William Cowper MCQs | English Poetry

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

“The Task” is a poem by
(a) Gray
(b) Goldsmith
(c) Cowper
(d) Crabbe
Question’s Answer: Question’s Answer: Cowper

William Cowper “John Gilpin”, is a burlesque by
(a) Cowper
(b) Gray
(c) Collins
(d) Goldsmith
Question’s Answer: Cowper

William Cowper’s last poem is
(a) “God Made the Country”
(b) “The Task”
(c) “The Castaway”
(d) “John Gilpin”
Question’s Answer: “The Task

“The Liberty” appeared in
(a) 1784
(b) 1768
(c) 1771
(d) 1781
Question’s Answer: 1781

“The Definition of Love!! is a poem by
(a) William Cowper
(b) Donne
(c) Shakespeare
(d) Vaughan
Question’s Answer: William Cowper

Who is the writer of “God made the country and man made the town”?
(a) George Crabbe
(b) Gray
(c) James Thomson
(d) William Cowper
Question’s Answer: William Cowper

“The Castaway” was proudly written by
(a) Blake
(b) Crabbe
(c) William Cowper
(d) None of A, B, and C
Question’s Answer: William Cowper

MCQs & Summary of Some Famous Poems by William Cowper

1. The Task MCQs and Summary
2. Light Shining out of Darkness MCQs and Summary
3. The Castaway MCQs and Summary
4. The Diverting History of John Gilpin MCQs and Summary
5. On the Receipt of My Mother’s Picture MCQs and Summary
6. Lines Written During a Period of Insanity MCQs and Summary
7. To Mary MCQs and Summary