Chapter: Major Barbara - George Bernard Shaw
1.

Lomax will not receive his trust fund until he is

A. 30
B. 35
C. 37
D. 39
Answer» B. 35
2.

The Undershaft tradition is to appoint

A. The eldest son as successor
B. The youngest son as successor
C. A foundling as successor
D. A brilliant daughter as successor
Answer» C. A foundling as successor
3.

Barbara is pleased that her father is going to visit them because

A. She misses him
B. She has something important to tell him
C. He had always wanted to give her monetary help
D. He had a soul to be saved
Answer» D. He had a soul to be saved
4.

The bargain that Barbara and her father struck was that

A. Each would try to convert the other to their cause
B. Each would try to convert as many converts as possible to their cause
C. Each would try to excel in uplifting the poor
D. Each would try to surpass the other in acquiring wealth
Answer» A. Each would try to convert the other to their cause
5.

Britomart accused Cusins of joining the Salvation Army to

A. Play the trumpet
B. Convert people to the worship of Dionysus
C. To worship Barbara
D. Help people in the Army
Answer» C. To worship Barbara
6.

Barbara realizes that those who hold the means of salvation are

A. Holy people
B. Humble people
C. Talented writers
D. Millionaires
Answer» D. Millionaires
7.

A Doll’s House opens on

A. New Year’s Eve
B. Passover Eve
C. Christmas Eve
D. Palm Sunday
Answer» C. Christmas Eve
8.

Barbara is engaged to

A. Adolphus Cusins
B. Charles Lomax
C. Bill Walker
D. Horace Bodger
Answer» A. Adolphus Cusins
9.

What does Undershaft identify as necessary for salvation?

A. Money and religion
B. Morality and money
C. Money and gunpowder
D. Money and marriage
Answer» C. Money and gunpowder
10.

What job does Peter Shirley take on at the foundry?

A. Gravedigger
B. Gatekeeper
C. Foreman
D. Driver
Answer» B. Gatekeeper
11.

Where do Cusin’s parents reside?

A. Canada
B. India
C. Spain
D. Australia
Answer» D. Australia
12.

Who steals Bill Walker’s money?

A. Rummy Mitchens
B. Jenny Hill
C. Snobby Price
D. Peter Shirley
Answer» C. Snobby Price
13.

What profession does Undershaft suggest to Stephen?

A. A politician
B. A philosopher
C. A Professor
D. A lawyer
Answer» A. A politician
14.

When Sarah is to be married to her fiancé Charles Lomax, at what age could Lomax come into his wealth?

A. Twenty one
B. Eighteen
C. Thirty five
D. Twenty seven.
Answer» C. Thirty five
15.

To what does Andrew Undershaft compare his munition factory to and found many similarities with?

A. His daughter’s upbringing
B. The Salvation Army
C. Lady Britomart’s outlook on life
D. None of the above
Answer» B. The Salvation Army
16.

When Bill Walker refused to give his name to Barbara, she had to write down his name as _________

A. The homeless man
B. The man with no food
C. The man who struck Jenny
D. The man with a temper
Answer» C. The man who struck Jenny
17.

To whom did Barbara say that one cannot ‘buy’ his/her salvation?

A. Lady Britomart
B. Adolphus Cusins
C. Charles Lomax
D. Andrew Undershaft
Answer» D. Andrew Undershaft
18.

To whom did Barbara say that The Salvation Army cannot be bought?

A. Bill Walker
B. Andrew Undershaft
C. Mrs. Baines
D. Bodger
Answer» A. Bill Walker
19.

Both Lady Britomart and Andrew Undershaft said that Stephen would make a good journalist because of what?

A. Because he was good at spending a lot of money
B. Because he knows how to use words that have no meaning
C. Because he liked to ask a lot of questions
D. Because there was no one who was vain enough like him
Answer» B. Because he knows how to use words that have no meaning
20.

What is Cusins’s first name?

A. Horace
B. Adolphus
C. Charles
D. Andrew
Answer» B. Adolphus
21.

What is the inscription on the dome of the Labor Church in Perivale St. Andrews?

