KEEPING QUIET

 

1) Who is the poet of Keeping Quiet a.     Kamala Das b.     Stephen Spender c.     Pablo Neruda d.     John Keats 2) What does the poet want others to do? a.     To keep quiet and introspect b.     To make noise and find fault c.     To spread wars all around d.     None of these 3) Who poetic device has been used in ‘Not move our arms so much’? a.     Pun b.     Simile c.     Antithesis d.     Transferred Epithet 4) Why should we keep quiet according to the poet? a.     For attaining peace b.     For maintaining brotherhood c.     For silence d.     All of these 5) What does ‘Count to Twelve’ symbolise? a.     Hours of a day b.     Months of a year c.     Both a and b d.     Neither a nor b 6) What does the poet want to see on this earth for a while? a.     Anger b.     Silence c.     Chaos d.     Commotion 7) When would the fishermen stop harming whales according to the poet? a.     When they peep into others’ life b.     When they introspect themselves and keep quiet c.     When they spread the wars d.     None of these 8) What will happen if people keep quiet for some time? a.     There will be peace all around b.     There will be brotherhood all around c.     There will be silence all around d.     All of these 9) What is the man gathering salt losing in pursuit of money? a.     His wealth b.     His health c.     His time d.     His memorable moments 10) Which poetic device has been used in ‘Hurt Hands’? a.     Pun b.     Simile c.     Antithesis d.     Alliteration 11) What does the word ‘Exotic’ mean? a.     Foreign b.     Nonnative c.     Alien d.     All of these 12) How can we all be together according to the poet? a.     When we keep quiet and introspect ourselves b.     When we become war mongers c.     When we start deforestation d.     None of these 13) Which poetic device has been used in ‘Sudden Strangeness’? a.     Alliteration b.     Simile c.     Antithesis d.     Transferred Epithet 14) What would the fisherman do after a successful introspection? a.     He would double his business b.     He would kill more fish c.     He would stop killing the fish d.     Both a and b 15) What will be more important for the man gathering salt after introspection? a.     Money b.     Property c.     Health d.     All of these 16) What does the poet mean by ‘Without engines’? a.     Without noise and machineries b.     Without engines of train c.     Without engines of bus d.     None of these 17) Which literary device has been used in ‘Cold sea’? a.     Pun b.     Simile c.     Antithesis d.     Transferred Epithet 18) What does the poet mean by ‘Green Wars’? a.     War with green colour b.     War with green bombs c.     War with green crackers d.     War against nature 19) Who is spreading wars and destroying everything according to the poet? a.     Animals b.     Fish c.     Nature d.     Humans 20) Who literary device has been used in ‘Clean Clothes’? a.     Pun b.     Alliteration c.     Antithesis d.     Transferred Epithet 21) What will be the impact of keeping quiet on war mongers? a.     They would continue the wars religiously b.     They would end the war immediately c.     They would attack the enemies d.     They would kill one another 22) What does the poet mean by ‘Victory with no survivors’? a.     To get victory with survivors b.     To fail in getting victory with survivors c.     To get victory without survivors d.     None of these 23) Which poetic device has been used in ‘Walk about with their brothers’? a.     Pun b.     Simile c.     Irony d.     Transferred Epithet 24) What does the poet want to advocate? a.     Total inactivity b.     Total activity and life c.     Association with death d.     None of these 25) What does the poet mean by ‘Would put on clean clothes’? a.     To be angry b.     To be peaceful c.     To be hyperactive d.     None of these 26) What is human afraid of according to the poet? a.     Life b.     death c.     truck d.     War mongers 27) Who has been referred to as single-minded? a.     Animals b.     Trees c.     Humans d.     None of these 28) What does the word ‘Truck’ mean in this stanza? a.     A kind of vehicle b.     Association c.     Disassociation d.     None of these 29) What does the poet mean by ‘Single-Minded’? a.     Selfless b.     Selfish c.     Self-centered d.     Both b and c 30) What can interrupt the sadness lurking around humans according to the poet? a.     Money b.     Wealth c.     Being silent d.     Being selfish 31) What causes sadness to humans according to the poet? a.     Failure to understand themselves b.     Fear of death c.     Being poor d.     Both a and b 32) What can the Earth teach us? a.     That there can be life under stillness  b.     That there can be stillness under life c.     That there can be chaos under stillness d.     All of these 33) How long does the poet want us to count? a.     Twenty four b.     Six c.     Ten d.     Twelve 34) How does the earth function according the poet? a.     It remains silent b.     It has a life under stillness c.     It revolves but doesn’t seem d.     All of these 35) What does the poet want us to achieve by keeping quiet? a.     Silence b.     Treasure c.     Mental Peace d.     Both a and c