Composed Upon Westminster Bridge MCQ | XI 1st Semester WBCHSE

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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge MCQ XI 1st Semester WBCHSE

1. ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is written by

(a) William H Davies

(b) Octavio Paz

(c) William Wordsworth

(d) William Blake.

2. While going to Dover, William Wordsworth was accompanied by-

(a) Mary Wordsworth

(b) Dorothy Wordsworth

(d) Camey Wordsworth.

3. ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ was actually written-

(a) about an experience of the poet that took place on July 31, 1802

(b) about an experience of the poet that took place in September, 1802

(d) about an experience of a night walk of the poet in 1802.

4. ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ was composed on-

(a) September 3, 1802

(b) September 13, 1802

(d) September 3, 1801.

5. William Wordsworth wrote the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ while he was going to-

(a) France

(b) Italy

(d) Germany.)

6. ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is a-

(a) sonnet

(b) ballad

(d) lyric.

7. ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ as a sonnet is-

(a) Shakespearean

(b) Petrarchan

(d) Keatsian.

8. “Upon Westminster Bridge’ is written in-

(a) iambic pentameter

(b) blank verse

(d) dactylic tetrameter.

9. The poem is divided into-

(a) three quatrains and a couplet

(b) an octave and a sestet

(d) a quatrain followed by three couplets.

10. The rhyme scheme used in the poem is-

(a) abbaabba cdecde

(b) abab cdcd efef gg

(c) abbaabba cdcdcd

(d) abab cdcd abba cd.

11. In ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’, the poet views the city- OR, At what time of the day did Wordsworth bs observe the beauty of the city of London-

(a) At dawn

(b) At noon

(d) At night.

12. In the poem, ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’, the poet views the city from-

(a) a hill

(b) a tower

(c) a bridge

(d) his roof.

13. The poet sees London as-

(a) part of Nature

(b) the nerve-centre of commerce

(d) isolated.

14. “Earth has not anything to show more fair:” than-

(a) the Westminster Bridge

(b) London

(d) heaven.

15. “Earth has not anything to show more fair:”- The line is an example of-

(a) simile

(b) metaphor

(c) hyperbole

(d) synecdoche.

16. The person who passes without enjoying the beauty of the London moming is-

(a) dull

(b) innovative

(d) busy.

17. In the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ London’s view is

(a) hazy

(b) foggy

(c) clear

(d) cloudy.

18. Early morning the air of London is

(a) foggy

(b) full of smoke

(d) smokeless.

19. The person who could pass by the scenery of London in early morning would be dull of-

(a) mind

(b) soul

(d) sense.

20. “Dull would he be of soul.” -Here, ‘dull’ means-

(a) boring

(b) unintelligent

(c) insensitive

(d) monotonous.

21. Watching the unique beauty of London, Wordsworth wishes the soul of a passerby to be

(a) dull

(b) enthused

(d) dejected.

22. The sight that Wordsworth saw appeared to him as-

(a) mysterious

(b) magical

(d) majestic .

23. In the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ the word ‘majesty’ means-

(a) royal power

(b) impressive beauty

(d) height.

24. “A sight so touching”-It is described so as-

(a) the sight can be touched

(b) the sight is tough

(c) the sight touches one’s heart

(d) none of these.

25. The city wears the beauty of the morning like-

(a) a necklace

(b) a temple

(c) a garment

(d) a tower.

26. The London city in Wordsworth’s poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ wears the garment of-

(a) smoke

(b) mist

(d) sunny morning.

27. The beauty of the morning is-

(a) bare

(b) deep

(d) calm.

28. Ships, towers, domes, etc are opened unto the

(a) sea and stars

(b) fields and sky

(d) valley and rock.

29. The towers, domes, theatres and temples appear bright and-

(a) dazzling

(b) brilliant

(d) glittering.

30.. The architectural structures appear to Wordsworth from the Westminster Bridge as-

(a) magnificent

(b) open unto the fields and to the sky

(d) huge.

31. Which fields are referred to in this poem ?

(a) The fields of London which are seen from the Westminster Bridge.

(b) The fields of Dover, France.

(d) The fields of Lancashire.

32. In the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’, everything looks “bright and glittering” because of the-

(a) rain

(b) fog

(c) smokeless air

(d) scorching heat of the sun.

33. “Open unto the fields, and to the sky” -Here, the poet refers to-

(a) the countryside

(b) a city

(d) the human soul.

34. According to Wordsworth, the sun steeped-.

(a) ships, towers and domes

(b) river, bridge and temple

(c) valley, rock and hill

(d) sea, river and houses.

35. The calm of the morning at Westminster Bridge is

(a) deep

(b) poignant

(d) shallow.

