Class 12 English Poetry Ch-2 Walt Whitman MCQs Exam 2027

Topic 1: Poet’s Profile & Career (Walt Whitman)

1. Walt Whitman was a/an : [BSEB, 2022A]

   (A) Indian poet

   (B) American poet

   (C) British poet

   (D) Russian poet

2. Walt Whitman is often called —

   (A) The People’s poet

   (B) The Romantic poet

   (C) The War poet

   (D) The Metaphysical poet

3. Walt Whitman is known as: [BSEB, 2026A]

   (A) People’s Poet

   (B) War Poet

   (C) Nature Poet

   (D) Children’s Poet

4. Walt Whitman served as a volunteer nurse during the ……… [BSEB, 2021A, 2022A]

   (A) American Civil War

   (B) World War I

   (C) French Revolution

   (D) Indian Independence struggle

5. Walt Whitman worked as a Volunteer nurse in— [BSEB, 2021A]

   (A) the Civil war

   (B) Crimean war

   (C) Second World war

   (D) First World war

6. Walt Whitman was born in the year ………

   (A) 1819

   (B) 1829

   (C) 1839

   (D) 1849

7. Walt Whitman died in the year ………

   (A) 1882

   (B) 1892

   (C) 1902

   (D) 1872

8. The poet belongs to which country?

   (A) England

   (B) India

   (C) USA

   (D) Canada

9. According to ‘Song of Myself’, the speaker is a/an ………

   (A) American

   (B) Englishman

   (C) Indian

   (D) Canadian

10. Whitman’s poetry is known for its —

    (A) Strict rhyme scheme

    (B) Use of free verse

    (C) Complex sonnet form

    (D) Use of haiku

11. Walt Whitman’s poetry often reflects the spirit of ………

    (A) Monarchy

    (B) Dictatorship

    (C) Democracy

    (D) Feudalism

Topic 2: Important Publications & Works

12. ‘Leaves of Grass’ was published in : [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) 1892

    (B) 1855

    (C) 1860

    (D) 1872

13. Walt Whitman first published ‘Leaves of Grass’ at his own expense in ………

    (A) 1850

    (B) 1855

    (C) 1860

    (D) 1865

14. Walt Whitman first published ‘Leaves of Grass’ at —

    (A) His own expense

    (B) The expense of a friend

    (C) The expense of the government

    (D) A famous publishing house

15. Who composed ‘Leaves of Grass’?

    (A) T. S. Eliot

    (B) John Keats

    (C) Walt Whitman

    (D) Rupert Brooke

16. Walt Whitman’s ‘Drum Taps’ was published in ………

    (A) 1860

    (B) 1862

    (C) 1866

    (D) 1870

17. ……… works include ‘Leaves of Grass’ and ‘Drum Taps’. [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) Walt Whitman’s

    (B) D.H. Lawrence’s

    (C) Walter de la Mare’s

    (D) T.S. Eliot’s

18. Which of the following is NOT a work by Walt Whitman?

    (A) Drum Taps

    (B) Leaves of Grass

    (C) The Waste Land

    (D) Song of Myself

Topic 3: Poem Introduction & Style

19. Walt Whitman has written the poem—

    (A) An Epitaph

    (B) The Soldier

    (C) Song of Myself

    (D) Fire-Hymn

20. ‘Song of Myself’ is written by: [BSEB, 2026A]

    (A) Walt Whitman

    (B) W.H. Auden

    (C) John Keats

    (D) Rupert Brooke

21. “Song of Myself” is a/an —

    (A) Epic

    (B) Lyric

    (C) Elegy

    (D) Satire

22. ‘Song of Myself’ is a ……………. . [BSEB, 2026A]

    (A) lyric

    (B) sonnet

    (C) ballad

    (D) epic

23. Who is the speaker in the poem ‘Song of Myself’? [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) A boy

    (B) A girl

    (C) The poet himself

    (D) An old man

24. In the Poem ‘Song of Myself’ the poet ……… for himself.

    (A) laughs

    (B) cries

    (C) sings

    (D) None of these

25. The speaker in ‘Song of Myself’ celebrates —

    (A) Humanity

    (B) The Self

    (C) Nature

    (D) All of these

Topic 4: Famous Lines & Stanzas (Part 1)

26. ‘I celebrate myself and sing myself’ is written by— [BSEB, 2018A, 2018C]

