Exam Based Questions, Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock

Exam Based Questions, Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock

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Exam Based Questions, Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock

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Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock

1. The Rape of the Lock is a: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2020)

A) Mock-epic poem

B) Tragic drama

C) Gothic novel

D) Classical elegy

Ans: A) Mock-epic poem

2. Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock was first published in: (UGC NET 2019, PGTRB 2021)

A) 1712

B) 1700

C) 1725

D) 1730

Ans: A) 1712

3. The poem was expanded into five cantos in the year: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2019)

A) 1714

B) 1720

C) 1718

D) 1725

Ans: A) 1714

4. The central incident in The Rape of the Lock is: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2021)

A) The cutting of a lock of hair

B) A marriage proposal

C) A murder at a ball

D) A duel between rivals

Ans: A) The cutting of a lock of hair

5. Belinda is the poem’s: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2020)

A) Heroine

B) Villain

C) Priestess

D) Spy

Ans: A) Heroine

6. Baron is the character who: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2022)

A) Marries Belinda

B) Cuts off Belinda’s lock

C) Betrays Belinda

D) Wins a card game against Belinda

Ans: B) Cuts off Belinda’s lock

7. The supernatural beings in the poem are called: (UGC NET 2021, SET 2020)

A) Fairies

B) Sylphs

C) Elves

D) Ghosts

Ans: B) Sylphs

8. The leader of the Sylphs is: (PGTRB 2019, UGC NET 2020)

A) Umbriel

B) Ariel

C) Zephyrus

D) Clarissa

Ans: B) Ariel

9. Ariel warns Belinda in a dream about: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) A military attack

B) A disaster at sea

C) An unspecified impending danger

D) A broken mirror

Ans: C) An unspecified impending danger

10. Clarissa provides: (UGC NET 2021, PGTRB 2020)

A) The scissors used to cut the lock

B) A sword for a duel

C) A love letter to Belinda

D) Advice on marriage

Ans: A) The scissors used to cut the lock

11. The game of Ombre symbolizes: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2019)

A) War

B) Romance

C) Trade

D) Religion

Ans: A) War

12. The lock of hair ultimately: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2021)

A) Is thrown into the river

B) Is returned to Belinda

C) Is transformed into a star

D) Is destroyed by fire

Ans: C) Is transformed into a star

13. The poem was inspired by a real incident between: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2020)

A) Lord Petre and Arabella Fermor

B) Pope and his cousin

C) Dryden and Pope

D) The Queen and her maid

Ans: A) Lord Petre and Arabella Fermor

14. Pope’s purpose in writing the poem was to: (UGC NET 2021, SET 2019)

A) Reconcile two families after a quarrel

B) Criticize the monarchy

C) Praise women’s beauty

D) Mock the Catholic Church

Ans: A) Reconcile two families after a quarrel

15. The Rape of the Lock is written in: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2020)

A) Blank verse

B) Heroic couplets

C) Free verse

D) Ottava rima

Ans: B) Heroic couplets

16. Which poetic device is most prominent in the poem? (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) Allegory

B) Satire

C) Tragedy

D) Lament

Ans: B) Satire

17. The "rape" in the title refers to: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2022)

A) An act of physical assault

B) A theft of a lock of hair

C) A religious ritual

D) A marriage proposal

Ans: B) A theft of a lock of hair

18. The Cave of Spleen symbolizes: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2019)

A) Illness and melancholy

B) Love and beauty

C) Wealth and luxury

D) Political corruption

Ans: A) Illness and melancholy

19. Umbriel is: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2021)

A) A gnome who brings mischief

B) A Sylph protecting Belinda

C) A human character

D) A parrot

Ans: A) A gnome who brings mischief

20. The lock becomes a star as a symbol of: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) Eternal beauty and fame

