1.
Ted Hughes did critical analysis of love between him and his _________and wrote “Full
Moon and Little Frieda”.
a) Mother b) wife c) daughter
2. Title of the poem is highly______.
a) Boring b) symbolic c)impressive
3. _______ is a huge image whereas his daughter little Frieda is a small image.
a) sun b)earth c) moon
4. The poet sets setting of poem with ________evening.
a) Winter b) summer c) spring
5. _______created in first line of the poem pertains to sound; barking of dog and the clank
of bucket.
a) Imagery b) picture c) sound
6. Dark skin and stones are symbols of______.
a) Hope b) peace c) danger
7. Child utters the words moon! moon!; she is calling her______.
a) Father b) brother c) self
8. Last lines of the poem express view of an __________.
a) Painter b) carpenter c) artist
9. It indicates the ___________ of child, happiness of father.
a) Bravery b) weaknesses c) strength
10. Ted Hughes is the greatest fan of___________.
a) Sylvia b) Joseph c) Geoffrey Chaucer
Topic: Ted Hughes (MCQs)
The setting of ________ greatly influenced Hughes’ poetry.
OXFORD
LONDON
*YORKSHIRE*
BATH
Which of the following verbs is NOT used to characterize the wind?
*QUIVERING*
STAMPEDING
FLEXING
FLOUNDERING
The house best symbolizes _______
SAFETY
LOVE
COMFORT
*A RELATIONSHIP*
At Cambridge, Hughes studied _______
ANTHROPOLOGY AND ART HISTORY
ANTHROPOLOGY AND ENGLISH
ANTHROPOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
*ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY*
5
Which of the following is NOT a symbol in “Wind”?
*THE HILLS*
THE HOUSE
THE FIRE
THE WIND
The speaker compares the skyline to a ________
*GRIMACE*
TENT
AN EYE
IRON BAR
7
What action do the characters perform at the end of the poem?
THEY READ A BOOK
THEY HAVE A CONVERSATION
THEY HOLD HANDS
*THEY WATCH A FIRE*
Hughes continually returned to ______ for inspiration in his poetry.
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
LOVE
*THE NATURAL WORLD*
MODERN LIFE
9
Hughes met Sylvia Plath at _______
A CLUB MEETING
A BOOKSTORE
A SPORTS EVENT
*THE LAUNCH OF HIS LITERARY MAGAZINE*
10
Which word best describes the tone of the poem?
LETHARGIC
HOPEFUL
DEFEATED
*TEMPESTUOUS*
11
“Wind” was published in which of Hughes’ poetry collections?
BIRTHDAY LETTERS
*THE HAWK AND THE RAIN*
FLOWERS AND INSECTS
TALES OF OVID
12
What was unusual about the hills when the speaker ventures outside in the morning?
THEY WERE COVERED IN DEBRIS
SEVERAL TREES HAD COLLAPSED
*THEY SEEMED TO HABVE BEEN REARRANGED BY THE WIND*
THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL
13
What is a guyrope?
*A ROPE USED TO SECURE A TENT*
A ROPE USED FOR MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
A ROPE USED TO RESCUE SOMEONE WHO IS DROWNING
A ROPED USED TO KEEP A BOAT AT DOCK
14
What do the characters feel as they sit inside?
THE WARMTH OF THE FIRE
THE WINDOW SHAKING FROM THE FORCE OF THE WIND
*THE ROOTS OF THE HOUSE MOVE*
STONES FLYING AGAINST THE WALL OUSTIDE
15
Which word verb is used to characterize the fields?
QUAKING
*QUIVERING*
TREMBLING
FLATTENING
16
Who encouraged Hughes to publish his first collection of poetry?
DYLAN THOMAS
PHILIP LARKIN
*SYLVIA PLATH*
SEAMUS HEANEY
17
Hughes last collection of poems primarily explored his relationship with _____
HIS FATHER
*SYLVIA PLATH*
HIS CHILDREN
HIS BROTHER
18
How does the gull bend in the wind?
