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| 1. |
Alexander of Abonutichus lived during the reign of the Roman Emperor ________. |
| A. | Marcus Aureliu |
| B. | Publius Helvius Pertinax |
| C. | Augustus |
| D. | Lucius Aurelius Verus |
| Answer» A. Marcus Aureliu | |
| 2. |
The serpent of Alexander of Abonutichus was bought from ________. |
| A. | Greece |
| B. | Macedonia |
| C. | France |
| D. | Tampa |
| Answer» B. Macedonia | |
| 3. |
Who wrote the book Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds. |
| A. | Alexander of Abonutichu |
| B. | Lamar Keene |
| C. | Charles Markay |
| D. | Harry Houdini |
| Answer» C. Charles Markay | |
| 4. |
One of the most striking apparent instances of extrasensory perception is the _______. |
| A. | precognitive experience |
| B. | post-judice |
| C. | prejudice |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. precognitive experience | |
| 5. |
Universal spiritualist association, an association of spiritualist churches and clergy founded in 1956 by ____________. |
| A. | Clifford Bia |
| B. | Lamar Keene |
| C. | Charles Markay |
| D. | Carl Sagan |
| Answer» A. Clifford Bia | |
| 6. |
The preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. |
| A. | precognitive experience |
| B. | post-judice |
| C. | prejudice |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. prejudice | |
| 7. |
scientists are, of course, ___________ |
| A. | superheroe |
| B. | human |
| C. | holy man |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. human | |
| 8. |
Who wrote Worlds in collision |
| A. | Spiro T Agnew |
| B. | Immanuel Velikovsky |
| C. | Robert Fulton |
| D. | Charles Markay |
| Answer» B. Immanuel Velikovsky | |
| 9. |
The rising or lifting of a person or thing in the air by supernatural means is called ____________ |
| A. | Levitation |
| B. | Bamboozles |
| C. | Seances |
| D. | Arcane |
| Answer» A. Levitation | |
| 10. |
SETI means |
| A. | space educational technology information |
| B. | search for extra - terrestrial intelligence |
| C. | stock exchange technology information |
| D. | search engine tech intelligence |
| Answer» B. search for extra - terrestrial intelligence | |
| 11. |
Cosmos :A personal voyage is written by __________ |
| A. | Dilip Chitre |
| B. | EV Lucas |
| C. | Roald Dahl |
| D. | Carl Sagan |
| Answer» D. Carl Sagan | |
| 12. |
Harry Houdini was an American ______________ |
| A. | Scientist |
| B. | Doctor |
| C. | spiritualist |
| D. | Magician |
| Answer» D. Magician | |
| 13. |
Dilip Chitre, bilingual writer, who wrote in ____________ |
| A. | Marathi and english |
| B. | english and Bengali |
| C. | english and Gujarati |
| D. | english and Punjabi |
| Answer» A. Marathi and english | |
| 14. |
Dilip Chitre 's most famous translation is of the celebrated 17th century Marathi Bhakti poet ____________ |
| A. | Tukaram |
| B. | Tulsidas |
| C. | Kabirdas |
| D. | Guru Nanak |
| Answer» D. Guru Nanak | |
| 15. |
Who left the elderly infant to explore the rooms of age in the poem "The house of my childhood " |
| A. | family member |
| B. | Grandmother |
| C. | season |
| D. | sons and daughters |
| Answer» C. season | |
| 16. |
The figurines of grandmother's gods are made up with_______ |
| A. | Gold |
| B. | Silver |
| C. | Brass |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» C. Brass | |
| 17. |
Whose voice shivers on a bare branch in the poem " The house of my childhood "? |
| A. | Poet' |
| B. | Grandmother's |
| C. | Families |
| D. | Birds' |
| Answer» B. Grandmother's | |
| 18. |
Who toddled around the empty house in the poem "The house of my childhood "? |
| A. | Poet |
| B. | Grandmother |
| C. | child |
| D. | father |
| Answer» A. Poet | |
| 19. |
________ distribute their silence Among intricately clustered glyphs |
| A. | song |
