English Literature Revision Quiz

Where can the tiger worshippers be found

Tribes of Asia

Tribes of Europe

Tribes of Africa

Tribes of Australia

What change in the tiger turns the tiger’s attention to man

Weak eyesight

Bad teeth and old age

Weak legs

Lost hearing

Choose the correct statements

Tigers have excellent smell power

Tiger gives up the chase after about eighty to hundred yards

Tigers are a very bad swimmer

Tiger brings down his prey by a sudden, steely leap into the air

Choose the correct option about the porcupine

Porcupines have no quills on it’s back

The quills have hundred barbs in its fur

They have black spears tipped with red

These barbs appear immediately when flesh is touched

Choose the correct statements (more than one)

Tigers are tremendous walkers

The tiger paces through the jungle, feet treading webbed footsteps

The tiger senses on the alert like a wandering highwayman

He has very sharp smell

Who has made the tiger famous in a little verse

Edward Jenner

Edward Lear

Edward Cullen

Edward Norton

In the battle between David and Goliath

David was killed by Goliath

Goliath and David ended up becoming friends

David used his mind to defeat Goliath

Goliath got scared and quit the fight

A tiger roars after having a meal because-

As a thanksgiving for food

To call up mates to the banquet

To fall asleep

Both a and b

The ‘Lord of the Jungle’ was written by-

Ruskin Bond

R.L Stevenson

Col. P T Etherton

Edward Lear

Why was Florence called the Lady with a Lamp?

She used to do surgeries holding a lamp

she used to check on patients at night holding a lamp

She used it to look at patients

None of the above

How did the patients show their gratitude towards Florence? (more than one)

a great welcome was set up for her

a hospital was named after her where was head nurse

Large amount of money was set aside for a training school for nurses

How did she prove the people who thought of her as incapable wrong?

She treated all the soldiers on her own

Her team of nurses made the situation as if it was peace time

She trained a lot of nurses on Europe

She opened hospitals all over Europe

Why was Florence honoured more than any other nurse? (more than one)

She was more hardworking than any other nurse at the time

She was more dedicated to nursing

Other nurses were unskilled, ignorant and careful

How do you know that the soldiers were treated in terrible conditions (Pick wrong options)

The reports on Crimean war had made the British folk shocked and ashamed

The soldiers were severely wounded and the hospitals had no beds, clean sheets or blankets and were understaffed.

The number of deaths reduced and was not above that of a military hospital.

No medical help was given to the soldiers

�Here working very hard, but gaining an immense amount of valuable knowledge about nursing, she remained happily until the autumn of 1854.” Where was Florence and what happened in the autumn of 1854?

Scutari, Crimean War

London hospital for women

Red cross hospital, Fight by Britain, France, Turkey against Russia

Sisters of Mercy, Paris

“Florence Nightingale was to lead this new mission.....”

What was this new mission?

To make the hospital a garden of flowers

Buying medicines, bandages, food, bedding for a hospital

Help and take care of the sick and woundedv

Go to Balaclava and help soldiers

What was the condition of the soldiers after the Crimean War?

the number of deaths of soldiers reduced and their condition became better

The soldiers were suffering horribly, in bad weather, overcrowding, bad food, and more.

The deaths of soldiers increased and they died day by day

None of the above

Florence Nightingale compared a London Hospital to Scutari's military hospital with ____.

A bouquet of flowers

The front lawn of a palace

a garden of flowers

A park with fountains

Which of the following is true about Florence Nightingale?

She helped set up a training school for doctors

She received the Order of Merit at 86

She gathered reports on condition of hospitals

Options b and c

Identify the figure of speech in the line, “It is not for your silver bright.”

Metaphor

Metonymy

Simile

Personification

The climax in the poem ‘Lord Ullin’s Daughter’ is

�One lovely hand she stretched for aid, and one was round her lover”

�‘O haste thee, haste!’ the lady cries”

�His wrath was changed to wailing”

�Outspoke the hardy Highland wight”

The boatman helped the lady because

He thought that the winsome lady would cry seeing her lover die

They offered a silver coin to the boatman

He likes to face his fears

Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

Who is the poet of the poem ‘Lord Ullin’s Daughter’?

Thomas Hardy

Dorothy King

Sir Thomas Moore

Thoman Campbell

Which part of the story represents the grief of Lord Ullin?