36. What is the feeling that the poet experiences that he has never experienced before?

(a) The feeling of calm.

(b) The feeling of ecstasy.

(d) The feeling of wonder.

37. The poet is particularly impressed by the (a) calm and quiet atmosphere

(b) first splendour of the sun

(d) smokeless air.

38. “The river glideth at his own sweet will: ” -The synonym of ‘will’ is-

(a) desire

(b) sound

(d) shore.

39. The poet personifies the river Thames as-

(a) a woman

(b) a man

(d) none of these.

40. “The river glideth at his own sweet will: “-The expression “at his own sweet will” means

(a) forcefully

(b) hurriedly

(c) in a leisurely way

(d) in a way.

41. The river Thames flows

(a) smoothly

(b) noisily

(d) violently.в)

42. What does the river do at its own sweet will?

(a) Flows

(b) Runs

(c) Glides

(d) Tumbles.

43. The river that is mentioned in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is-

(a) Thames

(b) Sutlej

(d) Nile.

44. What literary device is used in the line, “The river glideth at his own sweet will”?

(a) Simile

(b) Metaphor

(d) Personification.

45. How does the poet refer to the sun and the river?

(a) As elements of Nature.

(b) As phenomena.

(d) As Gods.

46. “Dear God!”-This is an exclamation of-

(a) fear

(b) wonder

(d) depression.

47. The houses of the city of London appear to the poet as-

(a) congested

(b) asleep

(d) animated.

48. The ‘mighty heart’ is used to refer to the-

(a) bridge

(b) river

(d) city.

49. “And all that mighty heart is lying still!” -The poet means to say that the city of London is-

(a) busy

(b) free from pollution

(c) inactive

(d) crowded.

50. “And all that mighty heart is lying still!”-Here, ‘mighty heart’ refers to-

(a) energy or vitality of the city

(b) big heart of a person

(d) the poet’s heart.

51. What is the object of the poet’s celebration?

(a) Nature

(b) Earth

(c) London

(d) Britain.

52. The poet enhances London by using-

(a) details in architecture

(b) references to royalty

(d) superlatives.

53. The mood in the poem is-

(a) tragic

(b) comic

(d) tranquil.

54. Identify the simile-

(a) Earth has nothing to show that is fairer.

(b) The air is bright and glittering.

(c) The city wears the beauty of the morning like a garment.

(d) The sun steeps the city in its splendour.

55. What feature of Romantic poetry do we see here?

(a) Celebration of Nature.

(b) Celebration of city as natural landscape.

(d) Celebration of the homeland.

Fill in the blanks

1. William Wordsworth is a/an ___________ poet.

(a) Irish

(b) American

(c) British

(d) Italian.

2. The poet refers to the city of __________ in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge.’

(a) Dhaka

(b) Shanghai

(d) London.

3. According to the poet, London is the ___________ city.

(a) fairest

(b) busiest

(d) safest.

4. The poet saw a/an ___________ sight from the bridge.

(a) unimpressive

(b) touching

(d) shocking.

5. A man would be considered dull if he could ____________ the majestic sight of London from the Westminster Bridge in the early morning.

(a) appreciate

(b) ignore

(d) remember.

6. Wordsworth describes the beauty of the morning as __________ and ___________.

(a) bright; invisible

(b) smokeless; noisy

(c) silent; bare

(d) busy; unapologetic.

7. The poet of ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ was touched by the ___________ beauty.

(a) dark

(b) common

(c) untainted

(d) fearful.

8. All the ____________ glitter in the smokeless air.

(a) man-made objects

(b) natural objects

(d) supernatural objects.

9. Never did ____________ more beautifully steep.

(a) London

(b) the Thames

(c) sun

(d) the Earth.

10. The word ‘steep’ in the poem means ____________.

(a) perpendicular

(b) more than what is reasonable

(d) to be soaked.

11. The ‘first splendour refers to the ____________.

(a) early morning rays of the sun

(b) full moon night

(d) time of festival in London.

12. Wordsworth feels a _____________ which he has never experienced before.

(a) deep calm

(b) intense passion

(d) fatigue.

13. The word ‘glideth’ means ___________.

(a) surges

(b) flows

(d) walks.

14. The expression “Dear God!” conveys the feeling of __________.

(a) joyploty

(b) wonder

(d) all of these.

15. The houses look as if they are __________ in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’.

(a) sleeping

(b) moving

(d) majestic.

16. The heart of the city of London is lying _____________ in Wordsworth’s poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’.

(a) quiet

(b) still

(d) silently.

Select the correct options

1. “Earth has not anything to show more fair :”- The poet here refers to-

(1) the natural objects,de

(II) the beauty of the city of London in the early hours of the morning.

