50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET / SET Prepration
1. In which year was Ezra Pound born?
A) 1879
B) 1885
C) 1892
D) 1901
2. Which movement is Ezra Pound often associated with?
A) Romanticism
B) Surrealism
C) Modernism
D) Classicism
3. Which of Pound’s works is considered a cornerstone of Imagist poetry?
A) “The Waste Land”
B) “Cantos”
C) “In a Station of the Metro”
D) “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley”
4. Pound was a significant promoter and mentor to which famous poet?
A) T.S. Eliot
B) Sylvia Plath
C) Robert Frost
D) Langston Hughes
5. Which country did Pound move to in 1924?
A) France
B) Italy
C) England
D) Spain
6. Pound was known for his translations of works by which ancient poet?
A) Homer
B) Virgil
C) Ovid
D) Sappho
7. What was the title of Ezra Pound’s first volume of poetry?
A) “The Cantos”
B) “Lustra”
C) “Personae”
D) “The Pisan Cantos”
8. Which literary magazine did Pound help to found?
A) The Little Review
B) The Egoist
C) Poetry50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
D) The Dial
9. Pound’s economic theories are outlined in which work?
A) “The Cantos”
B) “The Spirit of Romance”
C) “The ABC of Reading”
D) “Social Credit”
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10. For which radio broadcasts during World War II was Pound later indicted for treason?
A) BBC broadcasts supporting the Allies
B) Fascist propaganda supporting Mussolini
C) Neutral commentary on the war
D) Pacifist messages against the war
11. Pound’s ideas about the role of the poet in society were influenced by which philosopher?
A) Friedrich Nietzsche
B) Karl Marx
C) Jean-Paul Sartre
D) Søren Kierkegaard
12. What literary award did Ezra Pound win in 1949?
A) Pulitzer Prize50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
B) Nobel Prize in Literature
C) National Book Award
D) Bollingen Prize
13. Which of Pound’s works was published posthumously and won the National Book Award?
A) “The Cantos”
B) “The Pisan Cantos”
C) “The Bughouse Cantos”
D) “Cantos of Ezra Pound”
14. What is the significance of the phrase “make it new,” often associated with Pound?
A) It encapsulates his approach to translation.
B) It reflects his advocacy for modernist literature.
C) It expresses his disdain for tradition.
D) All of the above.
15. Pound was a significant influence on which of the following artistic movements?
A) Dadaism
B) Cubism
C) Surrealism
D) All of the above
16. Pound was instrumental in bringing which Japanese form of poetry to Western literature?
A) Haiku
B) Tanka
C) Renga
D) Senryu
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17. Which famous literary figure did Pound develop a close friendship with in his early years?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) James Joyce
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) Gertrude Stein
18. Which literary magazine did Pound edit in London, known for its support of modernist literature?
A) The Dial
B) The Egoist
C) The Little Review
D) The Criterion
19. Pound’s work “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley” is considered a critique of which aspect of society?
A) War
B) Industrialization
C) Materialism
D) All of the above
20. Which movement did Pound vehemently oppose, leading to his anti-Semitic remarks and later controversies?
A) Communism
B) Fascism50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
C) Capitalism
D) Anarchism
21. In which city was Pound confined to a mental institution for over a decade?
A) Rome
B) Paris
C) London
D) Washington, D.C.
22. Pound’s translation of which ancient text is considered one of his significant contributions to poetry?
A) “The Odyssey”
B) “The Iliad”
C) “The Aeneid”
D) “The Epic of Gilgamesh”
23. What was the primary form of Ezra Pound’s poetry?
A) Sonnet
B) Free verse
C) Epic
D) Villanelle
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24. Which of the following authors was NOT influenced by Ezra Pound?
A) William Faulkner
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) James Joyce
D) F. Scott Fitzgerald
25. In which year did Ezra Pound die?
A) 1960
B) 1972
C) 1983
D) 1973
26. Pound’s “Cantos” draws heavily on which historical and mythological figures?
A) Ancient Greek and Roman
B) Egyptian
C) Norse
D) Chinese
27. Pound was involved in promoting the work of which of the following artists?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Salvador Dalí
C) Henri Matisse50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
D) All of the above
28. What is the meaning behind Pound’s concept of “logopoeia”?
A) The rhythmic qualities of language
B) The use of images and symbols
C) The musicality of verse
D) The power of words to create new meanings
29. Pound’s work often reflects his interest in which ancient philosophical system?
A) Confucianism
B) Stoicism
C) Epicureanism
D) Taoism
30. What was the title of Pound’s economic treatise published in 1934?
A) “ABC of Economics”
B) “Social Credit”
C) “Cantos of the Banker”
D) “Usura”
