Objective Questions
1.The phrase ‘a king of exile’ in the poem ‘Snake’ stands for-
(A) the rat
(B) the elephant
(C) the snake
(D) the lion
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. After hitting the snake with a log the speaker of the poem ‘Snake’ wants to –
(A) enjoy
(B) expiate
(C) celebrate
(D) None of an
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. The snake came to the poet’s water through on……………day.
(A) hot
(B) cold
(C) rainy
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
4. In ………..according to the poem Snake’ black snake are considered innocent
(A) England
(B) Sicily
(C) France
(D) Italy
Answer ⇒ (B)
5. The speaker in the poem ‘Snake’ hits the smke with-
(A) a hunter
(B) a log
(C) a rod
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
6. The speaker of the poem ‘Snake compares the smake with the sea-albatross of
(A) ‘The Ancient Mariner’
(B) ‘Eve of St. Agnes’
(C) ‘The Scholar Gipsy
(D) ‘Lycidas’
Answer ⇒ (A)
7. Who was composed the poem ‘Snake’s ?
(A) D.H. Lawrence
(B) T.S. Eliot
(C) W.B. Yeats
(D) W.H. Auden Ans
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. D.H. Lawrence was-
(A) a fiction writer
(B) a poet
(C) a short story-writer
(D) All of these
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. in the poem ‘Snake’ Lawrence denounces the artificialities of ……….. life.
(A) ancient
(B) medieval
(C) modem
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. Who is the speaker in the poem, ‘Snake’ ?
(A) Donne
(B) Whitman
(C) Keats
(D) D.H. Lawrence
Answer ⇒ (D)
11. D.H. Lawrence has written the poem-
(A) My Grand Mother’s House
(B) Snake
(C) An Epitaph
(D) The Soldier
Answer ⇒ (B)
12. A snake appears on a trough of the …………… to sip water.
(A) doctor
(B) teacher
(C) poet
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
13. A ………….. came to D.H. Lawrence’s water trough.
(A) snake
(B) Cow
(C) goat
(D) cat
Answer ⇒ (A)
14. The poet had gone to the water trough to drink ………
(A) tea
(B) coffee
(C) water
(D) milk
Answer ⇒ (C)
15. The poet compares the snake to a ……………. bird, albatross.
(A) river
(B) sea
(C) pond
(D) well
Answer ⇒ (B)
16. The snake seemed like a …. ……… in exile.
(A) saint
(B) fakir
(C)queen
(D) king
Answer ⇒ (D)
17. A …………… is mentioned in the poem ‘Snake’.
(A) mango tree
(B) peepal tree
(C) carbotree
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
18. The poet was wearing ………
(A) pant
(B) pyjama
(C) underwear
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
19. The snake met the poet near his water ………
(A) bucket
(B) well
(C) trough
(D) pond
Answer ⇒ (C)
20. The speaker had a desire to talk to ……….
(A) cat
(B) rat
(C) scorpion
(D) snake
Answer ⇒ (D)
21. The snake tooked at the poet ……….
(A) happily
(B) confusingly
(C) sadly
(D) vaguely
Answer ⇒ (D)
22. ‘The voice of my education said to me He must be killed these line are taken from-
(A) The Soldier
(B) Fire-Hymn
(C) Snake
(D) An Epitaph
Answer ⇒ (C)
23. ‘Hé lifted his head from his drinking, as cattle do’ is written by-
(A) T.S. Eliot
(B) D.H. Lawrence
(C) Rupert Brooke
(D) John Keats
Answer ⇒ (B)
Short Answer Questions
1. How did the snake drink water?
Ans. It drank water as the cattle do. It lifted its head. from its drinking, looked about vaguely, and drank a little more.
2. What is the meaning of ‘Sicilian July, with Etna smoking’?
Ans. It was the month of July in Sicily. It was as hot as it is there when the volcano Etna erupts.
3. What is the belief prevailing in Sicily about a snake?
Ans. In Sicily it was believed that black snakes were innocent. But gold snakes were poisonous, and they must be killed.
4. Why did the speaker like the snake?
Ans. He liked the snake because it had come like a guest. It had drunk water quietly, and departed peacefully after drinking to its satisfaction.
5. Was the Snake conscious of the poet’s presence?
Ans. No, the snake was not conscious of the poet’s presence.