This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Poets > Emily Dickinson > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 9 (54 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best identifies the theme of the poem? A) There is nothing more painful than losing someone you love. B) It is common to feel abandoned when you are left alone. C) A person's loss of self can feel as tragic as death. D) By allowing time for grieving, a person is more likely to recover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person's loss of self can feel as tragic as death. 2. Dickinson uses a ..... to compare hope to a bird. A) Sibilance. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. Why does the poet use repetition of the 'treading' to describe the mourners footsteps? A) To emphasise the amount of people at the funeral. B) The feet will not stop pounding represent the turmoil the speaker is going through. C) Suggests that the speaker has a headache. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The feet will not stop pounding represent the turmoil the speaker is going through. 4. What is the theme of "Fame ..... "? A) Don't eat corn or you will die. B) Don't put all your eggs in one basket. C) Fame is something craved yet destructive. D) Crows are evil birds who cannot be trusted by the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fame is something craved yet destructive. 5. What is the definition of undoing? A) Tiny. B) GOOD LUCK. C) Enter. D) Fastenating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fastenating. 6. Meaning of the word raw A) Uncooked, natural. B) Something which is clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncooked, natural. 7. To do, make happen, succeed in, cary through A) Withdraw. B) Duplicate. C) Accomplish. D) Conceal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accomplish. 8. Emily Dickinson was outgoing and social. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Similes, metaphors, and personification. A) Irregular Capitalization and Inverted Syntax. B) Unconventional Figurative Language. C) Inventive Punctuation and Sentence Structures. D) Quatrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unconventional Figurative Language. 10. ..... means the expression of approval or agreement. A) Demur. B) Divine. C) Assent. D) Prevail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assent. 11. What influence did Emily Dickinson's poetry have on future generations of poets? A) Was disliked by future poets. B) Had no influence on future poets. C) Caused future poets to stop writing. D) Inspired future generations of poets with her unique style, themes, and use of language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inspired future generations of poets with her unique style, themes, and use of language. 12. What is the purpose of using dashes in Emily Dickinson's poetry? A) To separate stanzas. B) To indicate the end of a line. C) To create pauses, emphasize words or phrases, and indicate a shift in thought or tone. D) To add visual interest to the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To create pauses, emphasize words or phrases, and indicate a shift in thought or tone. 13. In line 21, "failed" is best understood to mean A) Died. B) Sickened. C) Faded. D) Was absent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was absent. 14. What is the significance of Emily Dickinson's use of dashes in her poetry? A) Creates a sense of pause, emphasis, and ambiguity. B) Serves as a decorative element. C) Indicates a lack of proper punctuation. D) Adds clarity and structure to the poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creates a sense of pause, emphasis, and ambiguity. 15. Which of the following facts is true about Emily's ancestors? A) They had come to Connecticut River Valley to escape the corruption of the Church of England and be able to practise their Calvinist religion. B) They had escaped from the 2nd World War. C) Nothing is known about her ancestors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had come to Connecticut River Valley to escape the corruption of the Church of England and be able to practise their Calvinist religion. 16. The poem '' Im Nobody ! Who are you was writien in what point of view? A) First person. B) Third Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 17. What figurative language is used in the line 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'? A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 18. The speaker in "Because I could not stop for Death ..... " is: A) Taking a journey with Death. B) Recalling his/her own death. C) Waiting for God to come. D) Watching events from his/her life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recalling his/her own death. 19. According to the speaker in "There is a solitude of space" is Death the deepest type of solitude. A) No, the deepest type of solitude is the solitude of the soul. B) Yes, Death is the deepest type of solitude. C) No, life itself is the deepest type of solitude. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, the deepest type of solitude is the solitude of the soul. 20. Emphasize important words. A) Irregular Capitalization and Inverted Syntax. B) Unconventional Figurative Language. C) Inventive Punctuation and Sentence Structures. D) Quatrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular Capitalization and Inverted Syntax. 21. What was Emily Dickinson haunted by? A) The ghost of her dead dog. B) Dr. Phil. C) The menace of death. D) Her insecurities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The menace of death. 22. The last 16 years of her life Emily Dickinson ..... A) Was ill. B) Spent with her husband. C) Didn't leave her home. D) Was happier than before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't leave her home. 23. Something that seems obvious is said to be ..... A) Civilians. B) Vast. C) Apparent. D) Keen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apparent. 24. The army ..... from the battlefield if they lose. A) Conceal. B) Apparent. C) Withdraw. D) Spurt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Withdraw. 25. In the fifth stanza of "Because I could not stop for Death, " the horses pause at the House because ..... A) It is the only familiar place. B) They are too frightened to proceed. C) They are in need of food and water. D) It is the speaker's grave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is the speaker's grave. 26. Colby will often ..... TJ in class while he is trying to do his work. A) Duplicate. B) Accomplish. C) Provoke. D) Spurt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provoke. 27. A(n) ..... blade will cut much better than a dull one. A) Vast. B) Apparent. C) Civilian. D) Keen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keen. 28. Emily Dickinson was famous for which kind of rhyme? A) Slight rhyme. B) Slant rhyme. C) Not rhyming. D) Short rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slant rhyme. 29. What did the speaker hear when they died A) A fly buzz. B) Crow caw. C) Gust of wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fly buzz. 30. Unmoved-she notes the Chariots-pausing-At her low Gate-Unmoved-an Emperor be kneelingUpon her Mat-Part B What tone, or attitude, toward fame and high rank does the word unmoved help create? A) Irritated. B) Dismissive. C) Sympathetic. D) Passionate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dismissive. 