| B. | gifts |
| C. | symbols |
| D. | words |
| Answer» D. words | |
| 20. |
Find the figure of speech in the expression 'colourless cracks '? |
| A. | Metaphor |
| B. | Alliteration |
| C. | Oxymoron |
| D. | Hyperbole |
| Answer» B. Alliteration | |
| 21. |
Who was the first black woman poet to read her poem at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton? |
| A. | Toni Morrison |
| B. | Alice walker |
| C. | Maya Angelou |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» C. Maya Angelou | |
| 22. |
The poem "Still I Rise" is written by _____________ |
| A. | John Keat |
| B. | Gabriel Okara |
| C. | Maya Angelou |
| D. | Dilip Chitre |
| Answer» C. Maya Angelou | |
| 23. |
How many autobiographies were written by Maya Angelou? |
| A. | Seven |
| B. | One |
| C. | Three |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. Seven | |
| 24. |
Which of the poem was read by Maya Angelou on the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1993? |
| A. | Still I Rise |
| B. | Phenomenal Women |
| C. | Old flocks laugh |
| D. | On the Pulse of Morning |
| Answer» D. On the Pulse of Morning | |
| 25. |
Maya Angelou's most famous autobiography, _____________. |
| A. | Still I Rise |
| B. | phenomenal Women |
| C. | I know why the caged birds sing |
| D. | The heart of a woman |
| Answer» C. I know why the caged birds sing | |
| 26. |
Old folks laugh is compared to which musical instrument? |
| A. | Drum |
| B. | Flute |
| C. | Violin |
| D. | Tambourine |
| Answer» D. Tambourine | |
| 27. |
The laps of the Old folks are filled with _______ |
| A. | Memorie |
| B. | Money |
| C. | Sweets |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. Memorie | |
| 28. |
What glistens in the corners of the Old folk’s mouth? |
| A. | Teeth |
| B. | Saliva |
| C. | sweets |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Saliva | |
| 29. |
When Old folks laugh, what are they actually doing? |
| A. | They free the world |
| B. | They make fun of the world |
| C. | They enjoy the world |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. They free the world | |
| 30. |
The poem "old folks laugh” is in___________ |
| A. | blank verse |
| B. | free verse |
| C. | Cinquains |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. free verse | |
| 31. |
In the poem "Old folks laugh" Large parts of the poem are written in short lines using __________. |
| A. | enjambment |
| B. | Caesura |
| C. | Epigram |
| D. | Villanelle |
| Answer» A. enjambment | |
| 32. |
Which landscape did Robert frost frequently employ as setting of his poems? |
| A. | New France |
| B. | New Atlantis |
| C. | New Africa |
| D. | New England |
| Answer» D. New England | |
| 33. |
Which among the following is Frost's volume of poetry? |
| A. | Further Range |
| B. | Phenomenal Woman |
| C. | Mountain Interval |
| D. | The Power and Glory |
| Answer» C. Mountain Interval | |
| 34. |
The figure of speech in which we use a part for the whole is termed.. |
| A. | Simile |
| B. | transferred epithet |
| C. | oxymoron |
| D. | synecdoche |
| Answer» D. synecdoche | |
| 35. |
Whose poems "begin in delight and end in wisdom" |
| A. | Robert Frost |
| B. | Graham Greene |
| C. | John Keats |
| D. | Gabriel Okara |
| Answer» A. Robert Frost | |
| 36. |
' The polished traffic passed with a mind ahead'.The figure of speech employed here is |
| A. | oxymoron |
| B. | transferred epithet |
| C. | synecdoche |
| D. | metaphor |
| Answer» B. transferred epithet | |
| 37. |
The voice of the farmer in A Roadside Stand is rendered in which form |
| A. | Interior monologue |
| B. | monologue |
| C. | dialogue |
| D. | dramatic monologue |
| Answer» D. dramatic monologue | |
| 38. |
Which among the following is the first published work of Roald Dahl? |
| A. | Kiss Kis |
| B. | Going Solo |
