Multiple-choice questions based on "A Doctor's Journal Entry for August 6, 1945" by Vikram Seth

 Multiple-choice questions based on "A Doctor's Journal Entry for August 6, 1945" by Vikram Seth:

1. What significant event occurs in the poem "A Doctor's Journal Entry for August 6, 1945"?

   A) Hiroshima bombing

   B) World War I begins

   C) Berlin Wall construction

   D) Tokyo firebombing

2. Where is the doctor in the poem when the event occurs?

   A) Tokyo

   B) Hiroshima

   C) Nagasaki

   D) Kyoto

3. What is the doctor doing when the event occurs?

   A) Sleeping

   B) Eating

   C) Writing a letter

   D) Operating on a patient

4. What is the doctor's initial reaction to the event?

   A) Shock

   B) Fear

   C) Disbelief

   D) Apathy

 

5. What is the doctor's profession?

   A) Surgeon

   B) Radiologist

   C) Psychiatrist

   D) Pediatrician

6. What physical symptoms does the doctor experience after the event?

   A) Nausea and dizziness

   B) Headache and fatigue

   C) Shortness of breath and chest pain

   D) Fever and chills

7. What does the doctor see in the sky after the event?

   A) Smoke and flames

   B) Clouds of dust

   C) Mushroom cloud

   D) Rainbow

8. What does the doctor do in response to the event?

   A) Faints

   B) Flees the area

   C) Tends to injured people

   D) Prays for safety

9. What does the doctor witness among the survivors?

   A) Panic and chaos

   B) Calm and order

   C) Resilience and courage

   D) Anger and despair

10. What does the doctor realize about the magnitude of the event?

    A) It is a natural disaster

    B) It is a man-made catastrophe

    C) It is an act of terrorism

    D) It is a military accident

11. How does the doctor describe the scene in Hiroshima after the event?

    A) Desolate and silent

    B) Chaotic and noisy

    C) Peaceful and serene

    D) Vibrant and lively

12. What does the doctor contemplate about the future?

    A) Hopelessness

    B) Destruction

    C) Rebuilding

    D) Retaliation

13. What aspect of human nature does the doctor reflect upon?

    A) Resilience

    B) Compassion

    C) Brutality

    D) Indifference

14. What emotion does the doctor feel towards the survivors?

    A) Sympathy

    B) Anger

    C) Indifference

    D) Fear

15. How does the doctor's perspective change by the end of the poem?

    A) He becomes more pessimistic

    B) He becomes more optimistic

    C) He becomes indifferent

    D) His perspective remains unchanged

16. What literary device is prominently used in the poem?

    A) Simile

    B) Metaphor

    C) Personification

    D) Alliteration

17. What does the doctor's journal entry serve as?

    A) Historical documentation

    B) Personal memoir

    C) Political commentary

    D) Scientific analysis

18. What theme is central to the poem?

    A) Power of nature

    B) Consequences of war

    C) Human resilience

    D) Importance of peace

19. What does the doctor lament about in the poem?

    A) Loss of innocence

    B) Destruction of cities

    C) Failure of humanity

    D) Inevitability of death

20. What message does the poem convey?

    A) The horrors of war

    B) The need for forgiveness

    C) The inevitability of destruction

    D) The hope for redemption

Here are the answers to the multiple-choice questions based on "A Doctor's Journal Entry for August 6, 1945" by Vikram Seth:

1. A) Hiroshima bombing

2. B) Hiroshima

3. C) Writing a letter

4. A) Shock

5. A) Surgeon

6. A) Nausea and dizziness

7. C) Mushroom cloud

8. C) Tends to injured people

9. C) Resilience and courage

10. B) It is a man-made catastrophe

11. A) Desolate and silent

12. C) Rebuilding

13. C) Brutality

14. A) Sympathy

15. A) He becomes more pessimistic

16. B) Metaphor

17. B) Personal memoir

18. B) Consequences of war

19. C) Failure of humanity

20. A) The horrors of war