A THING OF BEAUTY

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. From where has this poem A Thing Of Beauty been taken?

(A) Ode to a Nightingale
(B) Endymion- A poetic Romance
(C) Hyperion
(D) Ode to Nightingale
2. The poet talks about ‘grandeur’. Whose grandeur is he talking about?
(A) tombs of our ancestors
(B) great warriors
(C) the magnificence we imagine for our mighty dead ancestors
(D) grand palaces
3. ‘Wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth’ Which literary device is used here?
(A) Imagery
(B) Hyperbole
(C) Metaphor
(D) Transferred Epithet
4. ‘Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures’ What is the tone of the poet
in this line?
(A) Despair
(B) Hopeful and positive
(C) Melancholy
(D) Ecstatic
5. ‘Inhuman dearth’ according to the poet, is a reference to which one of these?
(A)lack or shortage of beauty
(B) lack of resources
(C) lack of energy
(D) lack or shortage of human beings with good values
6. What image does the poet use to convey that beauty is everlasting?
(A) a bower quiet for us
(B) Some shape of beauty.
(C) endless fountain of joy
(D) sprouting a shady boon
7. Who did the enchanted youth resolve to seek?
(A) Beauty in nature
(B) Noble nature in human beings
(C) Cynthia: the moon Goddess
(D) Endymion
8. What does ‘every morrow’ mean?
(A) every morning
(B) present time
(C) every time
(D) the next day
9. ‘Simple sheep’ can also be a reference to which one of these?
(A) harmless creatures
(B) animals of prey
(C) human beings
(D) animals simple as sheep

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 10. What moves the pall from our lives?
(A) strong bonds
(B) noble nature
(C) grandeur of the dooms
(D) some shape of beauty
11. A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its loveliness increases, it will never
Pass into nothingness;
Identify the poem which the above lines are taken from:

(A) My Mother at Sisty-six

(B) A Thing of Beauty
(C) Keeping Quiet
(D) An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum

12. The poem ‘A thing of Beauty’ is an excerpt from:

(A) John Keats’ ‘Ode to Nightingale”

(B) John Keats’ ‘Endymion-A Poetic Romance
(C) William Wordsworth’s ‘Ode on intimations of Immortality”
(D) William Wordsworth’s ‘Daffodils”

13. In the phrase ‘never pass into nothingness’, what is the effect of the use of double negative
– never and nothingness?

(A) The effect is double positive

(B) The effect is double negative
(C) Some part of the effect is positive and some part negative
(D) This is a wrong construction as double negative is not allowed as per the rule of
English Grammar

14. Match the expressions with the related poetic devices used in them:
Expression Poetic Device
(a)band to bind (i)alliteration
(b)mighty dead (ii)oxymoron
(c)daffodils in green world (iii)imagery
(d)bower quiet for us (iv)metaphor

(A) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

(B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv). (d)-(ii)
(C) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv). (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
(D) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

15. Which of the following is not true according to the poem ‘A Thing of Beauty’?
Beauty is surrounded by evil and hence it cannot dispel darkness

(A) A thing of beauty remains beyond times and hence it does not fade away
(B) Beauty is perceived by many senses hence it is physical as well as spiritual
(C) A thing of beauty calms our body and mind hence it has therapeutic

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16. Which of the following statements is not expressed in the poem?

(A) Beauty is not just a look but also quality.

(B) Beautiful people always suffer.
(C) We must appreciate beauty that lies in people’s deed.
(D) We must be inspired by beautiful people and things.

17. Some shape of beauty moves away the pall. Here ‘pall’ refers to

(A) Suffering
(B) Hovering
(C) Covering
(D) Struggling

18. Sprouting a shady boon is meant for-

(A) The simple sheep

(B) The gloomy days
(C) The mighty dead
(D) The mid-forest brake

19. Full of sweet dreams, and health….. Of noble natures, of the gloomy days
The same poetic device is used in the underlined phrases. Identify the poetic device

(A) Metaphor
(B) Anaphora
(C) Transferred epithet
(D) Image/symbol

20. Study the following words and their dictionary meanings.

Epilogue= a speech, etc. at the end of a play, book, or film / movie that comments on or acts
as a conclusion to what has happened
Prologue=a speech, etc. at the beginning of a play, book, or film / movie that introduces it
Epigram=a short poem or phrase that expresses a brief, interesting, memorable, and
sometimes surprising or satirical idea
Epigraph=a line of writing, short phrase, etc. on a building or statue, or as an introduction to
part of a book
The line ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’ not only introduces but also summarizes the
whole poem. The line can be best described as a/an-

(A) Epilogue
(B) Prologue
(C) Epigram
(D) Epigraph

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21. The poem “A Thing of Beauty” is the first stanza of a famous narrative poem by John
Keats. The name of the source is

A) Endymion: A Poetic Romance

B) Endymion: A Poetic Drama
C) Hyperion
D) Paradise Lost

22. “A Thing of Beauty” is an excerpt of a larger poem that depicts

A) Stephen Spender’s longing for social equality

B) Keats’s longing for moral guidance in Nature.
C) A Shepherd’s (Endymion) longing for the moon goddess Cynthia .
D) Keats’s longing to stay away from human society.