A. If God gave the hand, let not man withhold the sword.
B. No man is good enough to be another man’s master
C. To man the weapon: the heaven the victory
D. All have the right to fight: None have the right to judge
Answer» B. No man is good enough to be another man’s master
22.

Who is Lord Saxmundham?

A. Andrew Undershaft
B. Lazarus
C. Horace Bodger
D. Todger Fairmille
Answer» C. Horace Bodger
23.

What does Undershaft identify as necessary to Salvation?

A. Baptism and first communion
B. Money and gunpowder
C. Money and mind
D. Money and courage
Answer» B. Money and gunpowder
24.

What profession does Undershaft suggest to Stephen?

A. To become a politician
B. To write
C. To become a philosopher
D. To go into law
Answer» A. To become a politician
25.

Who does Barbara ask for at the end of the play?

A. God
B. Undershaft
C. Cusins
D. Lady Britomart
Answer» D. Lady Britomart
26.

In Major Barbara, how old is Lady Britomart Undershaft

A. 44
B. 47
C. 49
D. In her fifties
Answer» D. In her fifties
27.

Lady Britomart and her children lives in Wilton Crescent in the city of

A. Southamthon
B. London
C. West Ham
D. Birmingham
Answer» B. London
28.

Who does Adolphus Cusins believe is responsible for providing Barbara?

A. Himself
B. Lady Britomart
C. Mr. Undershaft
D. Stephen Undershaft
Answer» C. Mr. Undershaft
29.

The Salvation Army only takes what type of people

A. Bad people that need to be saved
B. Religious people
C. Hard workers
D. Good people who are out of work
Answer» A. Bad people that need to be saved
30.

What is the primary reason Mr. Undershaft does not want Stephen to inherit the business?

A. Stephen is too young
B. Stephen is skittish
C. Stephen is not a foundling
D. Stephen is incompetent
Answer» C. Stephen is not a foundling
31.

What changed Barbara’s opinion on the source of power?

A. Seeing the success of his father
B. Seeing how easily a soul could be bought
C. Seeing the success of the Salvation Army
D. Seeing how easily a soul could be saved
Answer» B. Seeing how easily a soul could be bought
32.

According to Undershaft, what is the most destructive and worst of all crimes?

A. Lying
B. Thieving
C. Poverty
D. Laziness
Answer» C. Poverty
33.

Barbara symbolically leaves the Salvation Army when she ______ and hands it to her father.

A. Breaks her sword
B. Removes her badge of office
C. Rips up her enlistment form
D. Removes her whistle
Answer» B. Removes her badge of office
34.

Why did Cusins join the Salvation Army?

A. To help the poor
B. To save souls
C. To be in the band
D. To be with Barbara
Answer» D. To be with Barbara
Chapter: A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen
35.

Torvald accuses Nora of

A. Being lazy
B. Being too generous
C. Being wasteful
D. Being forgetful
Answer» C. Being wasteful
36.

Krogstad had sullied his reputation at the bank by

A. Being flirtatious
B. Being rude to customers
C. Forging signatures
D. Being late at work all the time
Answer» C. Forging signatures
37.

Krogstad tried to blackmail Nora because she

A. Had a secret lover that he knew about
B. Was his mistress even now
C. She was very flirtatious
D. She had forged her father’s signature
Answer» D. She had forged her father’s signature
38.

The amount of time that Nora had before her secret was revealed to her husband was

A. 30 hours
B. 31 hours
C. 32 hours
D. 33 hours
Answer» B. 31 hours
39.

Nora left the dollhouse mainly because

A. She was tired of the way her husband treated her
B. She did not love her husband anymore
C. She wanted to learn how to live life for herself
D. She was in love with Dr Rank
Answer» C. She wanted to learn how to live life for herself
40.

Whose signature did Nora forge to borrow money?

A. Torvald Helmer
B. Her father
C. Dr. Rank
D. Korgstad
Answer» B. Her father
41.

How much money did Nora borrow for her husband's treatment?

