This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Poets > Robert Frost > Robert Frost – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Robert Frost Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In line 41, "darkness" is best interpreted to symbolize A) Night. B) Secrets. C) Ignorance. D) Evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ignorance. 2. The second road looked grassy, because A) Many people had walked on that path. B) Nobody or very few people had walked on that path. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nobody or very few people had walked on that path. 3. MW-The two neighbors identified in the poem mainly meet ..... A) Every week to talk about repairing the fence. B) During spring in order to fix the wall. C) During winter to discuss expanding their property. D) When the apple harvest is ready to take to market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During spring in order to fix the wall. 4. What does the poet's long stare at the road signify? A) The time taken by people to decide and making a choice. B) Poet loves nature. C) Idling of time. D) Relaxation hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The time taken by people to decide and making a choice. 5. What effect might 'but the hand!' have on the reader? A) It might make us think the hand is ok. B) It might make us imagine the horrible things that have happened to the hand-so horrible that there are no words for it. C) It might give us a clear picture of the state of the hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It might make us imagine the horrible things that have happened to the hand-so horrible that there are no words for it. 6. What does the phrase "I took the one less traveled by" suggest in the poem? A) The speaker followed the crowd and chose the popular path. B) The speaker made a unique and unconventional choice. C) The speaker regrets not choosing the well-trodden path. D) The speaker didn't make a choice and remained indecisive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker made a unique and unconventional choice. 7. Frost's poetry is primarily concerned with which area of the United States? A) The Deep South. B) Salinas Valley. C) New England. D) Arizona. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New England. 8. Quote a line from the poem to show that it was not easy for the poet to decide which road to follow A) "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood". B) "And sorry I could not travel both". C) " long I stood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) " long I stood. 9. What did Robert Frost and his family do on Sundays? A) Go hiking. B) Play baseball. C) Have picnics. D) Go to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have picnics. 10. What is the last impression given of the speaker? A) A person with no goal. B) A weary traveler. C) A disturber of the peace. D) A sorrowful walker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A disturber of the peace. 11. What is the setting of this poem? A) A quiet street on the edge of a town. B) A forest in the middle of winter. C) A wood with two roads in it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A wood with two roads in it. 12. The conflict in the poem occurs A) Between the speaker and nature. B) Within the speaker himself. C) Between the speaker and another character. D) Between the two roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Within the speaker himself. 13. Which method would you use to separate sand from a liquid mixture? A) Boil the mixture. B) Use a magnet. C) Filter the mixture. D) Pick the sand out with tweezers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Filter the mixture. 14. What is personified in the poem? A) The footpath. B) Headstones. C) Dead people. D) A small group of trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The footpath. 15. What does the "orchid Calyspo" symbolize? A) The dominance of technology against nature. B) Flowers destroyed by man. C) The death of nature. D) The hidden beauty of nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The hidden beauty of nature. 16. The poem's message is A) Choose your own way. B) Never travel alone. C) Avoid putting off difficult decisions. D) Put the past behind you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choose your own way. 17. During what time period was the poem published? A) Shortly after the realism movement in literature. B) World War II. C) Shortly after the Second Industrial Revolution. D) The Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shortly after the Second Industrial Revolution. 18. You can tell the speaker of the poem is most likely- A) In bed. B) In England. C) Outdoors. D) At school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outdoors. 19. "Beneath the chandelier of stars and atmosphere / Tangled like the roots on the ground" A) Robert Frost. B) Taylor Swift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taylor Swift. 20. When the pronunciation of the word is similar to the sound it describes, the figure of speech is A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 21. At the beginning of "The Road Not Taken, " what decision does the speaker face? A) Which road to take. B) Where to eat lunch. C) Whether to go forward or turn back. D) Whether to keep walking or stop and rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which road to take. 22. Which is the correct example of Personification in the poem 'The Road Not Taken'? A) The roads wanted wear. B) The poet wanted to travel both the roads. C) The forest wanted to smile. D) The leaves wanted to fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The roads wanted wear. 23. The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree. Has given my heart A change of Mood And Saved some part Of a day I had rued. What is the theme of this poem? A) Pets can bring joy to people who feel lonely. B) Being out in nature can make a person feel better. C) Winter is a time of year that makes people feel sad. D) Staying outdoors to long in the cold can be unhealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being out in nature can make a person feel better. 24. Recognize the sound device used in the line 'And sorry I could not travel both.' A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consonance. 25. Which of the following statements will the poet agree with the MOST? A) Greed can destroy one's world. B) Both desire and hate can create self-doubt. C) Hatred destroys what desire cannot. D) Desire overpowers hatred to control humans. E) Ambition is more powerful than envy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greed can destroy one's world. 26. Why does the speaker use the simile "like a shadow against the curtain of falling flakes" to describe how the colt looks in "The Runaway" ? A) The colt is moving so quickly you can barely see him. B) The snow makes it nearly impossible to see the colt. C) The colt is playing a game with the speaker. D) The colt looks dim and gray against a white background. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The snow makes it nearly impossible to see the colt. 27. Of the many symbols the hemlock tree represents, choose the one that Frost drew upon in all likelihood, for this poem. A) Symbol of longevity. B) Symbol of healing. C) Symbol of protection. D) Symbol of togetherness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol of healing. 