Istoria Literaturii Engleze
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In Mrs. Dalloway, the action takes place in
a. June 1904.
b. June 1923.
c. June 1939.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
2. Paul Morel is gifted as
a. an artist.
b. a writer.
c. a mathematician.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
3. The novel The French Lieutenant’s Woman begins with a quotation from
a. Karl Marx.
b. Charles Darwin.
c. Sigmund Freud.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
4. The one who tracks down runaway Sethe is
a. a schoolteacher.
b. a barber.
c. a grocer.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
5. In the first chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, who does the protagonist
think about while ill and feverish?
a. Charles Parnell.
b. Aunt Dante.
c. Brother Michael.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: D
6. In The Crying of Lot 49, whose shop burns to the ground?
a. Metzger’s.
b. Driblette’s.
c. Zapf’s.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
7. In ”The Bear”, who is the protagonist’s father?
a. Uncle Buck.
b. Uncle Buddy.
c. Sam Fathers.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
8. In Beloved, who urges people to love their hands?
a. The Bodwins.
b. Baby Suggs.
c. The schoolteacher.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
9. In Mrs. Dalloway, the point of view is editorial omniscience.
a. multiple selective onmiscience.
b. selective onmiscience.
c. all of the above.
d. none of the above.
ANS: A
10. The American Civil War took place in
a. the second half of the 18th century.
b. the second half of the 19th century.
c. the first half of the 20th century.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
11. In the third section of ”The Bear”, where is the protagonist supposed to go to get a
crate of whiskey?
a. Jefferson.
b. Memphis.
c. New Orleans.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
12. When they meet after a few years, Sarah Woodruff introduces Charles Smithson to
a. her daughter.
b. his daughter.
c. a person she loves.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
13. In Beloved, the revenant triggers
a. poltergeist.
b. desertion.
c. memories.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
14. In ”The Bear”, how old is the protagonist when he goes to Major de Spain’s hunting
camp for the first time?
a. Sixteen.
b. Ten.
c. Twenty-one.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
15. In Slaughterhouse Five, who introduces the protagonist to science-fiction novels?
a. Montana Wildhack.
b. Ronald Weary.
c. Paul Lazzaro.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
16. At the beginning of his narrative, Marlow makes a parallel between the British
Empire and
a. Ancient Egypt.
b. the Roman Empire.
c. the Presian Empire.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
17. D. H. Lawrence travelled to
a. Siberia.
b. France.
c. Central Africa.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
18. In The Crying of Lot 49, what is going to be auctioned as lot 49?
a. A black feather.
b. A signet ring.
c. A stamp collection.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
19. As a boy, Charlie Marlow was interested in
a. school.
b. girls.
c. maps.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
20. Joseph Conrad was born in
a. 1857.
b. the Victorian Age.
c. the Russian Empire.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
21. In the second chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the protagonist
writes
a. a column for a newspaper.
b. a poem.
c. a play.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
22. In Slaughterhouse Five, which character stands up to the Nazi propagandist?
a. Billy Pilgrim.
b. Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
c. Edgar Derby.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
23. Charlie Marlow gets a job due to
a. his skills.
b. his aunt.
c. his previous experience.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
24. In Slaughterhouse Five, the protagonist’s figure is compared to
a. a violin.
b. a Pepsi can.
c. Coca-Cola bottle.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
25. Virginia Woolf died of
a. cancer.
b. a heart attack.
c. tuberculosis.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
26. James Joyce travelled to
a. Siberia.
b. France.
c. Central Africa.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
27. In The Crying of Lot 49, who lectures the protagonist on stamps?
a. Mike Fallopian.
b. Genghis Cohen.
c. Dr. Hilarius.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
28. In ”The Bear”, what does the protagonist have with him when he meets the bear for
the first time?
a. A gun.
b. A compass.
c. A watch.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
29. In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the protagonist is raised as
a. a Roman Catholic.
b. a Calvinist.
c. a Lutheran.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
30. Virginia Woolf was born in
a. England.
b. Scotland.
c. Wales.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
31. During a party, Clarissa looks next door at
a. an old woman.
b. Septimus Warren Smith.
c. Sally Seton.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
32. William Faulkner worked as
a. a coal heaver.
b. a script writer.
c. a farmer.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
33. In Nineteen Eighty-four, who is vilified in the media as an arch-enemy?
a. Big Brother.
b. Emmanuel Goldstein.
c. Martin O’Brien.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
34. In Slaughterhouse Five, a science fiction writer is called
a. Kilgore Trout.
b. Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
c. Eliot Rosewater.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
35. In ”The Bear”, what rests in Lion’s grave?
a. A collar.
b. A tin can.
c. A chain.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
36. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., was born
a. before World War I.
b. between the two World Wars.
c. after World War II.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
37. At the novel’s ending, Winston C. Smith feels a strong love for
a. Julia.
b. Big Brother.
c. Martin O’Brien.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
38. As Peter Walsh is going to Clarissa’s party, an ambulance passes by carrying
a. the Prime Minister.
b. Hugh Whitbread.
c. Septimus Warren Smith.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
39. In the third chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the protagonist
receives
a. spiritual guidance.
b. the eucharist.
c. information about the Christian dogma.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
40. In The French Lieutenant’s Woman, the French lieutenant referred to in the title is
a. Emile de la Roncière.
b. Charles Smithson.
c. Benjamin Disraeli.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
41. In ”The Bear”, the bear is called
a. Sam Fathers.
b. Lion.
c. Old Ben.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
42. At the ending of Heart of Darkness, the Thames seems to lead into
a. darkness.
b. light.
c. temptation.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
43. Paul Morel’s relations with his parents are illustrative for
a. the Hamlet Complex.
b. the Oedipus Complex.
c. the Electra Complex.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
44. In The Crying of Lot 49, Maxwell’s Demon is powered by
a. electricity.
b. mental energy.
c. magnetism.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
45. Mrs. Dalloway is an example of
a. traditionalist fiction.
b. Victorian fiction.
c. Romantic fiction.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
46. The long novel which was re-written as A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was
called
a. Dubliners.
b. Ulysses.
c. Stephen Hero.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
47. Winston C. Smith commits ”thoughtcrime” by writing
a. a newspaper article.
b. a manifesto.
c. a diary.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
48. In The Crying of Lot 49, whose grandfather killed a fake Indian and got his signet
ring with a muted horn?
a. Genghis Cohen.
b. Thoth.
c. John Nefastis.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
49. Sethe compares the scars on her back to
a. a cobweb.
b. a tree.
c. wrought iron.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
50. Kurtz gets
a. back home.
b. married.
c. nominated for the Council of Europe.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
51. Which of these works of fiction refers to the Victorian age?
a. Heart of Darkness.
b. ”The Bear”.
c. The French Lieutenant’s Woman.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
52. In The French Lieutenant’s Woman, in chapter fifty-five, the protagonist travels in the
same compartment with
a. Dr. Grogan.
b. Sam Farrow.
c. John Fowles.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
53. Joseph Conrad travelled to
a. Siberia.
b. France.
c. Central Africa.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
54. Julia works in
a. the Ministry of Love.
b. the Minstry of Peace.
c. the Ministry of Plenty.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
55. In The Crying of Lot 49, which character drowns himself?
a. Metzger.
b. Driblette.
c. Zapf.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
56. In ”The Bear”, what does the protagonist get at the end of the fourth section?
a. A wife.
b. A job.
c. A new home.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: D
57. In Slaughterhouse Five, an optometrist is called
a. Kilgore Trout.
b. Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
c. Eliot Rosewater.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
58. Charlie Marlow has to repair
a. a riverboat.
b. a train.
c. a coach.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
59. In the third chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the protagonist is
preoccupied with
a. Francis Xavier.
b. sermons.
c. hellfire.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
60.In The Crying of Lot 49, who turns into a para-military revolutionist?
a. Mike Fallopian.
b. Dr. Hilarius.
c. Manny Di Presso.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
61. In Nineteen Eighty-four, which class rules Oceania?
a. The Inner Party.
b. The Central Party.
c. The Upper Party.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
62. In ”The Bear”, what does the protagonist’s maternal uncle leave him as a heritage?
a. Gold coins.
b. A silver cup.
c. IOUs.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
63. Which of these works of fiction does not feature an appearance of the author?
a. The French Lieutenant’s Woman.
b. ”The Bear”.
c. Slaughterhouse Five.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
64. Who is desperate about Kurtz’s leaving his African outpost?
a. His Intended.
b. The Lawyer.
c. The Accountant.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
65. John Fowles died in
a. 2000.
b. 2006.
c. 2007.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
66. Mr. Morel spends his evenings
a. repairing things around the house.
b. drinking with his friends.
c. bullying his family.
d. doing all of the above.
e. doing none of the above.
