ON HIS BLINDNESS

1. He is deemed to be one of the literary figures who stand prominently in English Literature. He wrote the poem On His Blindness.

• A. Henry Longfellow

• B. Percy Bysshe Shelley

• C. John Milton

• D. Rudyard Kipiling

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2. John Milton represent the religious consciousness of the Puritans of England. His poem “On His Blindness” embodies this Puritan passion. Consider this line : “When I consider how my light is spent.” Light here means?

• A. Life

• B. Happiness

• C. Eyesight

• D. Blindness

3. “And that one talent which is death to hide.” The talent referred to here is:

• A. Acting

• B. Writing Ability

• C. Singing

• D. Orating

4. “When I consider my light is spent.” The phrase “is spent” refers to this:

• A. Eyesight gone

• B. Old Age

• C. Money Game

• D. Wasting away

5. When the speaker, who is the author himself, learned that he was going blind, his reaction was expressed in this line:

• A. “When I consider how my light is spent”

• B. “Doth God exact day labor, light denied?”

• C. “They also serve who only stand and wait”

• D. “Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best…

6. Which line below illustrates the religious attitude that the speaker finally takes to his ailment :

• A. “And post o’er land and ocean without rest”

• B. “God doth need either man’s work or his own gifts.”

• C. “Who best bear his mild yoke, they serve him best.”

• D. “They also serve who only stand and wait.”

7. What does Milton’s soul wish for?

• A. To serve humanity

• B. To serve those who are in need

• C. To serve God by writing great poetry

• D. All of the above

8. Which type of poem is “On his Blindness”?

• A. Sonnet

• B. Blank Verse

• C. Lyric

• D. Couplet

9. What is personified in the poem in the poem “On His Blindness”?

• A. Temperance

• B. Death

• C. Patience

• D. Prudence

10. What is the theme of “On His Blindness”?

• A. He who offers his life to God and accepts that He is control of his fate is loved best.

• B. It expresses Milton;s fear of punishment to realization and consolation within himself.

• C. Milton’s faith in God as he is losing his sight.

• D. All of the above support the theme.