Song of Myself Objective Questions

1. Who has written the poem ‘song of myself?

(a.) DH Lawrence

(b.) John Donne

(c.) Walt Whithman

(d.) John keats

Ans (c.) Walt Whithman

2. In which year was Walt Whitman born?

(a.) 1818

(b.) 1819

(c.) 1820

(d.) 1821

Ans (b.) 1819

3. In which year Walt Whitman died?

(a.) 1890

(b.) 1892

(c.) 1893

(d.) 1894

Ans (b.) 1892

4. Who is the speaker of the poem ‘song of myself?

(a.) Michael

(b.) William

(c.) Walt Whitman

(d.) John Donne

Ans (c.) Walt Whitman

5. In which year was the first edition of leaves of grass published?

(a.) 1850

(b.) 1855

(c.) 1860

(d.) 1865

Ans (b.) 1855

6. ‘Leaves of Grass’ is a collection of poem by ………

(a.) John Keats

(b.) W H Auden

(c.) T S Eliot

(d.) Walt Whitman

Ans (d.) Walt Whitman

7. I celebrate and sing myself is the line from …….

(a.) Song of myself

(b.) Fire-hymn

(c.) Snake

(d.) Ode to autumn

Ans (a.) Song of myself

8. How old is the poet?

(a.) 32

(b.) 35

(c.) 37

(d.) 45

Ans (c.) 37

9. During the Civil war Walt Whitman also worked as a ……….

(a.) soldier

(b.) doctor

(c.) volunteer/nurse

(d.) lawyer

Ans (c.) volunteer/nurse

10. Walt Whitman belongs to ………

(a.) Britain

(b.) Spain

(c.) America

(d.) France

Ans (c.) America

11. Hoping to Cease not till death is a line from ………..

(a.) Song of myself

(b.) Fire-hymn

(c.) The Soldier

(d.) revolutionary poet

Ans (a.) Song of myself

12. What is the theme of the poem?

(a.) Love is eternal

(b.) gender equality

(c.) death is inevitable

(d.) universal brotherhood

Ans (d.) universal brotherhood

13. Walt Whitman is called a …………

(a.) People’s poet

(b.) poet of 4 am

(c.) national poet

(d.) revolutionary poet

Ans (a.) People’s poet

14. In how many sections the complete poem of ‘Song of myself been divided?

(a.) 42  

(b.) 52

(c.) 62

(d.) 72

Ans (b.) 52