William Blake MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 6, 2025

1. : Blake’s “The Everlasting Gospel” appeared in: (A) 1815
(B) 1818
(C) 1816
(D) 1819
Answer: (B) 1818

2. : The first and only private exhibition of Blake’s work was held in: (A) 1805
(B) 1809
(C) 1807
(D) 1810
Answer: (B) 1809

3. : Blake’s “For Children: The Gates of Paradise” was published in which year? (A) 1792
(B) 1795
(C) 1794
(D) 1793
Answer: (D) 1793

4. : Blake met John Linnell in: (A) 1817
(B) 1820
(C) 1819
(D) 1818
Answer: (D) 1818

5. : The poem “Jerusalem” by Blake was engraved in: (A) Hundred Plates
(B) Sixty Plates
(C) Fifty Plates
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (A) Hundred Plates

6. : The title of “For Children: The Gates of Paradise” was later altered to read: (A) For Mothers: The Gates of Paradise
(B) For Elders: The Gates of Paradise
(C) For Sexes: The Gates of Paradise
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (C) For Sexes: The Gates of Paradise

7. : Blake passed away in: (A) 1830
(B) 1828
(C) 1829
(D) 1827
Answer: (D) 1827

8. : Blake worked on the job of engravings between: (A) 1823-25
(B) 1825-27
(C) 1823-26
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (A) 1823-25

9. : Blake made woodcuts to Thornton’s Pastorals (of Virgil) in: (A) 1818
(B) 1820
(C) 1819
(D) 1821
Answer: (B) 1820

10. : Vala or The Four Zoas by Blake is: (A) An Epic
(B) A Ballad
(C) A Fable
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (A) An Epic

11. : Blake worked on illustration to Dante between: (A) 1824-25
(B) 1825-26
(C) 1824-26
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (C) 1824-26

12. : W. Blake’s “The Four Zoas” was printed for the first time in: (A) 1893
(B) 1892
(C) 1894
(D) 1890
Answer: (A) 1893

13. : Blake’s wife Catherine passed away in: (A) 1828
(B) 1831
(C) 1829
(D) 1832
Answer: (B) 1831

14. : Swinburne’s critical essay on Blake was published in which year? (A) 1867
(B) 1870
(C) 1869
(D) 1868
Answer: (D) 1868

15. : Three editions, volume including biography, commentary, and reproduction of the prophecies of W. Blake was published by E.J. Ellis and W.B. Yeats in: (A) 1891
(B) 1892
(C) 1894
(D) 1893
Answer: (D) 1893

16. : Who is the author of “Vala or The Four Zoas”? (A) W. Blake
(B) Philip Larkin
(C) S.T. Coleridge
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (A) W. Blake

17. : “W. Blake: His Philosophy and Symbols” by S. Foster Damon was published in which year? (A) 1924
(B) 1926
(C) 1925
(D) 1927
Answer: (C) 1925

18. : Which is not a poem by W. Blake? (A) Songs of Innocence
(B) Songs of Experience
(C) Desert Places
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (C) Desert Places

19. : Who is the author of “The Everlasting Gospel”? (A) W. Blake
(B) John Keats
(C) Robert Browning
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (A) W. Blake

20. : “Tiger” in W. Blake’s Songs of Experience stands for: (A) Danger
(B) Evil
(C) Power
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (B) Evil

21. : How many lines are there in Blake’s poem “The Echoing Green”? (A) 40
(B) 35
(C) 37
(D) 30
Answer: (D) 30

22. : “Songs of Experience” is written by: (A) Seamus Heaney
(B) Robert Frost
(C) W. Blake
(D) Ted Hughes
Answer: (C) W. Blake

23. : W. Blake was a: (A) Poet & Engraver
(B) Novelist
(C) Essayist
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (A) Poet & Engraver

24. : Which is not a poem by W. Blake? (A) Vala
(B) The Road Not Taken
(C) of Heaven and Hell
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (B) The Road Not Taken

25. : How many lines are there in Blake’s poem “Infant Joy”? (A) 19
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 12
Answer: (D) 12

26. : “Lamb” in the poem “The Lamb” is a symbol of: (A) Truth
(B) Weakness
(C) Innocence
(D) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (C) Innocence

27. : How many stanzas are there in Blake’s poem “The Echoing Green”?
(A) Three
(B) Five
(C) Four
(D) Six

28. : How many stanzas are there in Blake’s poem “The Shepherd”?
(A) Five
(B) Four
(C) Two
(D) Three

29. : Who is the author of “The Chimney Sweeper”?
(A) John Keats
(B) Philip Larkin
(C) W. Blake
(D) None of A, B, and C

30. : “Night” is a:
(A) Novel
(B) Play
(C) Poem
(D) None of A, B, and C

31. : How many lines are there in Blake’s poem “Earth’s Answer”?
(A) 25 lines
(B) 20 lines
(C) 15 lines
(D) 26 lines

32. : Which is not a poem by W. Blake?
(A) Leisure
(B) The Fly
(C) Nurse’s Song
(D) None of A, B, and C

33. : W. Blake’s poem “The Lamb” consists of:
(A) 20 lines
(B) 15 lines
(C) 25 lines
(D) 26 lines

34. : How many lines are there in Blake’s poem “The Shepherd”?
(A) 5
(B) 11
(C) 10
(D) 8

35. : How many lines are there in Blake’s poem “The Little Girl Lost”?
(A) 50 lines
(B) 56 lines
(C) 55 lines
(D) 52 lines

