MCQs on Indian English Literature-Indian Writers-HPSC-UGC-NET-Part I-ugc...

MCQs on Indian English Literature-Indian Writers-HPSC-UGC-NET-Part I

Multiple-choice Questions on William Wordsworth's poem "The World is Too Much

 Multiple-choice Questions on William Wordsworth's poem "The World is Too Much with Us," along with their correct answers:

1. What is the main theme of Wordsworth's poem "The World is Too Much with Us"?

A) The beauty of nature
B) The corruption of society
C) The materialism of modern life
D) The passage of time

  Answer: C) The materialism of modern life

2. In the poem, what does Wordsworth criticize humanity for being disconnected from?

A) Each other
B) The divine
C) Nature
D) Art 

 

Answer: C) Nature
3. What literary device is predominantly used in the line "Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers"?

A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Alliteration
D) Hyperbole

Answer: C) Alliteration

4. The poem mentions "we have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!" What does the word "boon" mean in this context?

A) A curse
B) A benefit or blessing
C) A loss
D) A trade
The phrase "sordid boon" is an oxymoron.

 Answer: B) A benefit or blessing

5. Which mythological figure is mentioned in the poem as a symbol of the natural world?

A) Proteus
B) Zeus
C) Apollo
D) Athena 

Answer: A) Proteus

6. What does the poet wish if he were to feel more connected with nature?

A) A shepherd
B) A pagan
C) A child
D) A philosopher 

Answer: B) A pagan

7. The poem contrasts the natural world with what aspect of human life?

A) Human relationships
B) Political systems
C) Material wealth and industrialization
D) Religious beliefs

 

Answer: C) Material wealth and industrialization
8. What is the tone of the poem "The World is Too Much with Us"?

A) Joyful
B) Melancholic
C) Hopeful
D) Angry

 Answer: B) Melancholic

9. How does Wordsworth view the modern world's relationship with nature in this poem?

A) Harmonious
B) Disconnected
C) Envious
D) Indifferent 

 

Answer: B) Disconnected

10. Which line best encapsulates the poet's lament for humanity's loss of connection with nature?

A) "For this, for everything, we are out of tune"
B) "Great God! I'd rather be"
C) "The winds that will be howling at all hours"
D) "This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon"

 Answer: A) "For this, for everything, we are out of tune"

11. What does the poem's phrase "late and soon" suggest about the nature of human activity?

 A) It is balanced

B) It is continuous

 C) It is intermittent

D) It is unpredictable

 Ans. B) It is continuous