MCQs - "Tintern Abbey" by Wordsworth

1. In which year did William Wordsworth write the poem "Tintern Abbey"?
A. 1789
B. 1793
C. 1798
D. 1802

2. Which river is mentioned in the poem?

A. Rhine

B. Thames

C. Wye

D. Tyne

3. What is the main theme of the poem "Tintern Abbey"?
A. The beauty of nature
B. The power of memory
C. The importance of friendship
D. The joys of youth

4. What is the setting of the poem "Tintern Abbey"?
A. A city
B. A church
C. A monastery
D. A countryside

5. Who is the speaker in the poem "Tintern Abbey"?
A. William Wordsworth
B. Dorothy Wordsworth
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. John Keats

6. Wordsworth visited the same location for the first time in the year?
A. 1978
B. 1973
C. 1972
D. 1975

 

7. Which of the following is not a phrase in the poem?

A. dark sycamore

B. Sylvan Wye

C. Hermit's cave

D. celestial light

8. What is the tone of Tintern Abbey?

A. Nostalgic and reflective

B. Melancholy and sorrowful

C. Critical and harsh

D. Joyful and celebratory

 

9. Opening line of Tintern Abbey?

A. For I have learned /To look on nature, not as in the hour /Of thoughtless youth

B. There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream

C. Nature never did betray / The heart that loved her

D. Five years have past; five summers, with the length/ Of five long winters! 

 

10. Closing line of Tintern Abbey?

A. O sylvan Wye! thou wanderer thro' the woods

B. Therefore am I still/ A lover of the meadows and the woods/ And mountains

C). The world is too much with us; late and soon

D. More dear, both for themselves and for thy sake!

11. What is the significance of the River Wye in the poem "Tintern Abbey"?
A. It symbolizes the passage of time.
B. It represents the beauty of nature.
C. It signifies the power of memory.
D. It is a metaphor for the speaker's journey.

12. What is the mood of the poem "Tintern Abbey"?
A. Melancholy and reflective.
B. Angry and bitter.
C. Hopeful and optimistic
D. Nostalgic and sentimental.

13. What is the full title of the poem Tintern Abbey?
A. Lines Composed a Few Miles below Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. July 13, 1798
B. A Poem Composed a Few Miles below Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. July 13, 1798
C. Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. July 13, 1798
D. A Poem Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. July 13, 1798

 

14. What does "sylvan Wye" refer to in Tintern Abbey?
A. A mountain peak
B. A forest trail
C. The wooded River Wye
D. A Welsh village

15. Wordsworth revisits Tintern Abbey after how many years?
A. 10 years
B. 5 years
C. 20 years
D. 1 year

16. Which poem had a line, “Nature never did betray the heart that loved her”

A. Tintern Abbey

B. Intimations Ode

C. Solitary Reaper

D. We are Seven

 

17. In the poem Tintern Abbey, ‘dearest friend’ refers to?

A. Nature

B. Dorothy

C. The River Wye

D. The poet’s younger self

18. The poem is written in:
A. Blank verse
B. Sonnet form
C. Rhyming couplets
D. Free verse

19. "These beauteous forms" in Tintern Abbey refers to:
A. Memories of the landscape
B. Classical sculptures
C. Religious symbols
D. Human faces

20. Who among the following is with Wordsworth during his visit to Tintern Abbey?
A. His wife, Mary Hutchinson
B. His friend Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. His sister, Dorothy
D. He is alone

21. The poem is a key work of the:
A. Victorian era
B. Modernist period
C. Enlightenment
D. Romantic movement

22. Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey is deeply:
A. Political
B. Autobiographical
C. Satirical
D. Fictional

23. Which literary device is used in "The sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Alliteration

24. In Tintern Abbey, "Serene and blessed mood" (Line 42), "aching joys(Line 85),"
"Wild ecstasies" (Line 138)," and "sober pleasure (Line 139), " are examples of
A. Understatement
B. Oxymoron
C. Litotes
D. Personification

25. In Tintern Abbey, Wordsworth refers to which of the following as: "The anchor of my purest thoughts, the nurse, The guide, the guardian of my heart, and soul Of all my moral being"?
A. Memory
B. Nature
C. Divine Providence
D. Poetry

26. Which of the following is not a quote/ line from Tintern Abbey?
A. Five years have past; five summers, with the length Of five long winters!
B. O sylvan Wye! thou wanderer thro' the woods,
C. Nature never did betray, The heart that loved her
D. “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive”

 

27. "The anchor of my purest thoughts" (Line 109) uses which figure of speech?

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Hyperbole

D. Alliteration

 

28. "Thou wanderer through the woods" (Line 57) addresses Nature directly, using:

A. Apostrophe

B. Metonymy

C. Chiasmus

D. Litotes

 

29. What does the poet hope for his sister in the future?

A) Wealth
B) Fame
C) The same love of nature he has
D) A happy marriage

30. The poem’s reference to "Hermit’s cave" (Line 22) is an allusion to:

A. Classical mythology

B. Christian asceticism

C. Medieval romance

D. Gothic literature

 

Answers: Tintern Abbey
1. C	2. C	3. A	4. D	5. A	6. B	7. D	8. A	9. D	10. D
11. A	12. D	13. C	14. C	15. B	16. A	17. B	18. A	19. A	20. C
21. D	22. B	23. A	24. B	25. B	26. D	27. B	28. A	29. C	30. B