Chapter 14 - Margaret Atwood: Spellings

Objective Type Questions

For each of the following questions, four alternatives are given for the answer. Only one of them is correct. Choose the correct alternative.

1. What is Margaret Atwood's full name?
   (a) Margaret Eleanor Atwood
   (b) Margaret Anne Atwood
   (c) Margaret Elizabeth Atwood
   (d) Margaret Louise Atwood

2. In which country was Margaret Atwood born?
   (a) Canada
   (b) United States
   (c) England
   (d) Australia

3. Which year was Margaret Atwood born?
   (a) 1939
   (b) 1940
   (c) 1950
   (d) 1965

4. Margaret Atwood is best known for her contributions to which literary genre?
   (a) Prose Fiction
   (b) Romance
   (c) Mystery
   (d) Historical Fiction

5. What is the title of Margaret Atwood's most famous novel, a dystopian narrative set in the Republic of Gilead?
   (a) The Handmaid's Tale
   (b) Oryx and Crake
   (c) Alias Grace
   (d) Cat's Eye

6. In addition to being a novelist, Margaret Atwood is also known for her work in which other artistic medium?
   (a) Painting
   (b) Music
   (c) Poetry
   (d) Theater

7. Margaret Atwood served as the Writer-in-Residence at which university?
   (a) Harvard University
   (b) Oxford University
   (c) University of Toronto
   (d) Stanford University

8. Which Margaret Atwood novel is set in the fictional town of Port Ticonderoga and explores themes of power and control?
   (a) The Edible Woman
   (b) The Robber Bride
   (c) Cat's Eye
   (d) Power Politics

9. In which year did Margaret Atwood publish her debut novel, "The Edible Woman"?
   (a) 1969
   (b) 1970
   (c) 1975
   (d) 1980

10. Margaret Atwood has been a vocal advocate for which environmental issue?
    (a) Deforestation
    (b) Climate Change
    (c) Ocean Pollution
    (d) Endangered Species

11. Margaret Atwood was awarded the Golden Booker Prize in 2019 for which novel?
    (a) The Handmaid's Tale
    (b) Cat's Eye
    (c) Oryx and Crake
    (d) The Blind Assassin

12. Which literary award did Margaret Atwood receive for her novel "The Blind Assassin"?
    (a) Nobel Prize in Literature
    (b) Man Booker Prize
    (c) Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
    (d) Governor General's Award

13. In which year did Margaret Atwood publish "Oryx and Crake," the first book in the MaddAddam trilogy?
    (a) 1999
    (b) 2003
    (c) 2007
    (d) 2011

14. What is the title of Margaret Atwood's dystopian trilogy that includes "Oryx and Crake," "The Year of the Flood," and "MaddAddam"?
    (a) The Handmaid's Trilogy
    (b) The Oryx Trilogy
    (c) The MaddAddam Trilogy
    (d) The Crake Chronicles

15. What are the major themes and motifs in the poem?
    (a) Female Suppression, Feminism, Children Violence
    (b) Children's game differences between boy and girl
    (c) Mother's love for children, her caring, children's activity
    (d) All of the above

16. "How do you learn to ... ... ..." Complete it.
    (a) Word
    (b) Spell
    (c) Alphabet
    (d) Language

17. The poem "Spelling God" questions:
    (a) the existence of God
    (b) the way language limits our understanding of the divine
    (c) the role of religion in a secular society
    (d) all of the above

18. What is a central theme of "Spelling" by Margaret Atwood?
    (a) Nature
    (b) Technology
    (c) Power of words
    (d) Historical events

19. What does the act of the daughter learning to spell symbolize in the poem?
    (a) Educational development
    (b) Innocence of youth
    (c) Beginning of understanding
    (d) All of the above

20. How are witchcraft and writing connected in "Spelling"?
    (a) As hobbies
    (b) As historical practices
    (c) As types of power connected with words
    (d) As entertainment forms

21. What does the witch character in "Spelling" symbolize?
    (a) Fear
    (b) Nature’s wrath
    (c) Women’s power and voice
    (d) Mystery

22. How is the power of words particularly potent for women in "Spelling"?
    (a) It’s a form of entertainment
    (b) It’s often taken away from them
    (c) It’s a hobby
    (d) It’s a tradition

23. The line “A word after a word/ after a word is power” implies that:
    (a) Words are meaningless
    (b) Words build upon each other to create power
    (c) Words are difficult to understand
    (d) Words are used for decoration

24. What do the plastic letters in the poem represent?
    (a) Childhood toys
    (b) Colorful decorations
    (c) Building blocks of knowledge
    (d) Confusion

25. What does the act of ‘spelling’ represent in the poem?
    (a) A routine activity
    (b) The power of creating and influencing
    (c) A game
    (d) A school lesson

26. In "Spelling," the witch’s executioners prevent her from speaking to:
    (a) Punish her
    (b) Take away her power
    (c) Follow a ritual
    (d) Protect themselves

27. The narrator in "Spelling" reflects on women who:
    (a) Enjoyed witchcraft
    (b) Chose not to have children to focus on writing
    (c) Preferred to live alone
    (d) Were famous poets

