The Rape of the Lock (Canto I) - MCQ based Questions with Answers

 (assorted for help of UG students)

1. The Rape of the Lock is written by:

   a) John Dryden

   a) Alexander Pope

   a) Samuel Johnson

   a) Jonathan Swift

Answer: Alexander Pope

2. The poem belongs to which genre?

   a) Epic

   a) Mock-epic

   a) Pastoral

   a) Elegy

Answer: Mock-epic

3. Canto I mainly serves to:

   a) Describe a battle

   a) Introduce characters and setting

   a) Narrate the climax

   a) Provide moral resolution

Answer: Introduce characters and setting

4. The heroine introduced in Canto I is:

   a) Clarissa

   a) Thalestris

   a) Belinda

   a) Arabella

Answer: Belinda

5. The poem opens with a reference to:

   a) War

   a) Love tragedy

   a) Trivial events

   a) Religious conflict

Answer: Trivial events

6. Belinda belongs to the:

   a) Middle class

   a) Working class

   a) Aristocratic class

   a) Peasantry

Answer: Aristocratic class

7. Canto I opens in the:

   a) Evening

   a) Night

   a) Morning

   a) Afternoon

Answer: Morning

8. Belinda is asleep when she is visited by:

   a) Umbriel

   a) Ariel

   a) The Baron

   a) Clarissa

Answer: Ariel

9. Ariel appears to Belinda in a:

   a) Vision

   a) Letter

   a) Dream

   a) Prophecy

Answer: Dream

10. Ariel is a:

   a) Gnome

   a) Sylph

   a) Salamander

   a) Nymph

Answer: Sylph

11. Sylphs are spirits of:

   a) Dead warriors

   a) Light-hearted women

   a) Fairies

   a) Angels

Answer: Light-hearted women

12. Ariel’s role in Canto I is that of a:

   a) Villain

   a) Hero

   a) Guardian spirit

   a) Narrator

Answer: Guardian spirit

13. Ariel warns Belinda about:

   a) Marriage

   a) Death

   a) Approaching danger

   a) Poverty

Answer: Approaching danger

14. The danger hinted at in Canto I concerns:

   a) Loss of wealth

   a) Loss of beauty

   a) Loss of reputation

   a) Loss of love

Answer: Loss of reputation

15. The supernatural machinery in Canto I consists of:

   a) Gods

   a) Angels

   a) Sylphs

   a) Witches

Answer: Sylphs

16. The sylphs are adapted from:

   a) Christian theology

   a) Folk tales

   a) Classical epic tradition

   a) Gothic fiction

Answer: Classical epic tradition

17. Belinda’s beauty is compared to that of a:

   a) Queen

   a) Saint

   a) Goddess

   a) Angel

Answer: Goddess

18. The tone of Canto I is:

   a) Serious

   a) Tragic

   a) Light and ironic

   a) Melancholic

Answer: Light and ironic

19. The ‘rape’ in the title metaphorically refers to:

   a) Violence

   a) Kidnapping

   a) Social offence

   a) Betrayal

Answer: Social offence

20. Pope’s purpose in Canto I is to:

   a) Condemn women

   a) Mock fashionable society

   a) Glorify war

   a) Promote religion

Answer: Mock fashionable society

21. Ariel commands the sylphs to guard Belinda’s:

   a) Jewels

   a) Wealth

   a) Honour and reputation

   a) Life

Answer: Honour and reputation

22. The sylphs symbolize:

   a) Moral discipline

   a) Religious faith

   a) Social frivolity

   a) Natural forces

Answer: Social frivolity

23. Canto I imitates epic conventions through:

   a) Battle scenes

   a) Invocation and supernatural aid

   a) Long speeches

   a) Journey motif

Answer: Invocation and supernatural aid

24. The mood of Canto I is largely:

   a) Gloomy

   a) Playful

   a) Violent

   a) Solemn

Answer: Playful

25. Belinda in Canto I represents:

   a) Domestic virtue

   a) Upper-class vanity

   a) Tragic innocence

   a) Moral strength

Answer: Upper-class vanity

26. Pope exaggerates trivial matters to create:

   a) Realism

   a) Romance

   a) Satire

   a) Tragedy

Answer: Satire

27. Canto I establishes the poem as:

   a) Epic

   a) Romantic poem

   a) Mock-heroic

   a) Allegory

Answer: Mock-heroic

28. The metre used in the poem is:

   a) Blank verse

   a) Free verse

   a) Heroic couplets

   a) Spenserian stanza

Answer: Heroic couplets

29. Heroic couplets consist of:

   a) Rhyming hexameters

   a) Unrhymed pentameter

   a) Rhyming iambic pentameter

   a) Rhyming tetrameter

Answer: Rhyming iambic pentameter

30. Belinda’s dream mainly serves to:

   a) Predict the ending

   a) Introduce sylphs

   a) Explain the title

   a) Resolve conflict

Answer: Introduce sylphs

31. The opening lines suggest conflicts arise from:

   a) Political causes

   a) Religious issues

   a) Trivial causes

   a) Family disputes

Answer: Trivial causes

32. Canto I highlights the importance of:

   a) Love

   a) Heroism

   a) Female reputation

   a) Religion

Answer: Female reputation

33. The social world depicted in Canto I values:

   a) Hard work

   a) Morality

   a) Appearance

   a) Learning

Answer: Appearance

34. The supernatural beings are treated:

   a) Seriously

   a) Fearfully

   a) Comically

   a) Reverently

Answer: Comically

35. The poem reflects society of:

   a) 17th century

   a) 18th century England

   a) Victorian England

   a) Medieval England

Answer: 18th century England

36. Belinda’s sleep suggests her:

   a) Wisdom

   a) Carefree innocence

   a) Sadness

   a) Fear

Answer: Carefree innocence

37. Ariel’s warning creates:

   a) Suspense

   a) Comic relief

   a) Foreshadowing

   a) Irony

Answer: Foreshadowing

38. Canto I prepares the reader for:

   a) The battle

   a) The moral speech

   a) The central incident

   a) The conclusion

Answer: The central incident

39. The dominant literary device in Canto I is:

   a) Metaphor

   a) Simile

   a) Irony

   a) Allegory

Answer: Irony