| C. | James and the Giant Peach |
| D. | A Piece of Cake |
| Answer» D. A Piece of Cake | |
| 39. |
Lamb to the Slaughter means |
| A. | In a fierce manner |
| B. | in an unconcerned manner |
| C. | in an awful manner |
| D. | in a disgusting manner |
| Answer» B. in an unconcerned manner | |
| 40. |
Lamb to the Slaughter was published in |
| A. | Daily mirror |
| B. | Holinshed's magazine |
| C. | Monthly gazette |
| D. | Harper's magazine |
| Answer» D. Harper's magazine | |
| 41. |
Who is Charlie? |
| A. | Mr.Maloney |
| B. | The doctor |
| C. | The brother of Mrs. Maloney |
| D. | Policeman |
| Answer» D. Policeman | |
| 42. |
What favour did Mrs. Maloney ask the policemen? |
| A. | Eating the lamb |
| B. | Helping her to get up |
| C. | Finish the investigation |
| D. | Leaving her alone |
| Answer» A. Eating the lamb | |
| 43. |
Who killed Mr. Maloney? |
| A. | Betty Maloney |
| B. | Beatrice Maloney |
| C. | Mary Maloney |
| D. | Maureen Maloney |
| Answer» C. Mary Maloney | |
| 44. |
The day mentioned in the chapter Lamb to the Slaughter is |
| A. | Monday |
| B. | Tuesday |
| C. | Wednesday |
| D. | Thursday |
| Answer» D. Thursday | |
| 45. |
The weapon used for killing Mr.Maloney was |
| A. | the fried leg of lamb |
| B. | the frozen leg of the lamb |
| C. | the boiled leg of the lamb |
| D. | the dried leg of the lamb |
| Answer» B. the frozen leg of the lamb | |
| 46. |
Who supported the view that Mrs.Maloney was not at home when Mr.Maloney was killed |
| A. | The watchman |
| B. | The house keeper |
| C. | The grocer |
| D. | The maid |
| Answer» C. The grocer | |
| 47. |
Which among the following is an autobiographical work of Roald Dahl? |
| A. | Someone Like You |
| B. | Fantastic Mr fox |
| C. | Going Solo |
| D. | BFG |
| Answer» C. Going Solo | |
| 48. |
Who discovered a small patch of congealed blood on the dead man's head? |
| A. | O'Malley |
| B. | Charlie |
| C. | Jack Noonan |
| D. | Mrs Maloney |
| Answer» C. Jack Noonan | |
| 49. |
The contrast between what is said and meant,thought and known and what happens in contrast to what is expected is known as |
| A. | oxymoron |
| B. | simile |
| C. | metaphor |
| D. | irony |
| Answer» D. irony | |
| 50. |
E.V Lucas was associated with the humour magazine called |
| A. | Phantom Journal |
| B. | Punch |
| C. | The Globe |
| D. | The Academy |
| Answer» B. Punch | |
| 51. |
E.V Lucas is recognized as the editor and biographer of which writer |
| A. | John Keat |
| B. | Shelley |
| C. | Charles Lamb |
| D. | Bernard Barto |
| Answer» C. Charles Lamb | |
| 52. |
The style of E.V Lucas is described as |
| A. | harsh |
| B. | witty |
| C. | ironical. |
| D. | satirical |
| Answer» B. witty | |
| 53. |
The most repellant specimen of all the bores is |
| A. | buttonholing bore |
| B. | humourous bore |
| C. | funny bore |
| D. | eccentric bore |
| Answer» A. buttonholing bore | |
| 54. |
A true bore is unconscious of his |
| A. | attitude |
| B. | love |
| C. | borishness |
| D. | emotions |
| Answer» C. borishness | |
| 55. |
E.v lucas was commissioned to write the biography of |
| A. | Bernard bertha |
| B. | Bernard Beatle |
| C. | Bernard Barton |
| D. | Bernard Pater |
| Answer» C. Bernard Barton | |
| 56. |
'A Wanderer in Venice' is one of the notable woks of E.V Lucas. It belongs to the category of |
| A. | novel |
| B. | shortstory |
| C. | travelogue |
| D. | fiction |
| Answer» C. travelogue | |
| 57. |
What does the poet mean the waters around you have grown? |
| A. | Flood around. |
| B. | growing injustice |
| C. | people must go in search of water |
| D. | rain |
| Answer» B. growing injustice | |
| 58. |
To whom does he say ‘keep your eyes wide’ |
| A. | People |
| B. | parents |
| C. | students |
| D. | writers and critic |
| Answer» D. writers and critic | |
| 59. |
