McqMate
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. |
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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