R 1. William Wordsworth was a/an _________ poet (A) American (B) British (C) Greek (D) None of these Ans. (B) British 2. In which year was William Wordsworth born? (A) 1780 (B) 1760 (C) 1770 (D) 1765 Ans. (C) 1770 3. Where was William Wordsworth born? (A)Cockermouth (B) Durham (C) Hardin (D) none of these Ans. (A) Cockermouth 4. In which year was William Wordsworth made the poet-laureate of England? (A) 1840 (B) 1843 (C) 1847 (D) 1850 Ans. (B) 1843 5. William Wordsworth’s experiences in and around the Hawkshead Grammar school and St John’s at Cambridge are recalled in (A) The excursion (C) Lucy poems (B) The Prelude (D) The Idiot boy Ans. (B) The Prelude 6. William Wordsworth received an honorary degree of doctor from both Durham and Oxford universities in 1838 and 1839, respectively in (A) Philosophy (B) English Literature (C) Civil law (D) N.O.T Ans. (C) Civil law 7. Which of the following is regarded as Magnum Opus (the best work) of William Wordsworth? (A)The excursion (C) Lucy poem (B)The Prelude (D) The Idiot boy [ 1 | P a g e R Ans. (B) The Prelude 8. _________ is an emphatic statement of Wordsworth’s belief in power of divinity and childhood imagination (A) The Excursion (C) Lucy poems (B) The Prelude (D) The Idiot boy Ans. (B) The Prelude 9. ‘The growth of poet’s mind is another name of (A) The Prelude (B) The Daffodils (C) Lucy poems (D) N.O.T Ans. (A) The Prelude 10. William Wordsworth produced the Path-breaking work, Lyrical Ballads with (A) Shakespeare (B) Coleridge (C) Dorothy (D) None of these Ans. (B) Coleridge 11.In which year Wordsworth and Coleridge produced lyrical ballads? (A) 1792 (B) 1974 (C) 1798 (D) 1799 Ans. (C) 1798 12. The preface of which edition of lyrical Ballads has been universally acclaimed as the manifesto of the English Romantic Movement? (A) First (B) Second (c) Third (D) Fourth Ans. (B) Second edition 13. Who recommended the language of common man as the best model for the poet? (A)William Wordsworth (C) G.B Shaw (B) T.S Eliot (D) Matthew Arnold Ans. (A) William Wordsworth [ 2 | P a g e R 14. Who defined poetry as the ‘spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings’? (A) William Wordsworth (C) G.B. Shaw (B) T.S Eliot (D) Matthew Arnold Ans. (A) William Wordsworth 15.Which of the following are poems written by William Wordsworth? (A)‘Resolution and Independence’ &‘Tintern Abbey’ (B)‘The Idiot boy’ & ‘The solitary Reaper’ (C)‘ Ode on the Intimations of immorality’ & ‘The daffodils’ (D) All of these Ans. (D) All of These 16. The other name of Lucy Gray, a poem written by William Wordsworth is (A) The Idiot boy (C) The solitary Reaper (B) Solitude (D) The Daffodils Ans. (B) Solitude 17. In which edition of Lyrical Ballads was Lucy Gray published? (A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Fourth Ans. (B) Second Edition 18. Lucy Gray is based on a real incident narrated to poet in Germany by his (A)Brother (B) Friend (C) Sister (D) Mother Ans. (C) Sister (Dorothy Wordsworth) 19. The Subject Matter of Lucy Gray is (A) Ordinary Country girl (C) A Married Woman (B) A small Girl child (D) A shepherd boy Ans. (A) Ordinary Country Girl 20. The Poem Lucy Gray deals with the incident of _________of Lucy Gray? (A) Marriage (B) Birth (C) Disappearance (D) Road accident [ 3 | P a g e R Ans. (C) Disappearance 21.Where was Lucy Gray going at the time of disappearance? (A) To bring water from well (C) To see her Friend (B) To fetch her mother home from town (D) To play Ans. (B) To Fetch her mother from town 22. Lucy Gray died because of (A) Drowning (B) road accident (C) Blizzard (D) Earthquake Ans. (C) Blizzard (snowstorm) 23. Lucy Gray’s parents searched for her in and around (A) Durham (B) Halifax (C) Cocker mouth (D) N.O.T Ans. (B) Halifax 24. Which of the following is a unit for measuring distance? (A) Furlong (B) Yonder (C) Wanton (D) Triton Ans. (A) Furlong 25.The meaning of word ‘solitary’ is (A) Enjoying being with friends (C) being always with someone (B) Over there (D) Enjoying being alone Ans. (D) Enjoying being alone 26.The term Minister-clock means (A) Clock of prime minister house (C) Clock in the parliament (B) Clock of the Church (D) Clock of the Temple Ans. (B) Clock of the Church 27. ‘The world is too much with us’ is a patrarchansonnet, written by (A) William Wordsworth (C) T.S Eliot (B) Matthew Arnold (D) William