Here are MCQ questions with answers based on The Good-Morrow by John Donne:

1. What is the central theme of The Good-Morrow?

a) The passage of time
b) The exploration of true, spiritual love
c) The pain of separation
d) The beauty of nature
Answer: b) The exploration of true, spiritual love

2. How does the speaker describe his and his beloved’s lives before they met?

a) As adventurous and exciting
b) As childish and insignificant
c) As blissful and fulfilled
d) As tragic and sorrowful
Answer: b) As childish and insignificant

3. What does the line “If ever any beauty I did see, / Which I desired, and got, 'twas but a dream of thee” imply?

a) Past relationships were illusions compared to true love.
b) The speaker never found beauty in anything before.
c) The speaker was always dreaming about love.
d) The speaker believes in destiny.
Answer: a) Past relationships were illusions compared to true love.

4. What is the significance of the term “good-morrow” in the poem?

a) It symbolizes the awakening of love.
b) It represents a farewell to past experiences.
c) It highlights the transience of life.
d) It refers to the speaker’s childhood memories.
Answer: a) It symbolizes the awakening of love.

5. How does the speaker describe the current state of his and his beloved’s love?

a) As eternal and unchanging
b) As superficial and fragile
c) As passionate but fleeting
d) As new and immature
Answer: a) As eternal and unchanging

6. What does the speaker mean by “Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone”?

a) Love has its own uncharted territories.
b) Geographical discoveries are insignificant compared to their love.
c) The couple should travel together.
d) Exploration is an escape from love.
Answer: b) Geographical discoveries are insignificant compared to their love.

7. Which literary device is most prominent in the poem?

a) Simile
b) Hyperbole
c) Metaphysical conceit
d) Personification
Answer: c) Metaphysical conceit

8. In the line “My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears,” what does the speaker emphasize?

a) Physical attraction between the lovers
b) Mutual reflection and unity in their love
c) The fleeting nature of beauty
d) The separation between the lovers
Answer: b) Mutual reflection and unity in their love

9. What does the phrase “makes one little room an everywhere” suggest?

a) The couple’s love creates a perfect and boundless world.
b) The couple feels confined in their space.
c) Love requires separation to be fulfilling.
d) The lovers are indifferent to their surroundings.
Answer: a) The couple’s love creates a perfect and boundless world.

10. What does the speaker believe about love that “makes us so” in the final stanza?

a) It is fragile and needs constant nurturing.
b) It is eternal and immune to decay.
c) It is only physical and temporary.
d) It depends on worldly possessions.
Answer: b) It is eternal and immune to decay.

11. What does the phrase “What ever dies, was not mix’d equally” mean in the context of the poem?

a) Love is doomed if it is imbalanced.
b) All things are destined to die.
c) Love thrives when there is inequality.
d) Relationships should focus on power.
Answer: a) Love is doomed if it is imbalanced.

12. How does Donne depict the lovers’ bond in the poem?

a) As physical and fleeting
b) As spiritual and eternal
c) As one-sided and passionate
d) As challenging but worth fighting for
Answer: b) As spiritual and eternal

13. What is the rhyme scheme of The Good-Morrow?

a) ABBA CDDC EFFE
b) ABAB CDCD EFEF
c) ABBAB CDDCC EEE
d) ABABCCC DDEEFF
Answer: c) ABBAB CDDCC EEE

14. What does the speaker reject in the opening stanza?

a) The notion of spiritual love
b) Past worldly pleasures and immaturity
c) The exploration of new lands
d) The fragility of life
Answer: b) Past worldly pleasures and immaturity

15. Which metaphysical theme is central to the poem?

a) The transience of life
b) The unity of love and eternity
c) The importance of physical beauty
d) The inevitability of separation
Answer: b) The unity of love and eternity

16. What does the speaker imply by the phrase “Seven sleepers’ den”?

a) A place of spiritual awakening
b) A metaphor for ignorance and unawareness before true love
c) A location of eternal rest
d) A symbol of physical attraction
Answer: b) A metaphor for ignorance and unawareness before true love

17. What is the primary tone of the poem?

a) Melancholic and reflective
b) Joyful and celebratory
c) Detached and indifferent
d) Angry and confrontational
Answer: b) Joyful and celebratory

