Mrs Midas Quizzes

Mrs Midas Quiz

1 Where is the speaker in the first stanza?
The bedroom

The garden

The kitchen

The caravan
2 What bothers Mrs Midas the most about her husband's wish?
His selfishness

His greed

His idiocy

His lack of forethought
3 Which foods are referenced in the poem?
Pears, corn, fast food, trout, and apples.

Hamburgers, french fries, apples, and salmon.

Pears, corn, cod, steak, and buttermilk.

Apples, trout, bread, hamburgers, and chocolate.
4 Which of the following is an example of personification in the poem?
I gazed, entranced, / as the blue flame played on its luteous stem. (Lines 34-35)

we grew Fondante d’Automne – / and it sat in his palm, like a lightbulb. (Lines 10-11)

The kitchen filled with the smell of itself, relaxed, its steamy breath / gently blanching the windows (Lines 2 - 3)

Within seconds he was spitting out the teeth of the rich. (Line 20)
5 "Mrs Midas" appears in which of Carol Ann Duffy's collections?
Standing Female Nude (1985)

Rapture (2003)

The World's Wife (1999)

Selling Manhattan (1987)
6 What does Mrs Midas dream about the night after her husband's wish comes true?
Her husband's embrace

Giving birth to a golden child

A bowl of apples

The music of Pan
7 Which best describes Mrs Midas's attitude toward her husband?
Loving and supportive

Exasperated but accepting

Angry and mournful

Cold and uncaring
8 What does "halcyon" mean in Line 41?
Chaotically passionate

A golden, glowing light

A type of gold

A past time that was idyllic and peaceful
9 How many lines does each stanza have?
6

5

7

4
10 Which is an example of simile in the poem?
But now I feared his honeyed embrace, / the kiss that would turn my lips to a work of art. (Lines 41-42)

We’d a caravan in the wilds, in a glade of its own (Lines 49-50)

its little tongue / like a precious latch (Lines 45-46)

The kitchen filled with the smell of itself, relaxed, its steamy breath / gently blanching the windows (Lines 2 - 3)
11 Which perspective is the poem told from?
Second person

First person

Omniscient third-person

Limited third-person
12 What does the word "luteous" mean in Line 35?
Yellow tinged with green or brown

Solid gold

A faint glow

A flower stem
13 What does "a beautiful lemon mistake" (Line 57) refer to in the poem?
The hare that Midas attempted to touch

The golden trout in the river

Midas's footprints

The golden table after Midas touched it
14 In which month is the poem set?
August

September

October

June
15 What does Midas do after making his wish?
Ask for wine

Laugh

Enter the house

All of the above
16 Which is an example of alliteration used in the poem?
under the cover of dark (Line 53)

its perfect ore limbs, its little tongue (Line 50)

then with my fingers wiped the other’s glass like a brow (Line 5)

a hare hung from a larch (Line 58)
17 Which Greek god is EXPLICITLY referenced in the poem?
Pan

Zeus

Demeter

Dionysus
18 What is an allegory?
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
19 What does the word "caravan" mean in Line 49?
A group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa.

A vehicle equipped for living in, typically a trailer towed by a car and used when traveling for recreation.

A covered horse-drawn wagon.

Any large group of people, typically with vehicles or animals, traveling together in single file.
20 Which of the following describes the relationship between the myth of Midas and the poem "Mrs Midas?"
Mrs Midas alludes to the myth, but is actually about the Field of the Cloth of Gold.

Mrs Midas is a creative retelling of the myth through a feminist lens.

Mrs Midas is an ironic commentary on the myth.

Mrs Midas is a translation of the myth.
21 What does Mrs Midas NOT do in response to Midas's ability to turn everything he touches into gold?
Demand that he move out.

Lock the cat in the cellar.

Wear protective gloves before touching him.

Put a chair in front of her bedroom door.
22 Which of the following animals is NOT referenced in the poem?
Deer

Flies

Trout

Hare
23 Which of the following is NOT alluded to in the poem?
the Bible

the Field of the Cloth of Gold

Miss Macready

the Greek god Pan
24 What "stopped" Mrs Midas "dead" due to memories of her husband (Line 65)?
A bowl of apples

Hearing the music of Pan

Golden trout

A dream about their baby
25 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the poem?
mortality

the trauma of war

marriage and relationships

greed and masculinity

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