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