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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in English (MA English) , English (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 51. |
Ginsberg’s vision of America in “America” is inspired from? |
| A. | walt whitman |
| B. | ralph waldo emerson |
| C. | robert frost |
| D. | edgar alan poe |
| Answer» A. walt whitman | |
| 52. |
Sylvia Plath's poetry is considered part of which movement? |
| A. | modernism |
| B. | confessional poetry |
| C. | realism |
| D. | romanticism |
| Answer» B. confessional poetry | |
| 53. |
The only novel written by Sylvia Plath is? |
| A. | ariel |
| B. | the colossus |
| C. | life studies |
| D. | the bell jar |
| Answer» D. the bell jar | |
| 54. |
What is the literary device used throughout the poem “Edge?” |
| A. | enjambment |
| B. | alliteration |
| C. | assonance |
| D. | internal rhyme |
| Answer» A. enjambment | |
| 55. |
Which character from Greek mythology is used by Plath in her poem “Edge?” |
| A. | medusa |
| B. | medea |
| C. | aerope |
| D. | canace |
| Answer» B. medea | |
| 56. |
In his essay, "Self-Reliance" Emerson likens self-esteem with what? |
| A. | the ego |
| B. | nature |
| C. | a child |
| D. | a psalm |
| Answer» C. a child | |
| 57. |
In "Self-Reliance," Emerson talks about how individuals should not conform to what? |
| A. | the church\s morals |
| B. | societal norms |
| C. | the ego |
| D. | their intuition |
| Answer» B. societal norms | |
| 58. |
What is the name of the journal launched by the Transcendentalists? |
| A. | the eye |
| B. | transcend |
| C. | the dial |
| D. | nature |
| Answer» C. the dial | |
| 59. |
What is NOT one of the influences upon Emerson's thinking? |
| A. | idealism |
| B. | epicureanism |
| C. | stoicism |
| D. | romanticism |
| Answer» B. epicureanism | |
| 60. |
What is society compared to in “Self Reliance?” |
| A. | chaos |
| B. | joint-stock company |
| C. | conspiracy |
| D. | nothing |
| Answer» B. joint-stock company | |
| 61. |
Why must men seek solitude as mentioned in “Self Reliance?”? |
| A. | to value society upon return |
| B. | to experience nature |
| C. | to think without the influence of society |
| D. | to find god |
| Answer» C. to think without the influence of society | |
| 62. |
What does Emerson consider a valid form of prayer in “Self Reliance?”? |
| A. | latin liturgy |
| B. | a long, quiet walk |
| C. | meditation |
| D. | right action |
| Answer» D. right action | |
| 63. |
On what basis does progress occur as mentioned in “Self Reliance?” |
| A. | spiritual |
| B. | individual |
| C. | societal |
| D. | corporate |
| Answer» B. individual | |
| 64. |
What does Emerson say has made men weak and afraid of truth in “Self Reliance?”? |
| A. | politics |
| B. | indifference |
| C. | fear |
| D. | pretence |
| Answer» D. pretence | |
| 65. |
Why do people not trust themselves as mentioned in “Self Reliance?” |
| A. | they\ve never had a pure thought |
| B. | societal disapproval and foolish consistency |
| C. | fear of failure |
| D. | they are separated from nature |
| Answer» B. societal disapproval and foolish consistency | |
| 66. |
What is the "hobgoblin of little minds as mentioned in “Self Reliance?” |
| A. | greed |
| B. | lust |
| C. | consistency |
| D. | envy |
| Answer» C. consistency | |
| 67. |
According to Emerson, what does every educated man eventually realize in “Self Reliance?” |
| A. | perspective is flawed |
| B. | life is fleeting |
| C. | wealth is subjective |
| D. | envy is ignorance |
| Answer» D. envy is ignorance | |
| 68. |
Which body part has Ahab lost to Moby Dick? |
| A. | his leg |
| B. | his arm |
| C. | his eye |
| D. | his fingers |
| Answer» A. his leg | |
| 69. |
What is the name of Ahab’s ship? |
| A. | the town-ho |
| B. | the rachel |
| C. | the samuel enderby |
| D. | the pequod |
| Answer» D. the pequod | |
| 70. |
What is Ishmael's reason for signing up for a whaling voyage? |
| A. | he wishes to study cetology. |
| B. | he has debts that he must quickly repay. |
| C. | he has lost his wife and has no reason to stay on land. |
| D. | he thinks that going to sea provides fresh exercise. |
| Answer» D. he thinks that going to sea provides fresh exercise. | |
| 71. |
To which historical person does Ishmael compare Queequeg? |
| A. | thomas jefferson |
| B. | george washington |
| C. | julius caesar |
| D. | oliver cromwell |
| Answer» B. george washington | |
| 72. |
Which character is the only survivor from the Pequod? |
| A. | ahab |
| B. | queequeg |
| C. | ishmael |
| D. | starbuck |
| Answer» C. ishmael | |
| 73. |
What is the importance of the colour of the whale? |
| A. | it changes depending on one\s perspective of the whale. |
| B. | it is not a colour, in fact, but is in fact the absence of colour. |
| C. | it perfectly mirrors the colour of ahab\s skin. |
| D. | it means that moby dick represents purity and innocence. |
| Answer» B. it is not a colour, in fact, but is in fact the absence of colour. | |
| 74. |
What does Ahab promise to whoever first spots Moby Dick? |
| A. | use of his cabin |
| B. | an antique harpoon |
| C. | a share of the pequod\s profits |
| D. | a gold doubloon |
| Answer» D. a gold doubloon | |
| 75. |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can best be described as: |
| A. | a social commentary |
