THE MILLER OF THE DEE - MCQs

English 9th Chapter "THE MILLER OF THE DEE" Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Miller of the Dee was written by __________.
   
   1. William Wordsworth
   2. Robert Frost
   3. J.H. Leigh Hunt
   4. Charles Mackay
2. The Dee is a _________.
   
   1. kingdom
   2. mountain
   3. river
   4. forest
3. The Miller was happy because he was __________.
   
   1. not rich
   2. not envious
   3. not lonely
   4. not coward
4. “No lark more blithe than he” means ___________.
   
   1. he was as happy as a bird
   2. he was bright as a lark
   3. the lark was happier than him
   4. there were no happy larks
5. The mill was worked by ___________ power.
   
   1. horse
   2. water
   3. gas
   4. steam
6. The king sighed because he was __________.
   
   1. envious
   2. tired
   3. unhappy
   4. bored
7. The miller thanked the river Dee because it provided him __________.
   
   1. freedom
   2. food
   3. earning
   4. food and earning
8. The moral of the poem “The Miller of the Dee” is that __________.
   
   1. contentment is everything
   2. envy is the root of all happiness
   3. money can’t buy happiness
   4. the poor are happier than the rich
9. “Such men as thou are England’s boast” means __________.
   
   1. men like you boast of England
   2. men like you are proud of England
   3. England can not remember such men
   4. England is proud of men like you
10. The Miller’s heart was light because ___________.
    
    1. no one envied him though he was happy
    2. no one envied him and he envied no one
    3. he envied no one though he was not rich
    4. he worked from morning till evening
11. The name of the king was ___________.
    
    1. Ball
    2. Hal
    3. Hale
    4. Mall
12. The Miller had _________ children.
    
    1. three
    2. two
    3. four
    4. five
13. “Thy mealy cap is worth my ___________.”
    
    1. kingdom
    2. court
    3. wealth
    4. crown
14. “Thy mill my kingdom’s ___________.”
    
    1. tax
    2. wealth
    3. fee
    4. price
15. ‘dwelt’ means __________.
    
    1. worked
    2. lived
    3. labour
    4. sang
16. Charles Mackay was famous chiefly for his __________.
    
    1. songs
    2. poems
    3. essays
    4. prose
17. Charles Mackay was born in __________.
    
    1. 1889
    2. 1818
    3. 1892
    4. 1814
18. Charles Mackay died in ___________.
    
    1. 1814
    2. 1818
    3. 1889
    4. 1892
19. Besides a poet and song writer, Charles Mackay was a __________ too.
    
    1. playwright
    2. journalist
    3. comedian
    4. doctor
20. Charles Mackay was __________.
    
    1. Scottish
    2. English
    3. Irish
    4. Welsh