Resolution

Conflict

Climax

Conclusion

Who among the below undergo a catch 22 situation?

The boatman

The wraithful father

The distressed couple

The horsemen

What do you take away from the ballad ‘Lord Ullin’s Daughter’?

Any relationship needs a moral understanding

A daughter should always follow the straight laws of the father

The social hierarchy should always be in capable hands

I and iii are correct

Which one of these is an alliteration?

Hardy Highland

Bonny Bird

Water- Wraith

Wilder-Wind

The Lord’s Daughter loves the

Chieftain of Ulva’s Isle

Lord of Ulva

General of Ulva

Duke of Ulva

The lake that the lovers need to cross is

The Thames

B) The Lochgyle

The Connecticut

The Ulva

The phrase “raging white” is a

Personification

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Simile

The synonym of ‘drearer’ is

Sympathy

Depressingly dull

Grievance

Both a and b

Lord Ullin's wrath changed to _______________ at seeing his daughter drown.

Wailing

Anger

Sorrow

Both a and c

How did the Munshi carve out the character of Nehru?

The Munshi was the only person Nehru could refuge with

The Munshi used to save him from his father

The Munshi used to tell him stories of the Arabian Nights

The Munshi was very gentle with everyone

What would have happened if Nehru's father wasn't as strict as he was?

Nehru would be enjoying the pleasures of life

He wouldn't have turned out to be a great personality

He would be working for the British

None of the above

�Recollections of Early Childhood’ is an extract from

The Life of Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru - An Autobiography

The First Prime Minister of India

Desh Ke Pradhan Mantri

What were the characteristics of Nehru’s father? (more than one)

He had a strong sense of humour

He was the embodiment of liveliness, cleverness and wisdom

He had an iron will through which he could control his temper

He wanted Nehru to become discipline

What drove Nehru to take the fountain-pen?

He was five or six and wanted to play with them

He argued that his father could not require both at the same time

He wanted to get the attention of his father

He felt it was his duty as an Indian citizen

What was Nehru’s relation with his mother?

He manipulated his mother to fight for him against father

He threatened his mother as she was petite and he was as tall as her

He would confide in her and she would condone everything he did

He disliked her nationality and felt it was a disgrace

How do you know Nehru developed an interest in politics from a young age?

He would read the newspaper Hindu Times everyday

He would overhear the conversations of his father with his friends about politics

He enjoyed listening to epics like Mahabharata and Ramcharitmanas

He was interested in listening to accounts of the happenings in 1857 and 1858

How did Nehru develop a liking for Indian mythology and folklore?

His aunt used to recite Hindu mythologies from the Ramayana and Mahabharata

Munshiji used to recite to him old tales from the Arabian Nights

His mother used to recite stories from her homeland in Kashmir

It developed subsequently with his interest for politics of India

What is the theme of the story ‘Recollections of Early Childhood’?

In order to become discipline, you need to have a traumatizing childhood

It shows the difference between growing up then and now

It signifies how the friends and family you grow up with have a crucial impact on your personality in the future

Social and economic conditions should not limit you from doing great things

�Into the jaws of Death’ What figure of speech is being used in the above line?

Metaphor

Personification

Simile

Alliteration

What is the setting of the poem ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’?

Scutari

Geneva

Balaclava

Birmingham

How does this poem show the sense of duty and loyalty of the soldiers?

The soldiers fought to protect their family

The soldiers refused to disobey the commands of their general

They wanted to end the war and the suffering

They wanted to gain popularity

What is the rhetorical question in the poem? (more than one)

�When can their glory fade?”

�How shall ye deny thine lord?”

�Were there six hundred?”

�Was there a man dismay’d?”

What was the composition of the light brigade?

430 cavalry units

600 infantry units

500 cavalry units

600 cavalry units

This poem depicts the ___ of ___

Patriotism of enemies who wanted to protect their own country

Patriotism of soldiers who did not question their general

Helplessness of the Commandos who sent a Light Brigade to war

Courage of horseman to fight for protecting their friends and family

What background connects this poem and the story 'Flit on, Cheering Angel’?

Crimean war

Both showed suffering of soldiers

The British were careless with their soldiers

Both recalled the courageous acts of men and women

�Half a league, Half a league’ What figure of speech is used in the above line?

Refrain

Imagery

Metaphor

Repetition

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