Keeping Quiet Class 12 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding!

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Are you preparing for CBSE Class 12 English Flamingo? Strengthen your grasp on Pablo Neruda’s poem "Keeping Quiet" with this engaging MCQ quiz. These exam-oriented questions will help you understand the poem’s deeper meaning, themes, and literary devices.

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Poem Name: Keeping Quiet
Subject: Class 12 English (Flamingo)
Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Difficulty Level: Concept-Based & Exam-Oriented
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Keeping Quiet

1 / 15

“Now I’ll count up to twelve and you keep quiet and I will go.” Why does the poet wish to go at the end of the poem?

The poet will move on and seek to inspire others.

The poet has already invested enough time.

The poet is marking the end of the poem by leaving.

The poet does not believe people will be quiet.

2 / 15

For once on the face of the Earth
let’s not speak in any language,
let’s stop for one second,
and not move our arms so much.
It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines,
we would all be together
in a sudden strangeness.

The poet uses the word “let’s” to _______

invite readers as part of the poem’s larger call to humanity.

address readers as fellow members of the human race.

welcome readers into the world of the poem and its subject.

initiate a conversation between the poet and the readers.

3 / 15

Choose the option that correctly matches the idioms given in Column A with their meanings in Column B

Column A	Column B
1. On the face of the earth	(i) In existence
2. What on earth	(ii) To do all possible to accomplish something
3. Move heaven and earth	(iii) To express surprise or shock
4. The salt of the earth	(iv) To be good and worthy

1 – (ii); 2 – (i); 3 – (iv); 4 – (iii)

1 – (iv); 2 – (ii); 3 – (iii); 4 – (i)

1 – (i); 2 – (iii); 3 – (ii); 4 – (iv)

1 – (i); 2 – (iv); 3 – (iii); 4 – (ii)

4 / 15

If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death.

Pick the option that DOES NOT complete the given sentence suitably, as per the extract.

Threatening ourselves with death __________

challenges the finiteness of life.

makes us restless and impatient.

keeps us rushing through life.

feeds on the fear of death.

5 / 15

Which of these is NOT a theme in the poem 'Keeping Quiet'?

the importance of reflecting on our lives silently

the importance of a sense of brotherhood among humans

the importance of being earnest in all our pursuits

the importance of being content with our lives

6 / 15

Identify the tone of Pablo Neruda in the following line:

Perhaps the Earth can teach us….

Uncertain, yet hopeful about the possibility.

Convinced about the sequence of events to follow.

Dramatic about the prediction he made.

Confident and clear about future events.

7 / 15

Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with
their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
What I want should not be confused
with total inactivity. (Keeping Quiet)

Based on the extract, select the correct option with reference to (1) and (2).

Not every win is a triumph.

Self-reflection is crucial to evolution.

Both (1) and (2) are true

Both (1) and (2) are false

(1) is the result of (2)

(1) is a hypothesis based on (2)

8 / 15

Based on the extract, which of these best describes the poet?

prudent

spiritual

visionary

methodical

(1) and (2)

(2) and (4)

(1) and (3)

(2), (3), and (4)

9 / 15

Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing. (poem - Keeping Quiet)

What does the imagery of ‘walking about with their brothers in the shade’ primarily represent?

A moment of unity and peaceful reflection.

A return to normal activities post-conflict.

The physical environment of a typical war zone.

The readiness for further conflicts.

10 / 15

Which of these is an appropriate title for the extract?

Looking for Prosperity

Standing in Solitude

The Road to Uncertainty

The Desire for Renewal

11 / 15

‘Keeping Quiet’ uses fishermen to symbolize man’s

constant participation in acts of terror.

rapid degradation of human values.

persistent pollution of the natural environment.

limitless exploitation of natural resources.

12 / 15

“What I want should not be confused with total inactivity.”

Choose the option that draws the most accurate parallel.

keeping quiet: total inactivity = ______ : ______

reflection and death

stagnation and introspection

silence and chaos

mindfulness and fear

13 / 15

What do you think is the mood of the poet in the above extract?

critical, demotivated

introspective, aware

gloomy, cynical

reflective, inspired

14 / 15

What might the “huge silence” signify?

flexibility

discomfort

melancholy

understanding

15 / 15

In ‘Keeping Quiet’ the poet does not want the reader to confuse his advice for _____ with total inactivity.

introspection

isolation

experimentation

relaxation

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164	Fever dream high in the quiet of the night You know that I caught it (oh yeah, you're right, I want it) Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price You know that I bought it (oh yeah, you're right, I want it) Killing me slow, out the window I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes What doesn't kill me makes me want you more And it's new, the shape of your body It's blue, the feeling I've got And it's ooh, whoa-oh It's a cruel summer "It's cool, " that's what I tell 'em No rules in breakable heaven But ooh, whoa-oh It's a cruel summer with you (yeah, yeah) Hang your head low in the glow of the vending machine I'm not dying (oh yeah, you're right, I want it) You say that we'll just screw it up in these trying times We're not trying (oh yeah, you're right, I want it) So cut the headlights, summer's a knife I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes And if I bleed, you'll be the last to know, oh It's new, the shape of your body It's blue, the feeling I've got And it's ooh, whoa-oh It's a cruel summer "It's cool, " that's what I tell 'em No rules in breakable heaven But ooh, whoa-oh It's a cruel summer with you I'm drunk in the back of the car And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh) Said, "I'm fine, " but it wasn't true I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you And I snuck in through the garden gate Every night that summer, just to seal my fate (oh) And I screamed, "For whatever it's worth I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?" He looks up, grinnin' like a devil It's new, the shape of your body It's blue, the feeling I've got And it's ooh, whoa-oh It's a cruel summer "It's cool, " that's what I tell 'em No rules in breakable heaven But ooh, whoa-oh It's a cruel summer with you I'm drunk in the back of the car And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh) Said, "I'm fine, " but it wasn't true I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you And I snuck in through the garden gate Every night that summer, just to seal my fate (oh) And I screamed, "For whatever it's worth I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?" (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)	40 %	3 minutes 18 seconds	6
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Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

✔ Theme of silence and introspection
✔ Role of nature & human behavior
✔ Literary devices: Metaphor, Alliteration, Symbolism
✔ Message & relevance of the poem

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