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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
Chapters
| 1. |
………………. Is Pablo Neruda’s nationality |
| A. | argentina |
| B. | chile |
| C. | brazil |
| D. | france |
| Answer» B. chile | |
| 2. |
The people who are worshipping idols are called |
| A. | mammalians |
| B. | believers |
| C. | idolatries |
| D. | barbarians |
| Answer» C. idolatries | |
| 3. |
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is written by ………….. |
| A. | annie dillard |
| B. | abraham lincoln |
| C. | jenette armstrong |
| D. | pablo neruda |
| Answer» A. annie dillard | |
| 4. |
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is an exciting meditation on…….. |
| A. | life |
| B. | literature |
| C. | nature |
| D. | books |
| Answer» A. life | |
| 5. |
“God is subtle, but not malicious” whose made this statement? |
| A. | newton |
| B. | einstein |
| C. | socrates |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» B. einstein | |
| 6. |
What had attacked the frog? |
| A. | snake |
| B. | tortoise |
| C. | water bug |
| D. | duck |
| Answer» C. water bug | |
| 7. |
Annie Dillard won the Pulitzer Prize for literature for her work…………. |
| A. | the may trees |
| B. | an american childhood |
| C. | prayer wheel |
| D. | pilgrim at tinker creek |
| Answer» D. pilgrim at tinker creek | |
| 8. |
What is described as a ‘schematic diagram’? |
| A. | green frog |
| B. | water bug |
| C. | yellow frog |
| D. | snake |
| Answer» A. green frog | |
| 9. |
………is a North American game of cards |
| A. | squash |
| B. | billiards |
| C. | pinochle |
| D. | rummy |
| Answer» C. pinochle | |
| 10. |
The first Native woman novelist from Canada |
| A. | jane austin |
| B. | jeanette armstrong |
| C. | annie dillard |
| D. | velma wallis |
| Answer» B. jeanette armstrong | |
| 11. |
Jeanette Armstrong belongs to………… tribe |
| A. | alabama |
| B. | apache |
| C. | ak chin |
| D. | okanagan |
| Answer» D. okanagan | |
| 12. |
Jeanette Armstrong began her literary career by writing a poem on……………. |
| A. | john f kennedy |
| B. | abraham lincoln |
| C. | george washington |
| D. | robert frost |
| Answer» A. john f kennedy | |
| 13. |
Jeanette Armstrong’s first novel |
| A. | whispering shadows |
| B. | slash |
| C. | american childhood |
| D. | the trail |
| Answer» B. slash | |
| 14. |
Jeanette Armstrong’s father’s people are ……… |
| A. | fishermen |
| B. | slaves |
| C. | hunters |
| D. | wood cutters |
| Answer» C. hunters | |
| 15. |
Name the river that flows through Okanagan |
| A. | columbia |
| B. | mississippi |
| C. | themes |
| D. | volga |
| Answer» A. columbia | |
| 16. |
Okanagn teach that the body is …………….. |
| A. | nature |
| B. | water |
| C. | earth |
| D. | wind |
| Answer» C. earth | |
| 17. |
………..is the closest word that approximates the Okanagan |
| A. | earth |
| B. | memory |
| C. | water |
| D. | dream |
| Answer» D. dream | |
| 18. |
In Okanagan language , ‘our one skin’ refers to ……….. |
| A. | love |
| B. | birth |
| C. | relationship |
| D. | family |
| Answer» C. relationship | |
| 19. |
Which tribe is in charge of the fisheries? |
| A. | okanagan |
| B. | river indian |
| C. | apache |
| D. | red indian |
| Answer» A. okanagan | |
| 20. |
‘When I was Growing’ was written by |
| A. | kamala das |
| B. | nellie wong |
| C. | emily dickinson |
| D. | jeanette armstrong |
| Answer» B. nellie wong | |
| 21. |
The poem ‘ When I was Growing Up written in the ………..tense |
| A. | past |
| B. | present |
| C. | future |
| D. | present perfect |
| Answer» A. past | |
| 22. |
………..is Nellie Wong’s nationality |
| A. | american |
| B. | chinese american |
| C. | japanese |
| D. | indian |
| Answer» B. chinese american | |
| 23. |
“ When I was growing up, I felt ashamed of some …………..men” |
| A. | white |
| B. | black |
| C. | yellow |
| D. | pale |
| Answer» C. yellow | |
| 24. |
The poem ‘When I was Growing Up’ highlights the identity crisis experienced by the ………….. |
| A. | Afro Americans |
| B. | Red Indians |
| C. | Asian Americans |
| D. | Native Americans |
| Answer» C. Asian Americans | |
| 25. |
Which year did Harold Pinter win the Nobel Prize for literature? |
| A. | 2005 |
| B. | 2010 |
| C. | 1998 |
| D. | 2001 |
| Answer» A. 2005 | |
| 26. |
Who was the leader of US body at the meeting in London |
| A. | George Bush |
| B. | Raymond Seitz |
| C. | Philip Lader |
| D. | John F Kennedy |
| Answer» B. Raymond Seitz | |
| 27. |
US foreign policy is termed as___________ |
| A. | High intensity Conflict |
| B. | Guerilla warfare |
