Multiple Choice Questions
Fire and Ice
Practice Questions with Answers
Total 37 questions available
Q. 1
What is the main theme of the poem?
A
The end of the worldB
Love and passionC
Nature and its beautyD
Human relationshipsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
According to the speaker, how will the world end?
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In iceB
In loveC
In desireD
In fireClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
What does the speaker hold with, based on their experience of desire?
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LoveB
IceC
FireD
IndifferenceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
What is the speaker's stance on the end of the world if it had to perish twice?
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Preference for iceB
IndifferenceC
UncertaintyD
Preference for fireClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
What reason does the speaker give for preferring ice for the world's destruction?
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The speaker knows enough of hateB
It is beautifulC
It is slow and steadyD
It is associated with loveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
How does the speaker describe those who favor fire?
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IndifferentB
PassionateC
HatefulD
WiseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
What does the speaker imply about the destructive power of ice?
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It is associated with loveB
It is weakC
It is uncontrollableD
It is slow but effectiveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
In the context of the poem, what is desire associated with?
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DestructionB
FireC
IceD
LoveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
What does the speaker claim to know enough of in the second stanza?
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DestructionB
LoveC
HateD
DesireClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
What does the word "suffice" suggest in the last line of the poem?
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It is destructiveB
It is more than enoughC
It is insufficientD
It is satisfactoryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
What would suffice if the world were to perish
twice?
A
iceB
fireC
hatredD
both (a) and (b)Click an option to check your answer
Q. 12
Who is the poet of the poem ‘Fire and lce°?
A
Carolyn WellsB
Leslie NorrisC
Robert FrostD
Robin KleinClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
Where has the poet used personification in the
poem?
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fireB
iceC
earthD
both (a) and (b)Click an option to check your answer
Q. 14
The theme of the poem is the age-old question _______.
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whether there will be equalityB
whether the world will end in fire or in iceC
whether the world will live in peaceD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
Name the poetic device used in the line “To say that for destruction ice is also great”.
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OxymoronB
MetaphorC
AlliterationD
ImageryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
In the poem, what does the element of ‘fire’ stand for?
A
LoveB
Violent desiresC
HatredD
CompassionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
Assertion : Fire and Ice are shown as destructive
human emotions.
Reason : Hatred and longing can cause damage to an individual.
Reason : Hatred and longing can cause damage to an individual.
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Both assertion and reason are correct and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.B
Both assertion and reason are correct but
reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.C
Assertion is true and reason is false.D
Assertion is false and reason is true.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 18
What is the meaning of "perish"?
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glowB
bloomC
dieD
riseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?
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aaab bcbcbB
aaba bcbcbC
abaa ababaD
abab bcbcbClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
What will fire do to the world?
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make the world developedB
put the world to a new beginning.C
put the world to an end.D
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
Assertion: Ice is not as good as fire.
Reason: Ice causes silent damage.
Reason: Ice causes silent damage.
A
Both assertion and reason are correct and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.B
Both assertion and reason are correct but
reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.C
Assertion is true and reason is false.D
Assertion is false and reason is true.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 22
Why do some people say that the world will end
in ice?
A
because hatred among people is increasing
fast.B
because lust among people is increasing fast.C
because love among people is increasing fast.D
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
What is the meaning of suffice?
A
sufficientB
dieC
not enoughD
emptyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
If the world is to perish twice, the poet favours :
A
iceB
atom bombC
waterD
fireClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
Assertion: Ice could lead to end of the world.
Reason : Life is possible on earth with extreme high temperature.
Reason : Life is possible on earth with extreme high temperature.
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Both assertion and reason are correct and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.B
Both assertion and reason are correct but
reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.C
Assertion is true and reason is false.D
Assertion is false and reason is true.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 26
What is 'ice' a symbol of?
A
LoveB
LustC
DesireD
HatredClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
The cause of man's destruction is :
A
moneyB
familyC
lustD
goldClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
‘Fire and Ice’ is a highly symbolic poem by Robert Frost because ________.
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it uses contradicting ideasB
it incorporates scientific termsC
it is a meditation about how the earth will endD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
Find the correct statement in the following:
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Poet thinks he knew - enough of loveB
The world will end in - water and soilC
Poet supports who - favour fireD
He reimagines the world to die next time
from fireClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
What is enough to destroy the world?
A
loveB
dictatorshipC
affectionD
hatredClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
Name the poetic device used in the line “Some say the world will end in fire”.
A
OxymoronB
MetaphorC
AlliterationD
ImageryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
Name the poetic device used in the line "I hold with those who favour fire".
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AssonanceB
AlliterationC
None of theseD
Both (a) and (b)Click an option to check your answer
Q. 33
The poet says that he has tasted:
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hatredB
memoryC
joyD
desireClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
What is the meaning of‘perish’?
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DieB
BloomC
RiseD
GlowClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
Assertion: The world will be going to end someday.
Reason: Humans let their emotions control them.
Reason: Humans let their emotions control them.
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Both assertion and reason are correct and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.B
Both assertion and reason are correct but
reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.C
Assertion is true and reason is false.D
Assertion is false and reason is true.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 36
Assertion : The poet is with those who favours fire.
Reason : Fire describes desire.
Reason : Fire describes desire.
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Both assertion and reason are correct and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion.B
Both assertion and reason are correct but
reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.C
Assertion is true and reason is false.D
Assertion is false and reason is true.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 37
Name the poetic device used in the line "Some
the world will end in fire."
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ImageryB
MetaphorC
AlliterationD
OxymoronClick an option to check your answer
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