18. Which quality of metaphysical poetry is evident in The Good-Morrow?

a) Emotional extravagance
b) Use of elaborate and intellectual metaphors
c) Focus on nature and landscape
d) A rejection of abstract concepts
Answer: b) Use of elaborate and intellectual metaphors

19. How does the speaker view past pleasures in the poem?

a) As meaningful and fulfilling experiences
b) As dreams and trivial pursuits
c) As a foundation for present love
d) As moments of enlightenment
Answer: b) As dreams and trivial pursuits

20. Which statement best explains the line “If our two loves be one, or thou and I / Love so alike”?

a) True love is achieved through unity and equality.
b) Love requires dominance and submission.
c) Love is based on individual desires.
d) Love needs constant reassurance.
Answer: a) True love is achieved through unity and equality.

21. What does the speaker compare their love to in the poem?

a) The earth’s eternal beauty
b) Discoveries of new worlds
c) A small, perfect universe
d) The fleeting nature of life
Answer: c) A small, perfect universe

22. How does Donne use the concept of the “world” in the poem?

a) To diminish the importance of physical space compared to love
b) To emphasize the vastness of human experience
c) To criticize the exploration of new lands
d) To glorify material wealth and power
Answer: a) To diminish the importance of physical space compared to love

23. In the line “And now good morrow to our waking souls,” what does the speaker suggest?

a) A rebirth or awakening through love
b) The end of a dream
c) The inevitability of separation
d) The continuation of an argument
Answer: a) A rebirth or awakening through love

24. What does the phrase “makes one little room an everywhere” signify?

a) Love has the power to expand their world beyond physical boundaries.
b) The lovers are confined in their relationship.
c) Physical travel is unnecessary for spiritual growth.
d) The world outside is insignificant.
Answer: a) Love has the power to expand their world beyond physical boundaries.

25. Which figure of speech is used in the line “Where can we find two better hemispheres”?

a) Hyperbole
b) Simile
c) Metaphor
d) Alliteration
Answer: c) Metaphor

26. How does the speaker define true love in the poem?

a) As selfless and eternal
b) As passionate but short-lived
c) As reliant on physical attraction
d) As dependent on worldly possessions
Answer: a) As selfless and eternal

27. What does the phrase “sharp North” symbolize in the context of the poem?

a) Harsh and cold aspects of life
b) The power of nature to transform love
c) The challenges in exploring new worlds
d) A metaphor for imbalance in love
Answer: d) A metaphor for imbalance in love

28. Which best describes the relationship between the lovers in The Good-Morrow?

a) Intellectual and physical harmony
b) Dominant and submissive dynamic
c) Superficial infatuation
d) Temporary companionship
Answer: a) Intellectual and physical harmony

29. What does the speaker claim protects their love from decay?

a) Physical proximity
b) The equal blending of their love
c) The passage of time
d) Their shared past experiences
Answer: b) The equal blending of their love

30. How is The Good-Morrow structured?

a) As a Shakespearean sonnet
b) As a three-stanza poem with seven lines each
c) As a narrative poem
d) As an ode
Answer: b) As a three-stanza poem with seven lines each

31. What is the function of the conceits in the poem?

a) To create a playful tone
b) To elevate the theme of love using intellectual comparisons
c) To focus on the material aspects of life
d) To critique traditional romantic poetry
Answer: b) To elevate the theme of love using intellectual comparisons

32. Which line reflects the metaphysical theme of unity?

a) “For love, all love of other sights controls”
b) “Makes one little room an everywhere”
c) “Whatever dies, was not mix’d equally”
d) “Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone”
Answer: c) “Whatever dies, was not mix’d equally”

33. What does the speaker consider more important than physical exploration?

a) Emotional growth through love
b) The discovery of new lands
c) Intellectual pursuits
d) Spiritual enlightenment
Answer: a) Emotional growth through love

34. What kind of imagery is predominantly used in the poem?

a) Natural imagery
b) Religious imagery
c) Cosmological and geographical imagery
d) War imagery
Answer: c) Cosmological and geographical imagery

35. How does the poem end?

a) With the lovers questioning their bond
b) With the speaker emphasizing the permanence of their love
c) With the lovers bidding farewell to each other
d) With the speaker reflecting on mortality
Answer: b) With the speaker emphasizing the permanence of their love