MCQs on Marina by T.S. Eliot

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: February 11, 2025

1. Marina is inspired by which playwright’s work?
(A) Christopher Marlowe
(B) William Shakespeare
(C) John Milton
(D) Ben Jonson

Answer: (B) William Shakespeare

2. Marina is based on a character from which Shakespearean play?
(A) The Tempest
(B) Pericles, Prince of Tyre
(C) Hamlet
(D) King Lear

Answer: (B) Pericles, Prince of Tyre

3. What is the dominant theme of Marina?
(A) Revenge
(B) Guilt and Redemption
(C) Political Corruption
(D) Romantic Love

Answer: (B) Guilt and Redemption

4. What poetic form is Marina written in?
(A) Sonnet
(B) Dramatic Monologue
(C) Free Verse
(D) Blank Verse

Answer: (C) Free Verse

5. The poem Marina belongs to which collection of Eliot’s works?
(A) The Waste Land and Other Poems
(B) Ariel Poems
(C) Four Quartets
(D) Collected Poems 1909-1962

Answer: (B) Ariel Poems

6. Which literary device is prominently used in Marina?
(A) Satire
(B) Allegory
(C) Imagery
(D) Paradox

Answer: (C) Imagery

7. What is the central emotion expressed in Marina?
(A) Despair
(B) Joy
(C) Nostalgia and longing
(D) Anger

Answer: (C) Nostalgia and longing

8. In Marina, the speaker reflects on:
(A) A lost romantic love
(B) The memories of his daughter
(C) The death of a close friend
(D) The downfall of a kingdom

Answer: (B) The memories of his daughter

9. Which of the following motifs is present in Marina?
(A) Fire and destruction
(B) Water and purification
(C) War and conflict
(D) Time and decay

Answer: (B) Water and purification

10. Marina is considered an example of Eliot’s:
(A) Early romantic poetry
(B) Modernist philosophy
(C) Late religious poetry
(D) Satirical writing

Answer: (C) Late religious poetry

11. The poem Marina primarily explores the relationship between:
(A) A father and his daughter
(B) A king and his kingdom
(C) A poet and his muse
(D) A teacher and his student

Answer: (A) A father and his daughter

12. How does the speaker in Marina feel about the passage of time?
(A) He embraces it with joy
(B) He resents the loss of his youth
(C) He is indifferent to it
(D) He fears the future

Answer: (B) He resents the loss of his youth

13. What is the religious undertone of Marina?
(A) It reflects Eliot’s atheistic views
(B) It conveys themes of spiritual renewal
(C) It criticizes Christian doctrine
(D) It supports existentialism

Answer: (B) It conveys themes of spiritual renewal

14. The imagery of the sea in Marina symbolizes:
(A) Chaos and destruction
(B) Transformation and rebirth
(C) War and conquest
(D) Love and devotion

Answer: (B) Transformation and rebirth

15. How does Marina conclude?
(A) With a sense of despair and loss
(B) With the father accepting change and finding peace
(C) With a dramatic revelation
(D) With a call to war

Answer: (B) With the father accepting change and finding peace

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