MCQs on Alfred Lord Tennyson, For PGT English

MCQs on Alfred Lord Tennyson

1. Alfred Lord Tennyson was the most prominent poet of the:
A) Romantic Age
B) Victorian Age
C) Modern Age
D) Elizabethan Age
Answer: B

2. Tennyson was born on:
A) 6 August 1809
B) 6 October 1809
C) 15 August 1810
D) 10 July 1808
Answer: A

3. Tennyson was born in:
A) London
B) Somersby
C) Cambridge
D) Oxford
Answer: B

4. Tennyson became Poet Laureate in:
A) 1842
B) 1850
C) 1860
D) 1875
Answer: B

5. Tennyson succeeded ______ as Poet Laureate.
A) Robert Browning
B) Matthew Arnold
C) William Wordsworth
D) John Keats
Answer: C

6. Tennyson studied at:
A) Oxford University
B) Trinity College, Cambridge
C) Eton College
D) Harvard University
Answer: B

7. At Cambridge, Tennyson befriended:
A) Robert Browning
B) Arthur Henry Hallam
C) Matthew Arnold
D) Charles Dickens
Answer: B

8. The death of ______ deeply affected Tennyson.
A) Wordsworth
B) His father
C) Arthur Hallam
D) Emily Sellwood
Answer: C

9. In Memoriam A.H.H. was written in memory of:
A) His father
B) Arthur Hallam
C) His wife
D) Wordsworth
Answer: B

10. In Memoriam A.H.H. deals with:
A) War and politics
B) Love and romance
C) Grief, faith, and science
D) Nature only
Answer: C

11. Tennyson’s early work includes:
A) Lyrical Ballads
B) Poems, Chiefly Lyrical
C) Dramatic Lyrics
D) The Prelude
Answer: B

12. The Lady of Shalott is based on:
A) Greek myth
B) Roman legend
C) Arthurian legend
D) Biblical story
Answer: C

13. The Lotos-Eaters expresses:
A) Heroism
B) Weariness of life
C) Religious devotion
D) Political protest
Answer: B

14. Ulysses expresses the spirit of:
A) Despair
B) Adventure
C) Revenge
D) Isolation
Answer: B

15. “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” is from:
A) Tithonus
B) Locksley Hall
C) Ulysses
D) In Memoriam
Answer: C

16. Locksley Hall is about:
A) War
B) Nature
C) Progress and hope
D) Death
Answer: C

17. The Charge of the Light Brigade honors:
A) Kings
B) Scientists
C) Soldiers’ bravery
D) Farmers
Answer: C

18. The Charge of the Light Brigade is based on:
A) World War I
B) Crimean War
C) American Civil War
D) Napoleonic War
Answer: B

19. Tennyson composed the Arthurian series:
A) The Faerie Queene
B) Idylls of the King
C) Paradise Lost
D) Canterbury Tales
Answer: B

20. Idylls of the King retells the story of:
A) Robin Hood
B) King Arthur and the Knights
C) Julius Caesar
D) Achilles
Answer: B

21. Tennyson’s poetry is known for being:
A) Simple and plain
B) Harsh and direct
C) Musical and rich in imagery
D) Satirical only
Answer: C

22. Tennyson often used ______ themes.
A) Scientific and modern
B) Mythological and medieval
C) Political
D) Comic
Answer: B

23. ______ is beautifully described in his poems.
A) War
B) Society
C) Nature
D) Industry
Answer: C

24. Tennyson expressed the conflict between:
A) Love and hate
B) Science and religion
C) King and people
D) Youth and age
Answer: B

25. Tennyson reflected Victorian:
A) Political revolutions
B) Moral values
C) Industrial systems
D) Scientific discoveries only
Answer: B

26. His style is:
A) Rough
B) Fragmented
C) Polished and melodious
D) Abstract
Answer: C

27. Tennyson revised his poems carefully for:
A) Fame
B) Money
C) Perfection
D) Popularity
Answer: C

28. Tennyson married Emily Sellwood in:
A) 1840
B) 1850
C) 1860
D) 1870
Answer: B

29. Tennyson was made a Lord in:
A) 1865
B) 1874
C) 1884
D) 1890
Answer: C

30. Tennyson was the first poet to receive a:
A) Nobel Prize
B) Peerage
C) Knighthood
D) Medal of Honor
Answer: B

31. Tithonus deals with:
A) War
B) Immortality and aging
C) Politics
D) Friendship
Answer: B

32. Break, Break, Break expresses:
A) Political anger
B) Personal grief
C) Romantic love
D) Patriotism
Answer: B

33. Tennyson’s poems often combine:
A) Humor and satire
B) Melancholy and hope
C) Anger and rebellion
D) Fantasy and horror
Answer: B

34. Tennyson believed in:
A) Fate only
B) Progress and human effort
C) Isolation
D) Superstition
Answer: B

35. His works were ______ in his lifetime.
A) Ignored
B) Banned
C) Very popular
D) Criticized widely
Answer: C

36. Tennyson represented the voice of:
A) Romantic England
B) Medieval England
C) Victorian England
D) Modern England
Answer: C

37. Tennyson influenced:
A) Scientists only
B) Politicians
C) Later poets and writers
D) Musicians only
Answer: C

38. Tennyson died on:
A) 6 August 1892
B) 6 October 1892
C) 10 October 1890
D) 5 September 1892
Answer: B

39. Tennyson was buried in:
A) St. Paul’s Cathedral
B) Westminster Abbey
C) Trinity Church
D) Somersby Church
Answer: B

40. His grave is located in:
A) King’s Corner
B) Poet’s Field
C) Poets’ Corner
D) Royal Garden
Answer: C

41. Tennyson is remembered for his:
A) Satire
B) Lyrical excellence
C) Drama
D) Novels
Answer: B

42. His poetry combines emotion with:
A) Humor
B) Politics
C) Intellectual depth
D) Simplicity
Answer: C

43. Tennyson’s poetry is often prescribed in:
A) Science syllabi
B) Law courses
C) Literature syllabi
D) Medical studies
Answer: C

44. His themes include faith, doubt, heroism, and:
A) Industry
B) Nature
C) Comedy
D) Trade
Answer: B

45. Tennyson remains a central figure in:
A) Romantic poetry
B) Victorian poetry
C) Modern poetry
D) Metaphysical poetry
Answer: B

46. In 1829, Tennyson won the Chancellor's medal for:
A) In Memoriam
B) Timbuctoo
C) Ulysses
D) Tithonus
Answer: B

47. Arthur Hallam also loved Tennyson’s sister:
A) Mary
B) Anne
C) Emily
D) Sarah
Answer: C

48. Poems inspired by Hallam’s death were included in:
A) Ulysses
B) Break, Break, Break
C) In Memoriam
D) Locksley Hall
Answer: C

49. Tennyson’s brothers who were also poets were:
A) John and Henry
B) Frederick and Charles
C) William and Edward
D) George and Robert
Answer: B

50. Poems by Two Brothers appeared in:
A) 1820
B) 1824
C) 1826
D) 1830
Answer: C