Upon Westminster Bridge Mcqs

 Upon Westminster Bridge Mcqs 

1.In ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’, the poet views the city-  

1. at noon

2. at night

3. in the morning

4. in the evening

2. Never did _________ more beautifully steep.’ Fill in the blank with

1. moon

2. sun

3. stars

4. earth

3. ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is an example of

1. Wordsworthian sonnet

2. Petrarchan sonnet

3. Shakespearean sonnet

4. Surreyan sonnet

4. “Upon Westminster Bridge” was actually composed on

1. July, 31st, 1802

2. September 2nd, 1803

3. October 3rd, 1802 

4. October 2nd, 1803 

5. “Upon Westminster Bridge” describes the city of 

1. Paris

2. Westminster

3. London

4. Zurich 

6. Westminster Bridge is situated on river 

1. Nile

2. Daniyub

3. Rhine

4. Thames 

7.  “Upon Westminster Bridge” was first published in the year

1. 1802

2. 1803

3. 1805

4. 1807

8. “Upon Westminster Bridge” was first published in the Collection

1. Poems, in Three Volumes

2. Tables Turned

3. Lyrical Ballads 

4. Poems, in Two Volumes 

9. “Earth has not anything to show more fair:” what does “more fair” suggest here? 

1. The autumnal beauty of Paris

2. The autumnal beauty of London

3. The morning beauty of Paris

4. The morning beauty of London

10. What does the poet call the soul of the ignorant passerby ? 

1. Dumb

2. Dull

3. Deaf

4. Dead

11. The calmness of the early morning stands in sharp contrast to the

1. vibrant city during the day time 

2. calmness of the evening

3. silence at night

4. city at rest 

12. “ A sight so _____ in its majesty” Fill in the blanks. 

1. Calm

2. Tranquil

3. Touching

4. Serene

13. The word ‘majesty’ means 

1. Royal power

2. Dignity

3. Sovereignty

4. All of the above

14. The word ‘majesty’ here suggests 

1. The Royal power of British monarchy

2. The grandeur of morning beauty

3. The sovereignty of the British Empire

4. Both A & C

15.  “This City now doth, like a garment, wear”

This line is an example of

1. Personification

2. Symbol

3. Metaphor

4. Alliteration

16. “This City now doth, like a garment, wear” is an example of

1. Metaphor

2. Simile

3. Alliteration

4. Metonymy

17. Wordsworth uses exclamation in “Upon Westminster Bridge”—

1. to express his romantic feelings

2. to express his intense joy and wonder.

3. to express his bewildered condition

4. to express his sorrow

18. “This City now doth, like a garment, wear”... What does the city wear like a garment? 

