Keeping Quiet Part 1

What does the title of the poem suggest?

• Inactivity
• noise
• unhappiness
• Maintenance of silence

What does the poem speak about?

• the necessity to be happy
• the necessity to introspect , understand and have feelings of brotherhood
• the necessity to work quietly
• none

What does counting upto 12 signify and how will it help?

• hours of the day
• months of a year
• it will help to create peace and harmony
• all

What is poet's pen name?

• Neruda
• Pable
• Pablo
• Pablo Neruda

What does the style of the poem symbolise, that the poet used to write with?

• desires
• happiness
• hope
• desire and hope

What is the original language of the poem ?

• English
• French
• Pali
• Spanish

What is the essence or message of the poem ?

• introspection and retrospection to be more peaceful and be in harmony
• to prosper
• to be happier
• to reach out more people

What does the poet feel is needed to be at peace?

• meeting with people
• talking with people
• interaction with the people
• Soul searching

According to the poet what creates barriers?

• interactions
• reactions
• fighting
• languages

Why does the poet ask people not to speak?

• because it creates noise
• he doesn't like noise
• it makes things unpleasant
• because it creates barriers or obstacles in the form of misunderstanding amongst people