English MCQs Class 12 – Page 3 – Quiz | Online MCQs Test

Portia, in the tale “The Merchant of Venice”, disguised herself by putting on the dress of a_____in the court of Duke and Senators of Venice. Choose the correct word for the blank.

(A) Lawyer
(B) Doctor
(C) Counselor
(D) Judge

Answer: (C) Counselor

Why did Bassanio, in the play, ask Antonio to lend him three thousand ducats? (The Merchant of Venice)

(A) Because he had to return his debt
(B) He wanted to buy goods
(C) He wanted to marry a rich lady
(D) He wanted to test his loyalty

Answer: (C) He wanted to marry a rich lady

The news was a dagger to his heart. This sentence contains a:

(A) Simile
(B) Hyperbole
(C) Metaphor
(D) Personification

Answer: (C) Metaphor

The poem, “I Dream a World” is about:

(A) A dystopian world
(B) An utopian world
(C) Socialism
(D) Communism

Answer: (B) An utopian world

Who were the entrepreneurs of fourteenth century w.r.t. lesson “The Renaissance”?

(A) Kings and princes
(B) Nobles and their families
(C) Knights
(D) Merchants and traders

Answer: (D) Merchants and traders