| C. | Low intensity conflict |
| D. | Foreign Policy |
| Answer» C. Low intensity conflict | |
| 28. |
After 1979 uprising, who led the Government in Nicaragua? |
| A. | The Sandinistas |
| B. | Somoza regime |
| C. | National Opposition Union |
| D. | Nationalist party |
| Answer» A. The Sandinistas | |
| 29. |
Which among the following is Harold Pinter’s well known play? |
| A. | The Birthday Party |
| B. | Waiting for Godot |
| C. | Look Back in Anger |
| D. | Doll’s House |
| Answer» A. The Birthday Party | |
| 30. |
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Harold Pinter criticizes—————— |
| A. | The foreign policy of US Government |
| B. | War crimes of World War II |
| C. | Use of Nuclear Energy |
| D. | U S Military hegemony |
| Answer» A. The foreign policy of US Government | |
| 31. |
According to Pinter,————-has to be avoided at all cost in political theatre |
| A. | Sermonising |
| B. | Sympathy |
| C. | Repetition |
| D. | Adaptation |
| Answer» A. Sermonising | |
| 32. |
Charlie Chaplin plays the role of —————— in the speech from the film, “The Great Dictator”. |
| A. | Jewish Barber |
| B. | Doctor |
| C. | Fireman |
| D. | Major |
| Answer» A. Jewish Barber | |
| 33. |
Which is the first non-silent film of Chaplin? |
| A. | Modern Times |
| B. | The Great Dictator |
| C. | City Lights |
| D. | The Kid |
| Answer» B. The Great Dictator | |
| 34. |
________________, poisoned men’s souls. |
| A. | Greed |
| B. | Kindness |
| C. | Love |
| D. | Ego |
| Answer» A. Greed | |
| 35. |
In the 17th Chapter of St. ———————-it is written, “the Kingdom of God is within man” |
| A. | Luke |
| B. | Mark |
| C. | Matthew |
| D. | Paulo |
| Answer» A. Luke | |
| 36. |
“The Great Dictator” is a political satire condemning mainly ______ |
| A. | Hitler |
| B. | Bush |
| C. | Churchill |
| D. | Mussolini |
| Answer» A. Hitler | |
| 37. |
What is Chaplin’s vision of a New World? |
| A. | Democratic |
| B. | Totalitarian |
| C. | Autocratic |
| D. | Communist |
| Answer» A. Democratic | |
| 38. |
Chaplin says, “Let us fight for a world of _____________ |
| A. | Greed |
| B. | Hatred |
| C. | Reason |
| D. | Intolerance |
| Answer» C. Reason | |
| 39. |
Name the power that will unite the world, according to Chaplin? |
| A. | Democracy |
| B. | Reason |
| C. | Love |
| D. | Unity |
| Answer» A. Democracy | |
| 40. |
Svetalna Alexievich won the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year——————- |
| A. | 2008 |
| B. | 2015 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 2002 |
| Answer» B. 2015 | |
| 41. |
The given excerpt “A Solitary Human Voice” is from the book———? |
| A. | Voices from Chernobyl |
| B. | Pride and prejudice |
| C. | The Great Dictator |
| D. | Last Witnesses |
| Answer» A. Voices from Chernobyl | |
| 42. |
Whose voice is recorded in the excerpt from the book Voices from Chernobyl? |
| A. | Lyudimilla Ignatenko |
| B. | Svetalan Alexievich |
| C. | Janice Miri Kitani |
| D. | Judith Butler |
| Answer» A. Lyudimilla Ignatenko | |
| 43. |
What was Vasily Ignatenko’s job? |
| A. | Fireman |
| B. | Doctor |
| C. | Radiologist |
| D. | Soldier |
| Answer» A. Fireman | |
| 44. |
What did Lyudimilla name her baby? |
| A. | Natashenka |
| B. | Vasya |
| C. | Lyudimilla |
| D. | Chekov |
| Answer» A. Natashenka | |
| 45. |
Which year did Chernobyl accident happen? |
| A. | 1986 |
| B. | 1991 |
| C. | 1980 |
| D. | 1987 |
| Answer» A. 1986 | |
| 46. |
Who has translated the book “Voices from Chernobyl”? |
| A. | Keith Gessen |
| B. | Svetlana Alexievich |
| C. | Janice Miri Kitani |
| D. | Charlie Chaplin |
| Answer» A. Keith Gessen | |
| 47. |
The book, “Voices from Chernobyl” gives the account of the effect of nuclear explosion in_______________________ |
| A. | Byelorussia |
| B. | Berlin |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | China |
| Answer» A. Byelorussia | |
| 48. |
In which form did Svetlna Alexievich present the voices of the victims in the book “Voices of Chernobyl”? |
| A. | Speeches |
| B. | Letters |
| C. | Monologues |
| D. | memoirs |
| Answer» C. Monologues | |
| 49. |
Who is testifying against the war crimes in the poem, “Breaking the Silence”? |
| A. | Her mother |
| B. | Her grandmother |
| C. | The poet |
| D. | Her fiend |
| Answer» A. Her mother | |
| 50. |
“ Breaking the Silence” focuses on the experiences of————————when they were put into internment during World War II |
| A. | Jews |
| B. | Japanese Americans |
| C. | Americans |
| D. | Germans |
| Answer» B. Japanese Americans | |
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