Mrs Midas Quizzes

Mrs Midas Quiz

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

The kitchen

The caravan

The bedroom
2 What bothers Mrs Midas the most about her husband's wish?
His lack of forethought

His selfishness

His idiocy

His greed
3 Which foods are referenced in the poem?
Hamburgers, french fries, apples, and salmon.

Apples, trout, bread, hamburgers, and chocolate.

Pears, corn, fast food, trout, and apples.

Pears, corn, cod, steak, and buttermilk.
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)

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)

we grew Fondante d’Automne – / and it sat in his palm, like a lightbulb. (Lines 10-11)
5 "Mrs Midas" appears in which of Carol Ann Duffy's collections?
Standing Female Nude (1985)

Selling Manhattan (1987)

The World's Wife (1999)

Rapture (2003)
6 What does Mrs Midas dream about the night after her husband's wish comes true?
The music of Pan

Her husband's embrace

A bowl of apples

Giving birth to a golden child
7 Which best describes Mrs Midas's attitude toward her husband?
Loving and supportive

Angry and mournful

Exasperated but accepting

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

4

7
10 Which is an example of simile in the poem?
We’d a caravan in the wilds, in a glade of its own (Lines 49-50)

But now I feared his honeyed embrace, / the kiss that would turn my lips to a work of art. (Lines 41-42)

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

its little tongue / like a precious latch (Lines 45-46)
11 Which perspective is the poem told from?
First person

Limited third-person

Second person

Omniscient third-person
12 What does the word "luteous" mean in Line 35?
A faint glow

Yellow tinged with green or brown

Solid gold

A flower stem
13 What does "a beautiful lemon mistake" (Line 57) refer to in the poem?
The golden table after Midas touched it

The golden trout in the river

The hare that Midas attempted to touch

Midas's footprints
14 In which month is the poem set?
October

June

September

August
15 What does Midas do after making his wish?
Laugh

Ask for wine

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)

a hare hung from a larch (Line 58)

then with my fingers wiped the other’s glass like a brow (Line 5)
17 Which Greek god is EXPLICITLY referenced in the poem?
Zeus

Pan

Dionysus

Demeter
18 What is an allegory?
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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 story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
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 is a creative retelling of the myth through a feminist lens.

Mrs Midas alludes to the myth, but is actually about the Field of the Cloth of Gold.

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?
Wear protective gloves before touching him.

Lock the cat in the cellar.

Demand that he move out.

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

Flies

Deer

Hare
23 Which of the following is NOT alluded to in the poem?
the Field of the Cloth of Gold

Miss Macready

the Greek god Pan

the Bible
24 What "stopped" Mrs Midas "dead" due to memories of her husband (Line 65)?
Golden trout

Hearing the music of Pan

A dream about their baby

A bowl of apples
25 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the poem?
the trauma of war

mortality

marriage and relationships

greed and masculinity

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