Twentieth Century British Literature Up To 1940 Set 3
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This set of Twentieth Century British Literature up to 1940 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Twentieth Century British Literature Up To 1940 Set 3
Q1 | Who was King of England in Becket's time?
- henry ii
- henry i
- reginald fitz urse
- theobald
Q2 | What position does Thomas hold at the time of his murder?
- chancellor
- archbishop
- king
- exchequer
Q3 | What position has Thomas held in the past?
- jester
- exchequer
- king
- chancellor
Q4 | How long has Thomas been gone when he returns?
- fifteen years
- seven years
- three years
- sixteen months
Q5 | Why did Eliot write this play?
- becket\s family asked him to.
- he wanted to impress his priest.
- he was commissioned for a festival.
- he read a book about becket.
Q6 | Why has the Chorus gathered at the top of the play?
- They have been summoned by Thom
- they want to murder thomas.
- their crops have dried up and they need mercy.
- they sense something bad is going to
Q7 | What medieval image suggests patience?
- wheel
- cathedral
- mountain
- seasons
Q8 | Mary Boyle is an attractive young woman whose age is
- 21
- 22
- 25
- 20
Q9 | “A principle’s a principle”, who repeats this dialogue?
- mary boyle
- jack boyle
- joxer delay
- johnny boyle
Q10 | “There isn’t a GOD,there isn’t a GOD; if there is HE wouldn’t let these things happen”. Whoutters this?
- mary boyle
- jack boyle
- juno
- johnny boyle
Q11 | Ah, what can GOD do against the stupidity of O’man! Who says this?
- mary boyle
- jack boyle
- juno
- johnnyboyle
Q12 | Sean o Casey’s original name was_____________.
- sean casey
- addison casey
- abbott casey
- john casey
Q13 | Sean O’ Casey’s “Juno and Paycock” is ____________ in a trilogy of plays.
- first
- second
- third
- fourth
Q14 | The play “Juno and Paycock” is written on the background of _______ civil war.
- american
- scottish
- british
- irish
Q15 | Joyce was an important pioneer of the narrative technique known as
- stream of tension
- dramatic montage
- conditioned genesis
- stream of consciousness
Q16 | The name "Dedalus" makes allusion to
- the mythological figure who flew too close to the sun and drowned in the ocean
- the mythological figure who escaped from his island prison by constructing a pair of wings
- the mythological figure who solved the riddle of the sphinx
- the mythological figure who devoured his own daughter to prolong his life
Q17 | Stephen's father is
- both financially inept and a painter
- a painter
- financially inept
- a financial genius
Q18 | As a young boy, Stephen is
- erudite and cocky
- insensitive and rambunctious
- athletic and confident
- unathletic and shy
Q19 | At Clongowes, Stephen is picked on by a bully named
- cranly
- icarus
- wells
- parnell
Q20 | While in the clinic at Clongowes, Stephen has the paper read to him. He hears about the deathof
- lord roxborough
- winston churchill
- charles parnell
- the pope
Q21 | James Joyce was raised in a family that was deeply
- atheistic
- protestant
- buddhist
- catholic
Q22 | While in the clinic at Clongowes, Stephen is cared for by
- his mother
- father arnall
- brother michael
- dante
Q23 | As a young boy, Stephen reads and is enraptured by
- the adventures of huckleberry finn
- pilgrim\s progress
- the count of monte cristo
- the canterbury tales
Q24 | Stephen's father manages to get Stephen back into private school. He is to attend
- clongowes
- dublin boy\s academy
- eaton
- belvedere
Q25 | Stephen falls in love with a girl named
- emma clere
- vanessa o\keer
- josie o\veer
- amanda deere