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When Great Trees Fall

Quiz by Freeza Susan Abraham

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  • Q1

    What is the primary theme of 'When Great Trees Fall'?

     Loss and grief  

     D) Adventure

    A) Love

    C) Joy

    30s
  • Q2

    In the poem, what do great trees symbolize?

    A) Strength and permanence

    B) Weakness

    D) Flexibility

    C) Smallness 

    30s
  • Q3

    What happens when great trees fall according to the poem?

    A) The forest celebrates

    C) New trees grow immediately 

    D) Nothing changes

    B) Animals cry and the earth feels a void 

    30s
  • Q4

    Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem?

    A) Joyful 

     C) Angry

    B) Solemn

     D) Indifferent

    30s
  • Q5

    . What literary device is primarily used in 'When Great Trees Fall'?

    A) Alliteration 

     B) Personification

    C) Onomatopoeia 

    D) Irony

    30s
  • Q6

    What is the effect of great souls passing away, according to the poem?

    It leaves an emotional and spiritual void 

     B) The world becomes darker 

    D) Everything becomes normal

    A) It has no effect 

    30s
  • Q7

    . In the poem, what do great souls teach us?

     B) To be weak and afraid 

    D) To ignore others

    C) To forget everything 

    A) To be strong and confident 

    30s
  • Q8

    . Which of the following best represents the central theme of the poem?

    B) The growth of new trees

    C) The strength of the living

    D) The joy of living

    A) The inevitability of death 

    30s
  • Q9

    How does the poem suggest we cope with the loss of great souls?

    B) By celebrating their lives and moving on

    A) By forgetting them completely

     C) By being angry and resentful 

     D) By staying in perpetual mourning

    30s
  • Q10

    What does the 'great trees' metaphor imply about the people it represents?

    A) They are insignificant

    B) They have a profound impact on the world

     C) They are replaceable

    D) They are weak

    30s
  • Q11

    . What happens to the earth when great trees fall?

    A) It becomes fertile 

     D) It becomes stronger

     C) It remains unchanged

    B) It feels a void 

    30s
  • Q12

    What is the response of 'small things' to the fall of great trees in thepoem?

    C) They ignore it

    A) They rejoice 

     D) They fight back

     B) They suffer and weep 

    30s
  • Q13

    . What does the poem suggest about the permanence of life?

     D) Life is a dream

    B) Life is temporary 

    A) Life is eternal 

    C) Life is insignificant 

    30s
  • Q14

    How does the poem personify nature in response to the loss of greattrees?

    A) As indifferent 

     C) As mourning and feeling the loss 

     B) As joyful

    D) As aggressive

    30s
  • Q15

    Which phrase from the poem suggests the continuation of life despiteloss?

     B) 'Newly-hoped love' 

    ' C) 'A void' 

     D) 'When great souls die'

    A) 'They are insignificant

    30s

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