Class 12 English Poetry Ch-9 Snake MCQs

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1. The poet compares the snake’s movement into the hole to —
   • (A) a king
   • (B) a thief
   • (C) a horror
   • (D) a guest
2. In ….. according to the poem ‘Snake’, black snakes are considered innocent. (BSEB, 2020A)
   • (A) England
   • (B) Sicily
   • (C) France
   • (D) Italy
3. ‘He drank enough, And lifted his head, dreamily, as one who has drunken’ — is from : (BSEB, 2024A)
   • (A) Snake
   • (B) My Grandmother’s House
   • (C) The Soldier
   • (D) An Epitaph
4. D.H. Lawrence has written the poem—
   • (A) My Grand Mother’s House
   • (B) Snake
   • (C) An Epitaph
   • (D) The Soldier
5. The snake seemed like a ………… in exile.
   • (A) saint
   • (B) fakir
   • (C) queen
   • (D) king
6. “Was it cowardice, that I dared not kill him?” is from—
   • (A) Song of Myself
   • (B) The Soldier
   • (C) Snake
   • (D) Fire-Hymn
7. In the poem ‘Snake’, Lawrence exalts the values of …… life.
   • (A) primitive
   • (B) city
   • (C) civilized
   • (D) artificial
8. The poet had gone to the water trough to drink —
   • (A) tea
   • (B) coffee
   • (C) water
   • (D) milk
9. D.H. Lawrence exalts the values of primitive life in— (BSEB, 2021A)
   • (A) Snake
   • (B) Fire-Hymn
   • (C) Song of Myself
   • (D) My Grandmother’s House
10. “And stooped and drank a little more” is from— (BSEB, 2020A)
    • (A) Fire-Hymn
    • (B) Song of Myself
    • (C) Snake
    • (D) Ode to Autumn
11. Who is the speaker in the poem ‘Snake’?
    • (A) Donne
    • (B) Whitman
    • (C) Keats
    • (D) Lawrence
12. The speaker had a desire to talk to —
    • (A) cat
    • (B) rat
    • (C) scorpion
    • (D) snake
13. The poet was …… dressed when he saw the snake. (BSEB, 2022A)
    • (A) formally
    • (B) in Pyjamas
    • (C) in his nightsuit
    • (D) in his undergarments
14. A ………… is mentioned in the poem ‘Snake’. (BSEB, 2025A)
    • (A) mango tree
    • (B) peepal tree
    • (C) carbo tree
    • (D) None of these
15. “If you were not afraid, you would kill him!” is from—
    • (A) Snake
    • (B) An Epitaph
    • (C) Song of Myself
    • (D) The Soldier
16. ‘He lifted his head from his drinking, as cattle do’ is written by— (BSEB, 2018C, L.Sc)
    • (A) T.S. Eliot
    • (B) D.H. Lawrence
    • (C) Rupert Brooke
    • (D) John Keats
17. ‘I despised myself and the voices of my accursed human education.’ is from :
    • (A) My grandmother’s House
    • (B) An Epitaph
    • (C) Snake
    • (D) Ode to Autumn
18. The poet compares the snake to a ………… bird, albatross.
    • (A) river
    • (B) sea
    • (C) pond
    • (D) well
19. A snake appears on a trough of the ………… to sip water. (BSEB, 2025A)
    • (A) doctor
    • (B) teacher
    • (C) poet
    • (D) none of these
20. The snake looked at the poet — (BSEB, 2018A)
    • (A) happily
    • (B) confusingly
    • (C) sadly
    • (D) vaguely
21. “The voice of my education said to me He must be killed: these line are taken from—
    • (A) The Soldier
    • (B) Fire-Hymn
    • (C) Snake
    • (D) An Epitaph
22. ‘He lifted his head from his drinking’ is from— (BSEB, 2021A)
    • (A) Snake
    • (B) Song of Myself
    • (C) Ode to Autumn
    • (D) An Epitaph
23. The poet in ‘Snake’ picked up a ………… log.
    • (A) hard
    • (B) clumsy
    • (C) soft
    • (D) metal
24. Who wanted to kill the Snake?
    • (A) The poet
    • (B) The neighbour
    • (C) The gardener
    • (D) The children
25. A ………… came to D.H. Lawrence’s water trough.
    • (A) snake
    • (B) cow
    • (C) goat
    • (D) cat
26. The poet is …. the snake. (BSEB, 2022A)
    • (A) in awe of
    • (B) afraid of
    • (C) running away from
    • (D) ready to hide from
27. “Someone was before me at my water-trough, And I, like a second comer, waiting.”—is from : (BSEB, 2022A)
    • (A) The Soldier
    • (B) Snake
    • (C) Fire Hymn
    • (D) An Epitaph
28. “And must wait, must stand and wait, for there he was at the trough before me.” is taken from
    • (A) Fire-Hymn
    • (B) Ode to Autumn
    • (C) Macavity:The Mystery Cat
    • (D) Snake
29. When the poet saw the snake, it was a very ….. day.
    • (A) cool
    • (B) warm
    • (C) cold
    • (D) hot
30. ‘Was it ….., that I dared not kill him ? Was it perversity, that I longed to talk to him ?’