Shakespeare [ 4 | P a g e R Ans. (A) William Wordsworth 28.The sonnet ‘The world is too much with us’ is written in early (A) 1870s (B) 1880s (C) 1890s (d) 1900s Ans. (B) 1880s 29. The poem ‘The world is too much with us’ emphasizes (A) The dehumanizing effects of industrialization (B) How materialism leads to spiritual impoverishment (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None of these Ans. (C) Both (A) & (B) 30. ‘The world is too much with us’ evokes the deeply felt communion between man and his (A)Parents (B) Surroundings (C) Friends (D) Relatives Ans. (B) Surroundings 31. The world is too much with us; ______________ (A) Now and then (B) Here and there (C) Late and soon (D) N.O.T Ans.(C) Late and soon 32. The term ‘lea’ means (A) A meadow (B) An open Grassland (C) Both (A)&(B) (D) N.O.T Ans. (C) Both (A) & (B) 33.Which of the following names used in ‘The world is too much with us’ Refers to sea-god in Greek mythology (A) Lea (B) Proteus (C) Pagan (D) Thalon Ans. (B) Proteus 34. Matthew Arnold was a/an (A) Poet and critic (B) Educationist (C) Political Theorist (D) All of these [ 5 | P a g e R Ans. (D) ALL of these 35. In which year Matthew Arnold was born? (A) 1822 (B) 1824 (C) 1825 (D) 1827 Ans. (A) 1822 36. Matthew Arnold was an exemplary commentator of which age? (A) Revolutionary age (C) Victorian age (B) Catholic age (D) medieval age Ans. (C) Victorian age 37. Most of Matthew Arnold’s poetry was written before (A)1850 (B) 1870 (C) 1858 (D) 1868 Ans. 1858 (36 years of age) 38.After the age of 36 years Matthew Arnold established himself as a prolific writer of (A) Poetry (B) Prose (C) novels (D) Dramas Ans. (B) Prose 39.Which of the following poems are written by Matthew Arnold? (A) ‘Empedocles of Etna’ & ‘Thyrsis’ (C) ‘Sohrab and Rustum’ (B) Scholar gypsy (D) all of these Ans. (D) All of these 40.Whose one of the important pronouncements is that poetry will eventually take over the role of religion? (A) Matthew Arnold (B) Shakespeare (C) Wordsworth (D) N.O.T Ans. (A) Matthew Arnold’s 41. When was Matthew Arnold appointed as the inspector of schools? (A) 1850 (B) 1851 (C) 1852 (D) 1853 [ 6 | P a g e R Ans. (B) 1851 42. The poem ‘Dover Beach’ is written by (A) Wordsworth (B) T.S Eliot (C) Matthew Arnold (D) Shakespeare Ans. (C) Matthew Arnold 43.The Poem Dover Beach is a ______poem (A) Hilarious (B) Melancholic (C) Satiric (D) None of these Ans. (B) Melancholic 44.The Poem ‘Dover beach’ represents the religious doubt & despair that gripped the Victorians due to scientific postulates of (A)Darwinianism (B) Industrialization (C) Both (A)&(B) (D) none Ans. (C) Both (A) & (B) 45. ‘Dover Beach’ is a dramatic (A) Monologue (B) Dialogue (C) Trilogue (D) discussion Ans. (A) Monologue 46. How many stanzas are there in the poem ‘Dover Beach’? (A) Three (B) Four (C) Five (D) Six Ans. (B) Four 47. The word ‘pebbles’ in ‘Dover Beach’ is used as a metaphor for (A) Machines (B) Animals (C) Humans (D) Stars Ans. (C) Humans 48. The term ‘Sophocles’ in the poem Dover Beach refers to (A) A famous Greek Dramatist (C) A place in England (B) A play by Shakespeare (D) An Egyptian philosopher Ans. (A) A famous Greek Dramatist 49. Upon the straits;--on the French coast the light [ 7 | P a g e R Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of _______ stand (A) France (B) Italy (C) England (D) Europe Ans. (C) England 50. The poem ‘Growing Old’ is written by (A) Wordsworth (B) Matthew Arnold (C) Shakespeare (D) T.S Eliot Ans. (B) Matthew Arnold 51. The poem ‘Growing Old’ is composed in how many stanzas? (A) Five (B) Six (C) Seven (D) Eights Ans. (C) Seven 52. The word ‘mellowed’ means (A) Smooth (B) Soft (D) Developed (D) all of these Ans. (D) all of these 53.Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in (A) St. Louis, Missouri (B) Cokermouth (C) USA (D) Akyab Ans. (A) St. Louis, Missouri 54. In which year was T.S Eliot born? (A) 1878 (B) 1888 (C) 1868 (D) 1898 Ans. (B) 1888 55. T.S Eliot was a______ century poet (A) 18th (B) 19th (C) 20th (D) 21st Ans. (C) 20th 56. In which year T.S Eliot received noble prize? (A) 1946 (B) 1947 (C) 1948 (D) 1949 Ans. (C) 1948 [ 8 | P a g e R 57.At Harvard T.S Eliot studied (A) Indian Philosophy (B) Sanskrit (C) Both (A)&(B) (D) N.O.T Ans. (C) Both (A) & (B) 58. In which year T.S Eliot moved to England? (A) 1914 (B) 1915 (C) 1916 (D) 1917 Ans.