MCQ and answers of To His Coy Mistress

MCQ and answers of  To His Coy Mistress

1. Who wrote To His Coy Mistress?

a) Andrew Marvell

b) John Donne

c) William Wordsworth

d) Alexander Pope

Answer: a) Andrew Marvell

2. What is the main theme of To His Coy Mistress?

a) Revenge

b) Time and mortality

c) War

d) Religion

Answer: b) Time and mortality

3. What poetic form does the poem use?

a) Sonnet

b) Ode

c) Dramatic monologue

d) Lyric

Answer: c) Dramatic monologue

4. What era was the poem written in?

a) Romantic

b) Renaissance

c) Victorian

d) Modern

Answer: b) Renaissance

5. What poetic tradition does the poem belong to?

a) Epic

b) Carpe diem

c) Elegy

d) Satire

Answer: b) Carpe diem

6. When was the poem likely written?

a) 1550s

b) 1650s

c) 1750s

d) 1850s

Answer: b) 1650s

7. What does "carpe diem" mean?

a) Live in peace

b) Seize the day

c) Love forever

d) Enjoy the night

Answer: b) Seize the day

8. When was To His Coy Mistress published?

a) During Marvell's lifetime

b) Posthumously in the 1680s

c) In the early 1700s

d) During the Victorian era

Answer: b) Posthumously in the 1680s

9. What is the tone of the poem?

a) Romantic

b) Persuasive

c) Melancholic

d) Aggressive

Answer: b) Persuasive

10. What is the speaker trying to persuade his mistress to do?

a) Marry him

b) Have sex with him

c) Travel the world

d) Write poetry

Answer: b) Have sex with him

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Structure and Devices

11. How many lines does the poem have?

a) 30

b) 46

c) 50

d) 60

Answer: b) 46

12. What type of rhyme scheme is used in the poem?

a) ABAB

b) AABB

c) ABBA

d) Free verse

Answer: b) AABB

13. What kind of imagery does Marvell use in the poem?

a) Religious imagery

b) Natural and sensual imagery

c) Historical imagery

d) Political imagery

Answer: b) Natural and sensual imagery

14. Which poetic device is used in the line “Time’s wingèd chariot hurrying near”?

a) Personification

b) Simile

c) Hyperbole

d) Oxymoron

Answer: a) Personification

15. What is the literary device in “Thy beauty shall no more be found”?

a) Foreshadowing

b) Symbolism

c) Metaphor

d) Allusion

Answer: a) Foreshadowing

16. What does the phrase “vegetable love” suggest?

a) A slow-growing, natural love

b) An artificial love

c) A decaying love

d) A wild, untamed love

Answer: a) A slow-growing, natural love

17. What does the "Ganges" symbolize?

a) British colonialism

b) Luxury and distance

c) Simplicity

d) A religious pilgrimage

Answer: b) Luxury and distance

18. What is the effect of the hyperbolic description of time in the poem?

a) It emphasizes eternity

b) It adds humor

c) It criticizes the mistress

d) It glorifies death

Answer: a) It emphasizes eternity

19. What tone is created in the final stanza?

a) Hopeful

b) Urgent

c) Despondent

d) Playful

Answer: b) Urgent

20. What literary device is used in the phrase “iron gates of life”?

a) Symbolism

b) Alliteration

c) Simile

d) Oxymoron

Answer: a) Symbolism

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Themes and Motifs

21. Which theme is central to the poem?

a) Love and war

b) Time and mortality

c) Faith and salvation

d) Nature and humanity

Answer: b) Time and mortality

22. How is the theme of mortality explored?

a) Through religious references

b) Through the inevitability of death

c) Through the mistress’s beauty

d) Through the imagery of nature

Answer: b) Through the inevitability of death

23. Why does the speaker reference the grave?

a) To discuss life after death

b) To highlight the urgency of seizing the moment

c) To show eternal love

d) To warn the mistress

Answer: b) To highlight the urgency of seizing the moment

24. What does the desert symbolize in the poem?

a) Eternity and emptiness

b) Richness

c) Fertility

d) Adventure

Answer: a) Eternity and emptiness

25. Why does the speaker emphasize the fleeting nature of youth?

a) To encourage haste in love

b) To reflect on aging

c) To contrast with eternity

d) To appreciate beauty

Answer: a) To encourage haste in love

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Continuation of MCQs (26–100)

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26. What does the speaker claim about the mistress's honor?

a) It will remain eternal.

b) It will turn to dust after death.

c) It will be celebrated forever.

d) It will protect her from time.