| B. | an epic |
| C. | an abolitionist novel |
| D. | a humour novel |
| Answer» A. a social commentary | |
| 76. |
Huck's Pap returns because he: |
| A. | wants huck\s money |
| B. | wants revenge on judge thatcher |
| C. | misses his son |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» A. wants huck\s money | |
| 77. |
When Jim first sees Huck Finn on the island, he thinks Huck: |
| A. | is a ghost |
| B. | has run away from home |
| C. | has come to arrest him |
| D. | is trying to bewitch him |
| Answer» A. is a ghost | |
| 78. |
Jim runs away from Miss Watson because: |
| A. | she is planning to sell him to a slave trader who will take him to new orleans |
| B. | he wants to spend time with huck |
| C. | he is tired of being a slave |
| D. | he wants to be re-united with his family |
| Answer» A. she is planning to sell him to a slave trader who will take him to new orleans | |
| 79. |
The river best serves as a symbol of which of the following in Huckleberry Finn? |
| A. | equality |
| B. | slavery |
| C. | freedom |
| D. | commerce |
| Answer» C. freedom | |
| 80. |
Huck assumes all of the following identities except: |
| A. | tom sawyer |
| B. | george peters |
| C. | thomas smith |
| D. | sarah williams |
| Answer» C. thomas smith | |
| 81. |
From which family do the Duke and the Dauphin try to steal the inheritance in Huckleberry Finn? |
| A. | the wilks |
| B. | the shepherdsons |
| C. | the grangerfords |
| D. | the phelps |
| Answer» A. the wilks | |
| 82. |
What is Benjy's "graveyard" in The Sound and the Fury? |
| A. | two blue glass bottles full of flowers |
| B. | a patch of jimson weed |
| C. | the grave of a dead pet |
| D. | a pile of stones |
| Answer» A. two blue glass bottles full of flowers | |
| 83. |
Why is Benjy's name changed in The Sound and the Fury? |
| A. | as a punishment for bad behaviour |
| B. | because father wants him to have his name |
| C. | because uncle maury is offended |
| D. | because mother wants to get rid of the "curse" |
| Answer» D. because mother wants to get rid of the "curse" | |
| 84. |
What attribute of Caddy does Benjy frequently note in The Sound and the Fury? |
| A. | has nightmares |
| B. | is a tomboy |
| C. | is afraid of her brothers |
| D. | smells like trees |
| Answer» D. smells like trees | |
| 85. |
The character Damuddy in The Sound and the Fury is |
| A. | caddy’s daughter |
| B. | the compson’s cook |
| C. | the family name for carolyn compson |
| D. | the grandmother of the compson children |
| Answer» D. the grandmother of the compson children | |
| 86. |
The entire Quentin section in The Sound and the Fury is told over a period of |
| A. | a christmas vacation from his studies at harvard |
| B. | an unspecified block of years |
| C. | one day |
| D. | the year before caddy’s marriage |
| Answer» C. one day | |
| 87. |
What is the name of Son’s hometown in Tar Baby? |
| A. | tallahassee |
| B. | tampa |
| C. | elbow |
| D. | eloe |
| Answer» D. eloe | |
| 88. |
What pest invades Valerian’s greenhouse in Tar Baby? |
| A. | ants |
| B. | mice |
| C. | snakes |
| D. | wasps |
| Answer» A. ants | |
| 89. |
What did Thérèse used to do as a job? |
| A. | she was a cook. |
| B. | she was a tour guide. |
| C. | she was a wet nurse. |
| D. | she was a janitor. |
| Answer» C. she was a wet nurse. | |
| 90. |
What is the play Emperor Jones an allegory for? |
| A. | parenthood |
| B. | marriage |
| C. | integration |
| D. | u.s. imperialism |
| Answer» D. u.s. imperialism | |
| 91. |
What was the original title of the play Emperor Jones? |
| A. | the silver bullet |
| B. | the indies |
| C. | the escape |
| D. | the emperor brutus |
| Answer» A. the silver bullet | |
| 92. |
What is the only item of furniture in the palace of the emperor in Emperor Jones? |
| A. | a rocking chair |
| B. | a couch |
| C. | an ottoman |
| D. | a throne |
| Answer» D. a throne | |
| 93. |
Who is the only subject in the palace in Emperor Jones? |
| A. | derek |
| B. | an old woman |
| C. | jeff |
| D. | lem |
| Answer» B. an old woman | |
| 94. |
What weapon is Smithers carrying in Emperor Jones? |
| A. | a whip |
| B. | a gun |
| C. | a sword |
| D. | a bomb |
| Answer» A. a whip | |
| 95. |
Who tried to assassinate Jones in Emperor Jones? |
| A. | jeff |
| B. | smithers |
| C. | lem |
| D. | the old woman |
| Answer» C. lem | |
| 96. |
What did Jones tell his subjects was the only thing that could kill him in Emperor Jones? |
| A. | a silver bullet |
| B. | poison |
| C. | a knife |
| D. | an arrow |
| Answer» A. a silver bullet | |
| 97. |
Why did Jones kill Jeff in Emperor Jones? |
| A. | jeff owed him a large debt |
| B. | a dispute in a game of craps |
| C. | jeff slept with his wife |
| D. | jeff called him a name |
| Answer» B. a dispute in a game of craps | |
| 98. |
The action of the play The Glass Menagerie takes place in the |
| A. | 1890\s |
| B. | 1950\s |
| C. | 1960\s |
| D. | 1930\\\s |
| Answer» D. 1930\\\s | |
| 99. |
The setting of the play The Glass Menagerie |
| A. | chicago |
| B. | new york |
| C. | new orleans |
| D. | st. louis |
| Answer» D. st. louis | |
| 100. |
Tom in The Glass Menagerie works at |
| A. | a shoe warehouse |
| B. | a bank |
| C. | the docks |
| D. | a bakery |
| Answer» A. a shoe warehouse | |
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