Asleep In The Valley MCQ Question Answer Class XII WBCHSE/MCQ Questions from Asleep in the valley 

1) What is the form used here?

a)    ode

b)    haiku

c)    sonnet

d)    dramatic monologue

        Ans- c)    sonnet .

2) This poem reflects-

a)    the pity of war

b)    the beauty of the valley

c)    the glory of war

d)    the beauty of the soldier

        Ans- a)    the pity of war .

3) One hand of the soldier is on his-

a)    face

b)    gun

c)    breast

d)    side

        Ans- c)    breast .

4) The smile of the soldier in the poem 'Asleep In The Valley' is -

a)    gentle

b)    foolish

c)    witty

d)    cunning

        Ans- a)    gentle .

5) What type of poetry is 'Asleep In The Valley'?

a)    general lyric

b)    sonnet

c)    ode

d)    elegy

        Ans- b)    sonnet .

6) To what type of the sonnet does the poem belong?

a)    Petrarchan

b)    Spenserian

c)    Shakespearean

d)    American

        Ans- a)    Petrarchan .

7) The soldier presented in the poem, is-

a)    middle-age

b)    old

c)    young

d)    very young

        Ans- d)    very young .

8) How does the dead soldier lie?

a)    mouth closed

b)    open-mouthed

c)    turned to left side

d)    turned back

        Ans- b)    open-mouthed .

9) The soldier's pillow is made of-

a)    flowers

b)    fern

c)    grass

d)    leaves

        Ans- b)    fern .

10) Undergrowth means -

a)    bushes and plants

b)    fern leaves

c)    hedge

d)    branches

        Ans- a)    bushes and plants .

11) "....They fill the hollow..." -'the hollow' means-

a)    deep holes caused by bullets on the ground

b)    valley lies between the hills

c)     the flat land upon the hill

d)    deep strands

        Ans- b)    valley lies between the hills .

12) The poem 'Asleep In The Valley' is composed by-

a)    Gieve Patel

b)    Arthur Rimbaud

c)    John Keats

d)    William Blake

        Ans- b)    Arthur Rimbaud .

13) The stream flows through the -

a)    mountain

b)    forest

c)    green meadow

d)     small green valley

        Ans- d)     small green valley .

14) The head of the soldier was lying on the pillow of -

a)    fern

b)    cotton

c)    brick

d)    fur

        Ans- a)    fern .  

15) The poem 'Asleep In The Valley' is a -

a)    lyrical satire

b)    heroic play

c)    comedy

d)    tragic satire

        Ans-  d)    tragic satire .

16) The soldier lies stretched because-

a)    he has no life

b)     he is bloodless

c)    he is cold

d)    neither of the above

        Ans- a)    he has no life .

17) The stream of sun rays comes from-

a)    the sky above

b)    the heaven

c)    the top of the mountain

d)    the sun above

        Ans- c)    the top of the mountain .

18) According to the poet  the infant's smile is-

a)    shy and cunning

b)    full of guilt

c)    gentle and innocent

d)    the reflection of utter intelligence

        Ans- c)    gentle and innocent .

19) The soldier's bed is soaked by-

a)    rain water

b)    the sun rays

c)    mountain water

d)    water of a fountain

        Ans- b)    the sun rays .

20) The grass on the valley appears-

a)    red

b)    fresh

c)    green

d)    bright

        Ans- d)    bright .

21) The stream that flows through the valley is-

a)    slow

b)    clean

c)    wavy

d)    None of the above

        Ans- a)    slow .

22) The phrase 'long strands of silver' actually refers to-

a)    river

b)    ocean

c)    stream

d)    clouds

        Ans- c)    stream .

23) The poet in the poem 'Asleep In The Valley' has used-

a)    images

b)    symbol

c)    experiences

d)    None of the three

        Ans- a)    images .

