This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Poets > Robert Frost > Robert Frost – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Robert Frost Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In lines 9 through 12, what does the word "black" describe? A) The village street. B) The windows of a home. C) The night. D) All the windows. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the windows. 2. What did Robert Frost's father want his children to do with books? A) Sell them. B) Donate them. C) Borrow them. D) Reread them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reread them. 3. In The Road Not Taken, which line has alliteration? A) Because it was grassy and wanted wear. B) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood. C) And having perhaps the better claim. D) I took the one less traveled by. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it was grassy and wanted wear. 4. The "shining eyes" in line 4 belong to the A) Snow. B) Youthful faces. C) Folk within. D) Cottages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cottages. 5. Did he regret his choice? A) Yes. B) We don't know. C) No. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We don't know. 6. Frost writes: "Her early leaf's a flower;/But only so an hour." The idea of a flower being a leaf for only an hour is a good example of which literary device? A) Symbolism. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 7. What does the traveler represent in the poem? A) Cities. B) You. C) Politics. D) Countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You. 8. What did the sunlight shining through represent? A) The hope the cottage has that all is not indeed lost that light still shines upon it. B) The sun rising and removing the darkness in the cottage. C) The glistening of relisation for the narrator and the minster. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hope the cottage has that all is not indeed lost that light still shines upon it. 9. 'Road' is a metaphor for? A) Choices in life. B) Morning walks. C) Travelling wisely. D) Good health. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choices in life. 10. From which poem is this line taken: "I was half boring through, half climbing through a swamp of cedar." A) The Wood-Pile. B) The Black Cottage. C) Stopping By Woods . D) An Encounter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An Encounter. 11. Neon (Ne) is noble gas. This means it is A) A mixture. B) An element. C) A compound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An element. 12. "Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place" A) Taylor Swift. B) Robert Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taylor Swift. 13. Robert Frost was the poet laureate of what state? A) Vermont. B) Maine. C) New Hampshire. D) Massachusetts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vermont. 14. Which passage from the poem best supports the answer to the question:Which does the speaker believe is most likely to lead to the world's end? A) "Some say the world will end in fire, / Some say in ice.". B) "From what I've tasted of desire / I hold with those who favor fire.". C) "But if it had to perish twice, / I think I know enough of hate.". D) "To say that for destruction ice / Is also great / And would suffice.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "From what I've tasted of desire / I hold with those who favor fire.". 15. The other road symbolizes A) A more certain choice. B) A conventional choice. C) A riskier choice. D) A happier choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A riskier choice. 16. How does the use of personification in the line "Because it was grassy and wanted wear" contribute to the poem's exploration of choices? A) It represents the author's attachment to a specific path. B) It emphasizes the beauty of nature. C) It symbolizes the inevitability of aging. D) It humanizes the road, suggesting a desire for exploration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It humanizes the road, suggesting a desire for exploration. 17. Is the poem written in A) Third person. B) First person. C) Second person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First person. 18. Describe the tone in this line:"And feel a kindred spirit to my own;So that henceforth I worked no more alone;" A) Sadness. B) Loneliness. C) Joy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joy. 19. "All of this silence and patience, pining and anticipation" A) Taylor Swift. B) Robert Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Frost. 20. What causes the speaker to begin the journey home? A) The falling snow. B) The lack of energy. C) The lack of cottages. D) The darkening night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The lack of cottages. 21. The speaker's tone in the poem could best be described as A) Bitter. B) Weary. C) Philosophical. D) Confrontational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philosophical. 22. "The ties were black, the lies were white / In shades of gray and candlelight" A) Robert Frost. B) Taylor Swift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taylor Swift. 23. (The Road Not Taken) What does "that" refer to in the last line of the poem? A) It means he chose good over evil. B) It refers to his decision to take the other road. C) It meant he took the narrow road. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It refers to his decision to take the other road. 24. "Your love is a secret I'm hoping, dreaming, dying to keep" A) Taylor Swift. B) Robert Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taylor Swift. 25. What does fire most likely represent? A) Not caring. B) Wanting. C) Destruction. D) Fighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wanting. 26. What did Robert Frost's father teach them about writing? A) To use a typewriter. B) To dictate to a scribe. C) To write in cursive. D) To use a computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To use a typewriter. 27. "Like a rainbow with all of the colors" A) Robert Frost. B) Taylor Swift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taylor Swift. 28. In the poem Fire and Ice, what is "fire" compared with? A) Hatred. B) Togetherness. C) Desire. D) Distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desire. 29. What did Robert Frost's parents read to the children? A) Books. B) Magazines. C) Poetry. D) Newspapers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Books. 30. In Robert Frost's poem, ''Fire and Ice, " what do 'fire' and 'ice' together represent? A) Destruction. B) War. C) Vices. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Destruction. 31. After Robert Frost's farm failed, where did he move to? A) London, England. B) Lourdes, France. C) Brussels, Belgium. D) Leipzig, Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London, England. 32. The line "to where it bent in the undergrowth" means the place where the road A) Meets other roads. B) Completely ends. C) Continues but nothing more can be seen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continues but nothing more can be seen. 33. Who was the inspiration for "A Witness Tree" ? A) ELINOR WHITE. B) ISABELLE MOODIE. C) KAY MORRISON. D) EZRA POUND. