The Second Coming MCQ Question Answers
William Butler Yeats was one of the most significant personalities of 20th century literature. He was the first Irish to won noble price for literature in 1923. In the new semester syllabus of WBCHSE for class 11 a beautiful poetry “The Second Coming” by W.B Yeats has been added. In this post we have provided 30 MCQ questions based on this. These question answers are made according to the latest exam pattern for the examination.
Name of the POETRY | The Second Coming |
Semester | 1 |
Class | 11 |
Subject | English |
Board | WBCHSE |
MCQ Question Answers
1) Who wrote “The second Coming”?
- William Wordsworth
- William Butler Yeats
- John Keats
- Lord Byron
2) Which form of poetry is “The Second Coming”?
- an ode
- a sonnet
- a lyric
- a haiku
3) When the poetry was written?
- 1914
- 1916
- 1917
- 1919
4) Which historical event occurred around that time period?
- Second World War
- First World War
- Renaissance
- French revolution
5) Which economic political systems were rising during those days?
- Communism
- Fascism
- Democracy
- both a and b
6) What was the nationality of the poet?
- English
- German
- Irish
- American
7) What does the poet mean by “The second coming”?
- A time of prosperity
- A time of peace
- A time of darkness and nightmare.
- A time of religious brotherhood.
8) What is moving in the widening gyre?
- falcon
- lion
- rough beast
- humans
9) Who is calling the falcon?
- god
- falconer
- Humans
- None of them
10) What does the falconer represent in the poem?
- Keeper of falcons
- other falcons
- humanity
- Humans
11) What did the poet mean by “the centre cannot hold” in the poem “The second coming”?
- it describes a significant historical movement
- gradual decline of humanity and civilization
- it symbolizes fall of an empire
- it symbolizes the end of war.
12) What is the main theme of the poetry “The second coming”?
- the rebirth of humanity
- description of natural disaster
- decline of humanity
- End of the world
13) What does the falcon symbolizes in the poem?
- The First World War
- The free spirit of the falcon
- The chaos in the world
- the poet himself
14) What is the tone of the poet in this poetry?
- critical
- optimistic
- neutral
- pessimistic
15) What does the poet mean by “widening gyre” in “The second Coming”?
- a huge spiral cyclone.
- The flight path of the falcon.
- The periodic nature of history.
- The chaos of the world.
16) What was the reason behind the anarchy talked about in the poetry?
- 1st world war
- 2nd world war
- French war
- none of them
17) Why the ceremony of innocence is drown?
- because of the chaos in the world
- because the world is losing humanity
- because the innocents are being pushed down
- because of the negligence of the world.
18) What does the poet meant by the line , “The falcon cannot hear the falconer”?
- it symbolizes the anarchy in the world
- it shows the chaos in the world
- it shows that the humanity has lost control over the world.
- It shows that the falcons can fly so high that it cannot hear anything from there
19) According to the “The second coming” who lack the conviction?
- the falcon
- the best people
- the worst people
- the poet himself
20) According to the “The second coming” who are full of passion?
- the rough beast
- the good people
- the worst people
- the poet himself
21) What does the word ‘Revelation’ mean in this poem?
- It symbolizes the chaos in the world
- it means some undisclosed fact is about to revealed.
- it means the rotation of the spiral
- it means revolution against anarchy.
22) What is the meaning of “Spiritus Mundi” according to the poet?
- Human Spirit
- Collective consciousness of all the people of the world
- Consciousness of the poet after watching the world
- Spirit of the Rough beast
23) where does the author see a lion with a human head?
- In a desert
- In a jungle
- In Bethlehem
- In mountains
24) How is the gaze of the rough beast like?
- kind and sympathetic
- full of anger
- empty and pitiless
- None of the above
25) According to the poetry what will happen after the second coming?
- The world will fall into an age of darkness
- the humanity will replenish itself
- Peace and harmony will be regained.
- The war will end.
26) According to the poet what is the time period of the history cycle?
- 1000 year cycle
- 2000 year cycle
- 5000 year cycle
- 200 year cycle
27) According to the poet what kind of time period will follow the Christian era?
- Peaceful time period
- Prosperous time period
- Religious time period
- Ominous time period
28) What does the rise of the rough beast signifies?
- the chaos of the world
- the end of humanity
- start of a new dark and ominous era
- Rise of a world leader.
29) According to the poetry where is the rough beast is headed?
- towards the desert
- towards Bethlehem
- towards the war ground
- towards the widening gyre
30) What does the poet mean by “but now I know”?
- Author knows that something ominous is about to happen.
- Author knows that a savior is coming to save the humanity
- Author knows that the World peace is about to be restored
- Author knows that the rough beast will again sleep for two thousand years.
Answers
1(b) |
2(c) | 3(d) | 4(b) | 5(d) |
6(c) | 7(c) | 8(a) | 9(b) |
10(c) |
11(b) |
12(c) | 13(c) | 14(d) | 15(c) |
16(a) | 17(b) | 18(c) | 19(b) |
20(c) |
21(b) |
22(b) | 23(a) | 24(c) | 25(a) |
26(b) | 27(d) | 28(c) | 29(b) |
30(a) |