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50+ MCQs on Robert Frost with Answers for UGC NET / SET Prepration

1. In which year was Robert Frost born?
a) 1874
b) 1888
c) 1892
d) 1901

2. What was the profession of Robert Frost’s father?
a) Farmer
b) Lawyer
c) Doctor
d) Teacher

3. Which of the following colleges did Robert Frost attend, but never graduated from?
a) Harvard University
b) Dartmouth College
c) University of Michigan
d) Oxford University

4. Which of Frost’s poems won him his first Pulitzer Prize?
a) “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
b) “The Road Not Taken”
c) “Mending Wall”
d) “Birches”

5. In which collection did Robert Frost’s famous poem “The Road Not Taken” first appear?
a) “A Boy’s Will”
b) “North of Boston”
c) “Mountain Interval”50+ MCQs on Robert Frost with Answers for UGC NET
d) “New Hampshire”

6. What was the name of Frost’s farm in New Hampshire?
a) Maplewood
b) Frostwood
c) Stone House
d) Derry Farm

7. Which of the following themes is NOT commonly found in Frost’s poetry?
a) Nature
b) Urban life
c) Isolation
d) Choices and decisions

8. What is the title of Frost’s poem about two neighbors repairing a stone wall?
a) “Mending Fences”
b) “Building Walls”
c) “The Wall Between Us”
d) “Mending Wall”

9. Which U.S. president did Robert Frost recite a poem at the inauguration ceremony?
a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
b) John F. Kennedy
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d) Woodrow Wilson

10. What is the last line of Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”?
a) “And miles to go before I sleep.”
b) “Whose woods these are I think I know.”
c) “The woods are lovely, dark and deep.”
d) “But I have promises to keep.”

11. Which of Frost’s poems contains the famous line, “Two roads diverged in a wood”?
a) “Mending Wall”
b) “Birches”
c) “The Road Not Taken”
d) “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”

12. In “Birches,” what childhood activity does Frost use as a metaphor for escapism?
a) Climbing trees
b) Skipping rocks
c) Flying kites
d) Building forts

13. Frost’s poem “Acquainted with the Night” is primarily about:
a) Loneliness and isolation
b) Joy and celebration
c) Nature’s beauty
d) Childhood memories

14. Which of Frost’s poems is written in blank verse?
a) “The Road Not Taken”
b) “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
c) “Mending Wall”
d) “Birches”

15. What is the title of Frost’s poem about a man questioning the choice of two paths in life?
a) “The Crossroads”
b) “The Fork in the Road”
c) “The Road Less Traveled”
d) “The Road Not Taken”

16. In “Fire and Ice,” what do fire and ice represent?
a) Love and hate
b) Passion and indifference
c) Desire and destruction
d) Anger and calmness

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17. Which of Frost’s poems reflects on the transient beauty of youth and the inevitability of aging?
a) “Mending Wall”
b) “Birches”
c) “The Oven Bird”
d) “Design”

18. What is the name of the poem where Frost discusses the dichotomy between human intentions and nature’s processes?
a) “Nature’s Way”
b) “The Design”
c) “Birches”50+ MCQs on Robert Frost with Answers for UGC NET
d) “The Road Not Taken”

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19. In “Out, Out—,” what happens to the boy?
a) He runs away from home.
b) He gets lost in the woods.
c) He loses his hand in a sawing accident.
d) He falls through thin ice and drowns.

20. Which of Frost’s poems uses the metaphor of “an old-stone savage armed” to describe a man?
a) “Mending Wall”
b) “The Death of the Hired Man”
c) “Out, Out—”
d) “Fire and Ice”

21. What is the primary setting of “The Death of the Hired Man”?
a) A farm
b) A city street
c) A church
d) A schoolhouse

22. Which poem by Robert Frost is often interpreted as a critique of modern society’s obsession with progress?
a) “After Apple-Picking”
b) “The Road Not Taken”
c) “Mending Wall”
d) “A Considerable Speck”

23. In “After Apple-Picking,” what does the narrator dream about?
a) Falling off a ladder
b) Eating apples
c) Traveling to another world
d) Meeting a lost friend

24. What type of narrative structure does Frost use in “Home Burial”?
a) Third-person omniscient
b) First-person limited
c) Stream of consciousness
d) Second-person point of view

25. What is the central conflict in “Home Burial”?
a) A husband and wife disagree over the burial of their child.
b) A homeowner struggles to maintain a garden.
c) A woman decides to leave her husband.
d) A family deals with the aftermath of a natural disaster.

26. Which poem by Frost explores the theme of human insignificance in the vastness of the universe?
a) “Birches”
b) “Design”
c) “The Oven Bird”
d) “The Star-Splitter”

27. What is the significance of the “three kinds of men” mentioned in Frost’s poem “The Star-Splitter”?
a) They represent different social classes.
b) They symbolize different philosophical perspectives.
c) They are characters from Greek mythology.
d) They are historical figures from astronomy.

