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This section includes 45 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Arts (BA) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Conrad has the knowledge of the following languages except .... |
| A. | GREEK |
| B. | LATIN |
| C. | GERMAN |
| D. | CHINESE |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
What is Clara's job? |
| A. | SEAMSTRESS |
| B. | SCHOOLTEACHER |
| C. | CHURCH |
| D. | OVERSEER AT JORDAN'S |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
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» B. Londoners | |
| 4. |
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» E. | |
| 5. |
__________ is Called father of Romantic Imagination in 20th century novel. |
| A. | Graham Green |
| B. | Virginia Woolf |
| C. | George Orwell |
| D. | Joseph Conrad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The Expressionist dramatists are concerned with __________. |
| A. | Women |
| B. | Materialistic values |
| C. | Man |
| D. | Society |
| Answer» D. Society | |
| 7. |
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» B. Aldus Huxley | |
| 8. |
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» E. | |
| 9. |
__________ is not a Metaphysical poet. |
| A. | W.B. Yeats |
| B. | T.S. Eliot |
| C. | Cecil De Lewis |
| D. | Edmond Blunder |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory sponsored the _______ theatre movement. |
| A. | American |
| B. | Latin |
| C. | Irish |
| D. | German |
| Answer» D. German | |
| 11. |
_________ is a novelist whom doesn t use Stream of Consciousness. |
| A. | Virginia Woolf |
| B. | James Joyce |
| C. | D.H. Lawrence |
| D. | Dorothy Richardson |
| Answer» D. Dorothy Richardson | |
| 12. |
Education act of _______ increased the spread of education in England. |
| A. | 1872 |
| B. | 1870 |
| C. | 1850 |
| D. | 1840 |
| Answer» C. 1850 | |
| 13. |
When you are old is poem by ________. |
| A. | W.B. Yeats |
| B. | Robert Bridges |
| C. | Arthur Symon |
| D. | Francis Thomson |
| Answer» B. Robert Bridges | |
| 14. |
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» C. To the Lighthouse | |
| 15. |
In what kind of room do the Porter's live? |
| A. | Basement |
| B. | An Empty room |
| C. | An Attic |
| D. | A Storage Room |
| Answer» D. A Storage Room | |
| 16. |
What is the best word to describe the furniture in the Porter's residence? |
| A. | TIDY |
| B. | PRISTINE |
| C. | LEATHER |
| D. | SHABBY |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
What town do the Morels live in? |
| A. | London |
| B. | Eastwood |
| C. | Bestwood |
| D. | Nottinghamshire |
| Answer» D. Nottinghamshire | |
| 18. |
In which month does the play Look Back in Anger s first act take place? |
| A. | MAY |
| B. | APRIL |
| C. | DECEMBER |
| D. | FEBRUARY |
| Answer» B. APRIL | |
| 19. |
Which stuffed animal does not occupy the Porter's residence? |
| A. | DOLL |
| B. | FROG |
| C. | SQUIRREL |
| D. | BEAR |
| Answer» C. SQUIRREL | |
| 20. |
About how old is Cliff? |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 45 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 21. |
How old is Jimmy Porter? |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 29 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» C. 29 | |
| 22. |
Which word does Osborne use to describe Cliff? |
| A. | Active |
| B. | Vivacious |
| C. | Lethergic |
| D. | Pussilanimius |
| Answer» D. Pussilanimius | |
| 23. |
In the first Act, what domestic activity is Alison performing? |
| A. | IRONING |
| B. | FOLDING LAUNDRY |
| C. | PAINTING |
| D. | WASHING DISHES |
| Answer» B. FOLDING LAUNDRY | |
| 24. |
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» E. | |
| 25. |
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» C. HE "CANNOT EAT BECAUSE LIFE IS TOO SHORT." | |
| 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» D. BRANCHES | |
| 27. |
Where does Miriam live? |
| A. | LONDON |
| B. | ON A FARM |
| C. | IN THE WOODS |
| D. | BESTWOOD |
| Answer» C. IN THE WOODS | |
| 28. |
Who is Paul's sister? |
| A. | CLARA |
| B. | MIRIAM |
| C. | ANNIE |
| D. | GERTRUDE |
| Answer» D. GERTRUDE | |
| 29. |
Who is Paul's younger brother? |
| A. | JERRY |
| B. | WALTER |
| C. | WILLIAM |
| D. | ARTHUR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Where does Paul work? |
| A. | COAL MINES |
| B. | BICYCLE REPAIR |
| C. | LAW OFFICE |
| D. | SURGICAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
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» D. THE TRAVEL SECTION | |
| 32. |
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» B. THEY CANNOT READ AT A HIGH LEVEL | |
| 33. |
What does the Bishop of Bromley encourage all Christians to support? |
| A. | PARLIAMENT |
| B. | FOOD RATIONS |
| C. | NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT |
| D. | THE H-BOMB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
In what country did Alison's father live and work before retiring to England? |
| A. | BRAZIL |
| B. | GERMANY |
| C. | INDIA |
| D. | SPAIN |
| Answer» D. SPAIN | |
| 35. |
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» E. | |
| 36. |
Which friend of Alison's might come over and visit in the first Act? |
| A. | DAVID |
| B. | WEBSTER |
| C. | HELENA |
| D. | HUGH |
| Answer» C. HELENA | |
| 37. |
What word does Jimmy not use to disparage Alison's family? |
| A. | SYCOPHANTIC |
| B. | VICIOUS |
| C. | PUSILLANIMOUS |
| D. | PHLEGMATIC |
| Answer» C. PUSILLANIMOUS | |
| 38. |
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» D. VISIT THE PARK | |
| 39. |
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» B. THE ROMAN AGE | |
| 40. |
What does Paul nearly die from shortly after William dies? |
| A. | TUBERCULOSIS |
| B. | PNEUMONIA |
| C. | HEART DISEASE |
| D. | ERYSIPELAS |
| Answer» C. HEART DISEASE | |
| 41. |
What is painted on the expensive dish Mrs. Morel buys that pleases Paul? |
| A. | CORNFLOWERS |
| B. | CHERRIES |
| C. | DAFFODILS |
| D. | EGG-CUPS |
| Answer» B. CHERRIES | |
| 42. |
Where does William work? |
| A. | PARIS |
| B. | DUBLIN |
| C. | LONDON |
| D. | YORK |
| Answer» D. YORK | |
| 43. |
Joyce's initials were J. A. A What was his third Christian name? |
| A. | Alan |
| B. | Albert |
| C. | Aloysius |
| D. | Alvin |
| Answer» D. Alvin | |
| 44. |
G.B Shaw s used ________mode to represent his ideas. |
| A. | Stream of Consciousness |
| B. | Argument and Counter Argument |
| C. | Impressionism |
| D. | Morality |
| Answer» C. Impressionism | |
| 45. |
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» B. RIBBON | |