A. Twelve hundred dollars
B. Ten thousand dollars
C. Fifteen hundred dollars
D. Fourteen hundred dollars
Answer» A. Twelve hundred dollars
42.

How many children do Torvald and Nora have?

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer» C. three
43.

What does Nora expect Torvald to do when he learns about the forgery?

A. Divorce her
B. Take the blame himself
C. Report her to the police
D. Act as if nothing happened
Answer» B. Take the blame himself
44.

What is the last thing the audience of A Doll's House hears?

A. The sound of a door slamming
B. The sound of laughter
C. The sound of children crying
D. The sound of a gun shot
Answer» A. The sound of a door slamming
45.

Which of the following phrases is not used by Torvald Helmer as terms of endearment and condescension for Nora?

A. little skylark
B. little squirrel
C. little featherbrain
D. sweet kitten
Answer» A. little skylark
46.

Why does Torvald never take his wife Nora seriously?

A. Because she has a sweet tooth and cannot be trusted
B. Because he thinks her childlike and calls her his doll
C. Because Nora like to twitter about and sing
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Because he thinks her childlike and calls her his doll
47.

When Dr. Rank sees Nils Krogstad, he characterized him as

A. Angry and bitter
B. Full of lies
C. Unhelpful and a nuisance
D. Morally diseased
Answer» D. Morally diseased
48.

When Christine Linde goes to meet with Nora, she tells her that she had been widowed for the past

A. Three years
B. Two years
C. Five years
D. Seven years
Answer» A. Three years
49.

What is the significance of the title of the play A Doll’s House?

A. The Helmer’s children symbolised dolls
B. Torvald was a famous dollmaker
C. The Helmer’s house is small and represents the children
D. Nora is a doll that is being owned and played with
Answer» D. Nora is a doll that is being owned and played with
50.

What kind of relationship did Krogstad and Christine have years earlier?

A. They were enemies
B. They were engaged
C. They were friends
D. They were married
Answer» B. They were engaged
51.

“When a poor girl’s been in trouble she must make the best of things,” who said this line in the play, A Doll’s House?

A. Nora
B. Christine
C. Anne
D. Dr. Rank
Answer» C. Anne
52.

Mr. Rank is by occupation

A. a lawyer
B. a medical practitioner
C. an engineer
D. a businessman
Answer» B. a medical practitioner
53.

What did Mrs. Kristine Linde’s husband leave behind after his death?

A. A huge mansion on the outskirts of Paris
B. 1.5 million euros
C. Not even a broken heart to grieve over.
D. Three children.
Answer» C. Not even a broken heart to grieve over.
54.

One of the following persons helped Nora in procuring a loan. Who is he/she?

A. Torvald Helmer
B. Mrs. Kristine Linde
C. Nora’s father
D. Krogstad
Answer» D. Krogstad
55.

“All these eight years…this woman who was my pride and joy…a hypocrite, a liar, worse than that, a criminal!” Who said this?

A. Torvald Helmer
B. Krogstad
C. Nora’s father
D. Mr. Linde
Answer» A. Torvald Helmer
56.

“Nils, what about us two castaways joining forces.” Who said this and to whom?

A. Nora to Torvald Helmer
B. Nora to Krogstad
C. Mrs. Linde to Krogstad
D. Mrs. Linde to Nora Helmer
Answer» C. Mrs. Linde to Krogstad
57.

Helmer calls Nora by the following name.

A. My little skylark
B. My little bird
C. My dear grasshopper
D. My dear apple
Answer» A. My little skylark
58.

Mrs. Christine Linde arrived at Nora’s house to seek

A. employment
B. money
C. her husband
D. her children
Answer» A. employment
59.

Dr. Rank has always been secretly in love with ________.

A. Christine Linde
B. Anne Marie
C. Nora Helmer
D. Helen
Answer» C. Nora Helmer
60.

For Nora Helmer, it is a wonderful thing to be

A. famous
B. rich
C. lying and cheating
D. alive and happy
Answer» D. alive and happy
61.

Nora Helmer owed money to _________.