B) Tragic loss

C) Religious redemption

D) Humility

Ans: A) Eternal beauty and fame

21. The tone of The Rape of the Lock is primarily: (UGC NET 2021, PGTRB 2020)

A) Serious and moralistic

B) Light, playful, and ironic

C) Tragic and sorrowful

D) Violent and aggressive

Ans: B) Light, playful, and ironic

22. The machinery in the poem refers to: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2019)

A) Supernatural beings managing human affairs

B) Actual mechanical devices

C) Legal systems

D) Ships at sea

Ans: A) Supernatural beings managing human affairs

23. Pope imitates the style of: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2021)

A) Homer and Virgil

B) Shakespeare and Marlowe

C) Milton and Donne

D) Chaucer and Langland

Ans: A) Homer and Virgil

24. The poem parodies the: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2020)

A) Classical epic tradition

B) Medieval romance

C) Gothic horror

D) Religious sermon

Ans: A) Classical epic tradition

25. Belinda’s dressing table is described as: (UGC NET 2021, SET 2020)

A) A battlefield altar

B) A merchant’s stall

C) A royal throne

D) A scientific laboratory

Ans: A) A battlefield altar

26. The poem’s social satire focuses on: (PGTRB 2019, UGC NET 2020)

A) The idle aristocracy

B) The working class

C) Military corruption

D) The Church

Ans: A) The idle aristocracy

27. Clarissa delivers a speech advocating for: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) Women’s wit and good humor over beauty

B) Revenge on the Baron

C) War against the Sylphs

D) Abandoning love

Ans: A) Women’s wit and good humor over beauty

28. The main setting of the poem is: (UGC NET 2021, PGTRB 2020)

A) The countryside

B) A London drawing room

C) A court of law

D) A cathedral

Ans: B) A London drawing room

29. The battle of Ombre is fought: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) On horseback

B) In a card game

C) With swords

D) On the Thames

Ans: B) In a card game

30. The poem includes references to: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2021)

A) Ancient mythology

B) Scientific discoveries

C) Medieval romance

D) Revolutionary politics

Ans: A) Ancient mythology

31. The lock of hair is cut with: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2019)

A) A knife

B) A pair of scissors

C) A sword

D) A hairpin

Ans: B) A pair of scissors

32. Belinda’s lapdog is named: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2022)

A) Shock

B) Fluff

C) Pounce

D) Puff

Ans: A) Shock

33. Ariel abandons Belinda at the moment of danger because: (UGC NET 2021, PGTRB 2020)

A) She falls asleep

B) She secretly desires the Baron

C) A hidden love in her heart makes her vulnerable

D) He is overpowered by Umbriel

Ans: C) A hidden love in her heart makes her vulnerable

34. The main theme of the poem is: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) The trivialities of aristocratic life

B) Religious devotion

C) Political corruption

D) The dangers of exploration

Ans: A) The trivialities of aristocratic life

35. Belinda’s beauty is compared to: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2021)

A) The rising sun

B) Cleopatra

C) Helen of Troy

D) The goddess Venus

Ans: A) The rising sun

36. Pope’s style in The Rape of the Lock is characterized by: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) Elegiac tone

B) Witty, polished couplets

C) Free verse innovation

D) Tragic intensity

Ans: B) Witty, polished couplets

37. The poem was dedicated to: (UGC NET 2021, PGTRB 2019)

A) Arabella Fermor

B) Queen Anne

C) The Duke of Marlborough

D) The Earl of Oxford

Ans: A) Arabella Fermor

38. The Cave of Spleen is ruled by: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2022)

A) Belinda

B) Clarissa

C) The Queen of Spleen

D) Ariel

Ans: C) The Queen of Spleen

39. The term “machinery” was suggested to Pope by: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2020)

A) Addison

B) John Caryll

C) Jonathan Swift

D) Samuel Johnson

Ans: B) John Caryll

40. John Caryll encouraged Pope to: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2021)

A) Write an epic poem

B) Write The Rape of the Lock to settle a social quarrel

C) Compose religious verse

D) Travel to France

Ans: B) Write The Rape of the Lock to settle a social quarrel

41. The mock-epic genre includes: (UGC NET 2021, SET 2020)

A) Serious themes in heroic style

B) Trivial events in grand, epic style

C) Religious allegory

D) Political revolution

Ans: B) Trivial events in grand, epic style

42. The "shock of hair" becomes: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2022)

A) A symbol of loss

B) A heavenly constellation

C) A family heirloom

D) A political emblem

Ans: B) A heavenly constellation

43. The poem opens with: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) An invocation to the muse

B) A debate between gods

C) A prologue in prose

D) A dedication to the Queen

Ans: A) An invocation to the muse

44. The mood of the poem is best described as: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2021)

A) Solemn and religious

B) Satirical and playful

C) Violent and tragic

D) Fearful and superstitious

Ans: B) Satirical and playful

45. Alexander Pope is considered: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2019)

A) A Metaphysical poet

B) A Neoclassical poet

C) A Romantic poet

D) A Pre-Raphaelite poet

Ans: B) A Neoclassical poet

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