This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > Poem Macavity The Mystery Cat > Class 8 English Chapter Poem 3 Macavity The Mystery Cat – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter Poem 3 Macavity The Mystery Cat Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The tone of the poem is best described as what? A) Violent. B) Cryptic. C) Frugal. D) Harrowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cryptic. 2. When authorities arrive at the scene of the crime, Macavity is: A) Not there. B) Confessing. C) Already captured. D) Hiding nearby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not there. 3. Who loses some plans and drawings in the poem, blaming Macavity for their loss? A) The Home Office. B) The Foreign Office. C) The Admiralty. D) The War Office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Admiralty. 4. Macavity is the ..... of Scotland Yard. A) Despair. B) Bafflement. C) Frustration. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bafflement. 5. True or False:T. S. Eliot is only famous for his poems about cats. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Macavity's footprints are: A) Nowhere to be found. B) On the rooftop. C) Everywhere. D) In the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nowhere to be found. 7. Eliot belonged to ..... century. A) 18th. B) 19th. C) 20th. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20th. 8. What color is he? A) Black. B) Brown. C) Ginger. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ginger. 9. "He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity. His powers of levitation would make a ..... stare" . What person would Macavity make stare at his powers? A) Fakir. B) Politician. C) Magician. D) Lama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fakir. 10. Who always states that when a Treaty, or some plans and drawings, have gone missing that it was Macavity who is to blame? A) The Secret Service. B) The Special Branch. C) The Home Office. D) The Flying Squad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Secret Service. 11. Which of the following lines is the best example of both assonance and alliteration? A) For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity. B) Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity. C) Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin;. D) His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity. 12. He sways his head from side to side like a ..... A) Swing. B) Duck. C) Snake. D) Swan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snake. 13. "A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through" .Which law is Macavity breaking in the light of the comment above? A) Vygotsy's ZPD. B) Newton's Law of Gravitation. C) Pascal's law of pressure. D) Law of attraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newton's Law of Gravitation. 14. The adjective from the word mystery is A) Mysticism. B) Mystic. C) Mysterious. D) Mystify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mysterious. 15. Which institutions is he the bafflement/despair of? A) Scotland Yard, Flying Squad. B) US Yard. C) Germany Yard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scotland Yard, Flying Squad. 16. What is Macavity's title in the poem? A) The Napoleon of Crime. B) The Duke of Darkness. C) The King of Crime. D) The Prince of Deception. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Napoleon of Crime. 17. How does Macavity behave in public? A) Outwardly respectable. B) Loud and flamboyant. C) Mysterious and reserved. D) Arrogant and aggressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outwardly respectable. 18. Despite appearing half-asleep, Macavity is always: A) Dreaming. B) Snoring. C) Wide awake. D) Yawning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wide awake. 19. Macavity is full of ..... A) Happiness. B) Sadness. C) Deceitfulness. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deceitfulness. 20. "He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a ..... ". What does he move like? A) A kite. B) A pendulum. C) A snake. D) A swing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A snake. 21. Macavity:The Mystery Cat is a- A) Satire. B) Drama. C) Light Poem. D) Literary Poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light Poem. 22. T.S. Eliot has written the poem- A) The Soldier. B) Snake. C) Macavity:The Mystery Cat. D) Fire-Hymn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macavity:The Mystery Cat. 23. "He's a ..... in feline shape" A) Monster. B) Hidden paw. C) Friend. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Friend. 24. Tipu Sultan was ruler of A) Mysore. B) Awadh. C) Hampi. D) Kalikat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mysore. 25. Is Macavity a cat really? A) Yes. B) No. C) A fictional character. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fictional character. 26. What does the poem suggest about Macavity's crimes? A) His crimes are too minor to notice. B) He leaves evidence everywhere. C) He orchestrates them perfectly without leaving a trace. D) He often gets caught but escapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He orchestrates them perfectly without leaving a trace. 27. The allusion is used to point out which of the following? A) The ultimate defeat and capture of Macavity. B) The historical accuracy of Macavity. C) The popularity of Macavity on Broadway. D) The leadership and control Macavity has over the other cats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The leadership and control Macavity has over the other cats. 28. When a crime has been discovered where is Macavity? A) He's in the crowd. B) He's on the roof. C) He's not there. D) He's in the shadows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He's not there. 