Let me not for the marriage of true minds (MCQ)

 

1. What is a "wand'ring bark"?
   1.   A tree with deep roots
   2.   A lost lover
   3.   A dog
   4.   A ship at sea
2. What do the following lines mean:
   "Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, / But bears it out even to the edge of doom."
   1.   Time always makes love look foolish
   2.   Physical beauty diminishes
   3.   Love is difficult
   4.   Love lasts forever - beyond death
3. Which of the following best describes a quatrain?
   1.   a two-line, typically rhyming unit of verse
   2.   a four-line, typically rhyming unit of verse
   3.   a poem of fourteen lines, typically featuring rhyme, meter, and logical structure
   4.   type of metrical foot
4. What is the correct rhyme scheme for Sonnet 116?
   1.   ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
   2.   ABBAABBA CDECDE
   3.   ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
   4.   ABABBCBCCDCDEE
5. The image of an 'ever fixed mark' is that of a ...
   1.   memory
   2.   stain
   3.   star
   4.   Lighthouse
6. Which of the following is not a main message of the sonnet...
   1.   Constancy
   2.   Death
   3.   Devotion
   4.   True love
7. What is not personified in the poem?
   1.   Doom
   2.   Love
   3.   Time
   4.   Death
8. The main message of the poem is the constancy and endlessness of love.
   How is this reflected in the form of the poem?
   1.   Because the rhythm of the poem is like a heartbeat
   2.   The poem has 14 lines
   3.   The rhyme scheme of the poem reflects the melody of love
   4.   Because the structure of the sonnet always remains the same like love
9. What is a Volta?
   1.   Four lines from a sonnet
   2.   Emotional twist and final argument
   3.   The tone of the poem
   4.   The main message of the poem
10. In the rhyming couplet, Shakespeare says:
    "If this be error..."
    1.   He will write only about death and love only once more
    2.   He'll never write another play and never love again
    3.   He'll take back all his writing and no man has every truly loved
    4.   He'll never love a woman again, only men
11. What figure of speech is used in the following: "It [love] is an ever-fixed mark…"?
    1.   Personification
    2.   Hyperbole
    3.   Simile
    4.   Metaphor
12. Which of the following best explains the line: "whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken…"?
    1.   Love's actual worth cannot be known – it remains a mystery
    2.   Love’s value can never truly be calculated, nor can it be measured.
    3.   Love is very difficult to calculate.
    4.   Love’s value ends when one dies.
13. In the lines: "Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom," Shakespeare believes that true love is--
    1.   Timeless
    2.   Constant
    3.   Strong
    4.   Measurable
14. The marriage of true minds refers to:
    1.   a union that is faithful
    2.   This is a literal reference to the personification of two minds getting married
    3.   A & B
    4.   None of the above
15. In sonnet 116, an alter refers to the place in the church where a priest or minister marries a couple or addresses a church...In sonnet 116, an alter refers to the place in the church where a priest or minister marries a couple or addresses a church...
    1.   True
    2.   False
16. In Sonnet 116 Shakespeare compares love to :
    1.   an ever-fixed mark that looks on tempests and is never shaken
    2.   a star to every wandering bark
    3.   A&B
    4.   None of the above
17. The poem suggests that love is not true if it changes or "alters when it finds alteration".
    1.   True
    2.   False
18. When Shakespeare compares love to:
    "it is an ever-fixed mark,
    That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
    It is a star to every wandering bark,"
    
