1) What did William Empson comment about the seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) ‘the most contradictory that can be conceived’
B:) ‘the most perilous that can be conceived’
C:) ‘the most reflective that can be conceived’
D:) ‘the most ambiguous that can be conceived’
springline- Correct option: D:) ‘the most ambiguous that can be conceived’
2) According to William Empson, the seventh type of ambiguity occurs when the two meanings of a word, the two values of the ambiguity are the two opposite meanings defined by the context so that the total effect is to show a fundamental division in the __________.
A:) writer’s mind
B:) religious gospel
C:) faiths
D:) human desires
springline- Correct option: A:) writer’s mind
3) Which poem did William Empson quote in his essay The Seventh type of ambiguity as an example to convey an indecision and reverberation in the poet’s mind?
A:) Binsey Poplars
B:) Pied Beauty
C:) The Windhover: To Christ our Lord
D:) The Wreck of the Deutschland
springline- Correct option: C:) The Windhover: To Christ our Lord
4) Which poet burnt his poetry after entering into the faith and becoming a Jesuit according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) William Butler Yeats
B:) Gerard Manly Hopkins
C:) Walt Whitman
D:) George Herbert
springline- Correct option: B:) Gerard Manly Hopkins
5) What is the poetic form of poem, “The Windhover” written in the year 1887?
A:) Sonnet
B:) Villanelle
C:) Elegy
D:) Narrative poetry
springline- Correct option: A:) Sonnet
6) Which of the following poetic lines refers to Hopkins’ sacrifices for his faith according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) Lo here I hand, charged with a world of sin
B:) Buckle! AND the fire that that breaks from thee then
C:) And torturing because merciful
D:) As the complete Christ; scapegoat and tragic hero;
springline- Correct option: B:) Buckle! AND the fire that that breaks from thee then
7) What does G M Hopkins conceives as the opposite to his spiritual renunciation according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) the active obedience of the bird
B:) the physical chastity of the bird
C:) the active physical beauty of the bird
D:) the divine reconciliation of the bird
springline- Correct option: C:) the active physical beauty of the bird
8) Which poem of the English poet George Herbert is interpreted by William Empson in his essay The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) The Sacrifice
B:) The Altar
C:) The Collar
D:) The Windows
springline- Correct option: A:) The Sacrifice
9) In the interpretation of the poem, “The Windhover” William Empson identifies the indecision in the mind of the poet about _______ and ________.
A:) God and Adam
B:) God and Satan
C:) God and Human
D:) God and Nature
springline- Correct option: D:) God and Nature
10) In accordance with William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity, Gerard Manley Hopkins compares the bird in his poem to whom?
A:) Jesus Christ
B:) Magdalena Maria
C:) Jehovah
D:) Jeremiah
springline- Correct option: A:) Jesus Christ
11) Which of the following statements about the poem The Windhover is not true in accordance with William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) The poem’s octave describes the flight of the bird.
B:) The second part of the sestet is about poet’s memories and appreciation for God.
C:) The first part of the sestet describes the relation between the God and the persona.
D:) The first part of the sestet describes the bird.
springline- Correct option: C:) The first part of the sestet describes the relation between the God and the persona.
12) According to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity, G M Hopkins’ description of the bird’s flight is the reference to ________.
A:) Heaven
B:) Nature
C:) Jerusalem
D:) Eden
springline- Correct option: B:) Nature
13) What contradicts the bird’s life of action in the poem, “The Windhover” according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) the poet’s decision to opt for a destitute life
B:) the poet’s decision to opt for a clandestine life
C:) the poet’s decision to opt for a meditative life
D:) the poet’s decision to opt for a cowardice life
springline- Correct option: C:) the poet’s decision to opt for a meditative life
14) Which of the following words refers to the spiritual action and worldly inaction of Gerard Manly Hopkins according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) deitie
B:) ash
C:) censorious hand
D:) buckle
springline- Correct option: D:) buckle
15) What is the worldly sacrifice the poet is aiming at, according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) to give up idol worship
B:) to surrender the physical desires
C:) to stop writing poetry
D:) to cease the accumulation of wealth
springline- Correct option: C:) to stop writing poetry
16) What is the essential aspect of New Criticism according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) pun
B:) ambiguity
C:) metaphors
D:) conceit
springline- Correct option: B:) ambiguity
17) Which of the following words used in the poem, “The Windhover” is not associated to Jesus’ crucifixion in accordance with William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) hand
B:) gall
C:) gash
D:) vermillion
springline- Correct option: A:) hand
18) According to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity, Gerard Manly Hopkins converts the beauty of the bird to an image of ________.
