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Robert Frost Test | Authors

Here is a short quiz on a few of my favorite poems by one of the greatest American poets of the 20th century.

A multiple-choice quiz by jericha. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jericha

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
123,239

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1024

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Question 1 of 10

1. What kind of 'creepy-crawly' did the narrator find in the poem "Design"? Hint

butterfly

spider

ladybug

centipede

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the "Mending Wall" poem, what kind of trees did the narrator have?
Hint

pine

apple

pear

orange

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the poem "Home Burial", whose death is the wife mourning? Hint

her sister's

her mother's

her child's

her father's

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "The Road Not Taken", at what time of day did he come to the two paths? Hint

noon

evening

dawn

morning

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Question 5 of 10

5. What disturbed the old man while he was sleeping in "An Old Man's Winter Night"? Hint

a dog barking

thunder

the wind blowing

a log shifting

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "Fire and Ice", Frost's first opinion about the destruction of the earth is that it will end in ice.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "Nothing Gold Can Stay", what is the biblical place that is mentioned? Hint

Bethlehem

Jericho

Eden

Babylon

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does the horse think is 'queer' in "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening"? Hint

stopping to watch the snow

stopping in the woods

stopping without being close to a farm house

stopping by the lake

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "Acquainted With The Night", what luminates against the sky, the literal word, in the line of the poem, not interpretation of what it could be? Hint

houses

moon

clock

stars

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "The Silken Tent", what is the central pole made of? Hint

maple

pine

cedar

oak

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What kind of 'creepy-crawly' did the narrator find in the poem "Design"?

Answer: spider

The answer can be found in the first line of the poem:
"I found a dimpled spider, fat and white," FYI: Robert Frost was born in 1874 in San Francisco, California.

2. In the "Mending Wall" poem, what kind of trees did the narrator have?

Answer: apple

The answer can be found in the 24th line of the poem:
"He is all pine and I am apple orchard." FYI: He made his living as a farmer who would write into the late hours of the night.

3. In the poem "Home Burial", whose death is the wife mourning?

Answer: her child's

In the 32nd line:
"But the child's mound----" FYI: Frost became known as the poet of New England.

4. In "The Road Not Taken", at what time of day did he come to the two paths?

Answer: morning

In the first line of the third stanza:
"And both that morning equally lay" FYI: In 1912 Frost decided to embark on a literary career.

5. What disturbed the old man while he was sleeping in "An Old Man's Winter Night"?

Answer: a log shifting

In the 23rd line:
"And slept. The log that shifted with a jolt" FYI: The first book he published was "A Boy's Will" in 1913.

6. In "Fire and Ice", Frost's first opinion about the destruction of the earth is that it will end in ice.

Answer: False

Frost offers this opinion first, "I hold with those who favor fire", but later in the poem he states that ice could also lead to the destruction of earth. FYI: Frost graduated as valedictorian of his high school in 1892 and attended both Dartmouth and Harvard.

7. In "Nothing Gold Can Stay", what is the biblical place that is mentioned?

Answer: Eden

In the sixth line:
"So Eden sank to grief," FYI: Frost moved to London, where he found a publisher.

8. What does the horse think is 'queer' in "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening"?

Answer: stopping without being close to a farm house

In the second line of the second stanza:
"To stop without a farmhouse near" FYI: Frost received honorary degrees from 44 colleges.

9. In "Acquainted With The Night", what luminates against the sky, the literal word, in the line of the poem, not interpretation of what it could be?

Answer: clock

In the last line of the fourth stanza:
"One luminary clock against the sky" FYI: At the age of 87 he read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy.

10. In "The Silken Tent", what is the central pole made of?

Answer: cedar

The fifth line of the poem:
"And its supporting central cedar pole," FYI: Robert Frost died in 1963.

Source: Author jericha

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