MCQs -Go and Catch a Falling Star_240116_114104.pdf

In the opening lines of the song, the poet gives the reader a numerous impossible tasks to do. These include catching a falling star, who cleft the foot of the devil, where pastime goes, how to hear mermaids singing, and remove envy in human being.”

1. What does the poet ask the
reader to do in the opening lines
of the song?

A. Catch a falling star

B. Cleave the foot of the devil

C. Hear mermaids singing

D. All of the above

Answer: D

What qualities does the poet
mention in the second stanza

that one would need to find a
true and fair woman?

2. A. Heroic and exceptional
qualities

B. Ability to see invisible things

C. Traveling thousands of miles
day and night

D. All of the above

Answer: D

What is the poet's attitude
towards the possibility of finding

a faithful woman?

A. Optimistic

3. B. Pessimistic

C. Indifferent

D. Uncertain

Answer: B

According to the poet, what
might happen to a woman who
seems true and fair at first?

A. She will remain faithful forever.

B. She will betray one or two men
by love-letter.

4. C. She will never betray anyone.
D. She will become a pilgrimage.
Answer: B

What does the poet imply about
the nature of women in the song?

A. They are always faithful.

B. They are inherently unfaithful.
C. They are like falling stars.

D. They are like mermaids.

Answer: B

5. What impossible tasks are
mentioned in the opening lines of
the song?

A. Climbing the highest mountain
B. Catching a falling star

C. Finding the fountain of youth
D. Both B and C

Answer: D

In the second stanza, what
quality does the poet mention

6. about the person attempting to
find a true and fair woman?

A. Wisdom

B. Greying hair from age

C. Ability to fly

D. Invisibility

Answer: B

What does the poet suggest
about the connection between

beauty and fidelity in women?

A. Beauty and fidelity always go

7. hand in hand.

B. Beauty and fidelity are
mutually exclusive.

C. Beauty can lead to fidelity.

D. Fidelity can enhance one's
beauty.

Answer: B
What does the poet propose to
do if someone succeeds in

finding a true and fair woman?

A. Celebrate with a feast

8. B. Go ona pilgrimage

C. Write a poem in her honor
D. Both B and C

Answer: D

What is the central theme or
belief expressed by the poet in
"Go and Catch a Falling Star"?

A. The beauty of nature

B. The impossibility of finding a
faithful woman

C. The quest for adventure

9. + D. The power of love

« Answer: B