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Introduction to Modern Age Solved MCQs

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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