Quiz on My Last Duchess By PKG SIR

My Last Duchess – Robert Browning
Online MCQ Quiz (30 Questions)

1. Who wrote “My Last Duchess”?

B. Robert Browning
A. Alfred Tennyson
C. William Wordsworth
D. Matthew Arnold

2. “My Last Duchess” is a ______.

C. Dramatic Monologue
A. Ballad
B. Sonnet
D. Pastoral Elegy

3. The speaker of the poem is the Duke of ______.

B. Ferrara
A. Milan
C. Venice
D. Florence

4. Who painted the Duchess’s portrait?

C. Fra Pandolf
A. Fra Lippo Lippi
B. Raphael
D. Michelangelo

5. The portrait looks as if the Duchess were ______.

B. Alive
A. Sleeping
C. Crying
D. Laughing

6. The Duke mentions Fra Pandolf’s name to ______.

C. Show off his wealth and the painter’s skill
A. Hide his identity
B. Criticize the painter
D. Show dislike for artists

7. The silent listener in the poem is ______.

C. An envoy
A. A servant
B. A painter
D. A court lady

8. The Duchess was criticised for being too ______.

B. Friendly and cheerful
A. Proud
C. Lazy
D. Jealous

9. The Duke complains she smiled too much at ______.

C. Everyone
A. Only him
B. Servants
D. Painters

10. “Spot of joy” refers to the Duchess’s ______.

B. Blush
A. Smile
C. Eyes
D. Necklace

11. The Duchess appreciated gifts ______.

C. From everyone equally
A. Only from the Duke
B. From the wealthy only
D. From servants only

12. The Duke’s “nine-hundred-years-old name” was treated by the Duchess as ______.

C. Equal to other gifts
A. Sacred
B. Insulting
D. Meaningless

13. The Duke did not speak to the Duchess about his issues because he found it ______.

B. Beneath him
A. Too difficult
C. Dangerous
D. Useless

14. The Duke “stopped all smiles” by ______.

C. Killing her (ordering her death)
A. Sending her away
B. Ignoring her
D. Marrying again

15. The Duke draws a curtain over ______.

B. The Duchess’s portrait
A. A window
C. A mirror
D. A door

16. The Duke is negotiating with an envoy from a ______.

A. Count
B. King
C. Merchant
D. Priest

17. The poem suggests the Duke is arranging a ______.

C. New marriage
A. Funeral
B. War
D. Festival

18. The Duke values ______ most.

C. Power and control
A. Love
B. Art
D. Friendship

19. The setting of the poem is in ______.

B. Italy
A. England
C. France
D. Germany

20. The Duke later shows the envoy a bronze statue of ______.

C. Neptune
A. Apollo
B. Hercules
D. Zeus

21. The statue depicts Neptune taming a ______.

C. Sea-horse
A. Whale
B. Dolphin
D. Shark

22. The poem primarily explores themes of ______.

B. Power, jealousy, control
A. War and peace
C. Nature and beauty
D. Religion

23. The Duchess appreciated simple things like ______.

A. Sunsets, cherries, mules
B. Jewels
C. Books
D. Royal treasures

24. The Duke was angered because the Duchess did not ______.

C. Reserve her smiles for him alone
A. Dress properly
B. Stay indoors
D. Respect servants

25. The Duke’s personality is best described as ______.

B. Jealous and authoritarian
A. Kind
C. Innocent
D. Humorous

26. The tone of the poem is ______.

C. Sinister and ironic
A. Joyful
B. Romantic
D. Comedic

27. The Duke shows the portrait only to people ______.

B. He chooses
A. The Duchess loved
C. Painters
D. Everyone

28. The line “none puts by the curtain but I” shows his ______.

C. Possessiveness
A. Shyness
B. Fear
D. Kindness

29. The Duchess’s “earnest glance” suggests she was ______.

C. Warm and sincere
A. Cold
B. Angry
D. Confused

30. The Duke’s story mainly reveals his ______.

B. Pride and cruelty
A. Innocence
C. Weakness
D. Humility