1. The river glideth at his own sweet will

2. A sight so touching in its majesty

3. The beauty of the morning

4. All of the above

19. The beauty of the morning is described as 

1. Silent

2. Bare

3. Both a & b

4. Neither a nor b

20. Which of the following do not lie open unto the fields? 

i. Ships, and towers       ii. domes, theaters,

iii. temples and churches    iv. Temples

1. i & ii are correct

2. i, ii, & iii are correct

3. i & iv are correct

4. i, ii & iv are correct

21. Ships and towers lie open to the

1. Fields

2. Sky

3. Both A & B are correct

4. River 

22. Which of the following is not described as “All bright and glittering”? 

i. Ships, towers and temples     ii. domes, theaters,

iii. temples and churches    iv. sky and rivers 

1. i & ii are correct

2. i, ii, & iii are correct

3. i & iv are correct

4. i, ii & iv are correct

23. The air is described as 

1. Fresh 

2. Pure

3. Smokeless

4. Unpolluted

24. The word ‘steep’ means

1. perpendicular

2. rising or falling sharply

3. vertical

4. All of the above

25. “In his first splendour”.... “his” refers to

1. The ships

2. The sun

3. The river 

4. The towers

26. “his first splendour” can be seen on

1. Valley

2. Rock

3. Hill

4. All of the above

27. What the poet never felt? 

1. his first splendour

2. the beauty of the morning

3. sun more beautifully steep

4. a calm so deep

28. The river glideth at his own ____ will, or, The will of the river is described as 

1. Sweet

2. Same

3. Swift

4. Swim 

29. The word ‘glideth’ means

1. Move slowly

2. Move smoothly

3. Move without care

4. Move roughly

30. The word ‘glideth’ is n example of

1. Biblical word

2. Colloquial word

3. French word

4. Archaic word

31. “Dear God!” is an example of

1. Alliteration

2. Apostrophe

3. Anaphora

4. Assonance

32. “Dear God! the very houses seem asleep” This line is an example of

1. Alliteration 

2. Personification

3. Exclamation

4. Both B & C

33. “Dear God! the very houses seem asleep” This line expresses 

1. A sense of wonder

2. Overjoyed mood

3. Pathos

4. Ignorance

34. “And all that mighty heart is lying still!” Here “mighty heart” refers to 

1. The heroes

2. The forefathers

3. The warriors

4. The limitless potentialities of the City of London 

35. “And all that mighty heart is lying still!” This line refers to

1. The heroism of the legendary heroes

2. The blessings of the forefathers

3. The unrealized limitless potentialities of the City of London

4. The chivalry of the warriors

36. And all that mighty heart is lying still!” This line reflects

1. A sense of wonder

2. A mood of grief

3. An urge of awakening

4. All of the above

37. The rhyming scheme of the poem is

1. Abab bcbc cdcd ee

2. Abba abba cde edc

3. Abba Abba cd cd cd 

4. Abba Abba cd cd ee

38. “Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!” This line is an example of

1. Exclamation

2. Inversion / Hyperbaton(violation of grammatical orders) 

3. Both A & B

4. Alliteration

39. “Ne'er saw I” … . Change the voice. 

1. I didn't see it

2. It is not seen by me

3. It was ne'er seen by me

4. It was ne'er being seen by me

40. “Dull would he be of soul who could pass by” is an example of

1. Exclamation

2. Inversion / Hyperbaton(violation of grammatical orders) 

3. Both A & B

4. Alliteration

41. “This City now doth, like a garment, wear

The beauty of the morning” Change the voice. 

1. The beauty of the morning was worn by the City, like a garment

2. The beauty of the morning is worn by the City, like a garment

3. The beauty of the morning has been worn by the City, like a garment

4. The beauty of the morning had been worn by the City, like a garment

42. “Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie” … here “dome” refers to 

1. The dome of St.Augustine’s Cathedral

2. The dome of St.Beckett’s Cathedral

3. The dome of St. Paul's Cathedral

4. The dome of St.Anderson’s Cathedral

43. The poet personifies Thames as a 

1. Female figure

2. Male figure

3. Gender-Neutral figure

4. Transgendered figure

44. “This City now doth, like a garment, wear

The beauty of the morning”... Why is the ‘C’ of the city capitalized? 

1. As a poetic cadence

2. Printing error

3. To emphasize the city 

4. To personify the city 

45. Wordsworth on his way to which city encountered the Westminster Bridge? 

1. Pisa, Italy 

2. Naples, Italy 

3. Calais, France

4. Barcelona, Spain 

46. Wordsworth on his way was accompanied by 

1. His daughter Caroline

2. His wife Mary Hutchinson

3. His sister Dorothy

4. His friend Coleridge

47. The entire landscape of the Westminster Bridge is described in the scenario of 

1. A calm morning

2. An eventful day

3. A retiring evening

4. A slumbering night 

48. Upon Westminster Bridge glorifies 

1. The progress of industrialization

2. The serene beauty of morning 

3. The advancement of technology

4. All of the above

49. This  poem Upon Westminster Bridge is written on the backdrop of

1. British Renaissance period

2. Victorian Period

3. German Romantic period

4. British Romantic period

50.This  poem Upon Westminster Bridge criticizes 

1. The growing industrialization

2. The din and bustle of the City of London

3. The insensibility of Man towards nature 

4. All of the above

51. How does the poet indirectly mention industrialization? 

1. Through the sun 

2. Through the river 

3. Through the smokeless air 

4. Through the silent morning

52. “The very houses seem asleep” This line ironically comments on

1. The habit of late rising

2. The ignorance and insensibility of man towards nature

3. The diseases spread across the city

4. All of the above

53. One of the predominant characteristics of Romanticism is emphasized in the poem. Identify. 

1. Glorification of Childhood

2. Supernatural and mysticism

3. Emphasis on Past 

4. Glorification of Nature

54. The description of the sun and the river adds to 

1. The picture of growing industrialization 

2. The picture of silent morning

3. The natural phenomenon

4. All of the above

55. The sight of the morning appears ____ to the poet

1. Silent

2. Bare

3. Majestic

4. Ethereal

56. In the smokeless air of the morning everything looks 

1. Bright 

2. Glittering

3. Both A & B

4. Sparkling

57. The overall mood of the poem is

1. Nostalgic

2. Grievances 

3. Pathetic 

4. Calm and Contemplative 

58. Through this poem the poet tries to 

1. Depict the transparent beauty of the morning

2. To glorify nature

3. To awaken man to be sensible towards nature

4. All of the above

59. Identify the use of personification in the following lines 

1. Earth has not anything to show more fair:

2. This City now doth, like a garment, wear

3. Never did sun more beautifully steep

4. Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie

60. The poem is composed in the season of

1. Spring

2. Summer 

3. Autumn 

4. Winter