31. In "The Soul unto itself", of what does the speaker say we should stand in awe? A) Itself. B) Its Sovereign. C) An Imperial friend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Itself. 32. What did Emily Dickinson ask Thomas Wentworth Higginson in the card accompanying her poems? A) If he liked her handwriting. B) If he thought her poems were alive. C) If he could publish her poems. D) If he wanted to meet in person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If he could publish her poems. 33. Exceedingly great, without limit, endless; an incalculable number, the concept of infinity A) Vendor. B) Infinite. C) Tedious. D) Irascible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinite. 34. I read the pages assigned. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 35. "I was told a million times / Of all the troubles in my way / Mind you grow a little wiser / Little better every day" A) Emily Dickinson. B) Queen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Queen. 36. What is the full name of Emily Dickinson? A) Emily Grace Dickinson. B) Emily Elizabeth Dickinson. C) Emily Marie Dickinson. D) Emily Anne Dickinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emily Elizabeth Dickinson. 37. A theme of this poem is most likely A) Listening to music can help us get through storms. B) Birds provide hope to many people. C) Hope can help us get through the tough times life throws our way. D) Hope is something that can leave us when we need it most. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hope can help us get through the tough times life throws our way. 38. Which type of rhyme is represented in the text below?"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways/ ..... /For the ends of Being and ideal of Grace." A) Exact rhyme. B) Slant rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slant rhyme. 39. Emily Dickinson's favourite colour was ..... A) White. B) Black. C) We don't know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We don't know. 40. Who overrode Emily Dickinson's wish to destroy her poems? A) Her sister. B) Her close friends. C) Literary critics. D) The public. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her sister. 41. What is a possible theme for the poem "Before I Got My Eye Put Out." A) Be careful what you wish for. B) Humans aren't as lucky as other creatures. C) Appreciate what you have while you have it. D) Everybody has a bad day sometime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appreciate what you have while you have it. 42. Which of the following is the best translation of Stanza 2? Unmoved-she notes the Chariots-pausing-At her low Gate-Unmoved-an Emperor be kneelingUpon her Mat- A) The soul gets lots of visitors in chariots. B) The soul doesn't care about how much power people have. C) The soul never moves. D) The soul is married to an emperor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The soul doesn't care about how much power people have. 43. What is the central theme of truth in Emily Dickinson's poetry? A) Emphasis on historical and political truths. B) Focus on scientific and mathematical truths. C) Exploration of fictional and imaginary truths. D) Exploration of personal and universal truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exploration of personal and universal truths. 44. Interpret the figurative language used in the line 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees'. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 45. Complete the test in 25 minutes A) Withdraw. B) Conceal. C) Accomplish. D) Provoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accomplish. 46. The next question has two parts. Answer Part A first, then Part B. Part A In "I heard a fly buzzing-when I died-, " what do the details most clearly suggest about the death? A) The company of loved ones makes death easier to bear. B) Death rituals vary from culture to culture. C) Death may not happen as we expect it to. D) Death is a blessed relief from the worries of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death may not happen as we expect it to. 47. What is the best interpretation of the following lines from "They shut me up in Prose ..... ?":"They might as wise have lodged a BirdFor Treason ..... in the Pound ..... " A) The speaker's ideas were considered wild and dangerous to society. B) They wanted to imprison her because of her growing popularity. C) Their attempts to limit her freedom were cruel and senseless. D) They felt she was too vulnerable to be left unguarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their attempts to limit her freedom were cruel and senseless. 48. What does the poem "Fame is a fickle food" attempt to give the reader? A) The importance of spending time outdoors. B) A warning of the dangers of popularity. C) Appropriate dinner etiquette. D) How God wants us to be important. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A warning of the dangers of popularity. 49. And I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too, For His Civility ..... The best paraphrase for the above lines is: A) I stopped work and recreation, because he was so nice. B) I put my tools away and went to the carriage with him. C) The speaker is talking about pushing work and pleasure to the side to go with Death. D) Death picked me up in a carriage and I joined him to ride into the sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I stopped work and recreation, because he was so nice. 50. What tones do Emily Dickinson's poetry usually circulate: A) Society. B) Spirituality. C) Death. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 51. After her death, drawers of poetry were found in her home. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 52. Explain the following simile from "Tell the Truth."Too bright for our infirm DelightThe Truth's superb surpriseAs Lightning to the Children easedWith explanation kind A) That children enjoy lightning like they enjoy truth. B) That children are afraid of the truth and lightning. C) The truth needs no explanation. D) Telling the truth with kindness eases it's sting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telling the truth with kindness eases it's sting. 53. What does the phrase 'sings the tune without the words' suggest? A) Humming a tune without any words. B) Singing a song with incorrect lyrics. C) Expressing oneself without using words. D) Speaking in a foreign language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressing oneself without using words. 54. What is the significance of the title 'I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-'? A) To highlight the importance of the fly in the poem. B) To emphasize the peacefulness of death. C) To describe the buzzing sound in detail. D) To create a sense of anticipation and mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To create a sense of anticipation and mystery. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesPoets QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesEmily Dickinson Quiz 1Emily Dickinson Quiz 2Emily Dickinson Quiz 3Emily Dickinson Quiz 4Emily Dickinson Quiz 5Emily Dickinson Quiz 6Emily Dickinson Quiz 7Emily Dickinson Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books