Poem 03: The Seven Ages Of A Man (By William Shakespeare) - English Paper II (Compulsory) - For Class XII (All Groups) - (MCQs)

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Poem 03: The Seven Ages Of A Man
By William Shakespeare
English II (C)
For Class XII (All Groups)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
From Text Book Exercise

Read the following satatement and choose the correct option:
1. The phrase "seeking the bubble reputation" suggests that _____.
(a) reputation is easy to achieve.
(b) reputation is fragile and temporary. ✔
(c) reputation lasts forever.
(d) reputation is deceptive.

2. The poem depicts a schoolboy's attitude towards school as he _____.
(a) is excited to go to school.
(b) eagerly runs to school.
(c) drags himself unwillingly to school. ✔
(d) proudly carries his books to school.

3. In the stage of "the justice," the man is physically described as _____.
(a) bearded like a pard
(b) with spectacles on his nose
(c) full of strange oaths (d) with a fair round belly ✔

4. Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem?
(a) Celebratory and joyful
(b) Bitter and accusatory (c) Reflective and philosophical ✔
(d) Angry and rebellious

5. Shakespeare's main purpose in dividing human life into seven distinct stages in The Seven Ages of Man is to show that _____.
(a) each person's life is entirely unique.
(b) human life progresses through predictable stages ✔
(c) people are free from societal roles
(d) the unpredictability of life events
(Note: Number 2, 3 and 4 mcqs repeated at 6, 7 and 8 mcqs respectively in text book exercise)

More Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

9. The poem is composed by _____. OR The poem 'The seven ages of Man' is written by _____.
(a) William Wordsworth
(b) P.B. Shelley
(c) John Milton
(d) William Shakespeare ✔

10. The poem is found in his play _____.
(a) Macbeth
(b) Hamlet
(c) As You Like it ✔
(d) Othelo

11. According to Shakespeare, "All the world's a stage and all the man and women merely _____.
(a)actors
(b) players ✔
(c) artists
(d) artistes

12. According to Shakespeare, "They have _____ and their entrances."
(a) Exits ✔
(b) Gates
(c) Inlets
(d) Outles

13. According to Shakespeare, "One man in his time plays _____ parts."
(a) many ✔
(b) much
(c) more
(d) any

14. His acts being _____ ages.
(a) six
(b) seven ✔
(c) eight
(d) nine

15. According to Shakespeare, "At first the _____."
(a) infant ✔
(b) baby
(c) child
(d) infancy

16. According to Shakespeare, "Mewling and Puking in the _____ arms."
(a) mother's
(b) nurse's ✔
(c) grand ma's
(d) father's

17. Then, the _____ schoolboy, with his satchel.
(a) shy
(b) unwilling
(c) whining ✔
(d) slow going

18. With his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like _____.
(a) crocodile
(b) rabbit
(c) snail ✔
(d) swan

19. And then the _____ sighing like furnace.
(a) actor
(b) soldier
(c) lover ✔
(d) Justice