29. In the poem Macavity is described. What kind of cat is he? A) Tabby Cat. B) Calico Cat. C) Ginger Cat. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ginger Cat. 30. What is Macavity's relationship with the law? A) He defies it. B) He respects it. C) He enforces it. D) He ignores it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He defies it. 31. Which of his powers would make a fakir stare? A) Levitation. B) Leeping. C) Disappearing. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Levitation. 32. Who was the master criminal?a. Dominating catb. Mystery catc. Pampering cat A) A. Dominating cat. B) B. Mystery cat. C) C. Pampering cat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Mystery cat. 33. "Who is the poet of the poem, Macavity:The Mystery Cat" ? A) T. S ELIOT. B) ROBERT FROST. C) MACAVITY. D) RABINRANATH TAGORE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. S ELIOT. 34. Which law is broken by Macavity? A) Law of Life. B) Law of animals. C) Law of gravity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Law of gravity. 35. Which law enforcement agency is baffled by Macavity? A) Scotland Yard. B) FBI. C) Interpol. D) MI6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scotland Yard. 36. Macavity's powers of levitation would make whom stare? A) A magician. B) A fakir. C) A scientist. D) A priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fakir. 37. Which of the following lines shows an example of simile? A) He's broken every human law. B) For he is a monster of depravity. C) His movements like a snake. D) There's no one like Macavity!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His movements like a snake. 38. . is tall and thin, A) Lacavity. B) Sacavity. C) Nacavity. D) Macavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Macavity. 39. Macavity is a ..... in feline form. A) Angel. B) Demon. C) Both angel & demon. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demon. 40. Who wrote Macavity the mystery cat? A) T.S. Eliot. B) L.Carroll. C) J.K Rowling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T.S. Eliot. 41. According to Eliot, Macavity is the ..... of crime. A) Hitler. B) Napoleon. C) Alexander. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Napoleon. 42. What does Macavity's coat look like? A) Shiny and well-groomed. B) Dusty from neglect. C) Wet and muddy. D) Trimmed short. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dusty from neglect. 43. ..... is a ginger cat. A) Macavity. B) Pacavity. C) Ramavity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macavity. 44. Which literary device is used in the " Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity" a. Simileb. RepetitionMetaphor A) A. Simile. B) B. Repetition. C) C. Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Repetition. 45. Where may you see him? A) Square. B) School. C) Store. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Square. 46. The word 'fiend' means ..... A) A crook. B) A joker. C) An evil spirit or demon. D) A gentleman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An evil spirit or demon. 47. Who has been chasing Macavity? A) British Police. B) Local Police. C) Scotland yard. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scotland yard. 48. What color is Macavity? A) Black. B) Ginger. C) Gray. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ginger. 49. Which literary device is used in the line "Macavity's a Mystery Cat:he's called the Hidden Paw" A) Oxymoron. B) Pun. C) Assonance. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 50. What poetic device is commonly used in the repetition of "Macavity's not there" ? A) Metaphor. B) Refrain. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refrain. 51. The word 'bafflement' means ..... A) Confusion resulting from failure to understand. B) Pride. C) Most trustworthy one. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confusion resulting from failure to understand. 52. 'He' is the bafflement of ..... yard, ' A) A. Ireland. B) B. New Zealand. C) C. Scotland. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Scotland. 53. Macavity:the Mystery Cat is a ..... poem. A) Humprous. B) Didactic. C) Symbolic. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humprous. 54. What happens when the authorities reach the crime scene? A) Macavity's not there. B) Mavity's There. C) Macavity's away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macavity's not there. 55. How does the poem portray Macavity's intelligence? A) He is careless but lucky. B) He is highly thoughtful and cunning. C) He relies on brute strength. D) He is too lazy to plan his actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is highly thoughtful and cunning. 56. How are Macavity's eyes described? A) Bright and sparkling. B) Sunken in. C) Large and round. D) Narrow and slanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunken in. 57. What nickname is Macavity given in the poem? A) The Silent Purr. B) The Hidden Paw. C) The Invisible Cat. D) The Secret Claw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Hidden Paw. 58. Mungojerrie and Griddlebone are also- A) Dogs. B) Cats. C) Monkeys. D) Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cats. 59. Macavity leaves Scotland Yard in bafflement, but who does he leave in despair? A) The Serious Fraud Squad. B) The Flying Squad. C) The Serious Crimes Unit. D) Special Branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Flying Squad. 60. Macavity is the pet cat of ..... A) T.S Eliot. B) D.H Lawrence. C) Walt Whitman. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T.S Eliot. Next →Related QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 English Chapter Poem 3 Macavity The Mystery Cat Quiz 2Class 8 English Chapter Poem 3 Macavity The Mystery Cat Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books