36. : How many stanzas are there in Blake’s poem “Earth’s Answer”?
(A) 4 stanzas
(B) 6 stanzas
(C) 5 stanzas
(D) None of A, B, and C

37. : A Poison Tree was proudly written by:
(A) W. Blake
(B) T.S. Eliot
(C) S.T. Coleridge
(D) None of A, B, and C

38. : How many lines are there in the poem “A Poison Tree” by W. Blake?
(A) Seventeen lines
(B) Sixteen lines
(C) Twenty lines
(D) None of A, B, and C

39. : How many stanzas are there in the poem “A Poison Tree” by W. Blake?
(A) Six stanzas
(B) Five stanzas
(C) Four stanzas
(D) None of A, B, and C

40. : “The Little Girl Lost” was proudly written by:
(A) William Davies
(B) William Blake
(C) Robert Browning
(D) None of A, B, and C

41. : “London” is a:
(A) Play
(B) Poem
(C) Short Story
(D) None of A, B, and C

42. : “Spring” is a:
(A) Fairy-Tale
(B) Poem
(C) Novel
(D) None of A, B, and C

43. : Who is the author of “The Chimney Sweeper”?
(A) W. Blake
(B) Shakespeare
(C) Elizabeth Sewell
(D) None of A, B, and C

44. : “The Little Girl Found” was proudly written by:
(A) Wordsworth
(B) John Keats
(C) W. Blake
(D) None of A, B, and C

45. : The poem “The Tiger” by W. Blake is a companion poem to:
(A) The Shepherd
(B) Infant Joy
(C) The Lamb
(D) None of A, B, and C

46. : How many lines are there in Blake’s poem “Spring”?
(A) 27 lines
(B) 25 lines
(C) 30 lines
(D) 35 lines

47. : Which is not a poem by W. Blake?
(A) A Cradle Song
(B) Ode To Autumn
(C) London
(D) None of A, B, and C

48. : A complete copy of “Songs of Innocence” contained:
(A) Thirty-six plates
(B) Thirty plates
(C) Forty Plates
(D) None of A, B, and C

49. : How many lines are there in the poem “The Little Girl Found” written by W. Blake?
(A) 50 lines
(B) 70 lines
(C) 60 lines
(D) 52 lines

50. : The poem “The Little Girl Lost” by Blake appeared in his volume:
(A) Songs of Experience
(B) Songs of Innocence
(C) None of A, B, and C
Answer: (B) Songs of Innocence

51. : “The Clod and the Pebble” by W. Blake explores the conflict between:
(A) Love and Hatred
(B) Good and Evil
(C) Experience and Innocence
(D) None of A, B, and C

52. : In which year was the poem “Songs of Innocence and of Experience” first published?
(A) 1790
(B) 1794
(C) 1800
(D) 1805

53. : Which of the following is a major theme in W. Blake’s poem “The Lamb”?
(A) The Innocence of Childhood
(B) The Power of Experience
(C) The Nature of Death
(D) None of A, B, and C

54. : In which of W. Blake’s poems is the phrase “The Tyger burning bright” found?
(A) The Lamb
(B) The Shepherd
(C) The Tyger
(D) Songs of Innocence

55. : “The Chimney Sweeper” in “Songs of Innocence” focuses on the theme of:
(A) Joy
(B) Suffering and Innocence
(C) Hope
(D) None of A, B, and C

56. : In Blake’s poem “The Poison Tree,” the tree symbolizes:
(A) Knowledge
(B) Anger and Revenge
(C) Love
(D) None of A, B, and C

57. : What is the central theme of W. Blake’s poem “London”?
(A) Nature’s Beauty
(B) Industrialization and Corruption
(C) Childhood Innocence
(D) None of A, B, and C

58. : W. Blake’s work “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” deals with the conflict between:
(A) Good and Evil
(B) Heaven and Hell
(C) Innocence and Experience
(D) None of A, B, and C

59. : In the poem “The Chimney Sweeper” from “Songs of Experience,” the boy’s response to the angel is one of:
(A) Gratitude
(B) Rebellion
(C) Resignation
(D) Joy

60. : Which of these works by Blake is a visual artwork as well as a poem?
(A) The Tyger
(B) Songs of Innocence
(C) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
(D) The Chimney Sweeper

61. : W. Blake’s works are primarily associated with which literary period?
(A) Romanticism
(B) Victorian Era
(C) Modernism
(D) Realism

62. : What type of literary device is most prevalent in Blake’s poem “The Tyger”?
(A) Symbolism
(B) Alliteration
(C) Metaphor
(D) Irony

63. : The phrase “Songs of Innocence and of Experience” refers to Blake’s exploration of:
(A) Nature
(B) Childhood and Adulthood
(C) Love and Hate
(D) None of A, B, and C

64. : “The Book of Urizen” is a work by W. Blake that combines:
(A) Poetry and Mythology
(B) Philosophy and Religion
(C) Visual Art and Literature
(D) None of A, B, and C

65. : Blake’s “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” includes a famous quote:
(A) “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”
(B) “If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.”
(C) “The only way to deal with this life meaningfully is to find one’s passion.”
(D) None of A, B, and C

66. : In W. Blake’s “The Tiger,” the speaker marvels at the creation of the tiger’s:
(A) Beauty
(B) Strength and Power
(C) Danger
(D) None of A, B, and C