T. Y. B.Com Poem 4. - To Science- MCQ

 To Science 

                                                                                                        -Edgar Allan Poe

1.       Who wrote the poem To Science?

a.      Edgar Allan Poe

2.      Who was a well-known American writer born in the year 1809?

a.      Edgar Allan Poe

3.      Who was a leading figure in the Romantic Movement in American Literature?

a.      Edgar Allan Poe

4.      For what type of tales was Edgar Allan Poe well known?

a.      Mystery Tales

5.      Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be the inventor of which genre?

a.      Detective fiction

6.      What type of sonnet is the poem To Science?

a.      Block sonnet

7.      What does the poet not support (dislikes) in the poem To Science?

a.      Science/ technological advancement and rationality

8.     According to Poe, what does science reflect?

a.      Curiosity without sensitivity

9.      What does Poe's poem directly addressing to?

a.      Science

10.  What is science referees to as in the poem To Science?

a.      Daughter of Old Time

11.   Why is science referred as ‘Daughter of Old Time’?

a.      Because science, like time, alters and destroys things.

12.  In the poem To Science what does ‘peering eyes’ refer to?

a.      Scientific method of close analysis

13.  To which creature is science compared to?

a.      Vulture

14.  Why is science seen as a ‘vulture’?

a.      Because it preys in the poet's creative imagination

15.  In the poem, the attitude of the poet to science is one of ____.

a.      Dislike

16.  The poem To Science reflects opposition between _______.

a.      Science and poetry

17.   Which all mythological characters are referred to in the poem To Science?

a.      Roman mythological character, Diana, Greek and Roman Mythological character, Hamadryad and classical mythological character, a water nymph, Naiad.

18.  Who is Diana according to Roman mythology?

a.      Goddess of the hunt who ride the moon

19.  What does the line ‘dragged Diana from her care mean in the poem To Science?

a.      Science destroys the sense of magic/pulls Diana from her chariot

20. Who is Hamadryad as per the Greek and Roman mythology?

a.      A nymph who lives and dies in a tree (woods)

21.  Who is Naiad according time classical mythology?

a.      Water nymph who lives in a river/ spring or waterfall

22. Which word is used by Poe to refer the dislike of science?

a.      Dull realities

23. According to the poet, science has ____.

a.      Disproved mythology

24. What does Poe mean in the lines ‘Who alterest all things with thy peering eyes' ?

a.      Science is based on sheer/keen observation

25. Why does Poe use classical Greek and Roman mythological character?

a.      To reveal how science restricts poetic imagination.

26. With mythological images what does Poe state regarding the connection of science and nature?

a.      Science is blind to all things in nature.

27.  What does Science prey upon?

a.      Poet's heart

28. What does the reference ‘Elfin from the green grass’ mean?

a.      Science does not support existence of fairies and elves

29. What has science taken away from humans?

a.      Human imagination

30. What do jewelled skies mean?

a.      Sky filled with stars

31.  Who is dragged from the car according to Poe?

a.      Diana, goddess of hunt

32. What does undaunted mean?

a.      Not intimidated/ unafraid

33. Who is driven out from the woods as per the sonnet To Science?

a.      Hamadryad, nymph of forest/woods/tree

34. What does soared mean in the poem To Science?

a.      Flew or raised high in the air

35. Who has been torn put from the flood according to Poe?

a.      Naiad, the water nymph

36. To seek for treasures in the ____ skies.

a.      Jewelled

37.  The summer dream beneath the ____ tree.

a.      Tamarind

38. What does the word beneath mean?

a.      Below

39. What do ‘dull realities in the sonnet To Science refer to?

a.      Reality based on facts and figures devoid (without) human imagination

40. What is the possible outcome of ‘Summer Dream’?

a.      Possibilities of creative ideas

41.  From where was Diana dragged out as per the poem To Science?

a.      From her car

42. Where was Hamadryad driven out from?

a.      From the wood

43. Where the nymph Hamadryad used to live?

a.      In the woods

44. What did Elfin lose according to the poet?

a.      Green grass

45. According to Poe, what does science prey upon?

a.      Poet’s Heart

Problem-solving Skills- The Look-out Man

 

Problem-solving Skills

Problem-solving skills are those skills that helps to solve a problem in an effective manner. It is a behaviourial concern thus is a type of soft skill, which has a direct connection with the hard skills ones possess. The skills require an IDEAL attempt to troubleshoot:

There are many proverbs that resonate with the problem solving skills. Like,

Every cloud has a silver lining

God helps those who help themselves

There is no use crying over spilt milk

Where there is a will, there is a way

Necessity is the mother of invention

The power of determination and observation skills helps overcome challenges or unpleasant situations in life. The narrative by Nicholas Bentley, The Look-out Man is where the narrator and protagonist, William Morris, a 53-year-old man, solves a problem or issue that arose in the Regnier Jewelry shop where he worked.

Morris, along with his assistant, Miss Susskind, works for Mr. Regnier in his antique jewellery shop. In the shop there was an early seventeenth century ring, which Mr. Regnier adored a lot and had put a fancy amount on. One day, while they were with a customer, Morris noticed that the ring was missing. They checked with the man but couldn’t find it. Mr. Regnier felt the customer was a noble man, and they doubted him. Soon there came a lady, whom Morris had seen waiting for someone while he was peering through the glass window in the morning. She bought a cheap bracelet for repair, which made him doubt the whole situation even more. Slowly, Morris got the whole concept clear as he remembered that the man had stopped chewing gum when they were searching for the ring. So he must have stuck the ring in the chewing gum somewhere. The girl removed her gloves at the same point where the man was standing.

Morris had noticed that the whole plot for the theft was planned by the two of them. When insisted, the afraid girl handed the ring back. With his sheer determination and exploration of the situation, Morris was able to save the valuable jewellery.

William Morris interest in detective fiction helps him intend to solve the problem. The prerequisite traits include association, balance in relationships, appropriate communication with his fellow employees, and a goal-oriented perspective. With such qualities, we can put our minds to the problem and be able to solve it.

A workable solution would always be there for every problem. Rather, many workable solutions can be found to help troubleshoot an issue. Morris identified something unusual with the girl wandering outside, and he soon was able to define the issue as theft. Soon he explored the characters and their behaviors to find a possible solution, and thus, with his confronting the girl, his action led to solving the case of theft.

Emotional Intelligence -My Financial Career

 

Emotional Intelligence Skills

 

Emotional Quotient (EQ) also known as emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognise, use, and regulate your own emotions. It helps to reduce stress, communicate clearly, sympathise with others, overcome obstacles, and diffuse conflict. A high EQ helps in developing interaction, team stress reduction, conflict resolution and job satisfaction.

The story, ‘My Financial Career’, tells the plight of the narrator, who is the writer himself- Stephan Leacock. The narration is about how he made a mess of a simple bank transaction because he was nervous and afraid of bank officials. The clerk, the little window at the counters, the sight of money, everything made him nervous. The accountant helped him to meet the manager who was a grave, calm man. The narrator managed to open an account and deposit $ 56.The author suddenly realized he needed six dollars for daily expenses. He wrote $56 instead of $6 on the cheaque as he signed it and addressed it to the accountant. The accountant asked him whether he wanted to withdraw the entire sum put after being startled to see all of it.

The writer realised his error, but he did not want to be made fun of. Thus from that day, he never went to any bank, instead he kept his money in his trousers pockets and saved silver dollars in his sock.

The moral of the whole narrative is that if the man’s emotional intelligence skills had been better developed, he would have been able to handle the situation in the bank more effectively.