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Quiz about Robert Burns To a Mouse Gobbets

Robert Burns: "To a Mouse" Gobbets Quiz

A gobbet is an extract of text. You must fill in the missing word. This quiz has a lot of Lowland Scots!

A multiple-choice quiz by RoyalVishIII. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
RoyalVishIII

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,026

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
213

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "Wee, sleekit, cowrn', tim'rous beastie,
O, what _____ is in thy breastie!
Thou need na start awa sae hasty,"

Which word fills the blank? Hint

panic

hope

fear

love

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. "Wi' bickering ______!
I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,
Wi' murd'ring pattle!"

Which word fills the blank?

Answer: ((rhymes with prattle))

3. "I'm truly sorry Man's dominion
Has broken Nature's __________,
An' justifies that ill opinion,
Which makes thee startle,
At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,
An' fellow-mortal!"

Which word fills the blank?

Answer: (two words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. "I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve;
What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!
A ________ in a thrave 'S a sma' request:
I'll get a blessin wi' the lave,
An' never miss't!"

Which word fills the blank? (This is 2 words. Don't put hyphens).

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin!
It's silly wa's the win's are strewin!
An' naething, now, to big a new ane,
O' foggage green!
An' bleak December's ________ ensuin,
Baith snell an' keen!"

Which word fills the blank?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. "That wee-bit heap o' leaves an' stibble,
Has cost thee monie a weary ______!
Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble,
But house or hald,
To thole the Winter's sleety dribble,
An' cranreuch cauld!"

Which word fills the blank?
Hint

drizzle

neither of these

trifle

nibble

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Question 7 of 10

7. "But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane,
In proving _________ may be vain:
The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men,"

Which word fills the blank?
Hint

neither of these

farming

foresight

foreseeing

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but _____ an' pain,
For promis'd joy!"

Which word fills the blank?
Hint

hardship

grief

cruelty

neither of these

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Still, thou art blest, compar'd wi' me!
The ______ only toucheth thee:
But Och! I backward cast my e'e,"

Which word fills the blank?
Hint

neither of these

past

present

future

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Question 10 of 10

10. "On prospects _____!
An' forward, tho' I canna see,
I guess an' fear!"

The word to fill in is "drear".

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Wee, sleekit, cowrn', tim'rous beastie, O, what _____ is in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty," Which word fills the blank?

Answer: panic

In Burns' poems, there are numerous Lowland Scots words. Awa means away in Scots, and na means never. This stanza of the poem was written on Burns' birthday, or so it is said.

2. "Wi' bickering ______! I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee, Wi' murd'ring pattle!" Which word fills the blank?

Answer: brattle

A pattle, in Scots, means a plough.

3. "I'm truly sorry Man's dominion Has broken Nature's __________, An' justifies that ill opinion, Which makes thee startle, At me, thy poor, earth-born companion, An' fellow-mortal!" Which word fills the blank?

Answer: social union

Burns always was wondering about how man came to triumph over other creatures.

4. "I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve; What then? poor beastie, thou maun live! A ________ in a thrave 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin wi' the lave, An' never miss't!" Which word fills the blank? (This is 2 words. Don't put hyphens).

Answer: daimen icker

A daimen icker is an ear of corn. The mouse is requesting for an ear of corn, or food in general.

5. "Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin! It's silly wa's the win's are strewin! An' naething, now, to big a new ane, O' foggage green! An' bleak December's ________ ensuin, Baith snell an' keen!" Which word fills the blank?

Answer: winds

Robert Burns was also known as Rabbie Burns; he felt sympathetic to the plight of animals.

6. "That wee-bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee monie a weary ______! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the Winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld!" Which word fills the blank?

Answer: nibble

Robert Burns died in Dumfries, in 1796.

7. "But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane, In proving _________ may be vain: The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men," Which word fills the blank?

Answer: foresight

This poem provided John Steinbeck with the title of his novel "Of Mice and Men".

8. "Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but _____ an' pain, For promis'd joy!" Which word fills the blank?

Answer: grief

Before Communist Russia, Burns' poems were inspiration for the Russian poor.

9. "Still, thou art blest, compar'd wi' me! The ______ only toucheth thee: But Och! I backward cast my e'e," Which word fills the blank?

Answer: present

The Bible was an inspiration for Burns to write his poems.

10. "On prospects _____! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear!" The word to fill in is "drear".

Answer: True

Burns, like the mouse also faced many hardships before he died. His farm was constantly failing, he was in debt, and suffered from poor health.

Source: Author RoyalVishIII

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