    • (A) power
    • (B) love
    • (C) jealousy
    • (D) cowardice
31. D.H. Lawrence died in the year —
    • (A) 1920
    • (B) 1940
    • (C) 1930
    • (D) 1950
32. The snake met the poet near his water — (BSEB, 2019A)
    • (A) bucket
    • (B) well
    • (C) trough
    • (D) pond
33. In Sicily, according to the poem, gold snakes are considered —
    • (A) harmless
    • (B) innocent
    • (C) venomous
    • (D) playful
34. The poet was carrying a …… when he went to the trough.
    • (A) stick
    • (B) pitcher
    • (C) log
    • (D) bucket
35. The snake emerged from a …… in the wall.
    • (A) window
    • (B) door
    • (C) fissure
    • (D) hole
36. “Etna smoking” refers to a volcano located in —
    • (A) Italy
    • (B) France
    • (C) Sicily
    • (D) Spain
37. The poet feels he has to …… for his “pettiness” in hitting the snake.
    • (A) apologize
    • (B) expiate
    • (C) forget
    • (D) celebrate
38. The snake sipped water with his —
    • (A) curved mouth
    • (B) straight mouth
    • (C) tongue
    • (D) teeth
39. D.H. Lawrence was born in —
    • (A) 1885
    • (B) 1895
    • (C) 1905
    • (D) 1875
40. The poet describes the day as —
    • (A) a “hot, hot day”
    • (B) a “cold, dark night”
    • (C) a “rainy evening”
    • (D) a “windy afternoon”
41. How did the snake drink the water?
    • (A) In a hurry
    • (B) Silently
    • (C) Noisily
    • (D) Aggressively
42. The poet considers himself a …… at the water-trough.
    • (A) first comer
    • (B) second comer
    • (C) stranger
    • (D) master
43. The “voices of education” in the poet’s mind were —
    • (A) helpful
    • (B) accursed
    • (C) divine
    • (D) inspiring
44. After hitting the snake, the poet compares his act to that of —
    • (A) a hero
    • (B) a king
    • (C) the Ancient Mariner
    • (D) a soldier
45. The snake’s tongue is described as —
    • (A) soft
    • (B) forked
    • (C) long
    • (D) red
46. D.H. Lawrence belongs to —
    • (A) The 18th Century
    • (B) The 19th Century
    • (C) The 20th Century
    • (D) The 21st Century
47. ‘Snake’ is written in —
    • (A) Sonnet form
    • (B) Free verse
    • (C) Rhymed couplets
    • (D) Blank verse
48. The snake looked like a ‘king in exile’ because it was —
    • (A) Dangerous
    • (B) Majestic and dignified
    • (C) Homeless
    • (D) Weak
49. The color of the snake in the poem is —
    • (A) Black
    • (B) Golden
    • (C) Brown (Earth-brown)
    • (D) Green
50. “He reached down from a fissure in the earth-wall in the gloom”—who does ‘He’ refer to?
    • (A) The poet
    • (B) The snake
    • (C) A bird
    • (D) The neighbor
51. D.H. Lawrence was also a famous —
    • (A) Scientist
    • (B) Novelist and short-story writer
    • (C) Politician
    • (D) Musician
52. In the poem, the poet feels a sense of …… after throwing the log.
    • (A) Joy
    • (B) Pride
    • (C) Regret and Guilt
    • (D) Victory
53. The snake drank water with his …… mouth.
    • (A) Wide
    • (B) Open
    • (C) Straight
    • (D) Small
54. ‘Snake’ is a poem about the conflict between …… and human education.
    • (A) Modernity
    • (B) Nature (Instinct)
    • (C) Science
    • (D) Religion
55. The phrase ‘a sort of horror, a sort of protest’ describes the poet’s feeling when the snake —
    • (A) Drank water
    • (B) Looked at him
    • (C) Went back into the black hole
    • (D) Came out of the fissure

Bihar Board Class 12th के (English/अंग्रेजी) = Poetry (Rainbow) Book Chapter-9 Snake के Exam 2026 MCQs Questions Answer Key