stair case |
| A. | brother |
| B. | father |
| C. | ) mother |
| D. | teacher |
| Answer» C. ) mother | |
| 122. |
Colonel Sartorius snoops is the protagonist in the story |
| A. | barn burning |
| B. | the fall of the house of usher |
| C. | killing time |
| D. | scarf |
| Answer» A. barn burning | |
| 123. |
The Antagonist in the story ‘Barn Burning’ is |
| A. | lonnie snoops |
| B. | abner snops |
| C. | lizzie |
| D. | mr. harris |
| Answer» B. abner snops | |
| 124. |
Who is Snope’s employer in Barn Burning? |
| A. | major de spain |
| B. | lonnie |
| C. | lizzie |
| D. | mr. harris |
| Answer» A. major de spain | |
| 125. |
Who wrote the story ‘Barn Burning’? |
| A. | kamala das |
| B. | r.k narayan |
| C. | william faulkner |
| D. | carol shields |
| Answer» C. william faulkner | |
| 126. |
Who wrote the novel ‘Sound and Fury’ |
| A. | william faulkner |
| B. | walt whitman |
| C. | sylvia plath |
| D. | arthur miller |
| Answer» A. william faulkner | |
| 127. |
The imaginary land created by Faulkner is |
| A. | new albany |
| B. | malgudi |
| C. | mississippi |
| D. | yokna patawpha |
| Answer» D. yokna patawpha | |
| 128. |
The theme of the story ‘Barn Burning’ is |
| A. | loyalty between family and law |
| B. | loyalty between father & son |
| C. | conflict between family & neighbours |
| D. | conflict between father &son |
| Answer» A. loyalty between family and law | |
| 129. |
Sarty had to choose between family and _____ |
| A. | law |
| B. | relatives |
| C. | neighbours |
| D. | teachers |
| Answer» A. law | |
| 130. |
Who wrote the poem ‘This is a photograph of me’? |
| A. | meena alexander |
| B. | sylvia plath |
| C. | margret atwood |
| D. | gabriel okara |
| Answer» C. margret atwood | |
| 131. |
Margret uses photograph to explore |
| A. | identity |
| B. | colonization |
| C. | sexuality |
| D. | wisdom |
| Answer» A. identity | |
| 132. |
The photo was taken __________ |
| A. | six months ago |
| B. | sometimes ago |
| C. | one year back |
| D. | one month back |
| Answer» B. sometimes ago | |
| 133. |
The photo was taken the day after speaker is |
| A. | drowned |
| B. | faced death |
| C. | took bath |
| D. | on the way |
| Answer» A. drowned | |
| 134. |
What is the title of the poem by Margret Atwood |
| A. | this is a photograph of me |
| B. | anecdote of jar |
| C. | africa |
| D. | mystic drum |
| Answer» A. this is a photograph of me | |
| 135. |
Who has taken the photograph of the poet? |
| A. | media |
| B. | the poet herself |
| C. | others |
| D. | lover |
| Answer» C. others | |
| 136. |
The hiddenly mentioned ‘others’ in the poem ‘This is a photograph of me’ is----? |
| A. | males who are active to make history of females |
| B. | women’s friends |
| C. | women’s parents |
| D. | neighbours |
| Answer» A. males who are active to make history of females | |
| 137. |
Lake’ in the poem stands for |
| A. | society |
| B. | beauty |
| C. | nature |
| D. | wilderness |
| Answer» A. society | |
| 138. |
Atwood describes a photograph only to commend on |
| A. | its inability to capture the realities of place |
| B. | to explore identity of a person |
| C. | sexuality |
| D. | wisdom |
| Answer» B. to explore identity of a person | |
| 139. |
________ in the historical figure mentioned in Kamau Brathwaite’s poem ‘The Emigrants’ |
| A. | columbus |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | james baldwin |
| D. | martin luther king |
| Answer» A. columbus | |
| 140. |
____________ is the driving force of Braithwaite’s poetry |
| A. | repossession |
| B. | colonialism |
| C. | patriarchy |
| D. | the emigrants |
| Answer» A. repossession | |
| 141. |
The title of Meena Alexander’s poem is |
| A. | house of a thousand doors |
| B. | mystic drum |
| C. | africa |
| D. | killing time |
| Answer» A. house of a thousand doors | |
| 142. |
The drum stands for |
| A. | enjoyment |
| B. | wilderness |
| C. | colonial power |
| D. | spiritual pulse of traditional african life |
| Answer» D. spiritual pulse of traditional african life | |
| 143. |
The mystic drum beats _______________ |
| A. | inside the mind of the poet |
| B. | in the market place |
| C. | in the external nature |
| D. | around the town |
| Answer» A. inside the mind of the poet | |
| 144. |
The refrain in the poem ‘The mystic drum’ is |
| A. | but standing behind a tree …………………. |
| B. | fishes became fishes |
| C. | the dead to dance and sing |
| D. | things stopped to grow |
| Answer» A. but standing behind a tree …………………. | |
| 145. |
David Diop’s poetry talks about |
| A. | colonization |
| B. | decolonization |
| C. | the glorious past of africa |
| D. | external beauty |
| Answer» C. the glorious past of africa | |
| 146. |
The black of Africa breaks under the weight of _____________ |
| A. | humiliation |
| B. | colonization |
| C. | imagination |
| D. | imperialism |
| Answer» A. humiliation | |
| 147. |
The title of the poem written by David Diop __________________ |
| A. | edge |
| B. | the mystic drum |
| C. | africa |
| D. | mother to son |
| Answer» C. africa | |
| 148. |
The image used by the poet to represent future Africa is ________________ |
| A. | white faded flower |
| B. | red fruit |
| C. | green apple |
| D. | yellow flag |
| Answer» A. white faded flower | |
| 149. |
David Diop’s ‘Africa’ celebrates the typical love of the African for their ______ |
| A. | parents |
| B. | girls |
| C. | mother land |
| D. | ancestors |
| Answer» C. mother land | |
| 150. |
What does the boy smell in the court room at the beginning of the story ? |
| A. | mildew |
| B. | oranges |
| C. | smoke |
| D. | cheese |
| Answer» D. cheese | |
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