Identify the poet, whom Queen Victoria, regarded as the perfect poet of ‘love and loss’ ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following directives was part of Queen Victoria’s moral crusade ?

   A. There should be more missionary work in less civilized parts of the world.
   B. Concerts in the parks that were attended by ordinary people should be banned.
   C. Civil servants should talk more openly and publicly about their moral work.
   D. Members of the Jewish and Catholic faiths should be excluded from public office.

2. Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne of England after_____________?

   A. George IV
   B. George III
   C. William IV
   D. Edward VII

3. The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria’s reign was celebrated in______________?

   A. 1842
   B. 1837
   C. 1871
   D. 1859

4. By 1890, what percentage of the earth’s population was subject to Queen Victoria ?

   A. 1%
   B. 10%
   C. 15%
   D. 25%

5. Queen Victoria became the Empress of India in_____________?

   A. 1843
   B. 1854
   C. 1892
   D. 1876

6. Which event did not occur as part of the rise of the British Empire under Queen Victoria ?

   A. Between 1853 and 1880, 2,466,000 emigrants left Britain, many bound for the colonies.
   B. In 1876, Queen Victoria was named empress of India.
   C. To save costs and maximize profits, the day-to-day government of India was transferred from Parliament to the private East India Company.
   D. From 1830 to 1870, the sum total of investments abroad by British capitalists had risen from £300 billion to £800 billion.

7. Which event did not occur as part of the rise of the British Empire under Queen Victoria ?

   A. Between 1853 and 1880, 2,466,000 emigrants left Britain, many bound for the colonies.
   B. In 1876, Queen Victoria was named empress of India
   C. To save costs and maximize profits, the day-to-day government of India was transferred from Parliament to the private East India Company.
   D. From 1830 to 1870, the sum total of investments abroad by British capitalists had risen from £ 300 billion to £ 800 billion.

8. Which poem of Tennyson was particularly like by Queen Victoria ?

   A. The Idylls of the kings
   B. Charge of the Light Brigade
   C. In Memoriam
   D. None of these

9. Marlowe’s poem ’The Passionate Shepherd to His Love’ begins with the line “Come live with me and be my love”; which other English author wrote a famous poem beginning with this line ?

   A. William Shakespeare
   B. Thomas Kyd
   C. John Dryden
   D. John Donne

10. Please identify the story: “her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition. ”

    A. “The Boarding House”
    B. “Clay”
    C. “Eveline”
    D. “A Little Cloud”