DOVER BEACH – MCQ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – ISC CLASS 11 AND 12 ENGLISH

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1. What is the main idea in the poem?

1. Diminished faith in Christianity
2. Difficulties in the life of an individual
3. Difficulties in regular life
4. Diminished faith in any religion

2. Who has written the poem ‘Dover Beach’?

1. William Shakespeare
2. Thomas Hardy
3. Matthew Arnold
4. Emily Dickinson

3. The poet belongs to which era of literature?

1. Neoclassical era
2. Victorian era
3. Romantic period
4. Georgian era

4. What does the poet feel faith is losing to?

1. Logical reasoning
2. Promotion of atheism
3. Science
4. Lack of awareness

5. “To lie before us like a land of dreams”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Climax
2. Alliteration
3. Imagery
4. Oxymoron

6. Which of the following figures of speech has not been used in the poem?

1. Alliteration
2. Simile
3. Anaphora
4. Climax

7. “Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay”- Why does the poet use the term ‘tranquil’?

1. The poet can see the damage of diminished faith in Christianity while others cannot
2. The poet is in a peaceful state of mind
3. The poet is enjoying the sunset by the Dover beach
4. The poet is referring to the silent night

8. What does the vanishing light denote, according to the poet?

1. Vanishing faith in humanity
2. Vanishing faith of English people in Christianity
3. Vanishing sense of kindness
4. Vanishing sense of modesty

9. What does the second half of the first stanza talk about?

1. Sounds of the water that the poet is viewing
2. Vanishing faith in religion
3. Modernization and globalization
4. It talks about a dear friend of the poet

10. Which tragedian has been talked about in the poem?

1. Phrynichus
2. Aeschylus
3. Euripides
4. Sophocles

11. What does “turbid ebb and flow of human misery” mean in the poem?

1. The poet is just talking about the movement of fresh water
2. The poet is just talking about the sea
3. The poet is comparing human misery to the flow of muddy and cloudy water
4. The poet is comparing faith to flow of muddy water

12. “But now I only hear

Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar”- What does ‘it’ mean in these lines?

1. Faith in Christianity
2. Belief
3. Science
4. Friendship

13. “Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled”- Choose the correct option.

1. Religion and science cannot go together
2. Faith once held everyone together and kept them united
3. Faith had led to division and discrimination
4. Faith reduces the urge of experimentation

14. What does “glimmering” mean in the poem?

1. Glittering
2. Shining brightly
3. Completely dark
4. Shining faintly

15. “Listen! you hear the grating roar”- What does ‘grating’ mean?

1. Loud
2. Calming
3. Soothing
4. Irritating

16. The poet has denoted two different things when he used the term ‘sea.’ What are they?

1. The sea of faith and the North Sea
2. The English Channel and the sea of faith
3. The English Channel and the North Sea
4. The English Channel and the sea of humanity

17. Where is the Dover Beach located?

1. Kent, England
2. London, England
3. Manchester, England
4. Birmingham, England

18. What can the poet see from where he is standing?

1. The diminishing value of science
2. The English side of the water
3. The French side of the water
4. The diminishing value of humanity in mankind

Answers:

1. A) Diminished faith in Christianity.
2. C) Matthew Arnold.
3. B) Victorian era.
4. C) Science.
5. B) Alliteration.
6. D) Climax.
7. A) The poet can see the damage of diminished faith in Christianity while others cannot.
8. B) Vanishing faith of English people in Christianity.
9. A) Sounds of the water that the poet is viewing.
10. D) Sophocles.
11. C)The poet is comparing human misery to the flow of muddy and cloudy water.
12. A) Faith in Christianity.
13. B) Faith once held everyone together and kept them united.
14. D) Shining faintly.
15. D) Irritating.
16. B) The English Channel and the sea of faith.
17. A) Kent, England.
18. C) The French side of the water.