ANS: D
67. Mrs. Dalloway was first published in
a. 1925.
b. 1927.
c. 1941.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
68. In magazine form, Heart of Darkness was first published in
a. The Saturday Evening Post.
b. Blackwood’s Magazine.
c. The Strand Magazine.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
69. In ”The Bear”, what does the protagonist encounter on his last trip to the woods?
a. A bear.
b. A wolf.
c. A panther.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
70. Clara Dawes is
a. a shopkeeper.
b. a nurse.
c. a teacher.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
71. Toni Morrison studied at
a. Oxford.
b. Eton.
c. Cambridge.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
72. In Mrs. Dalloway, the novel’s last sentence refers to
a. Sally Seton.
b. Lucrezia Warren Smith.
c. Lady Bruton.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
73. Paul Morel discusses with Miriam Leivers mostly about
a. books.
b. opera.
c. drama.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
74. In ”The Bear”, what do they use to kill the bear?
a. A silver inlaid gun.
b. A spear.
c. Arrows.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
75. In the third section of ”The Bear”, who is the protagonist supposed to accompany to
make sure that some of the whiskey will arrive safely at the hunting camp?
a. Sam Fathers.
b. Isaac McCaslin.
c. Boon Hogganbeck.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
76. In The Crying of Lot 49, evidence concerning the secret organization is to be found in
a. a Jacobean revenge play.
b. postage stamps.
c. garbage cans marked W.A.S.T.E.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
77. Kurtz’s fence is decorated with
a. pottery.
b. carvings.
c. stones.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
78. James Joyce was born in
a. England.
b. Scotland.
c. Wales.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
79. In The Crying of Lot 49, who founds Inamorati Anonymous?
a. A disappointed lover.
b. A stamp owner.
c. An executive from Yoyodine.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: D
80. In ”The Bear”, who is injured or about to die after the final confrontation?
a. Sam Fathers.
b. Lion.
c. Boon Hogganbeck.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: D
81. Simon and Stephen Dedalus go on a trip to
a. Cork.
b. Dublin.
c. Belfast.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
82. In Slaughterhouse Five, which character goes on a tour of Eastern Europe?
a. Bernard V. O’Hare.
b. Kilgore Trout.
c. Paul Lazzaro.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
83. Frustrated with her husband’s attitude, Mrs. Morel
a. has an extra-marital love affair.
b. divorces.
c. looks for material security elsewhere.
d. does all of the above.
e. does none of the above.
ANS: C
84. In Slaughterhouse Five, the protagonist is from
a. Jefferson, Mississippi.
b. Ilium, New York.
c. Monterey, California.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
85. In the fourth chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the protagonist has a
revelation of human beauty
a. in church.
b. at university.
c. on the beach.
d. in all of the above.
e. in none of the above.
ANS: C
86. A popular dictum among Tralfamadorians is
a. ”This is the way things go.”
b. ”So it goes.”
c. ”That is the way of things.”
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
87. Winston C. Smith lives in
a. Oceania.
b. Eurasia.
c. Eastasia.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
88. Who offers Charles Smithson a job?
a. Ernestina Freeman.
b. Mrs. Poulteney.
c. Dr. Grogan.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
89. In Nineteen Eighty-four, Oceania’s dominant doctrine is
a. Nadsat.
b. Ingsoc.
c. Animalism.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
90. One character who wanted to marry Clarissa when she was young is
a. Peter Walsh.
b. Septimus Warren Smith.
c. Sir William Bradshaw.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
91. Joseph Conrad died
a. before World War I.
b. between the two World Wars.
c. after World War II.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
92. An unexpected guest at the party, Lady Rosseter, turns out to be
a. Lucrezia Warren Smith.
b. Miss Kilman.
c. Sally Seton.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
93. In The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Sam wants
a. to marry Tina’s maid.
b. to have his own business.
c. to spy on his master.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
94. In The French Lieutenant’s Woman, the woman referred to in the title is
a. Sarah Woodruff.
b. Ernestina Freeman.
c. Mrs. Poulteney.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
95. The Crying of Lot 49 is an example of
a. traditionalist fiction.
b. modernist fiction.
c. postmodernist fiction.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
96. Which character sends Kilgore Trout fan mail?
a. Eliot Rosewater.
b. Montana Wildhack.
c. Bernard V. O’Hare.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
97. In the first chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the protagonist
witnesses
a. a game of soccer.
b. a game of polo.
c. a game of rugby.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
98. In The Crying of Lot 49, which character runs off with a girl?
a. Metzger.
b. Driblette.
c. Zapf.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
99. Who finds shelter for Paul D when he leaves 124?
a. Halle.
b. Sixo.
c. Stamp Paid.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
100. ”The Bear” is an example of
a. minimalist fiction.
b. Victorian fiction.
c. postmodernist fiction.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
101. Toni Morrison was born
a. during the Prohibition.
b. before World War I.
c. after World War II.
d. in all of the above.
e. in none of the above.
