Poetry and Stories Quiz

Who wrote the poem "The Tyger"?

• William Shakespeare

• William Blake

• John Keats

• Coleridge

What is the repeated question in the poem "The Tyger"?

• What immortal hand or eye

• How bright is the sky

• Where is the tiger born

• Who made the mountains high

Which of these words best describes the tiger in the poem?

• Gentle

• Fierce

• Small

• Shy

In which year did Tagore get the Nobel Prize for literature?

• 1923

• 1920

• 1988

• 1913

How was the husband's suspicion cleared?

• The wife confessed.

• The lamp flames explained the story at the temple.

• The coat and shoes disappeared.

• He read a letter explaining the situation.

What happened to the housewife's story and song by the end of the tale?

• They were retrieved by the wife.

• They were forgotten by the wife.

• They turned into flames and vanished.

• They were shared with the lamps.

What does the poet wish for in his country?

• Prosperity and wealth

• Freedom and unity

• Power and authority

• Fame and recognition

What does the poet describe as being "free"?

• Knowledge

• People

• Words

• Land

What has the world been broken into according to the poet?

• Pieces

• Fragments by narrow domestic walls

• Parts of history

• Nothingness

What does the poet want for his country?

• Eternal peace

• Knowledge and wisdom

• Heaven of freedom

• Prosperity and growth