28. When Robert Frost was 11 years old, ..... A) He left Vermont. B) His father died of tuberculosis. C) He got voted most likely to succeed. D) He moved to Massachusetts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His father died of tuberculosis. 29. "Sometimes I wander out of beaten ways" A) Taylor Swift. B) Robert Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Frost. 30. What phrase is repeated in the poem? A) "I dwell". B) "Ghost House". C) "Mute People". D) "The whiippoorwill". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I dwell". 31. "I'll be eighty-seven; you'll be eighty-nine/I'll still look at you like the stars that shine" A) Robert Frost. B) Taylor Swift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taylor Swift. 32. When a series of words begin with the same consonant sound A) Metaphor. B) Tone. C) Alliteration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 33. The reader can infer that the poem takes place during the A) Fall. B) Winter. C) Summer. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fall. 34. What is the central theme of "The Road Not Taken" ? A) The importance of choosing the easy path in life. B) The regret and consequences of choices made in life. C) The joy of exploring new paths without worry. D) The inevitability of destiny in shaping our lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The regret and consequences of choices made in life. 35. Which sentence best summarizes line 1 through 4? A) The poet disturbs the sleeping village. B) The poet walks alone at night. C) The poet turns and walks home. D) The poet hears a violin playing softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The poet walks alone at night. 36. How did Annabel Lee die? A) She did not die. B) She was killed by a jealous creature in the kingdom. C) She was chilled by the wind and later dies. D) Her relatives had her killed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was chilled by the wind and later dies. 37. How many Pulitzer Prizes did Robert Frost Win? A) 7. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 38. Robert Frost was born in ..... A) San Francisco. B) New England. C) England. D) Darthmouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) San Francisco. 39. What do the two diverged roads in poem represent? A) An agreement. B) The main character doesn't fit into just one category. C) Choices. D) Confusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choices. 40. Which of the following lines opens 'A Soldier'? A) He is that fallen lance that lies as hurled. B) He is the fallen lance that lies unhurled. C) He is the lance, fallen and hurled. D) His lance lies as though it has been unhurled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is that fallen lance that lies as hurled. 41. As the pressure of the gas increases, the volume of the gas A) Decreases. B) Increases. C) Remains the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreases. 42. What is one thing that pulls the speaker of the poem away from the woods? A) Promises the speaker needs to keep. B) The cold, snowy weather. C) The freezing, harsh wind. D) The darkness of the evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promises the speaker needs to keep. 43. What does the speaker imply by saying "And both that morning equally lay" ? A) Both paths were equally appealing. B) Both paths were covered in leaves. C) Both paths were difficult to traverse. D) Both paths led to the same destination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both paths were equally appealing. 44. The poem was written by A) Robert Frost. B) Edgar A. Poe. C) Walt Whitman. D) Robert W. Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Frost. 45. What did the traveler keep the first road for? A) For a rainy day. B) For another day. C) For a sunny day. D) For a holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For another day. 46. Why might Frost have repeated the line 'snarled and rattled'? A) To really paint a picture in the reader's mind. B) To emphasise that the saw is making a noise. C) To show that the threat of death is ever present. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show that the threat of death is ever present. 47. "We ran as if to meet the moon" A) Robert Frost. B) Taylor Swift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Frost. 48. Which is the MOST UNSUITABLE title of the poem? A) The Annihilation Hypothesis. B) Love and Detest-A Tale of Destruction. C) How the World Ends. D) Destruction by Fire and Ice. E) Emotional Destruction of the World. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Emotional Destruction of the World. 49. You leave a cup of water on the counter overnight. The next day you notice that there is less water in the cup. Which process is the most likely reason the water level dropped (if no one drank from or spilled the water)? A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Freezing. D) Sublimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 50. Which quote does NOT support the theme that things in life change very quickly? A) "Nature's first green is gold, /Her hardest hue to hold.". B) "Her early leaf's a flower; /But only so an hour.". C) "So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.". D) All of the above support the theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above support the theme. 51. "Lantern burning, flickered in my mind for only you" A) Taylor Swift. B) Robert Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taylor Swift. 52. What does the speaker say about the evening? A) It is the darkest evening of the year. B) It is the quietest evening of the year. C) It is the coldest evening of the year. D) It is the longest evening of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the darkest evening of the year. 53. Structure:the poem is written in: A) Couplets. B) Triplets. C) Quatrains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couplets. 54. What is the central theme of the poem? A) Nature. B) Regret. C) Adventure. D) Decision-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decision-making. 55. What does the speaker imagine after the raven first speaks? A) Seeing Lenore. B) Hearing tapping. C) Smelling perfume. D) Drinking deeply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smelling perfume. 56. "Love at the lips was touch / As sweet as I could bear" A) Robert Frost. B) Taylor Swift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Frost. 57. The speaker would most likely agree that A) Loneliness causes suffering. B) Imagination is its own company. C) The country is frightening at night. D) Early hours are best for walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagination is its own company. 58. .... According to lines 20-36, The speaker and the neighbor ..... a. disagree over whether the wall is really needed.b. disagree over how to rebuild the wall.c. agree that good fences make good neighbors.d. agree that they don't really need a wall to separate their land. A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 59. A student writes in a laboratory notebook:I placed a piece of iron in a beaker of water and the iron sank to the bottom of the beaker. What the student wrote in the laboratory notebook is an example of a(n) A) Observation. B) Prediction. C) Hypothesis. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observation. 60. "I learned to know/ The love of bare November days" A) Taylor Swift. B) Robert Frost. 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