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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts (BA) .
1. |
In which month does the play ‘Look Back in Anger’s’ first act take place? |
A. | MAY |
B. | APRIL |
C. | DECEMBER |
D. | FEBRUARY |
Answer» A. MAY |
2. |
What town do the Morels live in? |
A. | London |
B. | Eastwood |
C. | Bestwood |
D. | Nottinghamshire |
Answer» C. Bestwood |
3. |
In what kind of room do the Porter's live? |
A. | Basement |
B. | An Empty room |
C. | An Attic |
D. | A Storage Room |
Answer» C. An Attic |
4. |
Which stuffed animal does not occupy the Porter's residence? |
A. | DOLL |
B. | FROG |
C. | SQUIRREL |
D. | BEAR |
Answer» B. FROG |
5. |
What is the best word to describe the furniture in the Porter's residence? |
A. | TIDY |
B. | PRISTINE |
C. | LEATHER |
D. | SHABBY |
Answer» D. SHABBY |
6. |
How old is Jimmy Porter? |
A. | 35 |
B. | 25 |
C. | 29 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» B. 25 |
7. |
About how old is Cliff? |
A. | 35 |
B. | 45 |
C. | 25 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» C. 25 |
8. |
Which word does Osborne use to describe Cliff? |
A. | Active |
B. | Vivacious |
C. | Lethergic |
D. | Pussilanimius |
Answer» C. Lethergic |
9. |
In the first Act, what domestic activity is Alison performing? |
A. | IRONING |
B. | FOLDING LAUNDRY |
C. | PAINTING |
D. | WASHING DISHES |
Answer» A. IRONING |
10. |
What are Cliff and Jimmy doing at the beginning of the play? |
A. | PLAYING CHESS |
B. | READING BOOKS |
C. | PLAYING INSTRUMENTS |
D. | READING PAPERS |
Answer» D. READING PAPERS |
11. |
Why does Jimmy say he will never be fat? |
A. | HE "WILL WASTE AWAY." |
B. | HE "BURNS EVERYTHING UP." |
C. | HE "CANNOT EAT BECAUSE LIFE IS TOO SHORT." |
D. | HE "CANNOT EAT BECAUSE LIFE IS TOO SHORT." |
Answer» B. HE "BURNS EVERYTHING UP." |
12. |
Which section of the paper is Jimmy particularly disgusted with? |
A. | THE FRONT PAGE |
B. | THE WEEK IN REVIEW |
C. | THE BOOK REVIEWS |
D. | THE TRAVEL SECTION |
Answer» C. THE BOOK REVIEWS |
13. |
What does the Bishop of Bromley encourage all Christians to support? |
A. | PARLIAMENT |
B. | FOOD RATIONS |
C. | NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT |
D. | THE H-BOMB |
Answer» D. THE H-BOMB |
14. |
What activity does Alison suggest for them all to do on Sunday afternoon? |
A. | WALK THEIR DOG |
B. | GO TO A PLAY |
C. | GO TO A MOVIE |
D. | VISIT THE PARK |
Answer» C. GO TO A MOVIE |
15. |
Why does no one read the paper, according to Jimmy? |
A. | THEY CANNOT RISE FROM THEIR IGNORANT SLOTH |
B. | THEY CANNOT READ AT A HIGH LEVEL |
C. | THE PAPER DOES NOT ENGAGE THE PEOPLE |
D. | THEY CANNOT BE BOTHERED TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES |
Answer» A. THEY CANNOT RISE FROM THEIR IGNORANT SLOTH |
16. |
What does Alison offer to do for Cliff to help him look better? |
A. | TRIP HIS NAILS |
B. | GIVE HIM A HAIRCUT |
C. | IRON HIS PANTS |
D. | IRON HIS SHIRT |
Answer» D. IRON HIS SHIRT |
17. |
In what country did Alison's father live and work before retiring to England? |
A. | BRAZIL |
B. | GERMANY |
C. | INDIA |
D. | SPAIN |
Answer» C. INDIA |
18. |
Which friend of Alison's might come over and visit in the first Act? |
A. | DAVID |
B. | WEBSTER |
C. | HELENA |
D. | HUGH |
Answer» B. WEBSTER |
19. |
Jimmy believes that it is "pretty dreary" living in what age? |
A. | THE AMERICAN AGE |
B. | THE ROMAN AGE |
C. | THE BRITISH AGE |
D. | THE POSTCOLONIAL AGE |
Answer» A. THE AMERICAN AGE |
20. |
What word does Jimmy not use to disparage Alison's family? |
A. | SYCOPHANTIC |
B. | VICIOUS |
C. | PUSILLANIMOUS |
D. | PHLEGMATIC |
Answer» B. VICIOUS |
21. |
What language does Paul tutor Miriam in? |
A. | LATIN |
B. | SPANISH |
C. | RUSSIAN |
D. | FRENCH |
Answer» D. FRENCH |
22. |
What does Paul nearly die from shortly after William dies? |
A. | TUBERCULOSIS |
B. | PNEUMONIA |
C. | HEART DISEASE |
D. | ERYSIPELAS |
Answer» B. PNEUMONIA |
23. |
What does William die of? |
A. | PNEUMONIA |
B. | HEART DISEASE |
C. | ERYSIPELAS |
D. | TUBERCULOSIS |
Answer» C. ERYSIPELAS |
24. |
What is painted on the expensive dish Mrs. Morel buys that pleases Paul? |
A. | CORNFLOWERS |