    What type of comparison is Shakespeare using?
    1.   Simile
    2.   alliteration
    3.   assonance
    4.   Metaphor
19. In this sonnet Shakespeare:
    1.   explains how he actually has never written anything and no one has ever really been in love.
    2.   explains the problem with not finding true love and explains how to find it.
    3.   explains the problem with true love and how to fix it.
    4.   explains what true love is and explains what it is not.
20. The last two lines of this sonnet:
    1.   dare the reader to prove Shakespeare wrong.
    2.   explain the solution to the problem in the sonnet
    3.   How lovers should not be
    4.   All the above
21. According to this sonnet Shakespeare does not believe true love exists.
    1.   True
    2.   False
22. According to Shakespeare, love can change within brief hours or even weeks
    1.   True
    2.   False
23. According to Shakespeare, love bears it out even to the edge of doom.
    1.   True
    2.   False
24. Shakespeare wrote during the rule QUEEN
    1.   ELIZABETH I
    2.   ELIZABETH II
    3.   VICTORIA
    4.   ANNE
25. With which of the following statements would the speaker most likely agree?
    1.   It is important for a man to prove his love for his partner.
    2.   You should only marry someone who is your intellectual equal.
    3.   True love between two minds is eternal and withstands adversity.
    4.   Physical attraction always transforms into love if given enough time.
26. “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds” by William Shakespeare serves an example of a sonnet because it
    1.   expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker.
    2.   celebrates or honors a person, object or idea.
    3.   Has fourteen lines that follow a specific rhyme scheme.
    4.   tells a story in verse.
27. Love is not love/Which alters when it alteration finds” means true love
    1.   Does not change.
    2.   Changes over time.
    3.   Dies over time.
    4.   Grows stale and dull.
28. “O no; it is an ever-fixed mark” means true love
    1.   Remains constant.
    2.   Constantly changes.
    3.   Sometimes Changes
    4.   Depends on the lover
29. “That looks on tempests and is never shaken” means true love not
    1.   withstands all trials and tribulations.
    2.   endures despite problems or difficulties.
    3.   remains strong in the face of temptation.
    4.   can end in when temptations comes
30. Comparing problems to “tempests” serves as an example of an
    1.   illusion.
    2.   metaphor.
    3.   irony.
    4.   personification.
31. Comparing true love to a guiding “star” serves as an example of a
    1.   irony.
    2.   dialect.
    3.   sensory detail.
    4.   metaphor.
32. “Within his bending sickle’s compass come” refers to
    1.   time or death.
    2.   an adventurer.
    3.   a sailor at sea.
    4.   marriage.
33. “But bears it out even to the edge of doom” means true love
    1.   lasts until death does them part.
    2.   survives all hardships and disasters.
    3.   between bears can be disastrous.
34. “If this be error, and upon me prov’d/I never writ, nor no man ever lov’d” asserts the speaker
    1.   firmly believes in true love.
    2.   doubts his own words.
    3.   no man ever loved truly
    4.   none of the above
35. How many Sonnets did William Shakespeare had produced?
    1.   158
    2.   154
    3.   144
    4.   166
36. What are the two main points of the First two verses of the poem Sonnet 116?
    1.   Inestimable Value and Undamaged
    2.   Unshakeable and Permanent Love
    3.   Unchanging and Undying Love
    4.   Marriage and Impediments
37. What do stars signify in the couplet: It is the star to every wandering bark,
    Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken?
    1.   Guide or Hope
    2.   Love
    3.   Beauty
    4.   Safety or Light
38. Of all the 154 sonnets William Shakespeare had written, which among them are the most famous?
    1.   Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130
    2.   Sonnet 130 and Sonnet 116
    3.   Sonnet 1 and Sonnet 65
    4.   Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 65
39. Which alters when it alteration finds,
    Or _____ with the remover to remove.
    1.   kicks
    2.   stretch
    3.   sicks
    4.   bends
40. Love alters not with his brief hours and _____,
    But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
    1.   days
    2.   hours
    3.   minutes
    4.   weeks
41. In sonnet 116 Shakespeare personifies
    1.   star
    2.   time
    3.   marriage
    4.   doom
42. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to....
    1.   Dark woman
    2.   Young man
    3.   His wife
    4.   Queen Elizabeth
43. 130 to 154 sonnets of Shakespeare ' addressed to...
    1.   dark woman
    2.   young man
    3.   his wife
    4.   queen Elizabeth
44. Impediments means
    1.   mistakes
    2.   hindrance
    3.   love
    4.   problems
45. Within his bending sickle’s compass come… 'his' refers to
    1.   time
    2.   love
    3.   lover
    4.   doom