“Asleep in the Valley” Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (M.C.Q) by Arthur Rimbaud, Class XII, WBCHSE

Asleep in the Valley by Arthur Rimbaud

Asleep in the Valley MCQ • Asleep in the Valley Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Asleep in the Valley Questions and Answers • Asleep in the Valley Question and Answer

1. In the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ the bullet wounds have

a) left two red holes
b) in the chest of the soldier
c) in the side of the soldier
d) on the skull of the soldier

Ans. A

2. The two red holes in the soldier’s body depict

a) blood clots
b) bullet wounds
c) tattoo
d) stretch marks

Ans. B

3. The soldier’s one hand lies–

a) on his head
b) on his forehead
c) under his head
d) none of the above

Ans. D

4. The poem is written by –

a) William Shakespeare
b) John Keats
c) Rupert Brook
d) Arthur Rimbaud.

Ans. D

5. The soldier’s feet are –

a) among the flowers
b) on the pillow
c) in the stream
d) in grass.

Ans. A

6. “Asleep in the Valley” was originally written in –

a) Italian
b) Spanish
c) Bengali
d) French.

Ans. D

7. The soldier looks –

a) strong
b) pale
c) bright
d) black.

Ans. B

8. In the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ the bullet wounds have

a) left two red holes
b) in the chest of the soldier
c) in the side of the soldier
d) on the skull of the soldier

Ans. A

9. The two red holes in the soldier’s body depict

a) blood clots
b) bullet wounds
c) tattoo
d) stretch marks

Ans. B

10. The soldier’s one hand lies

a) on his head
b) on his forehead
c) under his head
d) on his breast

Ans. D

11. The soldier lies –

a) with open eyes
b) calmly
c) with open mouth
d) patiently

Ans. C

12. The humming insects do not disturb the soldier because –

a) he is peaceful
b) he is nature lover
c) he is dead
d) he is violent.

Ans. C

13. The smile of the dead soldier is compared to that of –

a) an angry man
b) an infant
c) an angel
d) an innocent girl.

Ans. B

14. The soldier’s pillow is made of –

a) cloth
b) fern
c) ice
d) cotton.

Ans. B

15. The dead soldier was –

a) not very young
b) middle aged
c) very young
d) an aged person.

Ans. C

16. “…they fill the hollow full of light.”- Here ‘they” refer to –

a) the stream’s water
b) the re
flection of light
c) the sun’s rays
d) the clouds.

Ans. C

17. The sun’s rays flow from –

a) the valley
b) the sky
c) the heaven
d) the mountaintop.

Ans. D

18. The soldier is lying –

a) with his lips apart
b) with closed mouth
c) with tearful eyes
d) with a pillow under his head.

Ans. D

19. The soldier may catch cold because –

a) his bed is sun-soaked
b) he is dead
c) it is winter
d) he lies beside the river

Ans. D

20. The setting of the war in “Asleep in the Valley” takes us back to –

a) World War I
b) World War II
c) The Cold War
d) 1870’s Europe.

Ans. D

21. One hand of the soldier was on his –

a) belly
b) face
c) waist
d) breast.

Ans. D

22. The poem reflects –

a) the glory of war
b) the pity of war
c) the beauty of war
d) the bravery of the soldier

Ans. B

23. The stream flows through –

a) a meadow
b) hills
c) a plateau
d) a small valley.

Ans. D

24. The poem is a/an –

a) sonnet
b) ballad
c) lyric
d) ode.

Ans. A

25. The soldier’s bed is soaked by –

a) the rain water
b) sunrays
c) the water of the river
d) the fountain water.

Ans. B

26. The setting of the poem is –

a) a desert
b) a bosky pit
c) a mountain top
d) a green pasture in the plain.

Ans. D

27. The soldier sleeps in the

a) night
b) twilight
c) dusk
d) sunlight

Ans. D

28. The soldier keeps one of his hands

a) inside his pocket
b) on his breast
c) on his side
d) on his chest

Ans. B

29. The two red holes are marks of

a) stabs
b) bullets
c) arrow
d) wounds

Ans. B

30. The innocence of the soldier is compared with a/an

a) old man
b) a
flower
c) a child
d) a soldier

Ans. C

31. The end of the poem produces

a) shock
b) satisfaction
c) delight
d) none of these

Ans. A

32. While sleeping in the sunlight, the soldier

a) smiles at the outcome of a war
b) catches a severe cold
c) sees a beautiful dream
d) has one hand on his breast

Ans. D

33. The feet of the soldier are placed among the

a) insects that hum
b) grass that has a lush growth
c) flowers that grow abundantly
d) the bed of ferns

Ans. C

34. The red holes are on the

a) head
b) chest
c) side
d) leg

Ans. C

35. The insects in the valley are

a) making a buzzing sound to wake up the soldier
b) busy in collecting honey from the flowers
c) leaving the place for its cold climate
d) biting the soldier

Ans. A

36. The sleep of the soldier is deep because

a) he has not slept for hours
b) he has found a comfortable bed
c) he is dead
d) he is not disturbed by any external agents

Ans. C

37. The mouth of the soldier is open because

a) he is shivering in cold
b) he is feeling hot
c) he was eating before falling asleep
d) he is sleeping peacefully

Ans. D

38. The word ‘infant’ means

a) a soldier
b) an eccentric
c) The word ‘guile’ means
d) An innocence

Ans. D

39. The soldier’s smile is like

a) an old man
b) flower
c) a child’s
d) the sun

Ans. C

40. The feet of the soldier rest among

a) ferns
b) grass
c)
flowers
d) sunlight

Ans. C

41. The smile of the soldier is

a) dreamy
b) cold
c) spontaneous
d) gentle

Ans. D

42. The insects of the valley are

a) humming
b) stinging
c) chanting
d)
flying

Ans. A

43. One hand of the dead soldier rests on his

a) head
b) Breast
c) side
d) lips

Ans. B

44. In the side of the soldier there are

a) bullet wounds
b) arrows
c) flowers
d) tattoos

Ans. A

45. The poet apprehends that the soldier may catch

a) fever
b) death
c) cold
d) bullet

Ans. C

46. The soldier lies in the valley because he is a

a) winner of the war
b) sleeping person
c) casualty of war
d) chocolate-cream soldier

Ans. C

47. The poet requests Nature

a) to dull the soldier to sleep
b) to disturb the soldier’s sleep
c) to keep the soldier warm
d) to make the soldier catch cold

Ans. C

48. The smile of the soldier sleeping in the valley is

a) gentle but cunning
b) gentle without guile
c) gentle and warm
d) cold but peaceful

Ans. B

49. The soldier in the poem, ‘Asleep in the Valley’, has died due to

a) wounds made by bullets
b) the excessive heat of the sun
c) a bite of a poisonous insect
d) none of these

Ans. A

50. The side of the soldier is

a) full nerved and still warm
b) cold as soldier is sleeping
c) warm as it receives the rays of the sun
d) marked by blood spots due to bullet injuries

Ans. D

51. The red holes depict

a) Arrow piercing
b) blood clots
c) bullet wounds
d) stab marks

Ans. C

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