28. In “Design,” what natural event does the speaker observe?
a) A spider catching a moth
b) A bird building a nest
c) A flower blooming in spring
d) A storm brewing on the horizon

29. Which of Frost’s poems reflects on the uncertainty and unpredictability of life?
a) “The Road Not Taken”
b) “Fire and Ice”
c) “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
d) “Birches”

30. What is the title of Frost’s poem that explores the idea of lost innocence and the fleeting nature of youth?

a) “Out, Out—”
b) “Birches”
c) “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
d) “The Death of the Hired Man”

31. Which of Frost’s poems is set during the Civil War and deals with the theme of sacrifice?
a) “The Death of the Hired Man”
b) “A Soldier”
c) “The Gift Outright”
d) “An Old Man’s Winter Night”

32. What is the central theme of “An Old Man’s Winter Night”?
a) Aging and loneliness
b) Nature’s beauty
c) Family relationships
d) The passage of time

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33. Which of Frost’s poems portrays a conversation between a husband and wife about their differing views on grief?
a) “Home Burial”
b) “The Death of the Hired Man”
c) “Out, Out—”
d) “After Apple-Picking”

34. What does the speaker in “Directive” seek to find in the abandoned farmhouse?
a) Hidden treasure
b) Old memories
c) Shelter from a storm
d) Directions to a lost town

35. Which poem by Frost explores the theme of regret over missed opportunities?
a) “Mending Wall”
b) “After Apple-Picking”
c) “The Oven Bird”
d) “The Road Not Taken”

36. What is the title of the collection that includes Frost’s poem “The Gift Outright,” which he recited at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration?
a) “A Further Range”
b) “New Hampshire”
c) “A Witness Tree”
d) “Mountain Interval”

37. In “The Gift Outright,” what does Frost describe as “the land vaguely realizing westward”?
a) The Mississippi River
b) The Rocky Mountains
c) The Pacific Ocean
d) The American frontier

38. Which of Frost’s poems is often interpreted as a reflection on the cycle of life and death?
a) “The Road Not Taken”
b) “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
c) “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
d) “Birches”

39. What is the main theme of “A Considerable Speck”?
a) The insignificance of human actions
b) The beauty of nature
c) The importance of small details
d) The inevitability of death

40. Which poem by Frost contains the line, “And sorry I could not travel both”?
a) “The Road Not Taken”
b) “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
c) “Mending Wall”
d) “Acquainted with the Night”

41. In “The Wood-Pile,” what does the speaker find in the forest?
a) A pile of discarded wood
b) A hidden treasure
c) A lost child
d) A mysterious cabin

42. Which of Frost’s poems discusses the theme of the passing of generations and the continuity of life?
a) “The Road Not Taken”
b) “Birches”
c) “The Death of the Hired Man”
d) “After Apple-Picking”

43. What is the significance of the title “After Apple-Picking”?
a) It refers to the act of harvesting apples.
b) It symbolizes the end of autumn.
c) It represents the passage of time.
d) It alludes to the biblical story of Adam and Eve.

44. In “Design,” what conclusion does the speaker draw from the scene of the spider and moth?
a) Nature is indifferent to suffering.
b) Life is full of mysteries.
c) Beauty exists even in death.
d) There is a purpose behind every event.

45. Which of Frost’s poems explores the theme of memory and nostalgia for childhood?
a) “The Road Not Taken”
b) “Birches”
c) “After Apple-Picking”
d) “Mending Wall”

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46. What is the significance of the birch trees in Frost’s poem “Birches”?
a) They symbolize the passage of time.
b) They represent the beauty of nature.
c) They serve as a metaphor for human life.
d) They provide a source of recreation for the narrator.

47. Which poem by Frost contains the line, “I have promises to keep”?
a) “Birches”
b) “The Road Not Taken”
c) “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
d) “Mending Wall”

48. What is the main message of “The Oven Bird”?
a) Nature is eternal and unchanging.
b) Humans must learn to adapt to their environment.
c) Time erases all traces of human existence.
d) Life is filled with cycles of birth, death, and renewal.

49. Which of Frost’s poems discusses the theme of human intervention in nature?
a) “The Road Not Taken”
b) “Mending Wall”
c) “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
d) “Birches”

50. What is the significance of the title “Mending Wall”?
a) It refers to the physical act of repairing a wall.
b) It symbolizes the need for boundaries between people.
c) It represents the breakdown of communication.
d) It alludes to the passage of time and change.

Answers

1. a) 1874
2. a) Farmer
3. c) University of Michigan
4. b) “The Road Not Taken”
5. c) “Mountain Interval”
6. d) Derry Farm
7. b) Urban life
8. d) “Mending Wall”
9. b) John F. Kennedy
10. a) “And miles to go before I sleep.”
11. c) “The Road Not Taken”
12. a) Climbing trees
13. a) Loneliness and isolation
14. c) “Mending Wall”
15. d) “The Road Not Taken”
16. a) Love and hate50+ MCQs on Robert Frost with Answers for UGC NET
17. b) “Birches”50+ MCQs on Robert Frost with Answers for UGC NET
18. b) “The Design”
19. c) He loses his hand in a sawing accident.
20. b) “The Death of the Hired Man”
21. a) A farm
22. c) “Mending Wall”
23. c) Traveling to another world
24. b) First-person limited
25. a) A husband and wife disagree over the burial of their child.
26. b) “Design”
27. b) They symbolize different philosophical perspectives.
28. a) A spider catching a moth
29. c) “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
30. c) “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
31. c) “The Gift Outright”
32. a) Aging and loneliness
33. a) “Home Burial”
34. b) Old memories
35. d) “The Road Not Taken”
36. b) “New Hampshire”
37. d) The American frontier
38. d) “Birches”
39. c) The importance of small details
40. a) “The Road Not Taken”
41. a) A pile of discarded wood
42. c) “The Death of the Hired Man”
43. c) It represents the passage of time.
44. a) Nature is indifferent to suffering.
45. b) “Birches”
46. c) They serve as a metaphor for human life.
47. c) “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
48. d) Life is filled with cycles of birth, death, and renewal.
49. b) “Mending Wall”
50. b) It symbolizes the need for boundaries between people.