Examination on Loving in Truth, BA Compulsory English, BANKURA UNIVERSITY, Compulsory English Suggestion of Bankura University

Loving in Truth — Quiz (40 Questions)

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1. 1. Who wrote the sonnet 'Loving in Truth'?
   a) Philip Sidney

   b) William Shakespeare

   c) John Donne

   d) Edmund Spenser
2. 2. What does 'Astrophil' mean?
   a) Star-maker

   b) Star-lover / star-gazer

   c) A famous poet

   d) A sea-traveller
3. 3. What does 'Stella' mean in the title 'Astrophil and Stella'?
   a) Moon

   b) Poet

   c) Sky

   d) Star (the beloved)
4. 4. Which type of sonnet is 'Loving in Truth'?
   a) Shakespearean

   b) Spenserian

   c) Petrarchan (octave + sestet)

   d) Miltonic
5. 5. How are the 14 lines of a Petrarchan sonnet divided?
   a) Two septets (7+7)

   b) Octave (8 lines) and sestet (6 lines)

   c) Three quatrains and a couplet

   d) Four tercets and two lines
6. 6. To whom is the sonnet addressed?
   a) Penelope Devereux (Stella)

   b) Queen Elizabeth

   c) A fictional character named Mary

   d) Philip Sidney's sister
7. 7. Penelope Devereux (the beloved) later married which lord?
   a) Lord Mountjoy

   b) Lord Leicester

   c) Lord Byron

   d) Lord Rich
8. 8. In the poem, what does the archaic word 'fain' mean?
   a) Angry

   b) Silent

   c) Willing or desiring

   d) Fearful
9. 9. What are 'fresh and fruitful showers' compared to in the poem?
   a) Tears of the beloved

   b) Imagination that produces poetry

   c) Actual spring rains only

   d) A festival in the countryside
10. 10. The poet calls imagination 'inventions'. What does he study?
    a) The poetry/works of others (other poets)

    b) Astronomy

    c) Botany

    d) Law
11. 11. What kind of love is expressed in 'Loving in Truth'?
    a) Joyful marriage-love

    b) Platonic friendship only

    c) Indifferent love

    d) Disappointed / unfulfilled love
12. 12. Why does the poet wish to declare his love openly?
    a) To make the beloved jealous

    b) To get pity and kindness for his disappointed love

    c) To boast about his poems

    d) To warn other lovers
13. 13. 'Loving in Truth' is which numbered sonnet in the sequence 'Astrophil and Stella'?
    a) Sonnet 5

    b) Sonnet 10

    c) Sonnet 1 (the first)

    d) Sonnet 20
14. 14. The sequence 'Astrophil and Stella' primarily explores:
    a) The poet's love and frustrations for Stella

    b) Political events at court

    c) Farming techniques

    d) Travelogues
15. 15. Who is the lover figure in 'Astrophil and Stella'?
    a) Lord Rich

    b) Astrophil (Philip Sidney)

    c) A fictional knight

    d) The poet's friend
16. 16. Which of these best describes the tone of 'Loving in Truth'?
    a) Comic and carefree

    b) Formal legalistic

    c) Mock-heroic

    d) Earnest and plaintive
17. 17. The beloved in the poem is a symbol of:
    a) Nature

    b) Fame

    c) The unattainable beloved / ideal

    d) Political power
18. 18. Which line of thought links 'fresh and fruitful showers' with poetry?
    a) Imagination nourishes poetic creation like rain nourishes land

    b) Showers refer only to weather

    c) Showers show the poet's wealth

    d) Showers warn of storms
19. 19. Philip Sidney is best known for:
    a) Writing novels

    b) Writing sonnets and the sonnet sequence 'Astrophil and Stella'

    c) Painting

    d) Composing symphonies
20. 20. In the poem 'Loving in Truth' 'inventions' most nearly means:
    a) Machines

    b) Legal documents

    c) Lies

    d) Imaginations / creative ideas
21. 21. The poet studies other poets' work to:
    a) Criticize them publicly

    b) Learn botany

    c) Improve his own poetic invention

    d) Learn languages
22. 22. Which feature is typical of the Petrarchan sonnet present here?
    a) Three quatrains + couplet

    b) A turn (volta) between octave and sestet

    c) No clear structure

    d) Use of medieval ballad form
23. 23. The emotional state of the poet in the sonnet is best described as:
    a) Saddened and yearning

    b) Triumphant and proud

    c) Angry and vengeful

    d) Carefree
24. 24. Which word from the poem indicates desire or willingness?
    a) Dismay

    b) Loath

    c) Idle

    d) Fain
25. 25. The poet hopes the beloved will respond with:
    a) Pity and kindness

    b) Anger and scorn

    c) Silence forever

    d) Formal challenge
26. 26. Which phrase best paraphrases 'star-lover'?
    a) A sailor

    b) One who loves a star / Stella

    c) A scientist

    d) A musician
27. 27. The sonnet sequence 'Astrophil and Stella' is primarily about:
    a) Political battles

    b) Travel stories

    c) The poet's love affairs and feelings for Stella

    d) Scientific discoveries
28. 28. 'Loving in Truth' is best seen as an example of:
    a) Elizabethan love lyric

    b) Modernist free verse

    c) Medieval sagas

    d) Epic poetry
29. 29. What does the poet hope his declaration will produce from Stella?
    a) Wealth

    b) Compassion

    c) Fame

    d) A marriage contract
30. 30. Which of these is NOT true about 'Loving in Truth'?
    a) It is a Petrarchan sonnet

    b) It is addressed to Stella

    c) It celebrates a happily married couple

    d) It discusses poetic imagination
31. 31. The poet's study of 'inventions' refers to his interest in:
    a) Military inventions

    b) Legal inventions

    c) Cooking inventions

    d) Creative imagination and poetic devices
32. 32. The beloved 'Stella' functions in the poem as:
    a) The poet's sister

    b) An enemy

    c) The object/ideal of the poet's love

    d) A goddess of war
33. 33. Which statement is correct?
    a) 'Astrophil' = star-lover; 'Stella' = star

    b) 'Astrophil' = star; 'Stella' = moon

    c) Both are names of towns

    d) Both refer to animals
34. 34. The sonnet appeals to which emotion most strongly?
    a) Indifference

    b) Sorrow and longing

    c) Joyful exultation

    d) Scientific curiosity
35. 35. Which of these is a correct paraphrase of 'fresh and fruitful showers'?
    a) Cold winds

    b) Burning heat

    c) Loud thunder

    d) Nourishing rains that inspire creation
36. 36. The sonnet sequence 'Astrophil and Stella' belongs to which period of English literature?
    a) Romantic period

    b) Elizabethan / Renaissance

    c) Victorian

    d) Modern
37. 37. What is the poet's attitude towards other poets' 'inventions'?
    a) He studies them to learn and to improve his own art

    b) He ignores them

    c) He hates all earlier poetry

    d) He copies them exactly
38. 38. The sonnet's speaker can best be described as:
    a) A triumphant hero

    b) A neutral observer

    c) A lover expressing inward pain

    d) A judge
39. 39. Which of these words from the list BEST matches the theme of 'Loving in Truth'?
    a) Conquest

    b) Unrequited love

    c) Celebration

    d) Discovery
40. 40. The sonnet 'Loving in Truth' is primarily a poem of:
    a) Confession of love and poetic reflection

    b) Political satire

    c) Scientific manual

    d) Travel description

Total: 40 marks