What is meant by ‘the wheel’s still in spin’ |
| A. | Time is not constant |
| B. | porters wheel |
| C. | a wheel is in motion |
| D. | the world is spinning. |
| Answer» A. Time is not constant | |
| 60. |
“the times they are a changing was first performed in the year ______ |
| A. | 1964 |
| B. | 2016 |
| C. | 1988 |
| D. | 1957 |
| Answer» A. 1964 | |
| 61. |
Bob Dylan wrote the song as an attempt to bring a ______. |
| A. | Change |
| B. | fun |
| C. | inspire |
| D. | both a & c |
| Answer» D. both a & c | |
| 62. |
What is Bob Dylan’s nationality? |
| A. | American |
| B. | British |
| C. | Canadian |
| D. | Asian |
| Answer» A. American | |
| 63. |
Bob Dylan got his inspiration to write the song from ______ |
| A. | Beat writer |
| B. | ballads |
| C. | folk songs |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» D. all of the above. | |
| 64. |
Who is the author of the story ‘It Used to be Green Once’. |
| A. | Raymond William |
| B. | Pat Gloria |
| C. | Patricia Grace |
| D. | E.V Lucas |
| Answer» C. Patricia Grace | |
| 65. |
Patricia Grace is a _______writer in English. |
| A. | Indian |
| B. | Australian |
| C. | African |
| D. | Maori |
| Answer» D. Maori | |
| 66. |
Pakeha is the Maori term for ___________ |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | White bread |
| C. | European white settler |
| D. | hospitality |
| Answer» C. European white settler | |
| 67. |
The story is about _______. |
| A. | The girl’s school |
| B. | Dad’s tractor |
| C. | Mum’s Car |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Mum’s Car | |
| 68. |
The colour of the car which Uncle Raz gave to Dad was_______. |
| A. | Red |
| B. | green |
| C. | blue |
| D. | white |
| Answer» A. Red | |
| 69. |
What was the peculiarity of Mum’s Car? |
| A. | It had no brake |
| B. | It had no top |
| C. | It was a convertible once |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 70. |
Mum’s new car was a _________ |
| A. | Packard |
| B. | Chevrolet |
| C. | Buick |
| D. | De soto |
| Answer» B. Chevrolet | |
| 71. |
Dad won a lottery of ________ |
| A. | ten thousand dollar |
| B. | fifty thousand dollars |
| C. | ten pounds |
| D. | ten thousand pounds |
| Answer» B. fifty thousand dollars | |
| 72. |
The only accident that Mum’s car met was |
| A. | she hit a tree |
| B. | the car got into the shop |
| C. | Uncle Peta was knocked down when shew threw a mutton side. |
| D. | shopping items used to fell off from the car. |
| Answer» C. Uncle Peta was knocked down when shew threw a mutton side. | |
| 73. |
What were some of the posh lunches children used to carry? |
| A. | apple sauce and cream pudding |
| B. | holey fruits |
| C. | sandwiches cut in triangle and yellow bananas |
| D. | potatoes and white bread |
| Answer» C. sandwiches cut in triangle and yellow bananas | |
| 74. |
Who is Mr.Hadley? |
| A. | the European teacher |
| B. | neighbour |
| C. | uncle |
| D. | relative. |
| Answer» A. the European teacher | |
| 75. |
John Keats was an ______________ before he turned to writing. |
| A. | teacher |
| B. | soldier |
| C. | pardoner |
| D. | apothecary |
| Answer» D. apothecary | |
| 76. |
Keats belong to the ___________period in English Literature. |
| A. | romantic |
| B. | modern |
| C. | Victorian |
| D. | Shakespearean |
| Answer» A. romantic | |
| 77. |
One of the common themes found in Keats’ poems are |
| A. | art versus life |
| B. | innocence versus experience |
| C. | God versus Man |
| D. | comedy versus tragedy |
| Answer» A. art versus life | |
| 78. |
Why do the bees “ think warm days will never cease”. |
| A. | bees are tired |
| B. | bees are hungry |
| C. | the flowers are blooming even in autumn |
| D. | the flowers smell sweet |
| Answer» C. the flowers are blooming even in autumn | |
| 79. |
Autumn is compared to a |
