MCQ Chapter 15 Class 11 English Bihar Board The Chimney Sweeper 1. Who is the author of "The Chimney Sweeper"?John KeatsWilliam WordsworthWilliam BlakePercy ShelleyQuestion 1 of 202. What was the occupation of William Blake's father?BlacksmithHosierCarpenterBakerQuestion 2 of 203. What is the source of "The Chimney Sweeper"?Songs of InnocenceSongs of ExperiencePoetical SketchesVisions of the Daughters of AlbionQuestion 3 of 204. What does the phrase "weep! 'weep! 'weep!" signify in the poem?CryingBeggingAttempting to say "sweep"Pain from laborQuestion 4 of 205. What is the primary theme of the poem?Love and lossChild labor and innocenceWar and peaceNature's beautyQuestion 5 of 206. Why were the heads of chimney sweepers shaved?For better hygieneTo prevent soot from spoiling their hairTo follow factory regulationsTo identify them as workersQuestion 6 of 207. Who is Tom Dacre?A child who works as a chimney sweeperThe poet's friendA factory ownerAn angel in the poemQuestion 7 of 208. What does Tom Dacre dream of?A better futureBeing locked in black coffinsAn angel setting the sweepers freeEscaping the factoryQuestion 8 of 209. What do the "coffins of black" symbolize?DeathThe chimneysFactory conditionsThe children's despairQuestion 9 of 2010. What did the angel use to set the children free?A swordA bright keyA spellA ladderQuestion 10 of 2011. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?ABABAABBABBAABCBQuestion 11 of 2012. What does the angel promise to Tom?Eternal wealthFreedom in the afterlifeGod as his fatherA warm homeQuestion 12 of 2013. How does Tom feel upon waking from his dream?SadRelievedHappy and warmIndifferentQuestion 13 of 2014. What does the poem highlight about 18th-century England?Its prosperityThe harsh realities of child laborIts artistic achievementsPolitical instabilityQuestion 14 of 2015. What is the tone of the poem?OptimisticSarcasticSympathetic and reflectiveAggressiveQuestion 15 of 2016. What does "shine in the Sun" symbolize in the poem?Freedom and happinessWealth and prosperityA bright futureEscape from realityQuestion 16 of 2017. Why does the poet describe Tom and other children as "naked and white"?They are poor and have no clothesThey are free from work and sinThey are innocentThey are bathing in a riverQuestion 17 of 2018. What is the significance of the green plain in the dream?It represents the afterlifeIt represents natureIt symbolizes freedom and peaceIt symbolizes wealthQuestion 18 of 2019. What lesson does the poem convey about duty?Duty should always be performed as divine worshipDuty is a burdenDuty leads to harmDuty is meaninglessQuestion 19 of 2020. What does "in soot I sleep" mean?The boy sleeps while covered in sootThe boy sleeps inside a chimneyThe boy is dreaming of sootThe boy is used to dirtQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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