    (A) Walt Whitman

    (B) W.H. Auden

    (C) J. Keats

    (D) W.B. Yeats

27. I celebrate myself, and sing myself, ……… is from— [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) Snake

    (B) Ode to Autumn

    (C) Song of Myself

    (D) An Epitaph

28. “I celebrate myself, and sing myself” implies that the poet is —

    (A) Selfish

    (B) Arrogant

    (C) One with the universe

    (D) Lonely

29. ‘I celebrate myself and sing myself’ — in this line, the poet celebrates: [BSEB, 2026A]

    (A) The American People

    (B) The whole of humanity

    (C) His own birthday

    (D) His wealth

30. ‘And what I assume you shall assume’ is taken from the poem— [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) Song of Myself

    (B) An Epitaph

    (C) The soldier

    (D) Fire-Hymn

31. Who wrote ‘…. for every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you’? [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) Rupert Brooke

    (B) Walt Whitman

    (C) John Donne

    (D) Walter de la Mare

32. The line “I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin.” has been taken from the poem ……… [BSEB, 2019C]

    (A) Ode To Autumn

    (B) An Epitaph

    (C) Song of Myself

    (D) Fire-Hymn

33. Walt Whitman is ……………. years old in the poem. [BSEB, 2026A]

    (A) 35

    (B) 36

    (C) 37

    (D) 38

34. The poet says he is ‘now thirty-seven years old in perfect ………’

    (A) health

    (B) mind

    (C) body

    (D) spirit

Topic 5: Nature, Soil & Blood Connections

35. The speaker in the poem says that his tongue and every atom of his blood are formed from this ………

    (A) water

    (B) soil

    (C) food

    (D) clothes

36. Whitman says that every atom of blood is formed from the same —

    (A) Parentage

    (B) Language

    (C) Education

    (D) Religion

37. The poet says he is formed from the “soil” and “……..” of his land.

    (A) water

    (B) air

    (C) food

    (D) fire

38. ‘Nature without check with original ………’ [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) human beings

    (B) birds

    (C) energy

    (D) spear

39. The poet in ‘Song of Myself’ is a great lover of ………

    (A) Nature

    (B) Science

    (C) War

    (D) Wealth

40. The poet observes a ‘spear of summer ………’ in the poem.

    (A) flower

    (B) leaf

    (C) grass

    (D) fruit

Topic 6: Philosophical Ideas & Meanings

41. ‘Hoping to cease not till death’ is a line from ……… [BSEB, 2019A, 2024A]

    (A) Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe

    (B) Song of Myself

    (C) The Soldier

    (D) Fire-Hymn

42. In the line “I loafe and invite my soul”, what does the word ‘loafe’ mean?

    (A) To run fast

    (B) To work hard

    (C) To wander or stand aimlessly

    (D) To sleep deeply

43. The poet says, “I ……… and invite my soul.”

    (A) walk

    (B) loafe

    (C) run

    (D) jump

44. The poet Walt Whitman ‘loafes’ and invites his ………

    (A) friends

    (B) soul

    (C) parents

    (D) enemies

45. ‘I harbour for good or bad’ is written by —

    (A) John Keats

    (B) John Donne

    (C) Walt Whitman

    (D) D.H. Lawrence

46. “Creeds and schools in abeyance” suggests that the poet wants to ………

    (A) support religions

    (B) forget differences for a while

    (C) start a new school

    (D) follow strict rules

47. According to the poem, “creeds and schools” should be —

    (A) followed strictly

    (B) forgotten forever

    (C) kept in abeyance (paused)

    (D) taught to everyone

48. The word ‘abeyance’ in the poem means: [BSEB, 2026A]

    (A) To follow

    (B) In suspension / temporary pause

    (C) To start

    (D) To finish

49. ‘I permit to speak at every hazard,’ is taken from—

    (A) Song of Myself

    (B) Snake

    (C) The Soldier

    (D) An Epitaph

50. ‘I permit to speak at every hazard’ is a line from: [BSEB, 2026A]

    (A) Fire-Hymn

    (B) My Grandmother’s House

    (C) Song of Myself

    (D) The Soldier

51. In ‘Song of Myself’, the poet expresses his views on ………

    (A) Universal brotherhood

    (B) Political power

    (C) Industrial growth

    (D) Scientific inventions

52. ‘Song of Myself’ is a celebration of ………

    (A) The individual

    (B) The society

    (C) The state

    (D) The religion

53. The poem ‘Song of Myself’ emphasizes the ……… of all human beings.

    (A) division

    (B) unity

    (C) hatred

    (D) competition

54. The poet says that every atom belonging to him belongs to ………

    (A) his family

    (B) the world

    (C) you (the reader)

    (D) the nation

55. Whitman’s belief in the poem is that life is a ………

    (A) Struggle

    (B) Celebration

    (C) Burden

    (D) Mystery