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) KAY MORRISON. 34. What was the poet sorry about? A) He couldn't travel on both roads. B) He couldn't see the roads well. C) He didn't know the directions. D) The road less traveled by had fewer leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He couldn't travel on both roads. 35. How many of his Kids outlived him? A) 4. B) 6. C) 3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 36. How does the poet convey this poem? A) With a sigh of relief. B) With a sigh of regret or relief. C) With a sigh of regret. D) With joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a sigh of regret or relief. 37. What does the poet suggest about the future of the world in the poem? A) It will last forever without any change. B) It will end in fire or ice. C) It will end in a natural disaster. D) It will be filled with love and happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It will end in fire or ice. 38. What does the speaker regret in the poem? A) Not taking any path. B) Not being able to see far. C) Not being able to travel both paths. D) Not being able to find the right path. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not being able to travel both paths. 39. What does the traveler believe has made all the difference? A) Taking both roads. B) Not taking any road. C) Taking the road more traveled by. D) Taking the road less traveled by. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking the road less traveled by. 40. (The Raven) What is the narrator of the poem doing when the poem starts? A) Eating. B) Playing chess. C) Napping. D) Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Napping. 41. Which Shakespeare play does the title 'Out Out' come from? A) Hamlet. B) Romeo and Juliet. C) Macbeth. D) The Tempest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macbeth. 42. By the phrase 'yellow wood', poet means ..... A) Forest. B) River. C) Mountain. D) Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forest. 43. What did he keep for another day? A) The crossroads. B) The first road. C) The other road. D) The wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first road. 44. "I guess I know where I can find my name / Carved in the shed to tell me who I am" A) Taylor Swift. B) Robert Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Frost. 45. Which words from the poem support the mood? A) Green and gold. B) Leaf and flower. C) Subsides and grief. D) Dawn and day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subsides and grief. 46. What does "this" (line 16) refer to? A) The explanation of why the speaker chose the second road. B) The place the speaker will be ages and ages from now. C) The description of the first road bending in the undergrowth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The explanation of why the speaker chose the second road. 47. What is the main message or lesson conveyed in The Road Not Taken? A) Importance of making choices and taking the less traveled path. B) The main message is about the importance of always taking the well-worn path. C) The insignificance of making choices and taking the less traveled path. D) The importance of following the crowd and not making individual choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Importance of making choices and taking the less traveled path. 48. What is the central theme of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost? A) Nature's beauty. B) Regret and choices. C) Adventure and exploration. D) The inevitability of fate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regret and choices. 49. Which Repetition tells us that the poet wants to take full responsibility of his decision? A) How way leads on to way. B) And I-I took the one less travelled by. C) Somewhere ages and ages hence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And I-I took the one less travelled by. 50. Which line shows that the speaker is thinking about the future? A) I took the one less traveled by. B) I shall be telling this with a sigh ages and ages hence. C) Then took the other, as just as fair. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I shall be telling this with a sigh ages and ages hence. 51. "And some are loaves and some so nearly balls" (a) A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) A metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A metaphor. 52. "They had given him back to her, but not to keep" A) Robert Frost. B) Taylor Swift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Frost. 53. Why does the speaker describe the wall mending job as a game? A) It is like a game because one of them will lose his money at the end. B) It is like a game because the speaker and his neighbor are like two teams standing at each side of the wall. C) It is like a game because if one of them gets tired, the other one will take the whole farm. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is like a game because the speaker and his neighbor are like two teams standing at each side of the wall. 54. The poem is a ..... , put across by the poet A) Heart-felt apology. B) Powerful warning. C) Earnest appeal. D) Vengeful threat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Powerful warning. 55. The speaker chose the road A) To the right. B) To the left. C) That was less traveled on. D) That was well worn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That was less traveled on. 56. What is the rhyme scheme for this poem? A) THE FATHER. B) Wow. C) THE FATHERS. D) ABABA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THE FATHERS. 57. "The Road Not Taken" can most likely be tied to what in Frost's personal life? A) His decision to finally give-up writing and have a family. B) The decision to take his career to England. C) His decision to move in with the Allan's as a child. D) The death of his mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The decision to take his career to England. 58. Based on line 7, what does the word essence tell the reader? A) There are things that the speaker wanted to see through the windows. B) The odor of the picked apples is pleasant to the speaker. C) There are classic signs of winter all around the speaker. D) The job of picking apples seems to be never-ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There are classic signs of winter all around the speaker. 59. What is the message of the poem? A) Always regret your decisions. B) Follow the popular path. C) Follow your own path. D) Never make a choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Follow your own path. 60. "So dawn goes down to day/Nothing gold can stay" These lines are best described as a use of which literary device? A) Analogy. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Theme. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesRobert Frost Quiz 1Robert Frost Quiz 2Robert Frost Quiz 4Robert Frost Quiz 5Robert Frost Quiz 6Robert Frost Quiz 7Robert Frost Quiz 8Robert Frost Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books