LIKE A PIECE OF RUBBER
LIKE A TREE BRANCH
LIKE A SWORD
*LIKE AN IRON BAR*
19
Which literary device does NOT occur in the poem?
*IRONY*
ALITERATION
SIMILE
ONOMATOPEIA
20
Which is NOT a theme of “Wind”?
*COURAGE*
THE POWER OF NATURE
POWERLESSNESS
INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT
21
“we grip/ Our hearts and cannot entertain book, thought,/ Or _______”
*EACH OTHER*
CHAOS
HOPE
LOVE
22
“This ______ has been far out at sea all night”
*HOUSE*
STORM
SHIP
WIND
23
The characters saw the window _________
THEY WERE TOO BUSY PAYING ATTENTION THE FIRE
SHATTER IN THE WIND
CRACK FROM AN IMPACT WITH ROCK
*TREMBLE TO COME IN*
24
Which of the following is NOT an action the wind performs?
IT MAKES THE FIELDS QUIVER
IT FLINGS A MAGPIE AWAY
IT CAUSES THE STONES TO CRY
*IT TURNS THE SKY BLACK*
25
Apart from the natural world, which of the following of Hughes’ fascinations is present in
“Wind”?
THE OCCULT
*WILDLIFE*
CHRISTIANITY
FOLKLORE
Topic: Sylvia Plath (MCQs)
As reflected in her poetry, Sylvia Plath’s most tortured relationship was with her:
BROTHER
MOTHER
AUNT
*FATHER*
Plath attended and taught at:
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
BOSTON COLLEGE
*SMITH COLLEGE*
Plath’s only novel is entitled:
ARIEL
NICK AND THE CANDLESTICK
*THE BELL JAR*
THE COLOSSUS
Plath died from:
ILLNESS
A CAR CRASH
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING
*SUICIDE*
Plath’s poetry is considered part of which movement?
MODERNISM
ROMANTICISM
REALISM
*CONFESSIONAL POETRY*
Which fairy tale does Plath adapt in one of her most famous juvenilia poems?
*CINDERELLA*
SNOW WHITE
BLUEBEARD
THE LITTLE MERMAID
7
What frightens the fairytale heroine in the poem named after her?
FIRE
AN OGRE
A WITCH
*THE CLOCK*
“Full Fathom Five” compares Plath’s father to a:
FIRE GOD
GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD
GOD OF WAR
*SEA GOD*
9
What natural danger is Plath’s father compared to in “Full Fathom Five”?
A HUGE CLIFF
AN ABYSS
*ICE-MOUNTAINS*
A THUNDERCLOUD
10
At the end of “Full Fathom Five,” Plath’s father seems to be:
KILLED BY PLATH
*DEAD AND BURIED*
ALIVE
EXILED
11
“Full Fathom Five” alludes to which Shakespearean play?
HAMLET
*THE TEMPEST*
JULIUS CAESAR
OTHELLO
12
Which character speaks the words “full fathom five” in Shakespeare’s play?
IAGO
*ARIEL*
PROSPERO
HAMLET
13
“Metaphors” refers to a(n) _________ woman.
*PREGNANT*
SICK
BEAUTIFUL
ELDERLY
14
In “Metaphors,” Plath compares herself to all of the following EXCEPT:
*A PIG*
A BAG OF GREEN APPLES
A MELON
AN ELEPHANT
15
At the end of “Metaphors,” Plath compares her pregnancy to:
*A TRAIN THAT SHE CAN’T GET OFF OF*
A PLAGUE
A NATURAL DISASTER
A MIRACLE
16
“The Colossus” is assumed to be about:
TED HUGHES
NICHOLAS HUGHES
ROBERT LOWELL
*OTTO PLATH*
17
The sounds that the colossus emits are compared to:
POETRY
AN EXPLOSION
AN OPERA
*A BARNYARD*
18
Plath wonders whether the colossus considers himself:
A DEVIL
*AN ORACLE*
A GOD
A SAVIOR
19
What work of Greek literature is mentioned in “The Colossus”?