Answer: b) It will turn to dust after death.

27. What does the speaker say about the grave?

a) It is peaceful and eternal.

b) It is private but devoid of love.

c) It is a place for redemption.

d) It is a continuation of life.

Answer: b) It is private but devoid of love.

28. What does “Time’s wingèd chariot” symbolize?

a) Speed of time

b) Eternal love

c) Death and the afterlife

d) God’s will

Answer: a) Speed of time

29. What does the speaker encourage the mistress to do in the final stanza?

a) Reflect on eternity

b) Seize the moment and enjoy life

c) Focus on her honor

d) Pray for forgiveness

Answer: b) Seize the moment and enjoy life

30. What literary technique does Marvell use in the phrase “like amorous birds of prey”?

a) Simile

b) Metaphor

c) Personification

d) Irony

Answer: a) Simile

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Detailed Analysis

31. What does the “Indian Ganges” represent?

a) A place of religious purity

b) A distant, exotic location

c) A symbol of love

d) A metaphor for simplicity

Answer: b) A distant, exotic location

32. Why does the speaker mention the “Humber”?

a) To contrast the Ganges

b) To emphasize local familiarity

c) To highlight his humility

d) To symbolize love’s limits

Answer: a) To contrast the Ganges

33. What does the phrase “marble vault” refer to?

a) A tomb or grave

b) A temple

c) A symbol of beauty

d) A metaphor for strength

Answer: a) A tomb or grave

34. What does the speaker imply about beauty in the poem?

a) It is eternal.

b) It fades with time.

c) It is spiritual.

d) It exists beyond death.

Answer: b) It fades with time.

35. What is the speaker’s attitude toward time?

a) Resigned

b) Fearful

c) Celebratory

d) Defiant

Answer: d) Defiant

36. What does the “iron gates of life” symbolize?

a) Death’s inevitability

b) Boundaries of human experience

c) Challenges in love

d) Eternal life

Answer: b) Boundaries of human experience

37. What argument does the speaker make about love?

a) It should be eternal.

b) It should be enjoyed in the moment.

c) It is overrated.

d) It is a spiritual connection.

Answer: b) It should be enjoyed in the moment.

38. What is the effect of the hyperbolic descriptions in the poem?

a) They add humor and exaggerate devotion.

b) They criticize the mistress.

c) They create fear of death.

d) They diminish the value of love.

Answer: a) They add humor and exaggerate devotion.

39. What is the tone of the first stanza?

a) Romantic and idealistic

b) Urgent and persuasive

c) Desperate and anxious

d) Angry and confrontational

Answer: a) Romantic and idealistic

40. What change occurs in the tone of the second stanza?

a) It becomes somber and reflective.

b) It becomes hopeful and romantic.

c) It becomes critical and harsh.

d) It becomes defiant and urgent.

Answer: d) It becomes defiant and urgent.

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Philosophical and Ethical Dimensions

41. What view of life does the poem present?

a) Life is fleeting and should be enjoyed.

b) Life is eternal and spiritual.

c) Life is full of suffering and despair.

d) Life is controlled by fate.

Answer: a) Life is fleeting and should be enjoyed.

42. What is the speaker’s perspective on honor?

a) It is priceless.

b) It is meaningless after death.

c) It is more important than love.

d) It is spiritual.

Answer: b) It is meaningless after death.

43. What does the poem suggest about procrastination?

a) It is necessary for thoughtful action.

b) It leads to regret and missed opportunities.

c) It strengthens love.

d) It reflects wisdom.

Answer: b) It leads to regret and missed opportunities.

44. What does the poem imply about time?

a) It is infinite.

b) It is a force to resist.

c) It is cruel and inevitable.

d) It is a gift from God.

Answer: c) It is cruel and inevitable.

45. What is the ultimate goal of the speaker’s argument?

a) To celebrate the mistress’s beauty

b) To persuade the mistress to live in the moment

c) To write a love poem

d) To criticize societal norms

Answer: b) To persuade the mistress to live in the moment