Class 12 English Poetry Ch-1 Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe MCQs Exam 2027

Topic 1: About the Poet (John Donne)

1. John Donne was born in __________ into a prosperous Roman Catholic family.

   (A) 1572

   (B) 1631

   (C) 1583

   (D) 1602

2. John Donne is a __________ poet. [BSEB, 2018C, 2019A, 2020A]

   (A) nature

   (B) metaphysical

   (C) cavalier

   (D) romantic

3. John Donne was the pioneer of — [BSEB, 2019C]

   (A) Elizabethan poetry

   (B) Metaphysical poetry

   (C) Restoration poetry

   (D) Neo-classical poetry

4. John Donne was forced to leave Oxford University without a degree because of his —

   (A) bad behavior

   (B) religion

   (C) poverty

   (D) health

5. Donne studied law and read— [BSEB, 2021A]

   (A) theology

   (B) drama

   (C) philosophy

   (D) novels

6. John Donne was briefly sent to prison for —

   (A) stealing money

   (B) secretly marrying his patron’s niece

   (C) fighting a duel

   (D) writing against the King

7. John Donne accepted ordination in the Anglican Church at the age of __________ .

   (A) 42

   (B) 30

   (C) 25

   (D) 50

8. When did John Donne die?

   (A) 1631

   (B) 1640

   (C) 1572

   (D) 1701

9. John Donne’s style of writing is characterized by __________ .

   (A) simplicity

   (B) wit and intellectual depth

   (C) plain language

   (D) political news

10. John Donne is often called the “Father” of —

    (A) Romantic Poetry

    (B) Metaphysical Poetry

    (C) Modern Poetry

    (D) Classical Poetry

11. John Donne was the pioneer of new kind of lyrical and ……. verse.

    (A) satirical

    (B) metrical

    (C) verbal

    (D) mechanical

12. Donne’s “Songs and Sonnets” and “Satires” were published —

    (A) before his death

    (B) after his death

    (C) in his childhood

    (D) by his wife

13. ………. has been described as a metaphysical poet. [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) John Keats

    (B) T.S. Eliot

    (C) John Donne

    (D) Walt Whiteman

14. John Donne was the Dean of __________ Cathedral.

    (A) Westminster

    (B) St. Paul’s

    (C) Canterbury

    (D) Salisbury

Topic 2: Theme and Context of the Poem

15. ‘Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe’ is written by: [BSEB, 2026A]

    (A) John Donne

    (B) Walt Whitman

    (C) W.H. Auden

    (D) John Keats

16. The poem ‘Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe’ deals with the theme of __________ .

    (A) hatred

    (B) war

    (C) love and separation

    (D) nature

17. John Donne’s beloved is __________ .

    (A) Anne Donne

    (B) Mary

    (C) Elizabeth

    (D) Victoria

18. John Donne is going to ………. leaving his wife behind.

    (A) France

    (B) Germany

    (C) Italy

    (D) England

19. “Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe” is a —

    (A) Sonnet

    (B) Lyric

    (C) Ode

    (D) Elegy

20. John Donne wants to go away because he is not tired of his ……….

    (A) mother

    (B) father

    (C) beloved

    (D) sister

21. The Poet in Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe is ………. his beloved.

    (A) tired of

    (B) angry with

    (C) sad for

    (D) happy for

22. ………. wants to gladly accept death.

    (A) Walt whitman

    (B) John Keats

    (C) John Donne

    (D) T.S. Eliot

23. John Donne thinks that __________ is certain. [BSEB, 2023A, 2026A]

    (A) death

    (B) work

    (C) life

    (D) None of these

24. In the poem, ‘thine’ and ‘thee’ are old English words for __________ .

    (A) mine

    (B) your and you

    (C) them

    (D) his

25. John Donne’s poems are known for their use of “conceits,” which are—

    (A) simple metaphors

    (B) elaborate and unusual comparisons

    (C) rhyming couplets

    (D) nature descriptions

Topic 3: Analysis of Symbols (Sun and Journey)

