Match the Author with the Relevant Title/Character/Story MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Match the Author with the Relevant Title/Character/Story - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is 'A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3'

Key Points

• The Solitary Reaper is written by William Wordsworth.
  • ​"The Solitary Reaper" is a lyric poem by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth, and one of his best-known works.
• Punishment in Kindergarten is written by 'Kamala Das'
  • ​In the poem Punishment in Kindergarten, Kamala Das memorizes a childhood experience that was quite painful for her. She was scolded by her teacher for being alone and her schoolmates also laughed at her that made her weep.
• The Man He Killed is written by Thomas Hardy.
• Migrant Birds is written by Famida Y. Basheer

Hence, the correct answer is Option 1.

The correct answer is "A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2''

Key Points

• The given characters are from The Merchant of Venice play which was written by William Shakespeare.
• Let's see the characters-
  • Shylock- A Jewish moneylender in Venice. Angered by his mistreatment at the hands of Venice’s Christians, particularly Antonio, Shylock schemes to eke out his revenge by ruthlessly demanding as payment a pound of Antonio’s flesh. 
  • Portia- A wealthy heiress from Belmont. Portia’s beauty is matched only by her intelligence.
  • Antonia- The merchant whose love for his friend Bassanio prompts him to sign Shylock’s contract and almost lose his life. 
  • Jessica- Although she is Shylock’s daughter, Jessica hates life in her father’s house and elopes with the young Christian gentleman, Lorenzo.

So the correct answer is Option 1.

The correct answer is 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - a, 4 - e, 5 - b

Key Points

• The story 'Refugee' is written by Pearl S Buck
• The story 'The open Window' is written by Hector Hugh Munro (Saki)
• The story 'A man who had no eyes' is written by Mackinlay Kantor
• The story 'The tears of the desert' is written by Paulo Coelho
• The story 'Sam' is written by Tammy Ruggles

Hence, the correct answer is Option 1.

The correct answer is '1 - e, 2 - d, 3 - c, 4 - b, 5 - a'

Key Points

• The short story 'The Selfish Giant' is written by Oscar Wilde
  • The theme-  This story tends to see as a lovely story of friendship and forgiveness.
• The short story 'The Lottery Ticket' is written by Anton Chekhov
  • The theme- The main theme of the story “The Lottery Ticket” by Anton Chekhov is that money can corrupt the soul. 
• The short story 'The Last Leaf' is written by O' Henry.
  • The theme- The central theme of the story is the friendship between Sue and Johnsy. They both love their art and share similar passions.
• The short story 'How the camel got its hump' is written by Rudyard Kipling 
  • The theme- In the story, Rudyard Kipling brings out the theme of laziness effectively. The main idea here is to make the readers understand the importance of hard work. Laziness will not lead us to success. In fact, by avoiding work we will end up piling a lot more than we can do.
• The short story 'Two friends' is written by Guy de Maupassant 
  • The theme-  The main themes in “Two Friends” are the horror of war, loyalty and courage, and friendship.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 1.

The correct answer is 'Beautiful Inside by Paul Holmes.'

Key Points

• Let's find out the correctly matched pairs:
  • Manliness is a book by Harvey C. Mansfield first published by Yale University Press in 2006. In this book, he defines manliness as ''confidence in a situation of risk'' and suggests this quality is currently undervalued in Western society.
  • The poem ''Piano'' was written by D.H. Lawrence. In D.H. Lawrence’s Piano, he describes memories from his childhood.
  • The poem ''Going for Water'' has been written by the well-known poet Robert Frost. It is about why the children had to go very far to find water and where they went.
  • Beautiful Inside is a poem by Paul Holmes. The poet Paul Holmes talks about inner beauty by saying that the outward appearance of a person can be misleading.
     

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

The correct answer is 'A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3.'

Key Points

• Let's look at the characters in their respective stories:
  • In H. H. Munro's ''The Open Window,'' Vera shows herself to be bright, imaginative, resourceful, poised, and a liar.
  • Johnsy is one of the main characters in the short story ''The Last Leaf'' written by O. Henry.
  • Phatik Chakrabarti is a character in the short story Holiday by Rabindranath Tagore.
  • The Cornish Ogre is one of the main characters in the short story ''The Selfish Giant'' written by Oscar Wilde.
     