24) The picture of the valley is -

a)    ugly

b)    ordinary

c)    beautiful

d)    None of these three

        Ans- c)    beautiful .

25) The end of the poem gives-

a)    shocks

b)    happiness

c)    pleasure

d)    pain

        Ans- d)    pain .

26) The innocence of the soldier is best expressed through-

a)    his sleep

b)     his smile

c)     his crying

d)    his weapons

        Ans- b)     his smile .

27) The humming of insects-

a)    do not disturb the soldier's sleep

b)    disturb the soldier's sleep

c)    make the atmosphere pleasant

d)    None of the above

        Ans- a)    do not disturb the soldier's sleep .

28) The soldier's smile like-

a)    a child's

b)    an old man's

c)    an infant's

d)    None

        Ans- c)    an infant's .

29) 'Asleep In The Valley' was originally written in-

a)    Bengali

b)    Italian

c)    French

d)    English

        Ans- c)    French .

30) The stream flows through-

a)    a small valley

b)    hills

c)    a meadow

d)    a plateau

        Ans- a)    a small valley .

31) What was Rimbaud's nationality?

a)    French

b)    Dutch

c)    German

d)    Russian

        Ans- a)    French .

32) A slow stream flows-

a)    on hills

b)    in a valley

c)    in a village

d)    in a far-offset

        Ans- b)    in a valley .

33) Where does the 'slow stream' flow?

a)    In a small village

b)    In a green valley

c)    In a small green valley

d)    In a big green valley

        Ans- c)    In a small green valley .

34) Where there is a pillow of fern?

a)    The pillow made of fern lies by the side of the soldier

b)    The pillow made of fern is under the dead soldier's head

c)     The pillow made of fern is under the gay soldier's back

d)    The pillow made of fern is lying in the bush

        Ans- b)    The pillow made of fern is under the dead soldier's head .

35) What is the original title of the poem 'Asleep In The Valley'?

a)    'Le Dormeur Le Val'

b)    'Soldier'

c)    'A Nightmare'

d)    'A tragic death of Soldier'

        Ans- a)    'Le Dormeur Le Val' .

36) "....they fill the hollow full of light" -Who are 'they' referred to here?

a)    Here 'they refer to the bright sun rays

b)    Here 'they refer to the friends of dead soldier

c)    Here 'they refer to the enemies

d)     Here 'they refer to the objects of nature

        Ans- a)    Here 'they refer to the bright sun rays .

37) What does the soldier's open-mouth indicate?

a)    The soldier's open-mouth indicates that he is smiling

b)    The soldier's open-mouth indicates that he is fast asleep

c)    The soldier's open-mouth indicates that he is creepy

d)    The soldier's open-mouth indicates that he is relaxed

        Ans- b)    The soldier's open-mouth indicates that he is fast asleep .

38) The marks of wound of the soldier are-

a)    on his head

b)    on his chest

c)    in his side

d)    in his leg

        Ans- c)    in his side . 

39) Nature is pleaded to keep the soldier-

a)    pleasant

b)    warm

c)    asleep

d)    peaceful

        Ans- b)    warm .

40) The dead soldier looks-

a)    cold

b)    warm

c)    pale

d)    sun-soaked

        Ans- c)    pale .

41) Sun-soaked means-

a)    something burnt by the sun

b)    something lighted by the sun

c)    something that receives the sun's rays

d)    something colored by the sun

        Ans- c)    something that receives the sun's rays .

42) The young soldier in the valley sleeps in the-

a)    evening

b)    sunlight

c)    moonlight

d)    cozy bed

        Ans- b)    sunlight .

43) What is the theme of the poem?-

a)    the futility of war

b)    celebration of peace

c)    brotherhood of man

d)    the valor of soldiers

        Ans- a)    the futility of war .

44) The word 'without guile' suggested-

a)    a person's shyness

b)    a man's character

c)    a person's innocence

d)    one's simplicity

        Ans- c)    a person's innocence .

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