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This section includes 169 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in English (M.A. English) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
What is the name of Ahab’s ship? |
| A. | the town-ho |
| B. | the rachel |
| C. | the samuel enderby |
| D. | the pequod |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
What is the "hobgoblin of little minds as mentioned in “Self Reliance?†|
| A. | greed |
| B. | lust |
| C. | consistency |
| D. | envy |
| Answer» D. envy | |
| 103. |
Which body part has Ahab lost to Moby Dick? |
| A. | his leg |
| B. | his arm |
| C. | his eye |
| D. | his fingers |
| Answer» B. his arm | |
| 104. |
According to Emerson, what does every educated man eventually realize in “Self Reliance?†|
| A. | perspective is flawed |
| B. | life is fleeting |
| C. | wealth is subjective |
| D. | envy is ignorance |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
Why do people not trust themselves as mentioned in “Self Reliance?†|
| A. | they\ve never had a pure thought |
| B. | societal disapproval and foolish consistency |
| C. | fear of failure |
| D. | they are separated from nature |
| Answer» C. fear of failure | |
| 106. |
What does Emerson say has made men weak and afraid of truth in “Self Reliance?� |
| A. | politics |
| B. | indifference |
| C. | fear |
| D. | pretence |
| Answer» E. | |
| 107. |
On what basis does progress occur as mentioned in “Self Reliance?†|
| A. | spiritual |
| B. | individual |
| C. | societal |
| D. | corporate |
| Answer» C. societal | |
| 108. |
What does Emerson consider a valid form of prayer in “Self Reliance?� |
| A. | latin liturgy |
| B. | a long, quiet walk |
| C. | meditation |
| D. | right action |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
Why must men seek solitude as mentioned in “Self Reliance?� |
| A. | to value society upon return |
| B. | to experience nature |
| C. | to think without the influence of society |
| D. | to find god |
| Answer» D. to find god | |
| 110. |
What is society compared to in “Self Reliance?†|
| A. | chaos |
| B. | joint-stock company |
| C. | conspiracy |
| D. | nothing |
| Answer» C. conspiracy | |
| 111. |
What is NOT one of the influences upon Emerson's thinking? |
| A. | idealism |
| B. | epicureanism |
| C. | stoicism |
| D. | romanticism |
| Answer» C. stoicism | |
| 112. |
What is the name of the journal launched by the Transcendentalists? |
| A. | the eye |
| B. | transcend |
| C. | the dial |
| D. | nature |
| Answer» D. nature | |
| 113. |
In "Self-Reliance," Emerson talks about how individuals should not conform to what? |
| A. | the church\s morals |
| B. | societal norms |
| C. | the ego |
| D. | their intuition |
| Answer» C. the ego | |
| 114. |
In his essay, "Self-Reliance" Emerson likens self-esteem with what? |
| A. | the ego |
| B. | nature |
| C. | a child |
| D. | a psalm |
| Answer» D. a psalm | |
| 115. |
The only novel written by Sylvia Plath is? |
| A. | ariel |
| B. | the colossus |
| C. | life studies |
| D. | the bell jar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 116. |
Which character from Greek mythology is used by Plath in her poem “Edge?†|
| A. | medusa |
| B. | medea |
| C. | aerope |
| D. | canace |
| Answer» C. aerope | |
| 117. |
Sylvia Plath's poetry is considered part of which movement? |
| A. | modernism |
| B. | confessional poetry |
| C. | realism |
| D. | romanticism |
| Answer» C. realism | |
| 118. |
What is the literary device used throughout the poem “Edge?†|
| A. | enjambment |
| B. | alliteration |
| C. | assonance |
| D. | internal rhyme |
| Answer» B. alliteration | |
| 119. |
Ginsberg’s vision of America in “America†is inspired from? |
| A. | walt whitman |
| B. | ralph waldo emerson |
| C. | robert frost |
| D. | edgar alan poe |
| Answer» B. ralph waldo emerson | |
| 120. |
Ginsberg had an ambition to become which of the following in “America� |
| A. | sailor. |
| B. | president. |
| C. | rabbi. |
| D. | cartoonist. |
| Answer» C. rabbi. | |
| 121. |
Which industrial tycoon does Ginsberg cite in "America?" |
| A. | larry miles |
| B. | henry ford |
| C. | warren buffett |
| D. | cornelius vanderbilt |
| Answer» C. warren buffett | |
| 122. |
Allen Ginsberg is traditionally associated with what literary movement? |
| A. | the hippie poets |
| B. | the beat poets |
| C. | the flower children |
| D. | the romantic poets |
| Answer» C. the flower children | |
| 123. |
What is St. Gauden's relief made of in “For the Union Dead?� |
| A. | stone |
| B. | copper |
| C. | marble |
| D. | bronze |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
What desert does Lowell reference in the first stanza in “For the Union Dead?†|
| A. | sonoran |
| B. | mojave |
| C. | sahara |
| D. | gobi |
| Answer» D. gobi | |
| 125. |
What does Colonel Shaw's father want in “For the Union Dead?†|
| A. | a better monument |
| B. | the ditch |
| C. | nothing |
| D. | his son\s weapon |
| Answer» C. nothing | |
| 126. |