A. Krogstad
B. Dr. Rank
C. Christine Linde
D. Helmer
Answer» A. Krogstad
62.

Nora and Helmer have ________ small children.

A. two
B. five
C. three
D. four
Answer» C. three
63.

According to Nora, she has been treated like a __________ for her whole life by her father, then by her husband.

A. doll
B. child
C. criminal
D. mother
Answer» A. doll
Chapter: Look Back in Anger - John Osborne
64.

Jimmy’s main complaint about Alison is that

A. She easily gets used to everything
B. She is too fond of ironing
C. She flirts with Cliff in front of him
D. She is a spendthrift
Answer» A. She easily gets used to everything
65.

Jimmy called his wife

A. “Goddess Aphrodite”
B. “Helen of Troy”
C. “Lady Pusillanimous”
D. “Goddess of Silence”
Answer» C. “Lady Pusillanimous”
66.

Alison confesses to Cliff that she hits back and hurt Jimmy intentionally by

A. Yelling back at him
B. Laughing at his insults
C. Hitting him with any weapon at hand
D. Remaining silent
Answer» D. Remaining silent
67.

Jimmy and Alison have been living together for

A. A year
B. 2 years
C. 3 years
D. 4 years
Answer» D. 4 years
68.

The bear and squirrel game allows Jimmy and Alison to

A. Be stripped of class distinctions
B. Be filled with love for each other
C. Be free from their problems of poverty
D. Be free to dream that they are in an animal world
Answer» A. Be stripped of class distinctions
69.

When Alison left, Cliff was angry at Helena because he felt that she

A. Had persuaded Alison to leave
B. Was responsible for the quarrels
C. Was in love with Jimmy
D. Had unfairly disrupted their world
Answer» D. Had unfairly disrupted their world
70.

What is Alison doing at the opening of the play Look Back in Anger?

A. reading
B. cooking
C. ironing
D. cleaning
Answer» C. ironing
71.

Cliff was by birth

A. Irish
B. Welsh
C. Scottish
D. Italian
Answer» B. Welsh
72.

Helena was by profession

A. an actress
B. a singer
C. a dancer
D. a musician
Answer» A. an actress
73.

Jimmy calls his wife Alison Lady Pusillanimous because

A. she is quick to anger
B. she has a loving relationship with Cliff
C. she remains quiet and detached
D. she acts high and mighty
Answer» C. she remains quiet and detached
74.

According to Jimmy Porter Alison has the passion of a

A. tiger
B. bear
C. lion
D. python
Answer» D. python
75.

How old was Jimmy when his father passed away after coming back from the war in Spain?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
Answer» A. 10
76.

The play, Look Back in Anger focuses primarily on the trials and experiences of the urban working class and is one of the first genre to be labelled as

A. Theatre of the Absurd
B. Comedy
C. Farce drama
D. Kitchen Sink realism
Answer» D. Kitchen Sink realism
77.

At the beginning of Look Back in Anger, what is Alison Porter seen to be doing?

A. Cleaning
B. Arguing
C. Ironing
D. Sleeping
Answer» C. Ironing
78.

What does the Bishop of Bromley encourage all Christians to support according to Jimmy Porter?

A. Food rations
B. The H-Bomb
C. The Monarchy
D. Nuclear disarmament
Answer» B. The H-Bomb
79.

What was the reason Jimmy Porter gave in his anger as to why no one reads the newspaper anymore?

A. They cannot rise from their ignorant sloth
B. The papers have been replaced by movie theatres
C. People cannot be bothered to have their own thoughts
D. The papers do not engage the people
Answer» A. They cannot rise from their ignorant sloth
80.

Jimmy Porter believes that it is ‘pretty dreary’ to be living in what age?

A. The Victorian Age
B. The Modern Age
C. The Postcolonial Age
D. The American Age
Answer» D. The American Age
81.

Why was Jimmy angry with Alison on their wedding night?

A. He discovered she already had multiple lovers
B. He discovered she only married him for convenience
C. He discovered she was a virgin
D. He discovered she was in love with Cliff
Answer» C. He discovered she was a virgin
82.

