 MCQs - Poetry - 1. Water 2. Casey at the Bat

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 MCQs  -  Poetry -  1. Water     2. Casey at the Bat

 

1. Water   

1. Who has written the poem ‘Water’? 

    A. Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. Ralph Waldo Emerson was…

    A. American writer

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in…

    A. 1803

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson died in…

   A. 1882

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson started his career as…

   A. a Unitarian Minister in Boston

6. Ralph Waldo Emerson is a well-known…

   A. American essayist, poet and popular philosopher.

7. Ralph Waldo Emerson developed a school of…

   A. transcendental thoughts

8. Water is a _______ poem.

    A. Lyrical

9. A poem ‘Water’ contains _______ lines.

    A. 12 lines

10. Rhyme scheme of the poem ‘Water’ is…

     A. ABCCDDEEEFFE

11. Water understands ___________ well.

     A. Civilization

12. Water wets foot…

A. Prettily

13. Water chills life…

    A. Wittily

14. If used well, water can bring ________ to people. 

    A. Joy

15. If ill used, water can _______. 

    A. Destroy

16. Water has the ability to destroy __________. 

    A. Elegantly

17. The phrase ‘elegantly destroy’ emphasizes….

    A. The graceful manner in which water operates 

18. The poem ‘Water’ demonstrates…

     A. The immense power of water

19. According to poet, the water is not…

     A. Disconcerted & Broken-hearted

20. The poet personifies water as…

     A. One who has knowledge of civilizations, one who is soft and witty but one who has power destroy when ill-used.

 

2. Casey at the Bat                                             

22. Who has written the poem ‘Casey at the bat’?

     A. Earnest Lawrence Thayer

23. Who got out first?

    A. Cooney

24. Who was supposed to win the match for the team?

A. Casey

25. How many people were watching the game? 

A. 5,000

26. In baseball, there is a popular rule saying three strikes and you’re out. How many strikes does Casey get?

A. 3 

27. Which of the following does the crowd do?

A. Threaten to kill the umpire, call the umpire a fraud, and cheer for the Mudville nine (all of the

Above)

28. The poem ‘Casey at the Bat’ was published by…

A. Daily Examiner in 1888

29. The poem ‘Casey at the Bat’ is…

A. A Ballad

30. The poem ‘Casey at the Bat’ is about _________ sports.

A. Baseball

31. Earnest Lawrence Thayer was writing under the pen name of …

A. Phin

32. Earnest Lawrence Thayer was born in…

A. 1863

33. Earnest Lawrence Thayer was died in…

A. 1940

34. In the poem 'Casey at the Bat,' what is the home team that Casey plays for?

A. Mudville

35. How does the game end in the poem 'Casey at the Bat'?

A. Mighty Casey strikes out

36. Ernest Lawrence Thayer wrote 'Casey at the Bat' at what newspaper?

A. New York Journal

37. What team Casey plays for?

A. Mudville Nine

38. How many eyes were on Casey? 

A. 10,000

39. Who preceded Casey?    A. Flynn & Jimmy Black

40.  What does the crowd do when the umpire said, “Strike one”?

A. Someone from the crowd shouted, Kill him! Kill the Umpire!

41.  What does the crowd do when the umpire said, “Strike two”?

A. The crowd (audience) called the umpire ‘Fraud’

43. Give antonym of the word ‘Pleasure’.

A. Sorrow

44. What do you mean by the word ‘Patron’?

A. a person or group that supports an activity

45. What do you mean by the word ‘hoodoo’?

A. a set of magical beliefs and practices

46. What do you mean by the word ‘Wonderment’?

A. a great and pleasant surprise

47. What do you mean by the word ‘Visage’?

A. Face

48. What do you mean by the word ‘Tumult’?

A. a loud noise

49. ‘Casey at the Bay’ tells the story of __________

A. Mudville Nine Baseball Team

50. The Poem ‘Casey at the Bat’ ends with _______

A. Disappointment

51. What does the crowd expect Casey to do?

A. Hit a home run

52. When Casey steps up to the bat, he is ____.

A. Confident

53.  The word "doff" means

A. To remove or take off

53. What is the setting of the poem?

A. Baseball Field

54.  "the score stood" is an example of what type of figurative language?

A. Personification

55.  When the first two pitches were called strikes, anger was aimed at____.

A. The Umpire

56.    What does the umpire do in the poem?

A. He calls the first two strikes on Casey.

57.    At the beginning of the poem Mudville had ______points and the other team had 4.

A. Two (02)

58.    Fans started leaving the game because they thought Casey would not get to ______            

A. bat

59.    What is the rhyme scheme in each stanza?

 A. AABB

60. What happened RIGHT AFTER Casey missed the first pitch?

A. The crowd yelled at the umpire.