1. What is the primary theme of Dover Beach?
A) Love and War
B) The decline of faith
C) The beauty of nature
D) The power of science
Answer: B) The decline of faith
2. Where does the poem Dover Beach take place?
A) A battlefield
B) A city street
C) A seaside cliff
D) A dense forest
Answer: C) A seaside cliff
3. Which historical period influenced Dover Beach?
A) The Renaissance
B) The Victorian Era
C) The Romantic Period
D) The Industrial Revolution
Answer: B) The Victorian Era
4. What literary device is used in the line “The sea is calm tonight”?
A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Metaphor
D) Imagery
Answer: D) Imagery
5. What does the “Sea of Faith” symbolize in the poem?
A) The power of the ocean
B) The decline of religious belief
C) The rise of scientific thought
D) The strength of love
Answer: B) The decline of religious belief
6. Which famous ancient Greek playwright does Arnold reference in the poem?
A) Euripides
B) Sophocles
C) Aeschylus
D) Aristophanes
Answer: B) Sophocles
7. What emotion does the speaker express in the final stanza of the poem?
A) Hope and optimism
B) Fear and uncertainty
C) Anger and resentment
D) Joy and excitement
Answer: B) Fear and uncertainty
8. What literary technique is used in the phrase “eternal note of sadness”?
A) Metaphor
B) Alliteration
C) Hyperbole
D) Onomatopoeia
Answer: A) Metaphor
9. How does Arnold describe the world at the end of the poem?
A) A place of peace and harmony
B) A battlefield of confusion and darkness
C) A paradise of endless love
D) A land of adventure and discovery
Answer: B) A battlefield of confusion and darkness
10. What is the tone of Dover Beach?
A) Cheerful and uplifting
B) Melancholic and reflective
C) Humorous and sarcastic
D) Romantic and passionate
Answer: B) Melancholic and reflective
MCQs from Some Famous Poems of Matthew Arnold
- MCQs Thyrsis by Matthew Arnold
- MCQs – Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
- MCQs – The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold
- MCQs – Empedocles on Etna by Matthew Arnold
- MCQs – The Forsaken Merman by Matthew Arnold
Summary of Some Famous poems of Matthew Arnold
- Summary – Dover Beach
- Summary – The Scholar-Gipsy
- Summary – Thyrsis
- Summary – Empedocles on Etna
- Summary – The Forsaken Merman
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