MCQs | Death be not proud MCQs | Death be not proud | John Donne | Free PDF Download – Easy Literary Lessons


MCQs | Death be not proud MCQs | Death be not proud | John Donne | Free PDF Download – Easy Literary Lessons


1, “Death Be Not Proud” belongs to which collection of poems?
A. The Flea
B. The Good-Morrow
C. The Holy Sonnets
D. The Sun Rising

2. From the lineage of which saint was John Donne’s mother descended?
A. Saint Thomas Aquinas
B. Saint Augustine
C. Saint Thomas More
D. Saint Francis of Assisi

3. John Donne was born in
A. 1572
B. 1576
C. 1586
D. 1564

4. What does the speaker compare death to in the poem?
A. A monster
B. A king
C. A slave
D. A friend

5. In this poem, John Donne is
A. Afraid of Death
B. Challenging Death
C. Submitting to Death
D. Resisting Death

6. Death is presented as
A. Powerful and Terrifying
B. Less powerful that he thinks he is
C. Stupid
D. Evil

7. “Death be not proud” was published in.
A. 1533
B. 1500
C. 1601
D. 1633

8. In “Death be not proud” the poet argues about the
A. Mightiness of death
B. Powerlessness of death
C. Foulness of death
D. Vileness of death

9. Death, according to John Donne, is a slave to Fate, Chance, Kings and
A. Poor Men
B. Rich Men
C. Desperate Men
D. Honest Men

10. According of Donne, the things that is better than the stroke of death is
A. Sleep
B. Poison
C. Poppy
D. Dreams

11. What does the speaker compare rest and sleep to in the poem?
A. Death
B. Life
C. Joy
D. Sorrow

12. What does the speaker suggest happens after death in the poem?
A. We cease to exist.
B. We wake eternally.
C. We are reborn.
D. We become ghosts.

13. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
A. ABABCDCDEFEFGH
B. ABBAABBACDDCEE
C. AABBCCDDEEFFGG
D. ABABCDCDEFEFGG

14. What type of sonnet is “Death, Be Not Proud”?
A. Petrarchan
B. Shakespearean
C. Spenserian
D. Miltonic

15. What is the main theme of the poem?
A. Love
B. Nature
C. Death
D. War

16. What does Death do with poison, war, and sickness?
A. Enhances them
B. Diminishes them
C. Encourages them
D. Dwells with them

17. To what is Death described as a slave?
A. Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men
B. Love, joy, peace, and hope
C. Nature, beauty, truth, and eternity
D. Science, art, literature, and philosophy

18. How does the speaker envision the future of Death?
A. Death will become more powerful
B. Death will be overcome
C. Death will become merciful
D. Death will be feared

19. In the line “Die not, poor Death,” what is the tone of the speaker?
A. Sympathetic
B. Mocking
C. Serious
D. Indifferent

20. What is the form of the poem “Death, be not proud”?
A. Sonnet
B. Epic
C. Lyric poem
D. Ballad

21. What is the volta in a Petrarchan sonnet?
A. The third line
B. The eighth line
C. The ninth line
D. The twelfth line

22. What is the literary period to which John Donne belongs?
A. Renaissance
B. Romantic
C. Victorian
D. Modernist

23. Which collection includes the poem “Death, be not proud”?
A. “Paradise Lost”
B. “Divine Comedy”
C. “Songs and Sonnets”
D. “The Waste Land”

24. What does Donne assert about Death in the final lines of the poem?
A. Death is invincible
B. Death is merciful
C. Death will be overcome
D. Death is eternal

25. What was John Donne’s profession?
A. Lawyer
B. Physician
C. Clergyman
D. Soldier

26. What is the main poetic device used in “Death, Be Not Proud”?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Irony

27. What does the phrase “one short sleep past, we wake eternally” suggest?
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification

28. Which literary device is employed when the speaker says, “Die not, poor Death”?
A. Simile
B. Allusion
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole



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