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Unit 2: The School Boy — Online MCQ Test

Q: Who wrote the poem "The School Boy"?

Answer: A. William Blake — The poem "The School Boy" was written by William Blake. He is known for expressing the freedom of childhood and nature in this poem.

Q: In the poem, what season is mentioned as making the school boy happiest?

Answer: B. Spring — The poet says that a boy is happiest in the summer morning and when nature is fresh and joyful, especially in spring-like conditions.

Q: Why does the school boy compare himself to a bird in a cage?

Answer: B. To show his lack of freedom — The bird in a cage represents captivity. Similarly, the boy feels trapped by school and unable to enjoy natural freedom.

Q: Which image in the poem most clearly symbolizes the loss of freedom?

Answer: C. A bird in a cage — A bird in a cage is a powerful image of restriction, which mirrors the school boy’s situation.

Q: The poem can be best understood as a protest against:

Answer: B. the separation of children from nature and play — Blake is not against education itself, but against schooling that separates children from natural joy, play, and freedom.

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Who wrote the poem "The School Boy"?

A. William Blake ✓
B. William Wordsworth
C. John Keats
D. Robert Frost

Answer: A. William Blake
The poem "The School Boy" was written by William Blake. He is known for expressing the freedom of childhood and nature in this poem.

In the poem, what season is mentioned as making the school boy happiest?

A. Winter
B. Spring ✓
C. Autumn
D. Rainy season

Answer: B. Spring
The poet says that a boy is happiest in the summer morning and when nature is fresh and joyful, especially in spring-like conditions.

Why does the school boy compare himself to a bird in a cage?

A. To show he is hungry
B. To show his lack of freedom ✓
C. To show he likes music
D. To show he is sleepy

Answer: B. To show his lack of freedom
The bird in a cage represents captivity. Similarly, the boy feels trapped by school and unable to enjoy natural freedom.

Which image in the poem most clearly symbolizes the loss of freedom?

A. A bird in the sky
B. A lamb in the meadow
C. A bird in a cage ✓
D. A flower in sunlight

Answer: C. A bird in a cage
A bird in a cage is a powerful image of restriction, which mirrors the school boy’s situation.

The poem can be best understood as a protest against:

A. the need for all education
B. the separation of children from nature and play ✓
C. the use of poems in school textbooks
D. the learning of grammar and spelling

Answer: B. the separation of children from nature and play
Blake is not against education itself, but against schooling that separates children from natural joy, play, and freedom.

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