What does Colonel Shaw wait for at the end of the poem “For the Union Dead?†|
| A. | a greyhound\s gentle tautness |
| B. | a parking spot |
| C. | an end to violence |
| D. | the blessed break |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
The waists on the stone statues of soldiers are compared to what in “For the Union Dead?†|
| A. | mosquitos |
| B. | swans |
| C. | herons |
| D. | wasps |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
Colonel Shaw served in which war in “For the Union Dead?†|
| A. | world war i |
| B. | world war ii |
| C. | the vietnam war |
| D. | the civil war |
| Answer» E. | |
| 129. |
What animal does the final stanza compare cars to in “For the Union Dead?†|
| A. | zebras |
| B. | fish |
| C. | snakes |
| D. | cats |
| Answer» C. snakes | |
| 130. |
An advertisement for what insensitively uses an image of Hiroshima in “For the Union Dead?†|
| A. | a movie |
| B. | a brand of safes |
| C. | a brand of watch |
| D. | a skin care product |
| Answer» C. a brand of watch | |
| 131. |
In "I, Too," the speaker says that tomorrow, no one will dare to |
| A. | insult him |
| B. | throw him out |
| C. | hurt him |
| D. | tell him to eat in the kitchen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
What is the speaker referring to when he says "I am the darker brother" in “I, Too?†|
| A. | his family role |
| B. | his troubled past |
| C. | his skin colour |
| D. | his angry mood |
| Answer» D. his angry mood | |
| 133. |
What is the tone of this poem? |
| A. | optimistic |
| B. | angry |
| C. | solemn |
| D. | energetic |
| Answer» B. angry | |
| 134. |
In the poem, "I, Too," America is a symbol for . . . |
| A. | death |
| B. | slavery |
| C. | money |
| D. | freedom |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
What is the point of view in the poem, "I, Too"? |
| A. | 1st person |
| B. | 2nd person |
| C. | 3rd person |
| D. | 4th person |
| Answer» B. 2nd person | |
| 136. |
What is the original name of ‘Buffalo Bill’? |
| A. | william scout |
| B. | william cody |
| C. | william bill |
| D. | william west |
| Answer» C. william bill | |
| 137. |
The poem “I, Too†references which dark portion of America's past? |
| A. | the civil war |
| B. | slavery |
| C. | the civil rights movement |
| D. | prohibition |
| Answer» C. the civil rights movement | |
| 138. |
What colour is the stallion in "Buffalo Bill's defunct"? |
| A. | red |
| B. | black |
| C. | silver |
| D. | white |
| Answer» D. white | |
| 139. |
What are the wenches doing in “The Emperor of Ice Cream� |
| A. | wrapping up the body |
| B. | taking care of the boys |
| C. | complaining |
| D. | hanging around |
| Answer» E. | |
| 140. |
What part of the woman’s body might remain visible in “The Emperor of Ice Cream� |
| A. | her wrinkled hands |
| B. | her closed eyes |
| C. | her stringy hair |
| D. | her horny feet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 141. |
Who is the blue-eyed boy in E.E. Cummings' poem 'Buffalo Bill's/defunct'? |
| A. | buffalo bill |
| B. | mr. death |
| C. | e.e. cummings |
| D. | e.e. cummings\ son |
| Answer» B. mr. death | |
| 142. |
What is embroidered on the sheet used to cover the body in “The Emperor of Ice Cream� |
| A. | birds |
| B. | hearts |
| C. | flowers |
| D. | leaves |
| Answer» B. hearts | |
| 143. |
Which is NOT an adjective you could apply to the cigar man in “The Emperor of Ice Creamâ€, based on the poem's description of him? |
| A. | masculine |
| B. | capable |
| C. | strong |
| D. | arrogant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
Who makes the ice cream in “The Emperor of Ice Cream� |
| A. | the mother |
| B. | the speaker |
| C. | the roller of big cigars |
| D. | the newspaper boys |
| Answer» D. the newspaper boys | |
| 145. |
What does the wife see through the window at the beginning of “Home Burial� |
| A. | horsemen approaching |
| B. | the coroner’s wagon |
| C. | her child’s grave |
| D. | her husband returning |
| Answer» D. her husband returning | |
| 146. |
What is the literal meaning of the title “Home Burial� |
| A. | death of marriage |
| B. | a broken home |
| C. | the death of the child |
| D. | a broken marriage |
| Answer» D. a broken marriage | |
| 147. |
What is the metaphorical meaning of the title "Home Burial"? |
| A. | the end of the marriage |
| B. | end of life |
| C. | beginning of a new life |
| D. | a new chapter in their lives |
| Answer» B. end of life | |
| 148. |
When the landscape "listens" in “There is a certain slant of Lightâ€, it brings to mind the poem's theme of |
| A. | society and class |
| B. | awe and amazement |
| C. | truth |
| D. | transformation |
| Answer» C. truth | |
| 149. |
In "Home Burial", what is the mother's name? |
| A. | paris |
| B. | sabrina |
| C. | amy |
| D. | winifred |
| Answer» D. winifred | |
| 150. |
That "seal Despair" in “There is a certain slant of Light†is a sort of metaphor for the speaker's |
| A. | perseverance |
| B. | mortality |
| C. | versions of reality |
| D. | suffering |
| Answer» E. | |