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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: English (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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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