Top 50+ Solved The Study Poetry - Matthew Arnold MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Arnold states, “But for poetry the idea is everything, the rest is a world of illusion; of
a. godlike illusion”
b. human illusion”
c. divine illusion”
d. wonderful illusion”
Q. “Poetry attaches its emotion to the idea: the idea is the
a. fact”
b. knowledge”
c. history”
d. theory”
Q. Arnold states, “The strongest part of our religion is its
a. unconscious verses”
b. unconscious poetry”
c. unconscious lyrics”
d. unconscious history”
Q. Arnold believes that without poetry, “Science will appear
a. complete”
b. incomplete”
c. immature
d. undefined”
Q. Arnold feels the historic estimate and the personal estimate often supersedes the
a. ideal estimate
b. principal estimate
c. critical estimate
d. real estimate
Q. To Arnold, the superiority of best poetry is marked by the superior character of
a. truth and seriousness
b. truth and ideas
c. seriousness and knowledge
d. knowledge and truth
Q. Arnold defines poetry as
a. ‘The criticism of life, governed by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty’.
b. ‘The breath and finer spirit of all knowledge’.
c. ‘Not an expression of emotion, but as escape from emotion’.
d. ‘A speaking picture with its end, to teach and delight’.
Q. The first great principle of criticism enunciated by Arnold is that of
a. Disinterestedness or detachment
b. Response to rhythm and metre
c. Speculation and theorisation
d. Measurement of knowledge
Q. Which poet does Arnold say lack ‘the high seriousness of the great classics’?
a. Chaucer
b. Dryden
c. Pope
d. Burns