26. Donne compares his journey of life to that of the : [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) Stars

    (B) Sun

    (C) Planets

    (D) Moon

27. Who will make quicker journey than the sun?

    (A) John Donne

    (B) Walt Whitman

    (C) W.H. Auden

    (D) John Keats

28. In the poem, the sun is described as having neither “desire nor —”

    (A) hope

    (B) sense

    (C) wings

    (D) way

29. John Donne had seed the sun setting —

    (A) today

    (B) yesterday

    (C) tomorrow

    (D) None of these

30. In the poem, “Yesternight” refers to —

    (A) the previous day

    (B) the previous night

    (C) the coming night

    (D) a long time ago

31. Donne says that his journey will be speedier because he has more ‘motives’ and __________ than the sun.

    (A) money

    (B) wings and spurs

    (C) power

    (D) friends

32. The poet uses the sun as a metaphor to assure his beloved of his —

    (A) Wealth

    (B) Beauty

    (C) Return

    (D) Anger

Topic 4: Important Lines and Philosophy

33. “O how feeble is man’s power” is taken from :

    (A) Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe

    (B) Ode to Autumn

    (C) An Epitaph

    (D) The Soldier

34. According to the poet, man’s power is feeble because he cannot add another —

    (A) day

    (B) hour

    (C) year

    (D) month

35. The speaker in the poem tells his beloved not to weep, because her tears —

    (A) make him happy

    (B) decay his life-blood

    (C) show her love

    (D) will bring him back

36. The speaker’s soul is ‘taken away’ when the beloved __________.

    (A) smiles

    (B) sighs

    (C) sleeps

    (D) laughs

37. The line ‘Nor in the hope, the world can show A fitter love for me;’ is from —

    (A) Fire Hymn

    (B) To Autumn

    (C) Snake

    (D) Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe

38. ‘But believe that I shall make speedier journeys,’ is taken from— [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) To Autumn

    (B) Fire-Hymn

    (C) Macavity:The Mystery Cat

    (D) Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe

39. “That thou lov’st mee, as thou say’st, is from—” [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) Snake

    (B) The Soldier

    (C) Song of Myself

    (D) Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe

40. “They who one another keep Alive, ne’er parted be” is the __________ line of the poem.

    (A) first

    (B) middle

    (C) last

    (D) second

41. The poet asks his beloved not to “forethink” him any —

    (A) good

    (B) ill

    (C) luck

    (D) love

42. John Donne feels that a __________ is very hopeless.

    (A) animal

    (B) goat

    (C) bird

    (D) man

43. The word “weariness” in the first line of the poem means —

    (A) To be happy

    (B) To be tired

    (C) To be angry

    (D) To be sleepy

44. What does the poet mean by “feebleness of man’s power”?

    (A) Man is physically weak

    (B) Man cannot add an hour to good fortune

    (C) Man cannot walk fast

    (D) Man cannot build houses

45. When a man has “bad chance” (misfortune), he —

    (A) Forgets it easily

    (B) Joins his strength to it and makes it longer

    (C) Runs away from it

    (D) Prays to the sun

46. Donne says that his beloved’s weeping is “unkindly kind” because —

    (A) It shows she is happy

    (B) It helps him stay longer

    (C) It wastes his life while showing her love

    (D) She is actually laughing

47. The poet tells his beloved that they are like two halves of a soul, so they —

    (A) Can never meet

    (B) Can never be parted

    (C) Should fight often

    (D) Deceive each other

48. In the poem, the beloved’s sighing “takes the poet’s __________ away.”

    (A) Money

    (B) Sleep

    (C) Soul

    (D) Fame

49. “But believe that I shall make speedier journeys” — Who is the speaker?

    (A) Walt Whitman

    (B) John Donne

    (C) Kamala Das

    (D) T.S. Eliot

50. John Donne’s “conceits” usually involve comparing love to —

    (A) Only flowers

    (B) Science, maps, and astronomy

    (C) Simple village life

    (D) Famous kings

51. The poem “Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe” is essentially a __________ poem.

    (A) War

    (B) Love

    (C) Nature

    (D) Religious

52. John Donne has written the poem—

    (A) Song of Myself

    (B) An Epitaph

    (C) Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe

    (D) The Soldier

53. The poet says that “divining heart” should not —

    (A) Love him

    (B) Forethink any ill

    (C) Forget him

    (D) Cry for him

54. John Donne compares his speed with the sun because —

    (A) He is faster than light

    (B) He has a reason (beloved) to return, the sun doesn’t

    (C) He is a god

    (D) He is riding a horse

55. The poet’s message is that true love is __________ .

    (A) Temporary

    (B) Eternal

    (C) Boring

    (D) Painful