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English Literature MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

 Que- In Ulysses, which characteristic(s) can be considered Modernist ? 

a. the sequential construction of time  

b. the lack of taboo topics  

c. the use traditional language  

d. the inclusion of various types of media 


Answer- the inclusion of various types of media


Que- In Ulysses, Joyce retells which ancient story ? 

a. Homer's The Iliad  

b. Homer's The Odyssey  

c. Virgil's The Aeneid  

d. Sophocles's Antigone 


Answer- Homer's The Odyssey


Que- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man thematizes which of the following ? 

a. the artist in exile  

b. spiritual crisis  

c. artistic awakening  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above


Que- Which is/are an element(s) of Stephen's aesthetic theories ? 

a. art should not produce stasis in the viewer  

b. art should be kinetic  

c. art should be harmonious and proportional  

d. art should not please the perception 


Answer- art should be harmonious and proportional


Que- What is the significance of the words "moocow" and "tuckoo," according to most critics ? 

a. it represents Joyce's decision not to use stream of consciousness  

b. it emulates an adult's intellectual process  

c. it captures the intellectual perceptions of a child  

d. it represents Joyce's shift to more conventional language 


Answer- it captures the intellectual perceptions of a child


Que- What are the three parts of Stephen's espoused aesthetic theory ? 

a. perception, clarity, and wholeness  

b. kinesis, clarity, and perception  

c. clarity, wholeness, and kinesis  

d. wholeness, harmony, and clarity 


Answer- wholeness, harmony, and clarity


Que- In order to become an artist, what does Stephen Dedalus sacrifice from his life ? 

a. his chance for isolation  

b. his relationship with his family and friends  

c. his individual consciousness  

d. his ability to flee Ireland 


Answer- his relationship with his family and friends


Que- In A Portrait of the Artist, what is the importance of music ? 

a. it ties in with Stephen's appreciation of language  

b. it reminds Stephen of his desire to live life to the fullest  

c. it provides a way for Stephen to feel at peace  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above


Que- In A Portrait of the Artist, what is Stephen's relationship with his Catholic faith ? 

a. he is opposed to the Catholic faith for the entire novel  

b. because he has been raised Catholic, he never struggles with his faith  

c. he is torn between his desire for freedom and his desire to be moral  

d. he is committed to priesthood for the entire novel 


Answer- he is torn between his desire for freedom and his desire to be moral


Que- In A Portrait of the Artist, how do most critics suggest that the flight motif functions ? 

a. it represents the desire to flee Ireland  

b. it represents the hero's fear that he will overestimate his abilities  

c. it implies that the artist must take flight to do his work  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above


Que- According to Randy Hofbauer, what is/are the purpose(s) of the epiphany ? 

a. it enables Stephen to say in Ireland forever  

b. it prepares Stephen to accept his artistic rebirth  

c. it ends Stephen's period of enlightenment  

d. it helps Stephen to decide to join the Catholic church 


Answer- it prepares Stephen to accept his artistic rebirth


Que- Which of the following exemplifies the Modernist style of The Dubliners ? 

a. the positive representation of cultural institutions  

b. the representation of a shallow, drab culture  

c. the positive representation of the Catholic Church  

d. the representation of adventures the city offers to the mind 


Answer- the representation of a shallow, drab culture


Que- Which best describes the tone at the end of "Araby ?" 

a. hopeful  

b. disappointed  

c. joyful  

d. satiric 


Answer- disappointed


Que- Please identify the story: "her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition. " 

a. The Boarding House  

b. Clay  

c. Eveline  

d. A Little Cloud 


Answer- Eveline


Que- In "The Dead," what do most critics suggest is important about the snowfall ? 

a. the snow represents Ireland's inability to become independent  

b. the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death  

c. the snow represents the promise of love  

d. the snow represents the characters' ability to escape Ireland 


Answer- the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death


Que- In "A Mother," what does Mrs. Kearney make her daughter learn ? 

a. the piano  

b. the Irish language  

c. the English language  

d. the violin 


Answer- the Irish language


Que- In which story from The Dubliners is snow an important occurrence ? 

a. Araby  

b. The Boarding House  

c. The Dead  

d. An Encounter 


Answer- The Dead


Que- From what source is the title of Finnegans Wake taken ? 

a. a poem by Yeats  

b. a popular Irish ballad  

c. an ancient epic  

d. a poem by Eliot 


Answer- a popular Irish ballad


Que- With which Irish figure(s) is HCE often identified ? 

a. Wolfe Tone  

b. Charles Stuart Parnell  

c. Father Arnall  

d. Daniel O'Connell 


Answer- Charles Stuart Parnell


Que- Which character says "wasn't she the downright villain to go and do a thing like that" ? 

a. Molly Bloom  

b. Mrs. Mooney  

c. Mrs. Sinico  

d. Gerty MacDowell 


Answer- Molly Bloom


Que- Which best describes Bloom's attitude towards nationalism ? 

a. he is deeply invested in the nationalist cause  

b. he hopes to join the IRB  

c. he is disinterested in nationalism  

d. he is opposed to the nationalist cause 


Answer- he is disinterested in nationalism


Que- What is the function of the Linati schema ? 

a. it outlines the transition from child to adult in The Dubliners  

b. it outlines the order of stories in The Dubliners  

c. it outlines the fundamental structure of Ulysses  

d. it outlines the movement of time in Finnegans Wake 


Answer- it outlines the fundamental structure of Ulysses


Que- In Ulysses, with which mythical character does Stephen best correspond ? 

a. Odysseus  

b. Telemachus  

c. Nestor  

d. Nausicaa 


Answer- Telemachus


Que- In Ulysses, which experimental technique(s) does Joyce use ? 

