The Pulley — Practice Quiz
Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · English
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Who is the author of the poem 'The Pulley'?
What profession did George Herbert have besides being a poet?
What did God have 'standing by' when He first made Man?
What blessing did God deliberately keep from giving to Man?
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Which blessings did God pour on Man according to the poem?
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Strength, Beauty, Wisdom, Honour, Pleasure
The poem mentions that God gave strength, beauty, wisdom, honour, and pleasure to Man, but deliberately withheld 'Rest' which remained at the bottom of the glass.
Why did God not give 'Rest' to Man?
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Because Man would adore gifts instead of God
God says 'He would adore my gifts instead of me, And rest in Nature, not the God of Nature' - meaning Man would worship the gifts rather than the giver.
What does the word 'dispersed' mean in the context of the poem?
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Scattered
In the vocabulary section, 'dispersed' is defined as 'scattered', referring to how the world's riches were spread out before being collected for Man.
What does 'span' mean in the poem?
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Small space
According to the vocabulary provided, 'span' means 'small space', referring to how God collected all the scattered riches into one small area for Man.
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