B. | CHERRIES |
C. | DAFFODILS |
D. | EGG-CUPS |
Answer» A. CORNFLOWERS |
25. |
What does William win for his mother at the wakes when he is young? |
A. | EGG-CUPS |
B. | RIBBON |
C. | STUFFED ANIMAL |
D. | A TROPHY |
Answer» A. EGG-CUPS |
26. |
What does Paul throw at Miriam when he sits up in a tree one day? |
A. | APPLES |
B. | ROCKS |
C. | CHERRIES |
D. | BRANCHES |
Answer» C. CHERRIES |
27. |
What is Clara's job? |
A. | SEAMSTRESS |
B. | SCHOOLTEACHER |
C. | CHURCH |
D. | OVERSEER AT JORDAN'S |
Answer» D. OVERSEER AT JORDAN'S |
28. |
Where does Miriam live? |
A. | LONDON |
B. | ON A FARM |
C. | IN THE WOODS |
D. | BESTWOOD |
Answer» B. ON A FARM |
29. |
Who is Paul's sister? |
A. | CLARA |
B. | MIRIAM |
C. | ANNIE |
D. | GERTRUDE |
Answer» C. ANNIE |
30. |
Who is Paul's younger brother? |
A. | JERRY |
B. | WALTER |
C. | WILLIAM |
D. | ARTHUR |
Answer» D. ARTHUR |
31. |
Who is William's fiancée? |
A. | LILY |
B. | CLARA |
C. | ANNIE |
D. | MIRIAM |
Answer» A. LILY |
32. |
Where does William work? |
A. | PARIS |
B. | DUBLIN |
C. | LONDON |
D. | YORK |
Answer» C. LONDON |
33. |
Where does Paul work? |
A. | COAL MINES |
B. | BICYCLE REPAIR |
C. | LAW OFFICE |
D. | SURGICAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER |
Answer» D. SURGICAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER |
34. |
What is Walter Morel's job? |
A. | COLLIER |
B. | WRITER |
C. | PAINTER |
D. | SURGEON |
Answer» A. COLLIER |
35. |
Conrad has the knowledge of the following languages except .... |
A. | GREEK |
B. | LATIN |
C. | GERMAN |
D. | CHINESE |
Answer» D. CHINESE |
36. |
Joyce's initials were J. A. A What was his third Christian name? |
A. | Alan |
B. | Albert |
C. | Aloysius |
D. | Alvin |
Answer» C. Aloysius |
37. |
What was the title of the collection of Joyce's short stories published in 1914? |
A. | Dubliners |
B. | Londoners |
C. | New Yorkers |
D. | Parisiennes |
Answer» A. Dubliners |
38. |
Virginia Woolf is a familiar name to the English readers. What was her birth name? |
A. | Jane Austen |
B. | Emily Bronte |
C. | George Eliot |
D. | Adeline Virginia Stephen |
Answer» D. Adeline Virginia Stephen |
39. |
Virginia Woolf penned all together nine novels. What was the title of the first one? |
A. | The Voyage Out |
B. | Mrs. Dalloway |
C. | To the Lighthouse |
D. | The Waves |
Answer» B. Mrs. Dalloway |
40. |
__________ is Called father of Romantic Imagination in 20th century novel. |
A. | Graham Green |
B. | Virginia Woolf |
C. | George Orwell |
D. | Joseph Conrad |
Answer» D. Joseph Conrad |
41. |
_________ is a novelist whom doesn’t use Stream of Consciousness. |
A. | Virginia Woolf |
B. | James Joyce |
C. | D.H. Lawrence |
D. | Dorothy Richardson |
Answer» C. D.H. Lawrence |
42. |
‘Murder in The Cathedral is a drama written by _________. |
A. | T.S. Eliot |
B. | Aldus Huxley |
C. | H.G. Wells |
D. | D.H. Lawrence |
Answer» A. T.S. Eliot |
43. |
G.B Shaw’s used ________mode to represent his ideas. |
A. | Stream of Consciousness |
B. | Argument and Counter Argument |
C. | Impressionism |
D. | Morality |
Answer» B. Argument and Counter Argument |
44. |
The Expressionist dramatists are concerned with __________. |
A. | Women |
B. | Materialistic values |
C. | Man |
D. | Society |
Answer» C. Man |
45. |
The credit of revival of restoration style of comedy of manners goes to __________. |
A. | Oscar Wild |
B. | Henry Arthur James |
C. | Goldsmith |
D. | William Somerset Maugham |
Answer» D. William Somerset Maugham |
46. |
W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory sponsored the _______ theatre movement. |
A. | American |
B. | Latin |
C. | Irish |
D. | German |
Answer» C. Irish |
47. |
Education act of _______ increased the spread of education in England. |
A. | 1872 |
B. | 1870 |
C. | 1850 |
D. | 1840 |
Answer» B. 1870 |
48. |
‘When you are old’ is poem by ________. |
A. | W.B. Yeats |
B. | Robert Bridges |
C. | Arthur Symon |
D. | Francis Thomson |
Answer» A. W.B. Yeats |
49. |
__________ is not a Metaphysical poet. |
A. | W.B. Yeats |
B. | T.S. Eliot |
C. | Cecil De Lewis |
D. | Edmond Blunder |
Answer» D. Edmond Blunder |
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