Alison’s mother would stop at nothing to keep Jimmy from her and Jimmy underestimates her strength and says she is as

A. Rough as a night at a Bombay brothel, and as tough as a matelot’s arm
B. A tiger that would bleed him to death at the cost of anything
C. Satan, rather mad and controlling of everything around her
D. A sailor who was out to sea for weeks on end
Answer» A. Rough as a night at a Bombay brothel, and as tough as a matelot’s arm
83.

The opening scene of Look back in Anger takes place in one of the following days.

A. Monday evening in the apartment
B. Sunday morning in the apartment
C. Tuesday evening by the sea shore
D. Tuesday evening in the apartment
Answer» B. Sunday morning in the apartment
84.

Who is the friend living together with Jimmy Porter and Alison?

A. Cliff Lewis
B. Richard Cliff
C. Thomas Cliff
D. Cliff Raymond
Answer» A. Cliff Lewis
85.

The game Alison and Jimmy play in Act one is called

A. Fox and Jackal
B. Fox and squirrel
C. Cat and mouse
D. Bear and squirrel
Answer» D. Bear and squirrel
86.

Why according to Alison did Jimmy Porter want to marry her?

A. Because he loved her dearly
B. Because she is rich
C. Because she belonged to the traditional upper class
D. Because Alison’s parents disapproved and that made Jimmy want to marry her no matter what.
Answer» D. Because Alison’s parents disapproved and that made Jimmy want to marry her no matter what.
87.

Why did Jimmy want Alison to go to the hospital with him?

A. To see Hugh’s mum who is dying of a stroke
B. To see Alison’s father
C. To see the ailing armymen
D. To see a dying child
Answer» A. To see Hugh’s mum who is dying of a stroke
88.

The musical instrument Jimmy plays offstage is

A. His guitar
B. His piano
C. His trumpet
D. His drumset
Answer» A. His guitar
89.

Look Back in Anger Act II opens with Jimmy playing

A. a piano
B. a guitar
C. a harmonica
D. a Jazz trumpet
Answer» D. a Jazz trumpet
90.

Who finally left Jimmy at the end of the play?

A. Cliff
B. Alison
C. Madeline
D. Helena
Answer» D. Helena
Explanation: When Alison returns then this makes Helena realize that she was doing wrong and she leaves Jimmy with Alison
91.

Who was a close friend of Jimmy Porter?

A. Col. Redfern
B. Nigel
C. Helena Charles
D. Cliff Lewis
Answer» D. Cliff Lewis
92.

Hugh decided to leave for China

A. to write a novel
B. to run a business
C. to study
D. to start a factory
Answer» A. to write a novel
93.

Which of the following do the Porters have in the house?

A. A television
B. A gas stove
C. A chest of drawers
D. A leather armchair
Answer» A. A television
94.

What is Cliff's surname?

A. Lewis
B. Jones
C. Porter
D. Rhys
Answer» A. Lewis
95.

How old are both Cliff and Jimmy?

A. 25
B. 32
C. 28
D. 31
Answer» A. 25
Chapter: The Birthday Party - Harold Pinter
96.

Goldberg and McCann have come to the boarding house to

A. See Petey and Meg
B. Enjoy a holiday
C. Do a job
D. Visit Stanley
Answer» C. Do a job
97.

McCann was methodically tearing pages of newspapers into

A. 2 equal strips
B. 3 equal strips
C. 4 equal strips5 equal strips
D. 5 equal strips
Answer» D. 5 equal strips
98.

When McCann observes that Stanley appears depressed on his birthday, Stanley

A. Says that he has a headache
B. Says that it’s not his birthday
C. Says that he is not depressed
D. Tells McCann to go away
Answer» B. Says that it’s not his birthday
99.

The broken drum that symbolises mental instability represents

A. Petey
B. Stanley
C. Goldberg
D. McCann
Answer» B. Stanley
100.

Meg’s fear of the wheelbarrow reflects her fear of

A. Death
B. Sickness
C. Movement
D. Accident
Answer» C. Movement
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