| A. | gleaner |
| B. | winnower |
| C. | reaper |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 80. |
In the third stanza of “Ode to Autumn” the poet is being nostalgic about |
| A. | rain |
| B. | snow |
| C. | spring |
| D. | warm days |
| Answer» C. spring | |
| 81. |
What is rosy hue? |
| A. | the autumnal sun casts its light on the clouds turning it rosy. |
| B. | autumn is the season of colours |
| C. | it is the end of the day |
| D. | the reaper’s cheeks are rosy |
| Answer» A. the autumnal sun casts its light on the clouds turning it rosy. | |
| 82. |
Who said “as close to perfect as any shorter poem in the English Language” about ‘ Ode to Autumn’ |
| A. | F.R Leavi |
| B. | Harold Bloom |
| C. | Matthew Arnold |
| D. | Leigh Hunt |
| Answer» B. Harold Bloom | |
| 83. |
“ripeness to the core” shows |
| A. | growth and maturity |
| B. | richness and abundance |
| C. | the seed |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» D. both a and b | |
| 84. |
Who is the ‘bosom friend of the maturing sun’ |
| A. | Summer |
| B. | Winter |
| C. | Spring |
| D. | Autumn |
| Answer» C. Spring | |
| 85. |
‘Ode to Autumn’ was written on |
| A. | 19 September 1819 |
| B. | 19 September 1795 |
| C. | 17 October 1820 |
| D. | 17 October 1819 |
| Answer» A. 19 September 1819 | |
| 86. |
Who is the author of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ |
| A. | Maya Angelou |
| B. | Tennessee Williams |
| C. | G.B Shaw |
| D. | Gabriel Okara |
| Answer» B. Tennessee Williams | |
| 87. |
How many years did Grace work for Miss Cornelia? |
| A. | 18 year |
| B. | 20 years |
| C. | 15 years |
| D. | 5 years |
| Answer» C. 15 years | |
| 88. |
What gift does Cornelia present to her secretary? |
| A. | a pack of chocolate |
| B. | roses |
| C. | a diamond ring |
| D. | a portrait |
| Answer» B. roses | |
| 89. |
The gifting of roses in ‘Something Unspoken’ indicates Cornelia’s attempt to |
| A. | break the wall of silence |
| B. | show her pomposity |
| C. | show her affection |
| D. | celebrate her birthday |
| Answer» A. break the wall of silence | |
| 90. |
What is the name of the society club in ‘Something Unspoken’ |
| A. | Confederation of Women |
| B. | Daughters of the Confederation |
| C. | Society of daughters |
| D. | Confederation Club |
| Answer» B. Daughters of the Confederation | |
| 91. |
What is Miss Grace Scott’s profession |
| A. | Nurse |
| B. | Governess |
| C. | Attender |
| D. | Secretary |
| Answer» D. Secretary | |
| 92. |
Miss Cornelia wants to become the ______of the Society Club |
| A. | Regent |
| B. | Member |
| C. | manager |
| D. | Secretary |
| Answer» A. Regent | |
| 93. |
“They shake their hands without ………..” |
| A. | Eye |
| B. | Hearts |
| C. | Mouth |
| D. | Brain |
| Answer» B. Hearts | |
| 94. |
Which of the following is a work by Okara? |
| A. | Othello |
| B. | A Further Range |
| C. | The Fisherman’s Invocation |
| D. | Waiariki |
| Answer» C. The Fisherman’s Invocation | |
| 95. |
“ I want to unlearn all those ………… things” |
| A. | Meaningles |
| B. | Muting |
| C. | Learned |
| D. | Unwanted |
| Answer» B. Muting | |
| 96. |
Which of the following is not a tragedy by Shakespeare? |
| A. | Hamlet |
| B. | Macbeth |
| C. | Othello |
| D. | Merchant of Venice |
| Answer» D. Merchant of Venice | |
| 97. |
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write? |
| A. | 152 |
| B. | 154 |
| C. | 150 |
| D. | 156 |
| Answer» B. 154 | |
| 98. |
“Outcaste state” is a reference to which fellow playwright? |
| A. | Robert Greene |
| B. | Marlowe |
| C. | Thomas Kyd |
| D. | George Peele |
| Answer» A. Robert Greene | |
| 99. |
Who is called the Nigerian Negritudist? |
| A. | Soyinka |
| B. | Achebe |
| C. | Okara |
| D. | Fanon |
| Answer» C. Okara | |
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