(III) his feelings of admiration.

(IV) his view of pantheism.

(a) Options (I) and (II) are correct. (b) Options (III) and (IV) are correct.

(d) Only option (II) is correct.

2. How has the poet used degree of comparison to enhance the beauty of London? Choose the line which illustrates this.

(1) “All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.”

(II) “And all that mighty heart is lying still!”

(III) “A sight so touching in its majesty :”

(IV) “Earth has not anything to show more fair:”

(a) Only statement (IV) is correct.

(b) statements (II) and (IV) both are correct.

(d) Only statement (I) is correct.

3. Whom does the poet call “dull” in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’?

(I) Any person who lacks aesthetic sense.

(II) His sister Dorothy Wordsworth.

(III) A person who does not stop by the bridge to enjoy the beauty of London during the early morning.

(IV) All the inhabitants of the city of London who are sleeping in the wee hours instead of admiring the beauty of the city.

(a) All statements are correct.

(b) Statements (I), (III) and (IV) are correct.

(d) Statements (III) and (I) are correct.

4. “A sight so touching in its majesty:”-Which sight is referred to here? (6)

(I) The sight of the fascinating beauty of London in the early morning is referred to here.

(II) The splendour of Tintern Abbey that Wordsworth encountered in the countryside on the banks of the River Wye.

(III) The daffodills fluttering and dancing in the breeze beside the lake and beneath the trees.

(IV) The poet’s encounter with a country girl who enjoys nature while playfully whistling on her journey to town.

(a) Only statement (I) is correct.

(b) Only statement (II) is correct.

(d) Only statement (IV) is correct.

5. The beauty of the morning is compared to a garment because-

(I) the poet attempts to find beauty in the industrial setup.

(II) the poet has wanted to draw religion and nature together with the help of a simile.

(III) like a person puts on an outfit, in the same way the city of London wears the splendour of the morning.

(a) All the given options are incorrect.

(b) All the given options are correct.

(d) Only option (III) is correct.

6. The city of London is silent and bare because

(I) people of the city are sleeping.

(II) it is early morning, and the usual hustle and bustle of the city has not yet started.

(III) all the houses have been demolished.

(IV) an earthquake has struck the city and destroyed it completely.

(a) Statements (I) and (III) are correct.

(b) Statements (II) and (IV) are incorrect.

(d) Statements (III) and (IV) are incorrect.

7. “Open unto the fields, and to the sky;”-What does it mean?

(I) It means a connection between the village and nature.

(II) It attempts to locate both the city’s aspirations and its limits.b

(III) It means that man-made objects, like ships, towers, domes etc are spread throughout the land and are exposed to the bright, sunny sky.

(a) Only statement (III) is correct.

(b) Statements (I) and (III) are correct. (c) Statements (I) and (II) are correct.

(d) All the statements are correct.

8. Why is the air ‘smokeless’ in ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’?

(1) There is no fog.

(II) The city of London remains inactive as the inhabitants are sleeping.

(III) The factories and the vehicles do not start polluting the environment.

(a) Statements (I) and (II) are correct.

(b) Statements (II) and (III) are correct.

(d) All the statements are incorrect.

9. “Never did sun more beautifully steep / In his first splendour, valley, rock or hill;” -What does it mean?

(I) It means that the sun shines very brightly.

(II) It means the sunlight has brightened only the city.

(III) It means that the first rays of the rising sun make the valley, rock or hill glitter so beautifully that it seems a wonderful sight to the poet.

(a) Statement (I) is correct.

(b) Statement (II) is correct.

(c) Statement (III) is correct.

(d) All statements are incorrect.

10. How has the sun been referred to by Wordsworth in ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’?

(I) As the source which beautifies the various animate and inanimate objects of the city.

(II) As the source of life.

(III) As the source of energy, power, positivity and clarity.

(IV) As the source of creation and emotions.

(a) All the statements are correct.

(b) Only statement (II) is correct.

(d) Only statement (I) is correct.

11. Why does the poet say that “The river glideth at his own sweet will”?

(I) The river is flowing gently as no boats or ships are sailing on the river.

(II) To indicate the motion of the river.

(a) Both the statements are correct.

(b) Both the statements are incorrect.

(d) Only statement (II) is correct.

12. Why does the poet cry out with the exclamation “Dear God!” ?

(1) He is very much devoted to the Divine Being.

(II) He is very religious and performs all the rituals at home.

(III) The beauty of the city of London arouses in him a sense of divinity.

(IV) He is a nature poet and sees nature as the Divine, having a strong faith in pantheism.

(a) Statements (I) and (III) are correct.

(b) Statements (II) and (IV) are correct.

(b) Statements (1) and (II) are correct.