23. The message conveyed in the poem “A Thing of Beauty” is

A) The monotony created by things that are beautiful but lacks in variety
B) The bitter truth that beauty can’t provide consolation for long
C) The deceiving nature of beauty
D) The eternal appeal of beauty that makes humans withstand the negative aspects
of life

24. The poet says that a thing of beauty “will keep a bower quiet for us”…….here bower may
be associated with

A) Shelter
B) Comfort
C) Vitality
D) Both A and B

25. How would you categorize the poem “A Thing of Beauty”?

A) A realistic poem
B) A religious poem
C) A romantic poem
D) A Medieval poem
26. According to Keats, what are the things that cause suffering to human beings?
i) Lack of nobility in human nature
ii) Death while trying to show heroism
iii) All the scary stories we have heard in childhood
iv) Gloomy days
v) Darkened way that we follow to pursue our goal
OPTIONS
A) i) , ii), iii)
B) i), iii), iv)

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 C) i), iv,v)
D) i),iii),v)

27. “A flowery band to bind us to the earth”……what is the literary device used here?

A) Anaphora
B) Assonance
C) Allusion
D) Alliteration

28. . “Old and young trees which provide shade to the sheep”……………what is the literary
device used?

A) Allusion
B) Metaphor
C) Simile
D) Hyperbole

29. The poem “A Thing of Beauty” is written in

A) Blank Verse
B) Free Verse
C) Heroic Couplet
D) None of the above

30. “A thing of beauty is a joy forever”……

Find out the option that is dissimilar with the essence of the line.

A) “One impulse from a vernal wood may teach you more of man”
B) “Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty”
C) “Well pleased to recognize /In nature and the language of the sense/The anchor of
my purest thoughts”
D) “Nature, red in tooth and claw….”

31. In the poem “A Thing of Beauty” what causes suffering and pain to human beings?
A) Lack of sweet dreams
B) Lack of health
C) Lack of happiness
D) Lack of virtues and inhuman acts
32. How does a thing of beauty provide shelter and comfort?
A) By giving a sense of joy and happiness
B) By removing pain and suffering
C) By providing shade like a bower
D) All of the above

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33. How is a thing of beauty a joy forever?
A) Because it is beautiful
B) Because it is joyful
C) Because it is blissful
D) Because its beauty is everlasting
34. From the poem, A Thing of Beauty we can deduce that John Keats is a
A) realistic poet
B) cynical poet
C) romantic poet
D) sadistic poet
35. The “ endless fountain” derives its immortal drink from
A) the waterfall
B) the river
c) the underground stream
D) heaven’s brink
36. “From our dark spirits” is a reference to
A) our dark moments
B) dark coloured ghosts
C) our dampened and demoralized spirits
D) our alter ego
37. In the poem, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, Keats talks about “grandeur”. Whose grandeur is he
talking about?
A) grand palaces and towers
B) grand celebrations and parties
C) grand legacy of our mighty dead ancestors
D) grand fountains flowing down endlessly
38. What makes itself a cooling covert against the hot season?
A) the sheep
B) the daffodils
C) the trees-old and young
D) the clear rills
39. In this poem, “For simple sheep”, could be a reference to …
A) gentle ,tamed animals
B) harmless creatures of God
C) animal of prey

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 D) simple living human beings
40. Which figure of speech is used in the phrase “Some shape of beauty”?
A) Alliteration
B) Metaphor
C) Simile
D) Irony
41. Who composed the poem, ‘A Thing of Beauty’?
A) Kamala Das.
B) Adrienne Rich
C) John Keats
D) Robert frost
42. Where was John Keats born?
A) America.
B) Australia
C) England
D) New Zealand
43. At what age did he die?
A) 50 years.
B) 25 years.
C) 80 years.
D) 100 years.
44. Why did Endymion wander through the forest?
A) To search for new grassland for his sheep.
B) To look for water for his thirsty sheep.
C) To seek out Cynthia, the Moon Goddess.
D) To find a new way to a new country.
45. This poem is based on _____legend.
A) Indian.
B) Greek
C) Chinese.
D) Roman.
46. Why do we need a flowery band?
A) To look beautiful
B) To smile
C) To be joyful
D) To have strength and joy in spite of all sadness
47. What does a thing of beauty do for us?
A) gives hope
B) gives happiness
C) removes pain and sufferings
D) all of these
48. What does ‘brink’ mean?