31. Which literary figure did Pound criticize harshly in his essay “Tradition and the Individual Talent”?
A) T.S. Eliot
B) William Shakespeare
C) Robert Frost
D) James Joyce
32. Which war did Pound actively support through his broadcasts and writings?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Korean War
D) Vietnam War
33. Pound’s “Cantos” is often compared to which other epic poem?
A) “Paradise Lost” by John Milton
B) “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri
C) “Beowulf” by Unknown
D) “The Aeneid” by Virgil
34. Which literary movement did Pound contribute to through his literary magazine, “The Egoist”?
A) Modernism
B) Postmodernism
C) Romanticism
D) Realism
35. In which Italian city did Pound live for much of his later life?
A) Venice
B) Rome
C) Florence
D) Milan
36. What was the title of the collection of essays Pound published in 1934?
A) “The ABC of Reading”
B) “Literary Essays”
C) “Make It New”
D) “The Cantos”
37. Pound was known for his advocacy of which economic theory?
A) Capitalism
B) Marxism
C) Social Credit
D) Keynesianism
38. Which aspect of Pound’s work distinguishes him as an imagist poet?
A) His use of traditional forms
B) His emphasis on clarity and precision
C) His focus on narrative storytelling
D) His rejection of modernist techniques
39. Pound’s criticism heavily influenced the development of which literary movement?
A) Realism50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
B) Surrealism
C) Modernism
D) Postmodernism
40. What term did Pound coin to describe the technique of representing an abstract idea through concrete images?
A) Vorticism
B) Imagism
C) Iconography
D) Logopoeia
41. Pound’s translations of Chinese poetry introduced which Chinese poet to Western audiences?
A) Li Bai (Li Po)
B) Du Fu
C) Wang Wei
D) Bai Juyi
42. Which of the following authors did Pound criticize as exemplifying the decline of literature in the 20th century?
A) James Joyce
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) Ernest Hemingway
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43. Pound’s poem “In a Station of the Metro” is often cited as an example of:
A) Blank verse50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
B) Free verse
C) Sonnet
D) Haiku50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
44. Which famous literary figure did Pound correspond with extensively during his lifetime?
A) William Butler Yeats
B) D.H. Lawrence
C) H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)
D) Robert Frost
45. What is the title of Pound’s radio broadcasts for the Italian government during World War II?
A) “Radio Roma”
B) “Radio London”
C) “Ezra Pound Speaks”
D) “Jeffersonian Ideals”
46. Pound’s work often reflects his interest in which historical period?
A) The Renaissance
B) The Middle Ages50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
C) The Enlightenment
D) The Victorian era
47. What was the title of Pound’s first volume of translations of Chinese poetry?
A) “Cathay”
B) “The Chinese Classic”
C) “The Way of Tea”
D) “Songs of the East”50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
48. Which of Pound’s works is a collection of letters and essays on the craft of poetry?
A) “ABC of Reading”
B) “The Cantos”
C) “The Pisan Cantos”
D) “Guide to Modernist Poetry”
49. Pound’s political views often reflected his support for which form of government?
A) Monarchy
B) Democracy
C) Fascism
D) Anarchy
50. What was the title of Pound’s controversial work that contained anti-Semitic views and led to his arrest?
A) “The Cantos”
B) “Fascist Manifesto”
C) “Guide to Economics”
D) “Jefferson and/or Mussolini”
Answers
1. A) 1879
2. C) Modernism
3. C) “In a Station of the Metro”
4. A) T.S. Eliot
5. B) Italy
6. A) Homer
7. C) “Personae”
8. D) The Dial
9. D) “Social Credit”
10. B) Fascist propaganda supporting Mussolini
11. A) Friedrich Nietzsche
12. B) Nobel Prize in Literature
13. B) “The Pisan Cantos”
14. D) All of the above
15. D) All of the above
16. A) Haiku
17. B) James Joyce
18. B) The Egoist
19. D) All of the above
20. B) Fascism
21. D) Washington, D.C.
22. A) “The Odyssey”
23. C) Epic
24. D) F. Scott Fitzgerald
25. B) 1972
26. A) Ancient Greek and Roman
27. D) All of the above
28. A) The rhythmic qualities of language
29. A) Confucianism
30. D) “Usura”
31. A) T.S. Eliot
32. B) World War II
33. B) “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri
34. A) Modernism
35. B) Rome
36. B) “Literary Essays”
37. C) Social Credit
38. B) His emphasis on clarity and precision
39. C) Modernism50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
40. D) Logopoeia
41. A) Li Bai (Li Po)50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
42. D) Ernest Hemingway
43. B) Free verse
44. A) William Butler Yeats50+ MCQs on Ezra Pound with Answers for UGC NET
45. C) “Ezra Pound Speaks”
46. A) The Renaissance
47. A) “Cathay”
48. A) “ABC of Reading”
49. C) Fascism
50. A) “The Cantos”
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