Class-XI
Poetry
Chapter- 2
Meeting at Night
-Robert Browning
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| Meeting at Night MCQ |
MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
1) The poem “Meeting at Night” is written by
a) Robert Browning
b) William Wordsworth
c) T S Eliot
d) William Blake.
Ans: a) Robert Browning.
2) The speaker of the poem is
a) the poet
b) the persona
c) the farmer
d) an Englishman.
Ans: b) the persona.
3) The lover walks a mile along
a) a sea-scented beach
b) knee-deep water
c) the street of a village
d) the woody avenue.
Ans:a) a sea-scented beach.
4) The poem “Meeting at Night” is
a) dramatic
b) reflective
c) descriptive
d) narrative.
Ans: a) dramatic.
5) The colour of the sea in the poem is
a) red
b) yellow
c) blue
d) grey.
Ans: d) grey.
6) “Meeting at Night” is a
a) nature poem
b) hymn
c) love poem
d) religious poem.
Ans: c) love poem.
7) The spurt of a lighted match, as described in “Meeting at Night” is
a) grey
b) black
c) blue
d) yellow
Ans: c) blue.
8) The lover in the poem “Meeting at Night” crosses
a) many miles
b) three fields
c) a long distance until a farmhouse is visible
d) one field.
Ans: b) three fields.
9) The voice less loud belongs to
a) the woman
b) the man
c) the inner voice
d) the poet
Ans: a) the woman.
10) “… the quick sharp scratch” – Here the word ‘scratch’ describes
a) the tap at the window pane
b) fingers scratching at the door
c) the sound of a matchstick being lighted
d) the rustling of leaves.
Ans: b) fingers scratching at the door.
11) The lover sees blue spurt of a lighted match
a) from the sea
b) from the boat
c) from the beloved’s cottage
d) from the wayside inn.
Ans: c) from the beloved’s cottage.
12) The reason the lovers meet at night is
a) to ensure that their love is known to one and all
b) to ensure their love will remain secure
c) to create a romantic mood
d) because they work during the day
Ans: d) to ensure their love will remain secure.
13) The sea which the lover crosses is
a) calm
b) tidy
c) stormy
d) turbulent.
Ans: a) calm.
14) The length of the sea-scented beach is
a) half a mile
b) one mile
c) two miles
d) three miles
Ans: b) one mile.
15) The voice heard by the beloved is
a) suppressed
b) violent
c) harsh
d) loud.
Ans: a) suppressed.
16) The colour of the half-moon is
a) grey
b) black
c) pink
d) yellow
Ans: d) yellow.
17) After crossing three fields, the lover sees
a) a sea-beach
b) her beloved
c) a farmhouse
d) an inn
Ans: c) a farmhouse.
18) The meaning of the word ‘quench’ is
a) slow down
b) cut down
c) enjoy
d) satisfy.
Ans: a) slow down.
19) How many stages are there in the journey?
a) two : travel
b) seven obstacles
c) three : crossings
d) four : planning
Ans: a) two : travel.
20) In the poem “Meeting at Night”, the lover sails in
a) a ship
a) a steamer
a) a launch
d) a boat.
Ans: d) a boat.
21) In the poem “Meeting at Night”, the sea waves are
a) dashing against the rocks
b) dancing in the soft air
c) sleeping in sweet slumber
d) rising in fiery ringlets.
Ans: d) rising in fiery ringlets.
22) What is the nature of the journey?
a) clandestine
b) joyride
c) secretive
d) celebratory
Ans: d) clandestine.
23) In the poem “Meeting at Night”, the moon looks
a) flat and full
b) still and short
c) fair and free
d) large and low.
Ans: d) large and low.
24) The word ‘tap’ means
a) open
b) rap
c) push violently
d) hit hard.
Ans: b) rap.
25) The tone of the poem is one of
a) suspense
b) joy
c) sorrow
d) fear.
Ans: a) suspense.
26) The lover crosses the sea
a) at dawn
b) at night
c) by the midday
d) in the morning.
Ans: b) at night.
27) The focus in stanza 2 falls on
a) the passion of the lovers
b) the openness of the meeting
c) the secrecy of the meeting
d) the perfect understanding between the lovers
Ans: d) the perfect understanding between the lovers.
28) The synonym of the the word ‘spurt’ is
a) light
b) colour
c) movement
d) flash
Ans: d) flash.
29) The phrase ‘warm scented-beach’ connotes
a) the warmth of the land
b) the temperature of the night
c) the smell of salt
d) the warmth of anticipation
Ans: d) the warmth of anticipation.
30) Meeting at Night’ is
a) an adventure poem
b) a religious poem
c) a love poem
d) a war poem
Ans: c) a love poem
31) ln Meeting at Night the beach is
a) Candy
b) balmy
c) Sea-scented
Ans: c) Sea-scented
32) The spurt of a lighted match, as described in “Meeting at Night ls
a) black
b) grey
c) yellow
d) blue
Ans: d) blue
33) The poem “Meeting at Night’ is composed by
a) W. Longfellow
b) Wordsworth
c) Robert Browning
d) Roald Dahl
Ans: c) Robert Browning
34) The grey sea and.. Here the grey sea’ refers to
a) blue sea
b) turbulent sea
c) gloomy sea
d) calm sea
Ans: b) turbulent sea
35) And the startled little waves that leap. Here startled means
a) calm
b) glittering
c) turbulent
d) stormy
Ans: c) turbulent
36) As I gain the cove with pushing prow. Here ‘cove means
a) cliff
b) coast
c) none of these
d) covert
Ans :- a) cliff
37) In Meeting At Night, the expression “Pushing Prow’ refers to
a) static boat
b) static sea
c) moving boat
d) none of these
Ans:- c) moving boat
38) And quench its speed.. Here quench means
a) Suppress
b) satisfy
c) discourage
d) thirst
Ans:- a) Suppress
39) The phrase warm sea-scented beach’ connotes
a) the warmth of the land
b) the smell of salt
c) the temperature of the night
d) the warmth of the anticipation
Ans:- c) the temperature of the night
40) The colour of the sea described in Meeting at Night’ is-
a) yellow
b) blue
c) black
d) grey
Ans:- d) grey
41) The length of the sea-scented beach is
a) half a mile
b) two miles
c) one mile
d) three miles
Ans:- c) one mile
42) The synonym of the the word ‘spurt’ is
a) light
b) colour
c) movement
d) flash
Ans: d) flash.
43) The lover crosses the sea
a) at dawn
b) at night
c) by the midday
d) in the morning.
Ans: b) at night.
44) The focus in stanza 2 falls on
a) the passion of the lovers
b) the openness of the meeting
c) the secrecy of the meeting
d) the perfect understanding between the lovers
Ans: d) the perfect understanding between the lovers.
45) The word ‘tap’ means
a) open
b) rap
c) push violently
d) hit hard.
Ans: b) rap.
46) The tone of the poem is one of
a) suspense
b) joy
c) sorrow
d) fear.
Ans: a) suspense.
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