a. puns  

b. parodies  

c. unconventional syntax  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above


Que- In Ulysses, which character best exemplifies anti-Semitism ? 

a. Leopold Bloom  

b. Mr. Deasy  

c. Gabriel Conroy  

d. Molly Ivors 


Answer- Mr. Deasy


Que- In Ulysses, to what does Bloom often compare life ? 

a. a newspaper  

b. a stream  

c. a law  

d. a book 


Answer- a stream


Que- How does Joyce parallel Leopold and Stephen ? 

a. both are mature  

b. both tend to be cheerful  

c. both are artists  

d. both dislike music 


Answer- both are artists


Que- Who says "forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race ?Who says "forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race?"  

a. Leopold Bloom  

b. Molly Bloom  

c. Gabriel Conroy  

d. Stephen Dedalus 


Answer- Stephen Dedalus


Que- Which best describes A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man in terms of genre ? 

a. bildungsroman  

b. comedy of manners  

c. pastoral  

d. satire 


Answer- bildungsroman


Que- What is a kunstleroman ? 

a. a novel that traces women's intellectual developments  

b. an artist's novel of awakening  

c. an artist's journey in which he always abandons his art  

d. a novel in which the hero solves a crime 


Answer- an artist's novel of awakening


Que- In which way(s) is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man a Modernist novel ? 

a. it does not explore a character's internal development  

b. it uses experimental language  

c. it celebrates the simplicity of everyday life  

d. it follows a traditional narrative structure 


Answer- it uses experimental language


Que- In A Portrait of the Artist, what unique style does Joyce use ? 

a. vowel shift  

b. chiasmus  

c. acatalectic  

d. stream of consciousness 


Answer- stream of consciousness


Que- In A Portrait of the Artist, what is Stephen's relationship with his Irish nationality ? 

a. he is conflicted by his desire to leave Ireland because he has inextricable ties to it  

b. he is sure of his desire to become a leader like Parnell because his friends and family universally praise Irish leaders  

c. he is committed to staying in Ireland  

d. he deeply wants to leave Ireland, but he feels that, as an artist, he can only work with national themes 


Answer- he is conflicted by his desire to leave Ireland because he has inextricable ties to it


Que- In A Portrait of the Artist, the main character is named after which mythical figure ? 

a. Aeneas  

b. Icarus  

c. Daedalus  

d. Minos 


Answer- Daedalus


Que- In A Portrait of the Artist, how is the artist represented ? 

a. as a friend  

b. as a family member  

c. as a romantic hero  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above


Que- Which of the following does Joyce address thematically in The Dubliners ? 

a. the positive side of war with Germany  

b. the supremacy of Britain  

c. Irish nationalism  

d. the Irish nation's inability to survive without England's help 


Answer- Irish nationalism


Que- How does Stephen react to his first sexual encounter ? 

a. he feels alienated  

b. he feels proud  

c. he feels at peace  

d. he feels confident 


Answer- he feels alienated


Que- According to Stephen, how is art represented in the lyrical form ? 

a. the image is presented in immediate relation to the artist himself  

b. the image is presented is immediate relation to the artist and others  

c. the image is presented in a way that is not purely personal  

d. the image is presented in immediate relation to others only 


Answer- the image is presented in immediate relation to the artist himself


Que- In The Dubliners, how does Joyce use epiphanies ? 

a. they sometimes clarify the connection between death and life  

b. they are often coupled with resignation, sadness, and frustration  

c. they create a system of hope, followed by passive acceptance  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above


Que- To what does the title of Joyce's short story "After the Race" refer ? 

a. the race for more modes of transportation  

b. the decline of the Irish race  

c. the race to establish an empire  

d. the race for Ireland's welfare 


Answer- the race to establish an empire


Que- In "Two Gallants," Joyce's major critical commentary is__________________? 

a. that women are more at fault than men  

b. that individuals are too passive  

c. that people work too hard for change  

d. that Catholicism is not to blame for problems 


Answer- that individuals are too passive


Que- In "A Little Cloud," what does Little Chandler dream about becoming ? 

a. a reporter  

b. a father  

c. a poet  

d. a soldier 


Answer- a poet


Que- In The Dubliners, which story/stories provide(s) an example of unrequited passion ? 

a. The Dead  

b. Eveline  

c. A Painful Case  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above


Que- In The Dubliners, which literary style is used ? 

a. realism  

b. impressionism  

c. fantasy  

d. gothic 


Answer- realism


Que- In The Dubliners, which best describes the order of the story arc ? 

a. adolescence, maturity, childhood  

b. childhood, maturity, adolescence  

c. childhood, adolescence, maturity, public life  

d. childhood, adolescence, maturity 


Answer- childhood, adolescence, maturity, public life


Que- At the end of "Eveline," what decision does the title character make ? 

a. she decides to stay in Ireland  

b. she decides to quit her job  

c. she decides to leave her mother  

d. she leaves for France 


Answer- she decides to stay in Ireland


Que- Which writer(s) is/are associated with the Irish Literary Revival ? 

a. George Russell  

b. J.M. Synge  

c. W.B. Yeats  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above


Que- Which problem(s) shaped Joyce's early home life? 

a. his father's alcoholism  

b. poverty  

c. lack of stable work  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above


Que- Which event(s) caused the Easter Rising ? 

a. an increase in Irish nationalism  

b. the Irish desire for independence  

c. the formation of the secret, revolutionary IRB  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above


Que- Which author(s) are associated with Modernism ? 

a. T.S. Eliot  

b. T.E. Hulme  

c. Ezra Pound  

d. All of the Above 


Answer- All of the Above

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