ANTIGONE
THE ILIAD
*THE ORESTEIA*
OEDIPUS REX
20
Where does the poet spend the night in “The Colossus”?
IN THE STATUE’S STOMACH
IN THE STATUE’S HAND
IN THE STATUE’S MOUTH
*IN THE STATUE’S EAR*
21
At the end of “The Colossus,” the speaker says she no longer waits to hear:
*A BOAT*
AN EXPLOSION
A CHILD’S CRY
A VOICE
22
In “A Life,” the speaker first describes:
A NAZI
A PREGNANT WOMAN
A STATUE
*A PAINTING*
23
The woman in “A Life” is speaking from:
A CAR
A FOGGY FIELD
*A HOSPITAL ROOM*
A CABIN
24
In “A Life,” the speaker compares to the future to:
*A SEAGULL*
A SHEEP
AN ELEPHANT
A CAT
25
In “A Life,” the speaker can be described as:
GUILTY
ANGRY
EXCITED AND JUMPY
*QUIET AND DETACHED*
Morning song by Sylvia plath MCQ”S
1. 1As reflected in her poetry, Sylvia Plath’s most tortured relationship was with
her:
BROTHER
HUSBAND
AUNT
FATHER
2. 2Plath attended and taught at:
SMITH COLLEGE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
BOSTON COLLEGE
3. 3Plath’s only novel is entitled:
NICK AND THE CANDLESTICK
THE BELL JAR
THE COLOSSUS
ARIEL
4. 4Plath died from:
A CAR CRASH
SUICIDE
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING
ILLNESS
5. 5Plath’s poetry is considered part of which movement?
REALISM
MODERNISM
CONFESSIONAL POETRY
ROMANTICISM
6. 6Which fairy tale does Plath adapt in one of her most famous juvenilia
poems?
BLUEBEARD
CINDERELLA
THE LITTLE MERMAID
SNOW WHITE
7. 7What frightens the fairytale heroine in the poem named after her?
THE CLOCK
AN OGRE
A WITCH
FIRE
8. 8”Full Fathom Five” compares Plath’s father to a:
SEA GOD
GOD OF WAR
FIRE GOD
GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD
9. 9What natural danger is Plath’s father compared to in “Full Fathom Five”?
AN ABYSS
A HUGE CLIFF
A THUNDERCLOUD
ICE-MOUNTAINS
10. 10At the end of “Full Fathom Five,” Plath’s father seems to be:
EXILED
ALIVE
KILLED BY PLATH
DEAD AND BURIED
Seamus Heaney
1. When did Seamus Heaney get Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1995
b) 1992
c) 1986
d) 1998
2. When was Seamus Heaney born?
a) 3 February 1944
b) 13 April 1939
c) 14 August 1937
d) 30 December 1945
3. Where was Seamus Heaney born?
a) Kent
b) Essex
c) Sussex
d) Mossbawn
English: Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s Univers…
Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University, Belfast (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
4. Which university did Seamus Heaney attend?
a) Cambridge
b) Princeton
c) Queen’s
d) Yale
5. Which theatre company did Seamus Heaney join?
a) Field Day Theatre Company
b) Globe Theatre
c) Royal National Theatre
d) Royal Shakespeare Company
Seamus Heaney Collected Poems
Seamus Heaney Collected Poems (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
6. When did Seamus Heaney publish Death of a Naturalist?
a) 1954
b) 1966
c) 1957
d) 1952
7. From which book of Seamus Heaney did American President William Jefferson Clinton read at
a state banquet?
a) Station Island
b) Door into the Dark
c) Field Work
d) The Cure at Troy
8. Which of the following prizes did Seamus Heaney win in 2006?
a) Booker Prize
b) Pulitzer Prize
c) T. S. Eliot Prize
d) Betty Trask Prize
9. When did Seamus Heaney die?
a) 28 January 2009
b) 10 June 2008
c) 30 August 2013
d) 12 November 2005
10. Where did Seamus Heaney die?
a) Dublin
b) Paris
c) Oxford
d) Belfast
