Chapter: Speeches and Testimonies
1.

Which year did Harold Pinter win the Nobel Prize for literature?

A. 2005
B. 2010
C. 1998
D. 2001
Answer» A. 2005
2.

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
3.

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
4.

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
5.

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
6.

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
7.

According to Pinter,————-has to be avoided at all cost in political theatre

A. Sermonising
B. Sympathy
C. Repetition
D. Adaptation
Answer» A. Sermonising
8.

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
9.

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
10.

________________, poisoned men’s souls.

A. Greed
B. Kindness
C. Love
D. Ego
Answer» A. Greed
11.

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
12.

“The Great Dictator” is a political satire condemning mainly ______

A. Hitler
B. Bush
C. Churchill
D. Mussolini
Answer» A. Hitler
13.

What is Chaplin’s vision of a New World?

A. Democratic
B. Totalitarian
C. Autocratic
D. Communist
Answer» A. Democratic
14.

Chaplin says, “Let us fight for a world of _____________

A. Greed
B. Hatred
C. Reason
D. Intolerance
Answer» C. Reason
15.

Name the power that will unite the world, according to Chaplin?

A. Democracy
B. Reason
C. Love
D. Unity
Answer» A. Democracy
16.

Svetalna Alexievich won the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year——————-

A. 2008
B. 2015
C. 2000
D. 2002
Answer» B. 2015
17.

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
18.

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
19.

What was Vasily Ignatenko’s job?

A. Fireman
B. Doctor
C. Radiologist
D. Soldier
Answer» A. Fireman
20.

What did Lyudimilla name her baby?

A. Natashenka
B. Vasya
C. Lyudimilla
D. Chekov
Answer» A. Natashenka
21.

Which year did Chernobyl accident happen?

A. 1986
B. 1991
C. 1980
D. 1987
Answer» A. 1986
22.

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
23.

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
24.

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
25.

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
26.

“ 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
27.

Whom is she giving the testimony to?

A. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Japanese American Civilians.
B. Citizens Commission of Inquiry
C. The United Nations War Crimes Commission
D. The U N
Answer» A. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Japanese American Civilians.
28.

In what form did Janice Miri Kitani presented her mother’s testimony against war crimes when they were put into internment during World War II

A. Poem
B. Interview
C. Short story
D. Letter
Answer» A. Poem
29.

Which among the following is not the book of Janice Miri Kitani?

A. Awake in the River
B. We, the Dangerous
C. Voices from Chernobyl
D. Love Works
Answer» C. Voices from Chernobyl
30.

___________________was appointed as Poet Laureate of the city of San Francisco.

A. Svetlana Alexievich
B. Harold Pinter
C. Janice Miri Kitani
D. Charlie Chplin
Answer» C. Janice Miri Kitani
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