A:) a humble labour
B:) a superior labour
C:) a perilous labour
D:) an abundant labour
springline- Correct option: A:) a humble labour
19) Who is the persona of the poem, “The Sacrifice” which is interpreted by William Empson in his The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) G M Hopkins
B:) Magdalene Maria
C:) George Herbert
D:) Jesus Christ
springline- Correct option: D:) Jesus Christ
20) In which of the following poem there is a ambiguity in the poet’s mind –between reaction against the cruelty of crucifixion and the acceptance of Christ’s death as a sweet sacrifice, in accordance with William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) The Windhover
B:) The Sacrifice
C:) The Windows
D:) The Altar
springline- Correct option: B:) The Sacrifice
21) What does the poet mean by the word ‘raising’ in the poem, “The Sacrifice” in accordance with William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) The way to holy heaven
B:) Grouping all the sheep into a herd
C:) Construction of the Jerusalem
D:) God’s resurrection from death
springline- Correct option: D:) God’s resurrection from death
22) Which part of the Bible is quoted in the poem, “The Sacrifice” that refers to the wicked city of Jerusalem, abandoned by God for her sins and not to the Savior in accordance with William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) Jeremiah
B:) Peter
C:) Isaiah
D:) Revelation
springline- Correct option: A:) Jeremiah
23) What is the genre of the poem ‘The Sacrifice’ according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) Doctrinal poem
B:) Satirical poem
C:) Verse fable
D:) Dramatic poem
springline- Correct option: A:) Doctrinal poem
24) What is combined with the supreme act of virtue in the person of Christ in the poem, “The Sacrifice” according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) the supreme act of gospel
B:) the supreme act of obedience
C:) the supreme act of sin
D:) the supreme act of confession
springline- Correct option: C:) the supreme act of sin
25) Which of the following poem juxtaposes both a human and a divine meaning according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) The Sacrifice
B:) The Windhover
C:) The Windows
D:) The Wreck of the Deutschland
springline- Correct option: A:) The Sacrifice
26) According to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity, in the poem, “The Sacrifice” Christ’s words asserts authority and refers to the _________.
A:) worth of action
B:) worth of passion
C:) worth of resurrection
D:) worth of heaven
springline- Correct option: B:) worth of passion
27) Why every word of the poem, “The Sacrifice” is ambiguous according to William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?
A:) since every word of the poem is reflective
B:) since every word of the poem is conventional
C:) since every word of the poem is fabricated
D:) since every word of the poem is transparent
springline- Correct option: A:) since every word of the poem is reflective
28) How the word ‘me’ is used by the persona in the following poetic lines in accordance with William Empson’s The Seventh type of ambiguity?“Herod in judgement sits, while I do standExamines me with a censorious hand.”
A:) the word ‘me’ reflects the triumphant and authority
B:) the word ‘me’ reflects the triumphant and scornful arrogance
C:) the word ‘me’ reflects the triumphant and might of the supreme
D:) the word ‘me’ reflects the triumphant and enslavement before the world
springline- Correct option: B:) the word ‘me’ reflects the triumphant and scornful arrogance
29) According to the poem, “The Windhover”, what is not required to lead a content spiritual life in the path of Jesus Christ?
A:) Baptism
B:) Sacrifice
C:) Holy offerings
D:) Earthly success
springline- Correct option: D:) Earthly success
30) What is the lifetime period of the English literary critic and poet Sir William Empson?
A:) 1902 - 1981
B:) 1903 - 1982
C:) 1905 - 1983
D:) 1906 – 1984
springline- Correct option: D:) 1906 – 1984