MCQs on John Donne
1. In which century did John Donne live?
a. 15th
b. 16th
c. 17th
d. 18th
2. What profession did John Donne hold before becoming a poet?
a. Lawyer
b. Physician
c. Soldier
d. Merchant
3. Which of the following is not a genre John Donne wrote in?
a. Poetry
b. Drama
c. Prose
d. Epic
4. Donne’s work is often associated with which literary movement?
a. Romanticism
b. Renaissance
c. Modernism
d. Victorianism
5. What is the title of John Donne’s most famous work, a collection of love poems?
a. Holy Sonnets
b. The AnniversariesMCQs on John Donne
c. Songs and Sonnets
d. Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
6. Which of the following is not a theme commonly found in Donne’s poetry?
a. Love
b. Religion
c. Nature
d. Politics
7. What is the dominant poetic form in Donne’s Holy Sonnets?
a. Sonnet
b. Villanelle
c. Haiku
d. Epic
8. Donne’s poem “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” uses which conceit to describe the lovers’ connection?
a. Metaphysical conceit
b. Petrarchan conceit
c. Epic simile
d. Elegiac couplet
9. In which university did John Donne study?
a. Cambridge
b. Oxford
c. Harvard
d. Yale
10. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “The Flea”?
a. Love and seduction
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political satire
11. Which of the following is not one of John Donne’s occupations?
a. Diplomat
b. PriestMCQs on John Donne
c. Playwright
d. Physician
12. Donne’s poem “Death, Be Not Proud” is a meditation on:
a. The afterlife
b. Immortality
c. Fear of death
d. Romantic love
13. What is the tone of Donne’s poem “The Relic”?
a. Satirical
b. Melancholic
c. JoyfulMCQs on John Donne
d. Humorous
14. Donne’s poem “The Canonization” explores the theme of:
a. Political power
b. Religious persecution
c. Romantic love
d. Nature and beauty
15. In Donne’s poem “The Sun Rising,” the speaker addresses:
a. The sun
b. His lover
c. God
d. Death
16. Donne’s “Meditation XVII” contains the famous lines “No man is an island.” What is the central theme of this meditation?
a. Love and seduction
b. Religious devotion
c. Compassion and interconnectedness
d. Nature and beauty
17. Donne’s poem “The Good-Morrow” is a celebration of:
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
18. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “Batter my heart, three-person’d God”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
19. Donne’s poem “The Ecstasy” explores the theme of:
a. Love and seduction
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
20. What is the tone of Donne’s poem “A Hymn to God the Father”?
a. Satirical
b. Melancholic
c. Joyful
d. Humorous
21. Donne’s poem “The Flea” uses the image of a flea to:
a. Symbolize death
b. Advocate for celibacy
c. Celebrate love’s physical union
d. Convey political satire
22. In Donne’s poem “The Apparition,” the speaker encounters:
a. A ghost
b. An angel
c. Death
d. Nature’s beautyMCQs on John Donne
23. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “The Anniversary”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
24. Donne’s poem “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” is often interpreted as:
a. A farewell to a deceased loved one
b. A celebration of new beginnings
c. An exploration of religious themes
d. A reflection on the transience of life
25. In Donne’s poem “The Canonization,” the lovers are compared to:
a. Saints
b. Stars
c. Rivers
d. Mountains
26. Donne’s poem “The Sun Rising” criticizes:
a. The sun
b. His lover
c. Time
d. Death
27. In Donne’s poem “The Extasie,” the lovers’ souls are described as:
a. Birds
b. Stars
c. Rivers
d. Flames
28. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “The Will”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
29. Donne’s poem “The Relic” is known for its:
a. Satirical tone
b. Melancholic atmosphere
c. Humorous elements
d. Celebration of love’s physical union
30. In Donne’s poem “A Hymn to God the Father,” the speaker grapples with:
a. Fear of death
b. Guilt and sin
c. Unrequited love
d. Political power
31. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “The Dream”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
32. Donne’s poem “Break of Day” is a meditation on:
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
33. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “The Bait”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
34. Donne’s poem “A Nocturnal upon St. Lucy’s Day” reflects on:
a. The winter solstice
b. The summer solstice
c. The autumn equinox
d. The spring equinox
35. In Donne’s poem “The Triple Fool,” the speaker describes himself as a fool for:
a. Love
b. Religion
c. Nature
d. Politics
36. What is the central theme of Donne’s
poem “The Legacy”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beautyMCQs on John Donne
d. Political power
37. Donne’s poem “Love’s Growth” compares love to:
a. A flower
b. A bird
c. A river
d. A mountain
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38. In Donne’s poem “The Token,” the speaker sends a token to his lover as a symbol of:
a. Friendship
b. Love
c. Peace
d. Political allegiance
39. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “The Indifferent”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
40. Donne’s poem “The Flea” is a metaphysical conceit that explores the theme of:
a. Religious devotion
b. Love and seduction
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
41. In Donne’s poem “To His Mistress Going to Bed,” the speaker celebrates:
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
42. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “The Prohibition”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
43. Donne’s poem “The Will” reflects on the inevitability of:
a. Death
b. Love
c. Time
d. Change
44. In Donne’s poem “Break of Day,” the speaker implores his lover not to:
a. Leave him
b. Mourn him
c. Forget him
d. Rise from bed
45. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “The Triple Fool”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
46. Donne’s poem “The Good-Morrow” is a celebration of:
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
47. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “A Valediction: Of Weeping”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
48. Donne’s poem “The Sun Rising” is a celebration of:
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
49. In Donne’s poem “A Valediction: Of Weeping,” the speaker compares tears to:
a. Diamonds
b. Pearls
c. Stars
d. Raindrops
50. What is the central theme of Donne’s poem “The Apparition”?
a. Romantic love
b. Religious devotion
c. Nature and beauty
d. Political power
Answer
1. c. 17th
2. b. Physician
3. b. Drama
4. b. Renaissance
5. c. Songs and Sonnets
6. c. Prose
7. a. Sonnet
8. a. Metaphysical conceit
9. a. Cambridge
10. a. Love and seduction
11. c. Playwright
12. c. Fear of death
13. b. Melancholic
14. c. Romantic love
15. b. His lover
16. c. Compassion and interconnectedness
17. a. Romantic love
18. b. Religious devotion
19. a. Love and seduction
20. c. Joyful
21. c. Celebrate love’s physical union
22. a. A ghost
23. c. Nature and beauty
24. a. A farewell to a deceased loved one
25. a. Saints
26. a. Forbidden Love
27. a. Birds
28. d. Political power
29. b. Melancholic atmosphere
30. b. Guilt and sin
31. a. Romantic love
32. b. Religious devotion
33. a. Romantic love
34. a. The winter solstice
35. a. Love
36. a. Romantic love
37. a. A flower
38. b. Love
39. a. Romantic love
40. b. Love and seductionMCQs on John Donne
41. a. Romantic love
42. a. Romantic love
43. a. Death
44. d. Rise from bed
45. a. Romantic love
46. a. Romantic love
47. a. Romantic love
48. a. Romantic love
49. a. Diamonds
50. c. Nature and beauty
