MCQ ON SONNET 18

MCQ ON "SONNET - 18"

Quiz

 

1. HOW MANY SONNNETS DID SHAKESPEARE WRITE?
   1.   151
   2.   152
   3.   155
   4.   154
2. SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST SONNET SEQUENCE CONSISTS
   1.   18 SONNETS
   2.   122 SONNETS
   3.   126 SONNETS
   4.   130 SONNETS
3. HIS SECOND SONNET SEQUENCE CONSISTS
   1.   18 SONNETS
   2.   22 SONNETS
   3.   28 SONNETS
   4.   34 SONNETS
4. FIRST SONNETS SEQUENCE WAS ADDRESSED TO
   1.   WILLIAM HERBERT
   2.   DARK LADY
   3.   FRIEND
   4.   WIFE
5. HIS SECOND SONNET SEQUENCE WAS ADDRESSED TO
   1.   WILLIAM HERBERT
   2.   WIFE
   3.   DARK LADY
   4.   H.W
6. SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET CONSISTS OF
   1.   4 QUATRAINS
   2.   3 QUATRAINS AND A COUPLET
   3.   OCTAVE AND SESTET
   4.   2 QUATRAINS AND A SESTET
7. SONNET 18 WAS PUBLISHED IN
   1.   1607
   2.   1608
   3.   1609
   4.   1610
8. THE RHYME SCHEME OF THIS SONNET IS
   1.   ABBA-ABBA-CDE-CDE
   2.   ABBA-ABBA-CDC-CDC
   3.   ABAB-CDCD-EFEF-GG
   4.   AABB-CCDD-EEFF-GG
9. THIS SONNET FOLLOWS
   1.   IAMBIC PENTA METER
   2.   IAMBIC HEPTA METER
   3.   BLANK VERSE
   4.   NONE OF THESE
10. "THOU ART MORE LOVELY....."-WHO IS THOU?
    1.   POET'S WIFE
    2.   POET'S FRIEND
    3.   POET HIMSELF
    4.   DARK LADY
11. THE WORD 'TEMPERATE' MEANS
    1.   VARIABLE
    2.   CONSTANT
    3.   LIGHT
    4.   DEEP
12. THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BUD IS
    1.   CONTINUOUS
    2.   MILD
    3.   SUDDEN
    4.   SMOOTH
13. THE WORD 'DARLING' MEANS
    1.   BEAUTIFUL
    2.   CONSTANT
    3.   SUN
    4.   WARM
14. IN THIS POEM, THE DARLING BUDS BLOOM IN
    1.   MAY
    2.   WINTER
    3.   SUMMER
    4.   NIGHT
15. EYE OF HEAVEN REFERS TO
    1.   FLOWER
    2.   SUN
    3.   GOD
    4.   BUD
16. WHOSE GOLD COMPLXION IS DIMMED?
    1.   FLOWER
    2.   FRIEND
    3.   MOON
    4.   SUN
17. HOW IS THE GOLD COMPLEXION DIMMED?
    1.   BY SUN
    2.   BY CHANCE
    3.   BY CLOUD
    4.   BY TREES
18. "AND EVERY FAIR FROM FAIR...."--HERE THE TWO RESPECTIVE 'FAIR' MEAN
    1.   SUN AND FRIEND
    2.   SUMMER AND SUN
    3.   BEAUTY AND BEAUTIFUL OBJECT
    4.   SUMMER AND BUD
19. THE DURATION OF SUMMER IS
    1.   ETERNAL
    2.   LONG
    3.   VERY LONG
    4.   SHORT
20. THE BEAUTY MAY DECLINE BY
    1.   CHANCE
    2.   NATURE'S CHANGING COURSE
    3.   GOD
    4.   BOTH 'A' AND 'B'
21. "ETERNAL SUMMER' MEANS
    1.   ETERNAL SUN
    2.   BEAUTIFUL BUD
    3.   FRIEND
    4.   ETERNAL YOUTH
22. WHO WILL NOT LOSE THE POSSESSION OF BEAUTY?
    1.   SUN
    2.   POET'S FRIEND
    3.   FLOWER
    4.   SUMMER
23. WHO WILL NOT CLAIM POET'S FRIEND TO WANDER IN HIS SHADE?
    1.   SUN
    2.   DEATH
    3.   FRIEND
    4.   DARL LADY
24. THE POET'S FRIEND WILL BE ETERNAL IN
    1.   NATURE
    2.   WORLD
    3.   SONNET'S LINE
    4.   SUN
25. THE WORD "GROW'ST" MEANS
    1.   BECOME ETERNAL
    2.   BECOME ILL
    3.   BECOME LONGER
    4.   BECOEME MORTAL
26. HOW WILL POET'S FRIEND GROW FROM TIME TO TIME?
    1.   BY GOD'S GRACE
    2.   BY LOVE
    3.   BY ETERNAL LINES OF SONNET
    4.   BY MEDICINE
27. "THIS WILL GIVE LIFE TO THEE"--'THIS' REFERS TO
    1.   GOD
    2.   SUMMER
    3.   POET'S FRIEND
    4.   POET'S SONNET
28. "THIS WILL GIVE LIFE TO THEE"--'THEE' REFERS TO
    1.   POET'S FRIEND
    2.   SUMMER
    3.   LADY LOVE
    4.   SONNET
29. THE WORD 'POSSESSION' MEANS
    1.   BEAUTY
    2.   OWNERSHIP
    3.   CLAIM
    4.   NONE
30. "BUT THY ETERNAL SUMMER....."--THE WORD 'ETERNAL' MEANS
    1.   MORTAL
    2.   FOREVER
    3.   TRANSIENT
    4.   TEMPORARY
31. WHO DOES NOT FORGET TO CLAIM US?
    1.   SUN
    2.   FRIEND
    3.   DEATH
    4.   SONNET
32. "NOR SHAL DEATH BRAG......."-WHICH FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED HERE?
    1.   PERSONIFICATION
    2.   CLIMAX
    3.   SIMILE
    4.   ANTITHESIS
33. "THIS GIVES LIFE TO THEE"--HERE 'LIFE' MEANS
    1.   POET'S FRIEND
    2.   POET'S LADY LOVE
    3.   IMMORTALITY
    4.   MORTALITY
34. DEATH HAS NO CONTROL OVER
    1.   SUN
    2.   BUD
    3.   POET'S FRIEND
    4.   POETRY
35. ETERNAL SUMMER CAN BE MAINTAINED THROUGH
    1.   PRESERVATION
    2.   BEAUTY
    3.   LOVE
    4.   POETRY