Class-XI
Poetry
Chapter- 4
Brotherhood
-Octavio Paz
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| Brotherhood MCQ |
MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
1. The poem 'Brotherhood' was written by
a) William Wordsworth
b) H.W. Longfellow
c) I. Robert Browning
d) Octavio Paz
Ans: d) Octavio Paz
2. In the poem "Brotherhood', the sky is covered with
a) mist
b) stars
c) cloud
d) sunlight
Ans: b) stars
3. In 'Brotherhood', the poet looks up at
a) his own shadow
b) his own creation
c) the forest
d) the stars
Ans: d) the stars
4. The poet in the poem 'Brotherhood' feels that the night is
a) small
b) enormous
c) very small
d) forest
Ans: b) enormous
5. In Brotherhood', the poet's life on earth is for a
a) long period
b) short period
c) night
d) none of these
Ans: b) short period
6. In the poem 'Brotherhood', the poet stands
a) in the churchyard
b) in the forest
c) under the night sky
d) upon a bridge
Ans: c) under the night sky
7. The poet's life is
a) transitory
b) significant
c) glorious
d) long
Ans: a) transitory
8. The poet marvels at
a) his glory
b) the enormous night
c) his significance
d) none of these
Ans: b) the enormous night
9. 'Brotherhood' means
a) fraternity
b) enmity
c) friendship
d) association
Ans: a) fraternity
10. Here man' refers to
a) male
b) human being
c) not woman
d) important person
Ans: b) human being
11. Here night' suggests
a) blackness
b) evil
c) misdeed
d) the universe
Ans: d) the universe
12. 'Little means here
a) for a short period
b) long
c) infinite
d) small
Ans: a) for a short period
13. Last' means
a) Lust
b) live
c) loss
d) wait
Ans: b) live
14. 'Enormous' here means
a) large
b) small
c) very small
d) extremely large
Ans: d) extremely large
15. The first line ‘I am a man: little do I last’ of the poem ‘Brotherhood’, highlights
a) the temporal-existential predicament of man
b) man’s life after death
c) man’s supreme position as the lord of the universe
d) greatness of man as a creature
Ans: a) the temporal-existential predicament of man
16. In the poem “Brotherhood” the night is –
a) enormous
b) dark
c) short
d) silent
Ans: a) enormous.
17. In the poem “Brotherhood”, the poet’s fate is written by –
a) the moon
b) the night
c) Claudius Ptolemy
d) the stars
Ans: d) the stars.
18. What is called ‘enormous’ in the poem “Brotherhood”? –
a) night
b) universe
c) stars
d) the poet
Ans: a) night.
19. The poet of “Brotherhood” is –
a) dealt out
b) kept out
c) spelt out
d) cut out
Ans: spelt out.
20. What do the stars write? –
a) the magnitude of the galaxy
b) every human being’s place in the world
c) the insignificance of the human being
d) the immortality of the gods.
Ans: b) every human being’s place in the world.
21. In the beginning, man sees himself in this vast universe as –
a) Godly
b) insignificant
c) dominating
d) huge
Ans: b) insignificant.
22. The actual poem was written in –
a) English
b) Spanish
c) Mexican
d) Bengali
Ans: c) Mexican.
23. “Unknowing I understand” – implies –
a) one cannot understand the unknowing
b) one can understand without knowledge
c) one can understand intuitively
d) one understands the unknowing.
Ans: d) one understands the unknowing.
24. Brotherhood comes to be established in the poem through –
a) the smallness of man
b) the vastness of the universe
c) the indifference of the universe
d) the significance of man
Ans: d) the significance of man.
25. To whom is the poem “Brotherhood” dedicated by Octavio Paz?
a) to his brother
b) to the concept of brotherhood
c) Claudius Ptolemy
d) to the readers
Ans: Claudius Ptolemy.
26. What kind of poem is “Brotherhood”? –
a) narrative poem
b) descriptive poem
c) lyrics
d) symbolic poem
Ans: a) narrative poem.
27. The poet in the poem “Brotherhood” feels that the night is –
a) small
b) enormous
c) very small
Ans: b) enormous.
28. What is written in the sky in the poem “Brotherhood”?
a) man’s place in the universe
b) the smallness of man
c) destiny
d) nothingness
Ans: a) man’s place in the universe.
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