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

The correct answer is 'A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2.'

Key Points

• Let's look at the characters in their respective stories:
  • Matilda is one of the main characters in the story ''The Necklace'' written by Guy de Maupassant.
  • Masha is a character in the story ''Lottery Ticket'' written by Anton Chekov.
  • Behrman is a character in the story ''The Last Leaf'' written by O. Henry.
  • Morissot is a character in the short story ''Two friends'' written by Guy de Maupassant.
     

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

The correct answer is 'The Cry of the children - Robert Browning.'

Key Points

• Let's look at the poems and their poets:
  • ''Piano'' is a lyric poem written by D.H.Lawrence.
  • ''Manliness'' is a poem written by the poet Joseph Rudyard Kipling.
  • ''The Cry of the children'' is a poem written by the English writer Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
  • ''The Man he killed'' is a poem written by the British Victorian poet and novelist Thomas Hardy.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

The correct answer is '(a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i).'

Key Points

• Let's look at the poems and their poets:
  • "A Psalm of Life" is a poem written by American writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  • "Women's rights" is a poem written by Canadian author Annie Louisa Walker.
  • "A Noiseless Patient Spider" is a poem written by American poet Walt Whitman.
  • "English Words" is a poem written by Indian writer V.K. Gokak.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

The correct answer is '(a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) -(iii).'

Key Points

• Let's look at the stories and their authors:
  • Kaanchanai is a story written by Pudumaippittan.
  • Reflowering is a story written by Sundara Ramaswamy.
  • The Necklace is a story written by Guy de Maupassant.
  • Holiday is a feeble translation of a short story by Rabindranath Tagore.
     

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

The correct answer is '(a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii).'

Key Points

• Let's look at the titles of the poem and their lines:
  • Art is long and time is fleeting is a line in the poem A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
    • ''Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave.''
  • Love’s not Time’s fool is a line in the poem Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare.
    • ''Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks''
  • Pinning for new agony is a line in the poem English Words by V K Gokak.
    • ''Like a golden swarm of fireflies, you came Pining for a new agony, a new birth.''
  • Right many a nipper kin is a line in the poem The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy.
    • ''Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet Right many a nipper kin!''
       

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

The correct answer is '(a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii)'

Key Points

• Every living thing was written by James Heriot-
  • Mr. Dick
• Holiday was written by Rabindranath Tagore-
  • Bagha Bagdi- is a servant.
• Reflowering was written by Sundara Ramaswamy
  • Gomathi- works in the shop.
• The Necklace was written by Guy De Maupassant
  • Mme. Loisel- Mathilde’s husband. Monsieur Loisel is content with the small pleasures of his life but does his best to appease Mathilde’s demands and assuage her complaints.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 1.

The correct answer is '(a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i)'

Key Points

• The Open Window-
  • Vera- Vera Sappleton is a “self-possessed” fifteen-year-old girl who is adept at inventing stories and who terrifies Framton with her tale about the open window.
• The Last Leaf-
  • Sue, a young artist originally from Maine, is Johnsy’s roommate. She takes care of Johnsy while Johnsy is sick.
• Lottery Ticket-
  • Ivan Dmitritch- is a middle-class person who lives with his family.
• Two Friends-
  • Monsieur Sauvage- is a similarly out-of-work draper. A lighthearted and humorous yet careful man, he is the one to suggest the fishing trip to Morissot, and like his friend, he faces death bravely.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 4.

The correct answer is "A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2''

Key Points

• The given characters are from The Merchant of Venice play which was written by William Shakespeare.
• Let's see the characters-
  • Shylock- A Jewish moneylender in Venice. Angered by his mistreatment at the hands of Venice’s Christians, particularly Antonio, Shylock schemes to eke out his revenge by ruthlessly demanding as payment a pound of Antonio’s flesh. 
  • Portia- A wealthy heiress from Belmont. Portia’s beauty is matched only by her intelligence.
  • Antonia- The merchant whose love for his friend Bassanio prompts him to sign Shylock’s contract and almost lose his life. 
  • Jessica- Although she is Shylock’s daughter, Jessica hates life in her father’s house and elopes with the young Christian gentleman, Lorenzo.

So the correct answer is Option 1.