This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Emily Dickinson > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A(n) ..... blade will cut much better than a dull one. A) Keen. B) Apparent. C) Vast. D) Civilian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keen. 2. Emily Dickinson was famous for which kind of rhyme? A) Not rhyming. B) Slight rhyme. C) Short rhyme. D) Slant rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slant rhyme. 3. In "Fame is a fickle food, " what is the main reason the crows flap past the "fickle food" ? A) Fame is desirable. B) Fame is toxic. C) Fame creates jealousy. D) Fame is dishonest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fame is toxic. 4. 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. 5. 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) Sympathetic. B) Dismissive. C) Irritated. D) Passionate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dismissive. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Broach A) To mention or suggest. B) Out of date, very old-fashioned, ancient. C) A large amount abundance. D) To actively go against conventional beliefs or behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To mention or suggest. 9. Exceedingly great, without limit, endless; an incalculable number, the concept of infinity A) Infinite. B) Irascible. C) Tedious. D) Vendor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinite. 10. I read the pages assigned. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. "I was told a million times / Of all the troubles in my way / Mind you grow a little wiser / Little better every day" A) Queen. B) Emily Dickinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Queen. 12. What is the theme of the 'I'm Nobody Who Are You?'? A) Freedom. B) Love. C) Death. D) Family issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freedom. 13. What is the full name of Emily Dickinson? A) Emily Anne Dickinson. B) Emily Grace Dickinson. C) Emily Elizabeth Dickinson. D) Emily Marie Dickinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emily Elizabeth Dickinson. 14. A theme of this poem is most likely A) Hope can help us get through the tough times life throws our way. B) Listening to music can help us get through storms. C) Hope is something that can leave us when we need it most. D) Birds provide hope to many people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hope can help us get through the tough times life throws our way. 15. 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) Slant rhyme. B) Exact rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slant rhyme. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. What is a possible theme for the poem "Before I Got My Eye Put Out." A) Be careful what you wish for. B) Everybody has a bad day sometime. C) Humans aren't as lucky as other creatures. D) Appreciate what you have while you have it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appreciate what you have while you have it. 19. 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 doesn't care about how much power people have. B) The soul gets lots of visitors in chariots. C) The soul is married to an emperor. D) The soul never moves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The soul doesn't care about how much power people have. 20. 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. 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