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Sunday, 10 May 2026

MCQs- Life and Works of A D Hope- for APPSC JL DL

 

MCQs: A D Hope

Q.1 A. D. Hope’s full name is:

1.         Alexander Derwent Hope

2.         Arthur David Hope

3.         Alfred Douglas Hope

4.         Andrew Daniel Hope

Answer: 1 Explanation: A. D. Hope’s full name is Alexander Derwent Hope.

 

Q.2 A. D. Hope was born in:

1.         England

2.         Australia

3.         New Zealand

4.         Ireland

Answer: 2 Explanation: A. D. Hope was born in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia.

 

Q.3 A. D. Hope is best known as a:

1.         Novelist

2.         Dramatist

3.         Poet and essayist

4.         Critic only

Answer: 3 Explanation: A. D. Hope is best known as a poet and essayist.

 

Q.4 A. D. Hope belonged to which literary tradition?

1.         Romanticism

2.         Modernism

3.         Classical/Neo-classical tradition

4.         Postmodernism

Answer: 3 Explanation: A. D. Hope belonged to the Classical/Neo-classical tradition.

 

Q.5 A. D. Hope translated poems from which two languages?

1.         French and German

2.         Russian and Portuguese

3.         Italian and Spanish

4.         Latin and Greek

Answer: 2 Explanation: He translated Russian and Portuguese poets.

 

Q.6 Which of the following is a famous poem by A. D. Hope?

1.         The Unknown Citizen

2.         Australia

3.         The Waste Land

4.         Sailing to Byzantium

Answer: 2 Explanation: “Australia” is one of his most famous poems.

 

Q.7 A. D. Hope’s poetry is known for its:

1.         Free verse and fragmentation

2.         Strict form and classical structure

3.         Stream of consciousness

4.         Surreal imagery only

Answer: 2 Explanation: His poetry is known for strict form and classical structure.

 

Q.8 Which of the following themes is common in A. D. Hope’s poetry?

1.         Industrialization

2.         National identity and cultural criticism

3.         War trauma

4.         Feminism

Answer: 2 Explanation: National identity and cultural criticism are common themes.

 

Q.9 A. D. Hope strongly opposed:

1.         Traditional poetry

2.         Classical forms

3.         Modernist experimentation and free verse

4.         Mythological references

Answer: 3 Explanation: He strongly opposed Modernist experimentation and free verse.

 

Q.10 Which profession did A. D. Hope primarily pursue?

1.         Journalist

2.         Politician

3.         Academic (Professor of English)

4.         Lawyer

Answer: 3 Explanation: He was primarily an academic (Professor of English).

 

Q.11 A. D. Hope died on:

1.         July 21, 1907

2.         July 13, 2000

3.         June 15, 1995

4.         August 12, 2001

Answer: 2 Explanation: He died on July 13, 2000, in Canberra.

 

Q.12 Which of the following best describes Hope’s poetic style?

1.         Chaotic and fragmented

2.         Symbolic and obscure

3.         Rational, satirical, and controlled

4.         Emotional and confessional

Answer: 3 Explanation: His style is rational, satirical, and controlled.

 

Q.13 A. D. Hope’s poetry often reflects influence from:

1.         Shakespeare and Milton only

2.         Classical Greek and Roman literature

3.         African oral traditions

4.         Modern American poetry

Answer: 2 Explanation: He was heavily influenced by Classical Greek and Roman literature.

 

Q.14 Which of the following works is NOT by A. D. Hope?

1.         The Wandering Islands

2.         Collected Poems

3.         The Double Man

4.         The Waste Land

Answer: 4 Explanation: “The Waste Land” is by T.S. Eliot.

 

Q.15 How did an American journal refer to A.D. Hope?

1.         The best Australian poet

2.         The 20th century’s greatest 18th-century poet

3.         A modern romantic

4.         The bard of the bush

Answer: 2 Explanation: “He was described in an American journal as ‘the twentieth century’s greatest eighteenth-century poet.’”

 

Q.16 A. D. Hope’s poem Australia is notable for its:

1.         Romantic admiration

2.         Satirical critique of national identity

3.         War imagery

4.         Religious devotion

Answer: 2 Explanation: It offers a satirical critique of Australian national identity.

 

Q.17 Which two writers does A.D. Hope address through his poetic responses in A Book of Answers?

1.         Tolstoy and Goethe

2.         Dostoevsky and Mallarme

3.         Tolstoy and Mallarme

4.         Dostoevsky and Goethe

Answer: 3 Explanation: In A Book of Answers (1978), Hope responds poetically to writers including Tolstoy and Mallarme.

 

Q.18 Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Hope’s poetry?

1.         Lack of structure

2.         Obscure symbolism without clarity

3.         Irony and intellectual wit

4.         Pure emotional expression

Answer: 3 Explanation: Irony and intellectual wit are characteristic features.

 

Q.19 A. D. Hope’s work often shows a tension between:

1.         Tradition and modernity

2.         Religion and science

3.         Nature and technology

4.         Love and hatred

Answer: 1 Explanation: His work reflects the tension between tradition and modernity.