(d) Statements (III) and (IV) are correct.

13. “The very houses seem asleep;”-What does this line suggest?

(I) There are no human activities.

(II) All the people of those houses are asleep in the early morning.

(III) All the people are dead.

(IV) The city of London has been abandoned by its inhabitants.

(a) Statements (I) and (III) are correct.

(b) Statements (II) and (IV) are correct.

(c) Statements (I) and (II) are correct.

(b) Statements (III) and (IV) are correct.

14. Why did the ‘mighty heart’ seem to be asleep?

(1) The people of London were in slumber.

(II) The usual hustle and bustle had not yet started.

(III) There was tranquillity everywhere.

(a) Only statement (I) is correct.

(b) Only statement (II) is correct.

(d) All the statements are correct.

15. Why does the poet personify the city of London?

(1) He prefers to use ‘personification’ in each of his poems.

(II) Nature poems can never be written without using ‘personification’.

(III) The poet finds ‘personification’ to be the most effective way of portraying the beauty of the city of London.

(a) Only statement (I) is correct.

(b) Only statement (II) is correct.

(c) Only statement (III) is correct.

(d) All the given statements are correct.

16. What expressions has the poet used to personify the city of London ?

(I) Garment

(II) Mighty heart)

(III) Asleep

(a) All the options are correct.

(b) Only options (I) and (II) are correct.

(d) Only options (I) and (III) are correct.

17. What is the theme of the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’?

(1) Beautiful memories of nature can cheer one in later times through the power of imagination.

(II) Memory, imagination, worship of nature and religion.

(III) Wordsworth’s memories childhood.

(IV) The poet’s discovery and celebration of the natural beauty amidst the man-made objects of the city of London, during early morning.

(a) Statements (I) and (II) are correct.

(b) Statements (II) and (III) are correct.

(d) Only statement (IV) is correct.

18. What is the mood of the poet in ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’?

(I) The mood of the poet in ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is in accordance with Nature and the ambience.

(II) There is a sense of serenity in the poet’s mind which lends a spiritual quality to his admiration of the beauty of the city of London.

(a) Only statement (I) is correct.

(b) Only statement (II) is correct.

(c) Both the statements (I) and (II) are correct.

(d) None of the given statements are correct.

19. ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is an unconventional poem because-

(I) it offers an in-depth analysis of all the natural objects.

(II) it gives a variety of purposes, emphasizes on certain elements within the poem.

(III) it produces iconic effects and omits the use of personification.

(IV) the poet draws inspiration from the city of London with its man-made objects instead of natural objects.

(a) Only statement (IV) is correct.

(b) Only statement (III) is correct. (c) Only statement (II) is correct.

(d) Only statement (II) is correct.

Pick out the false statements

1. (1) While writing “Upon Westminster Bridge”, the poet was going to France.

(II) “Upon Westminster Bridge” was written by William Wordsworth.

(III) William Wordsworth belonged to the Victorian Period.

(IV) “Upon Westminster Bridge” was composed in 1802.

(a) IV

(b) II

(c) III

(d) I.

2. (1) “Upon Westminster Bridge” is a petrarchan sonnet.

(II) The Westminster Bridge is situated over the River Tyne.

(III) “Upon Westminster Bridge” is written in iambic pentameter

(IV) The beauty of the city of London is described in the poem “Upon Westminster Bridge”.

(a) II

(b) III

(d) I.

3. (1) Standing on the Westminster Bridge, the poet saw the beauty of London.

(II) The poet witnessed the beauty of London at midnight.

(III) According to the poet, the city of London is the fairest one.

(IV) The city looks like a majestic person.

(a) IV

(b) III

(d) II.

4. (1) The beauty of the morning is compared to a garment.

(II) The city of London is silent and bare in the early morning.

(III) The fields of London cannot be seen from the Westminster Bridge.

(IV) In the morning, the air in the city of London is smokeless.

(a) I

(b) IV

(c) III

(d) II.

5. (I) In the poem, ‘mighty heart’ refers to the Westminster Bridge.

(II) The city remains inactive in the early morning.

(III) The River Thames flows smoothly.

(IV) In the early morning no boats or ships are sailing on the river.

(a) II

(b) I

(d) III.

Assertion – Reason

1. Assertion : The mighty heart is lying still.

Reason: The hustle and bustle of the city is yet to start.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

(d) Reason is true but Assertion is false.

2. Assertion: The city in the morning is silent and bare.

Reason: The beauty of the city of London is celebrated in the poem.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

(b) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

(d) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

3. Assertion: The ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples in London appear glittering.

Reason: The air of the city in the early morning is smokeless.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

(b) Assertion is false but Reason is true.

(c) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

(d) Reason is false but Assertion is true.

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