AFTER BLENHEIM – MCQ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – ICSE CLASS 9 AND 10 ENGLISH

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1. Who is the poet?

1. Robert Southey 
2. Roald Dahl
3. Kate Chopin
4. William Shakespeare

2. Who is Wilhelmine?

1. Kaspar’s friend
2. Kaspar’s grandchild
3. Kaspar’s daughter
4. Kaspar’s wife

3. What was Wilhelmine doing when Kaspar had just finished working?

1. She was having chocolates
2. She was reading a book
3. She was playing on the field
4. She was waiting for Kaspar to play with her

4. What did Peterkin find beside the stream?

1. Skull of someone who had died in the war
2. A wooden toy
3. A colourful spherical item 
4. A pistol

5. What did Kaspar ironically mean by ‘great victory’?

1. Sports match
2. Wars and battles
3. A cricket match
4. The Battle of Blenheim

6. What is the meaning of ‘dwelling’ in the poem?

1. Running
2. House
3. Humiliating
4. Letting someone go

7. “Now tell us what ’twas all about”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Metaphor
2. Alliteration
3. Simile
4. Imagery

8. “Nay… nay… my little girl, quoth he”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Metaphor
2. Alliteration
3. Archaism
4. Imagery

9. “And by him sported on the green”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Metonymy
2. Imagery
3. Simile
4. Antithesis

10. When was the poem written?

1. 1765
2. 1706
3. 1770
4. 1796

11. What is the central theme of the poem?

1. Appreciating ones’ roots
2. Love and respect towards nature
3. Absurd intricacies surrounding the war which a common people are unaware of
4. Nationalism and patriotism

12. “I find them in the garden”- What does ‘them’ denote in the poem?

1. Beautiful roses
2. Skulls of people who lost their lives in the war
3. Peterkin’s toys
4. Coins and jewels

13. What does the phrase “great victory” express about Kasper?

1. His anger towards the administration and authorities
2. His sadness for the families of soldiers who died in the war
3. His pride for his granddaughter who won the dance competition
4. His pride in the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the war

14. “Now tell us what ’twas all about”- Who is he speaker?

1. Peterkin
2. Wilhelmine
3. The poet
4. Kasper

15. What did Wilhelmine and Peterkin want to know from Kasper?

1. About their childhood
2. About their parents
3. About the war
4. About the village when Kasper was young

16. What is the meaning of the term ‘rout’ in the poem?

1. War
2. Defeated troop
3. Dying in war
4. Assembly of people

17. Who won the war that Kasper was talking about?

1. French
2. Spanish 
3. Portuguese
4. English

18. Why did Kasper’s father flee?

1. The French soldiers burnt his home down, amongst many others
2. His house was looted, and he decided to start over
3. The British soldiers burnt his home down
4. Kasper’s father borrowed money and could not pay it back

19. “They say it was a shocking sight”- Identify the poetic device.

1. Pun
2. Alliteration
3. Oxymoron
4. Antithesis

20. What did ‘fire’ and ‘sword’ signify?

1. Human cruelty and destruction
2. Warm weather
3. Anger amongst the masses
4. Love for fellow humans

Answers:

1. A) Robert Southey. 
2. B) Kaspar’s grandchild.
3. C) She was playing on the field.
4. A) Skull of someone who had died in the war.
5. D) The Battle of Blenheim.
6. B) House.
7. B) Alliteration.
8. C) Archaism.
9. A) Metonymy.
10. D) 1796.
11. C) Absurd intricacies surrounding the war which a common people are unaware of.
12. B) Skulls of people who lost their lives in the war.
13. D) His pride in the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the war.
14. A) Peterkin.
15. C) About the war.
16. B) Defeated troop.
17. D) English.
18. A) The French soldiers burnt his home down, amongst many others.
19. B) Alliteration.
20. A) Human cruelty and destruction.