28. What does the color symbolism in the poem (red, blue, yellow) represent?
    (a) Different emotions
    (b) Seasons
    (c) Basic elements of life
    (d) Different landscapes

29. The poem appears in -
    (a) True stories
    (b) Short stories
    (c) Magazine
    (d) None of these

30. "Spelling" by Margaret Atwood can be described as a:
    (a) Love poem
    (b) Narrative poem
    (c) Humorous poem
    (d) Feminist poem

31. The burning of the witch in the poem symbolizes:
    (a) Warmth
    (b) Historical persecution of women
    (c) Celebration
    (d) Natural disasters

32. Atwood’s "Spelling" primarily explores themes related to:
    (a) Science and technology
    (b) Women’s empowerment and language
    (c) Travel and adventure
    (d) Food and culture

33. In the poem, the act of the child learning to spell is paralleled with:
    (a) A witch casting spells
    (b) Running a marathon
    (c) Painting a picture
    (d) Cooking a meal

34. The line “my daughter” in the poem primarily focuses on:
    (a) A familial relationship
    (b) The narrator’s friend
    (c) A symbolic figure
    (d) A historical character

35. What does the phrase “mainline words” in "Spelling" suggest about writing?
    (a) It is addictive
    (b) It is essential for life
    (c) It is a pastime
    (d) Both (a) and (b)

36. The poem "Spelling" utilizes which literary device extensively?
    (a) Irony
    (b) Symbolism
    (c) Onomatopoeia
    (d) Hyperbole

37. What does the imagery of ‘thighs tied together’ symbolize in "Spelling"?
    (a) Physical restraint
    (b) Societal constraints on women
    (c) A traditional practice
    (d) Both (a) and (b)

38. "Spelling" by Atwood is set in which context?
    (a) A futuristic world
    (b) A historical setting
    (c) A domestic scene
    (d) A fantasy realm

39. The motif of the witch in "Spelling" primarily represents:
    (a) Superstition
    (b) Female resilience and power
    (c) Fear of the unknown
    (d) Ancient rituals

40. "Spelling" addresses the theme of:
    (a) Childhood innocence
    (b) Environmental issues
    (c) Economic development
    (d) Female voice and empowerment

41. The structure of "Spelling" serves to:
    (a) Confuse the reader
    (b) Reflect the chaos of life
    (c) Illustrate the evolution of understanding
    (d) Mimic traditional poetic forms

42. The ending of "Spelling" suggests a sense of:
    (a) Despair
    (b) Hope and continuity
    (c) Nostalgia
    (d) Anger

43. The poem "Spelling" begins with the words -
    (a) My daughter plays on the floor
    (b) Red, blue and hard yellow
    (c) Learning how to spell
    (d) How to make spells

44. With whom was the child playing on the floor?
    (a) With a ball
    (b) Plastic letters
    (c) With a doll
    (d) None of these

45. What are the colors mentioned in the poem?
    (a) White, Black and Yellow
    (b) Red, Blue and Hard Yellow
    (c) Purple, Pink and White
    (d) Orange, Green and Yellow

46. In this poem "Spelling", 'Red, blue and hard yellow' is called -
    (a) Primary colours
    (b) Solid colours
    (c) Middle colours
    (d) None of these

47. The poem "Spelling" is written by -
    (a) Virginia Woolf
    (b) Mary Webster
    (c) Margaret Atwood
    (d) None of these

48. Margaret Atwood in her poem presented -
    (a) The conflict between mother and daughter
    (b) The conflict between mother and child
    (c) The conflict between motherhood and profession
    (d) The Conflict between mother and her mother

49. Which World War beings during Atwood's poem?
    (a) World War First
    (b) World War Second
    (c) At the end of First World War
    (d) None of these

50. Which figure of speech is used in this poem "Spelling"?
    (a) Simile
    (b) Personification
    (c) Metaphor
    (d) Apostrophe

51. "Your ... ... ... naming, your ... ... ... name your ... ... ... word". What is word, which is used the same here?
    (a) Second
    (b) First
    (c) Third
    (d) Good

52. "My daughter place on the ... ... ..." complete this line with the word.
    (a) Home
    (b) Floor
    (c) Room
    (d) School

53. What does the poet tell in the second stanza of the poem?
    (a) The poet talks about the conditions of being a woman
    (b) The poet talks about the conditions of Politics
    (c) The poet is very sad for her child
    (d) The poet talks about her mother's life

54. In the Vth Stanza, the poet used this word 'Spell' what is it?
    (a) Pun
    (b) Satire
    (c) Hyperbole
    (d) Metonomy

55. 'A word after a word, after a word ... ... ...' Complete it with word.
    (a) Spelling
    (b) Power
    (c) War
    (d) Floor

56. What does the poet say at the last in these lines "Your first naming ... ... ... first word"?
    (a) She says that no one can learn the alphabets
    (b) She says that no one can name himself though male and female
    (c) She says that no one can take care for first name
    (d) She says that her first name is very bad name

57. Who is the mother in the poem "Spelling"?
    (a) Poet herself
    (b) Poet Mother
    (c) Mother Teresa
    (d) Other Poet

58. The word 'ancestress' is used the reference of -
    (a) Margaret Atwood
    (b) Many Webster
    (c) Virginia Woolf
    (d) None of these

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