Composed Upon Westminster Bridge MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) - William Wordsworth - WB HS

 Class-XI

Poetry

Chapter- 1

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge   

-William Wordsworth

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge MCQ

MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

1. While Wordsworth was crossing the Westminster Bridge, he was accompanied by

    a) Mary Hutchinson

    b) Dorothy 

    c) Coleridge

    d) Blake

 Ans: b) Dorothy 

2. In ' Upon Westminster Bridge', the poet views the city

    a) in the morning 

    b) at noon

    c) in the evening

    d) at night

Ans : a) In the morning 

3. Wordsworth enjoys the beauty of the city of London while standing on

    a) the ship

    b) the tower of London

    c) the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral

    d) the Westminster Bridge 

 Ans: d) the Westminster Bridge 

4. According to Wordsworth, the city looks

    a) ugly

    b) most beautiful 

    c) lively

    d) busy

 Ans: b) most beautiful

5. The person who passes without enjoying the beauty of the London morning is

    a) dull 

    b) innovative

    c) imaginative

    d) busy 

Ans: (a) dull

6. William Wordsworth in the poem ' Upon Westminster Bridge

    a) ignores the beauty of London

    b) enjoys the morning in the city of London 

    c) becomes more fond of London than of countryside

    d) does not feel dizzy rapture in nature

 Ans: b) enjoys the morning in the city of London

7. The beauty of London is

    a) silent and disquiet

    b) silent and bare 

    c) silent and obstructed

    d) silent and smoky

 Ans:  b) silent and bare

8. "Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie " -- Here the dome refers to

    a) the dome of any a house

    b) the dome of a church

    c) the dome of the monastery

    d) the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral 

 Ans: d) the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral 

9. Everything in the city of London looks bright due to

    a) blazing fire

    b) smokeless air 

    c) smoke   

    d) snow

Ans: b) smokeless air 

10. That the city of London, as viewed by Wordsworth, is free from pollution, is evident in the use of the expression

    a) the smokeless air 

    b) the open field

    c) the sky  

    d) touching in its majesty

Ans: a) the smokeless air 

11. The city of London has been described as both ' bare' and clothed '. This is a case of

    a) personification

    b) oxymoron

    c) alliteration

    d) Paradox 

 Ans:   d) Paradox 

12. Here" fair ' means

    a) right

    b) pale

    c) large

    d) Beautiful 

 Ans:    d) Beautiful 

13. The word' touching ' means

    a) close 

    b) moving 

    c) ability

    d) Grand

 Ans: b) moving

14.' Majesty ' means

    a) grandeur 

    b) giant

    c) power

    d) admiration

 Ans: a) grandeur 

15. In' Upon Westminster Bridge ' the word" garment ' means

    a) сар

    b) dress 

    c) socks

    d) Cover

Ans: b) dress

16) The poem “Upon Westminster Bridge”is written by

a) John Keats

b) William Wordsworth

c) Samuel Taylor Coleridge

d) William Blake.

Ans: b) William Wordsworth.

17) William Wordsworth composed this poem “Upon Westminster Bridge” while going to

a) his own house

b) India

c) Germany

d) France.

Ans: d) France.

18) The poet was crossing the Westminster Bridge

a) in the early morning

b) in the evening

c) at noon

d) at night.

Ans: a) in the early morning.

19) The sun rays beautifully stripped

a) valley, rock or hill

b) ships, towers and domes

c) the river, bridge and fields

d) theatres, towers and temples.

Ans: a) valley, rock or hill.

20) The Westminster Bridge is

a) in London

b) in France

c) far away from London

d) in the countryside of England.

Ans: a) in London.

21) In the early morning, the poet feels a deep

a) joy

b) sorrow

c) mystery

d) calm.

Ans: d) calm.

22) The poem upon Westminster Bridge is a/an

a) narrative poem

b) dramatic monologue

c) sonnet

d) ode.

Ans: c) sonnet.

23) The poet and his sister were crossing the Westminster Bridge

a) in carriage

b) on foot

b) by a train

d) in a bus.

Ans: a) in carriage.

24) The mood in the poem is

a) tragic

b) nostalgic

c) comic

d) tranquil

Ans: d) tranquil.

25) London is seen

a) in the morning light

b) at twilight

c) at noon

d) at midnight

Ans: a) in the morning light.