 

Q.20 A. D. Hope contributed significantly to:

1.         American literature

2.         African literature

3.         Australian poetry and criticism

4.         Indian English literature

Answer: 3 Explanation: He made major contributions to Australian poetry and criticism.

 

Q.21 What was the title of A.D. Hope's first collection of poems?

1.         The Lost Continent

2.         The Hidden Treasures

3.         The Wandering Islands

4.         The Deserted Shores

Answer: 3 Explanation: His first collection is The Wandering Islands.

 

Q.22 In which year did A.D. Hope publish his first collection of poems?

1.         1976

2.         1945

3.         1968

4.         1955

Answer: 4 Explanation: He published his first collection in 1955.

Q.23 A. D. Hope was born on:

1.         July 21, 1907

2.         July 13, 2000

3.         June 15, 1910

4.         August 12, 1905

Answer: 1 Explanation: A. D. Hope was born on July 21, 1907.

 

Q.24 Which poem by A.D. Hope famously describes Australia as "a second-hand European culture"?

1.         The Wandering Islands

2.         Australia

3.         The Death of the Bird

4.         The End of a Journey

Answer: 2 Explanation: In his poem “Australia,” A.D. Hope criticizes it as a second-hand European culture.

 

Q.25 In "The Death of the Bird," what do the migration, flight, and death of the bird symbolize?

1.         The joy of travel

2.         The beauty of nature

3.         The cyclical nature of life, mortality, and renewal

4.         A literal account of bird migration

Answer: 3 Explanation: The poem uses the bird’s journey as a powerful symbol of life, mortality, and renewal.

 

Q.26 Which of the following best describes the "cultured apes" in Hope's poem "Australia"?

1.         European artists

2.         Cultured Australians

3.         Australian wildlife

4.         Early explorers

Answer: 2 Explanation: Hope uses the term “cultured apes” satirically for Australians imitating European culture.

 

Q.27 What is the main theme of A.D. Hope’s poem “The Death of the Bird”?

1.         The inevitability of mortality and renewal

2.         The joy of a long journey

3.         The destruction of the environment

4.         The pain of separation

Answer: 1 Explanation: The poem explores the inevitability of death and the cyclical renewal of life.

 

Q.28 ho wrote the biography A. D. Hope: A Life?

1.         Penelope Robinson

2.         Susan Lever

3.         Percival Hope

4.         Geoffrey Hope

Answer: 2 Explanation: The biography A. D. Hope: A Life was written by Susan Lever.

 

Q.29 A. D. Hope’s autobiography is titled:

1.         The Wandering Islands

2.         Chance Encounters

3.         Orpheus

4.         Antechinus

Answer: 2 Explanation: His autobiography is Chance Encounters (1992).

 

Q.30 A.D. Hope was the eldest of how many children?

1.         Three

2.         Four

3.         Five

4.         Six

Answer: 3 Explanation: He was the eldest of five children.

 

Q.31 Hope’s critical work The Cave and the Spring mainly deals with:

1.         Political issues

2.         Poetic theory and literary criticism

3.         Scientific discoveries

4.         Travel experiences

Answer: 2 Explanation: It is a major work of literary criticism and poetic theory.

 

Q.32 Which award did A.D. Hope win in 1976?

1.         Booker Prize

2.         Pulitzer Prize

3.         Robert Frost Award for Poetry

4.         Nobel Prize

Answer: 3 Explanation: He received the Robert Frost Award for Poetry in 1976.

 

Q.33 A.D. Hope’s poem “Conquistador” was published in:

1.         1955

2.         1947

3.         1965

4.         1975

Answer: 2 Explanation: “Conquistador” is an early poem published in 1947.

 

Q.34 Which of the following is a famous meditative poem by A.D. Hope?

1.         Australia

2.         The Death of the Bird

3.         Conquistador

4.         An Epistle: Edward Sackville to Venetia Digby

Answer: 2 Explanation: “The Death of the Bird” is one of his most celebrated meditative poems.

 

Q.35 A.D. Hope’s later collection Antechinus (1981) is known for:

1.         Purely European themes

2.         Poems about Australian life

3.         Only religious content

4.         Political satire

Answer: 2 Explanation: It contains surprising poems about everyday Australian life.

 

Q.36 Which of the following best describes A.D. Hope’s poetic approach?

1.         Experimental free verse

2.         Traditional forms with modern content and satire

3.         Confessional poetry

4.         Surrealist imagery

Answer: 2 Explanation: He used traditional forms but addressed modern themes with sharp satire.

 

Q.37 A.D. Hope’s satirical poem Dunciad Minor is a creative response to which English poet’s work?

1.         John Milton

2.         John Dryden

3.         Alexander Pope

4.         Jonathan Swift

Answer: 3

Explanation: Dunciad Minor is inspired by Alexander Pope’s mock-epic satire The Dunciad.

 

Q.38 According to Hope in Australia, what is the ultimate boast of the “ultimate men” who arrive there?

1.         “We live”

2.         “We conquer”

3.         “We survive”

4.         “We rule”

Answer: 3

Explanation: In Australia, Hope writes that the boast of the “ultimate men” is not “we live” but “we survive,” emphasizing endurance in a harsh land.

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