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 A) roof top
B) a rocky space
C) mountain top
D) an edge at the top
49. What image does the poet use to describe that beauty is everlasting?
A) A bower quiet for us
B) Some shape of beauty
C) Joy forever
D) Spite of despondence
50. Name the figure of speech used in ‘cooling covert’.
A) metaphor
B) alliteration
C) pun
D) simile
51. Name the figure of speech used in ‘endless fountain’.
A) metaphor
B) hyperbole
C) synecdoche
D) transferred epithet
52. How does a thing of beauty act as a source of good health for us?
A) it provides sound sleep
B) it gives you peace
C) it provides quiet breathing
D) all of these
53. Which of the following does not make our spirits dark?
A) spite of despondence
B) inhuman dearth of noble natures
C) gloomy days
D) shape of beauty
54. What do old and young trees do?
A) make cooling covert
B) provide sound sleep
C) provide shade to sheep

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 D) make the rills clear
55. What does the word ‘pall’ indicate in the poem?
A) pessimism
B) optimism
C) shelter
D) covering
56. What are the things that are read or heard by us?
A) Plays and classical music
B) Novels and songs
C) Lovely tales
D) Poetry and western music.

ANSWERS
Q.No.1 Answer: B. Endymion- A poetic Romance
Q.No.2 Answer: C. the magnificence we imagine for our mighty dead ancestors
Q.No.3 Answer: C. Metaphor
Q.No.4 Answer: B. Hopeful and Positive
Q.No.5 Answer: D. lack or shortage of human beings with good values
Q.No.6 Answer: C. endless fountain of joy
Q.No.7 Answer: C. Cynthia: the moon Goddess
Q.No.8 Answer: D. The next day
Q.No.9 Answer: C. Human beings
Q.No.10 Answer: C. grandeur of the dooms
Q.No.11 Answer: B. A Thing of Beauty
Q.No.12 Answer: B. John Keats’ ‘Endymion-A Poetic Romance
Q.No.13 Answer: A. The effect is double positive
Q.No. 14 Answer: D. (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
Q.No.15 Answer: A. Beauty is surrounded by evil and hence it cannot dispel darkness
Q.No.16 Answer: B. Beautiful people always suffer
Q.No.17 Answer: C. Covering
Q.No.18 Answer: A. The simple sheep
Q.No.19 Answer: C. Transferred epithet
Q.No.20 Answer: C. Epigram
Q.No.21 Answer: A. Endymion: A Poetic Romance

Q.No.22 Answer: C. A Shepherd’s (Endymion) longing for the moon goddess Cynthia

Q.No.23 Answer: D. The eternal appeal of beauty that makes humans withstand the
negative aspects of life

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Q.No.24 Answer: D. Both A and B

Q.No.25 Answer: C. A romantic poem

Q.No.26 Answer: C. i), iv), v)
Q.No.27 Answer: D. Alliteration
Q.No.28 Answer: A. Allusion
Q.No.29 Answer: C. Heroic Couplet
Q.No.30 Answer: D. “Nature, red in tooth and claw….”

Q.No.31 Answer: D. Lack of virtues and inhuman acts

Q.No.32 Answer: D. All of the above
Q.No.33 Answer: D. Because its beauty is everlasting
Q.No.34 Answer: C. Romantic poet
Q.No.35 Answer: D. heaven’s brink
Q.No.36 Answer: C. Our dampened and demoralized spirits
Q.No.37 Answer: C. grand legacy of our mighty dead ancestors
Q.No.38 Answer: D. the clear rills
Q.No.39 Answer: D. simple living human beings
Q.No.40 Answer: A. Alliteration
Q.No.41 Answer: C. John Keats
Q.No.42 Answer: C. England
Q.No.43 Answer: B. 25 years
Q.No.44 Answer: C. To seek out Cynthia, the Moon Goddess.
Q.No.45 Answer: B. Greek
Q.No.46 Answer: D. To have strength and joy in spite of all sadness
Q.No.47 Answer: D. all of these
Q.No.48 Answer: D. an edge at the top
Q.No.49 Answer: C. Joy forever
Q.No.50 Answer: B. alliteration
Q.No.51 Answer: B. hyperbole
Q.No.52 Answer: D. all of these
Q.No.53 Answer: D. shape of beauty
Q.No.54 Answer: C. provide shade to sheep
Q.No.55 Answer: A. pessimism
Q.No.56 Answer: C. Lovely tales

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