Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Class 12 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!

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Are you ready to test your understanding of "Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers", a powerful feminist poem from the Class 12 English Flamingo textbook? This MCQ quiz will help you revise the poem’s key themes, including gender oppression, freedom, and symbolism.

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Poem Name: Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Poet: Adrienne Rich
Subject: English (Flamingo)
Book: NCERT Class 12 English
Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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✔ Boosts CBSE board exam preparation
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Aunt Jennifer's Tigers

1 / 15

It is clear that the speaker in Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers has an attitude of ______ towards her.

sympathy

empathy

wonder

gratitude

2 / 15

What does the poem suggest about the role of women in society?

Women are superior to men

Women are free to pursue their dreams and desires

Women are inferior to men

Women are expected to conform to traditional roles and expectations

3 / 15

When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie
Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.
The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

What makes the tigers “proud and unafraid”?

They are a product of Aunt’s imagination and colonial experience.

They embody the grandeur and supremacy of animals in the wild.

They represent Aunt’s repressed desires for freedom and power.

They symbolize authority and are ‘topaz denizens of green’.

4 / 15

What is the significance of the image of Aunt Jennifer's "terrified hands"?

It highlights Aunt Jennifer's fear of her husband

It symbolizes Aunt Jennifer's strength and courage

It represents the theme of the poem, which is the oppression of women

It indicates Aunt Jennifer's love for embroidery

5 / 15

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When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie
Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.
The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid

What is the significance of the final stanza of the poem?

It represents the theme of the poem, which is the oppression of women

It symbolizes Aunt Jennifer's strength and courage

It highlights Aunt Jennifer's fear of her husband

It provides a sense of hope and transcendence

6 / 15

What is the tone of the poem "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers"?

Angry and rebellious

Happy and carefree

Sad and melancholic

Reflective and contemplative

7 / 15

What is the significance of the last line of the poem, "Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid"?

It symbolizes the transcendence of oppression and suffering

It highlights the importance of embroidery

It suggests that Aunt Jennifer's suffering will continue even after her death

It indicates that Aunt Jennifer's tigers will come to life

8 / 15

What message does the poem convey about the importance of self-expression?

Self-expression is a means of transcending oppression and finding freedom

Self-expression is a luxury only available to the privileged

Self-expression is unnecessary and frivolous

Self-expression is a form of rebellion against societal norms

9 / 15

What is the contrast between Aunt Jennifer's life and her imagination?

Her life is happy, while her imagination is sad

Her life is bold and fearless, while her imagination is timid

Her life is ordinary, while her imagination is extraordinary

Her life is timid and fearful, while her imagination is bold and fearless

10 / 15

When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie
Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.
The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

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Choose the option that DOES NOT reflect the movement implied by ‘prancing’.

shuffling

bounding

frolicking

strutting

11 / 15

What is the significance of the title "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers"?

It highlights Aunt Jennifer's love for animals

It represents the contrast between Aunt Jennifer's life and her imagination

It symbolizes Aunt Jennifer's strength and courage

It indicates the theme of the poem, which is the oppression of women

12 / 15

Which of the following does NOT represent the contrast between Aunt Jennifer and the tigers?

fiefdom and freedom

terror and fearlessness

uncertainty and confidence

authority and autonomy

13 / 15

What poetic device is used in the line "prancing, proud and unafraid"?

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Alliteration

14 / 15

Aunt Jennifer's finger fluttering through her wool
Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.

Uncle’s wedding band sits heavily on Aunt Jennifer’s hand because

she feels burdened in her marriage.

their relationship is lacking in love.

she was married against her will.

it is an expensive and heavy ring.

15 / 15

Read the statements given below. Choose the option that accurately describes the given statements.

Statement I - The poem is a manifesto against the institution of marriage.

Statement II - Aunt Jennifer represents all women artists.

Statement III – The poem embodies an alternative for women to express their repressed desires through art.

Statements I and II are True, Statement III cannot be inferred.

Statements I and III are False, Statement II cannot be inferred.

Statement I is False, Statement II cannot be inferred, Statement III is True.

Statement I is True, Statement II is False, and Statement III cannot be inferred.

Your score is

The average score is 68%

Leaderboard – Top Scorers

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Pos.	Name	Score	Duration	Points
1	Pranjal Gupta	93 %	2 minutes	14
2	Pranjal Gupta	73 %	4 minutes 30 seconds	11
3	Brindha	73 %	6 minutes 14 seconds	11
4	Gh	67 %	11 minutes 37 seconds	10
5	khushi	60 %	4 minutes 15 seconds	9
6	Isha	53 %	5 minutes 21 seconds	8
7	m	53 %	9 minutes 28 seconds	8

Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

✔ Symbolism of the tigers and Aunt Jennifer’s embroidery
✔ Themes of patriarchy, gender roles, and oppression
✔ Poetic devices like imagery, metaphor, and alliteration
✔ The contrast between Aunt Jennifer and her tigers

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