Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare, Exam Based Question

William Shakespeare’s

Sonnet 130

1. Who is the poet of Sonnet 130? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Edmund Spenser

B) b) William Shakespeare

C) c) John Donne

D) d) Christopher Marlowe

Ans: Answer: b) William Shakespeare

2. What is the tone of Sonnet 130? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Idealistic praise

B) b) Satirical realism

C) c) Melancholy lament

D) d) Romantic exaggeration

Ans: Answer: b) Satirical realism

3. In Sonnet 130, the poet compares his mistress’ eyes to what? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) The sun

B) b) Pearls

C) c) Stars

D) d) Coral

Ans: Answer: a) The sun

4. What does the speaker say about his mistress’ lips in Sonnet 130? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) They are as red as roses

B) b) They are less red than coral

C) c) They are ruby-like

D) d) They are pale and dry

Ans: Answer: b) They are less red than coral

5. In Sonnet 130, how does the speaker describe his mistress’ hair? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Like golden threads

B) b) Like raven’s wings

C) c) Like black wires

D) d) Like silken strands

Ans: Answer: c) Like black wires

6. Which sense is addressed when the poet says, “And in some perfumes is there more delight than in the breath that from my mistress reeks”? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Sight

B) b) Smell

C) c) Touch

D) d) Taste

Ans: Answer: b) Smell

7. What does the poet say about his mistress’ voice in Sonnet 130? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) It is sweeter than music

B) b) It is not as pleasing as music

C) c) It is harsh and shrill

D) d) It is melodious like a lark

Ans: Answer: b) It is not as pleasing as music

8. What is the main theme of Sonnet 130? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Critique of false comparisons in love poetry

B) b) Celebration of physical beauty

C) c) Sorrow over lost love

D) d) Praise for an idealized mistress

Ans: Answer: a) Critique of false comparisons in love poetry

9. The closing couplet of Sonnet 130 reveals the poet’s true feeling. What is it? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) He does not love her

B) b) He loves her despite her lack of conventional beauty

C) c) He loves her only for her beauty

D) d) He mocks her entirely

Ans: Answer: b) He loves her despite her lack of conventional beauty

10. Sonnet 130 belongs to which type of sonnet? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Petrarchan sonnet

B) b) Spenserian sonnet

C) c) Shakespearean sonnet

D) d) Miltonic sonnet

Ans: Answer: c) Shakespearean sonnet