ANS: A
102. In Slaughterhouse Five, which character is executed for theft?
a. Ronald Weary.
b. Paul Lazzaro.
c. Kilgore Trout.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
103. At the ending of the novel, Paul Morel gives his old mother
a. antibiotics.
b. antioxidants.
c. morphia.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
104. Clarissa thinks that her bed is
a. too narrow.
b. too soft.
c. too low.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
105. A character who attends Clarissa’s party is
a. Peter Walsh.
b. Sally Seton.
c. Sir William Bradshaw.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
106. In Slaughterhouse Five, who realises that the protagonist can look through time
windows?
a. Edgar Derby.
b. Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
c. Kilgore Trout.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
107. In Beloved, where does Amy Denver want to go?
a. Kentucky.
b. Ohio.
c. Boston.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
108. The French Lieutenant’s Woman was first published in
a. 1963.
b. 1965.
c. 1969.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
109. In Slaughterhouse Five, which character looks like a soft-drink bottle?
a. Kilgore Trout.
b. Edgar Derby.
c. Paul Lazzaro.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
110. Richard Dalloway is
a. the Prime Minister.
b. Lord Chancellor.
c. a member of Parliament.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
111. D. H. Lawrence died of
a. cancer.
b. a heart attack.
c. tuberculosis.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
112. The fireman on Marlow’s boat has
a. a silver chain around the neck.
b. a string around the ankle.
c. a bone through the lip.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
113. In the third chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the protagonist goes
to
a. school.
b. a chapel.
c. prostitutes.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
114. In ”The Bear”, by the time the protagonist is thirteen, who kills a colt owned by
Major de Spain?
a. Sam Fathers.
b.Lion.
c. Old Ben.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
115. George Orwell’s original name was
a. George Gershwin.
b. George Orlowsky.
c. Gregory Powell.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
116. In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the point of view is
a. editorial omniscience.
b. multiple selective omniscience.
c. I-as-protagonist.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
117. Slaughterhouse Five can be read as
a. a war novel.
b. a science-fiction novel.
c. a satirical novel.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
118. In Slaughterhouse Five, which character is exhibited in an alien zoo?
a. Billy Pilgrim.
b. Montana Wildhack.
c. A baby.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: D
119. In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, what university does the protagonist
attend?
a. Trinity College.
b. Rummidge University.
c. The State University of Euphoria.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
120. In Slaughterhouse Five, which character hires a hitman?
a. Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
b. Paul Lazzaro.
c. Billy Pilgrim.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
121. On that particular day in June, Richard Dalloway has lunch with
a. Hugh Whitbread.
b. Lady Bruton.
c. Miss Milly Brush.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
122. Who offers Ernestina Freeman a job?
a. Sarah Woodruff.
b. Mrs. Poulteney.
c. Dr. Grogan.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
123. Virginia Woolf was affiliated with
a. the Sur-Realists.
b. the Beat Generation.
c. the Bloomsbury Group.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
124. Heart of Darkness takes place in
a. Australia.
b. Asia.
c. Africa.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
125. Who offers Sarah Woodruff a job?
a. Ernestina Freeman.
b. Mrs. Poulteney.
c. Dr. Grogan.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
126. In the novel’s second part, the point of view switches from Mrs. Morel to
a. Walter Morel.
b. William Morel.
c. Arthur Morel.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
127. Charlie Marlow goes looking for
a. Kurtz.
b. ivory.
c. a colonial outpost.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
128. Winston C. Smith believes that hope for a radical change in society lies in
a. Big Brother.
b. Emmanuel Goldstein.
c. the proles.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
129. Winston C. Smith works in
a. the Ministry of Truth.
b. the Ministry of Love.
c. the Ministry of Peace.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
130. Originally, Heart of Darkness was destined to
a. a white audience.
b. a male audience.
c. a British audience.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
131. In ”The Bear”, who entraps the wild dog?
a. Sam Fathers.
b. Isaac McCaslin.
c. Major de Spain.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
132. Miss Kilman is employed by
a. Peter Walsh.
b. Sally Seton.
c. Sir William Bradshaw.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
133. Mr. Morel is
a. a teetotaler.
b. a bully.
c. a miner.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
134. George Orwell fought in
a. the First World War.
b. the Spanish Civil War.
c. the Second World War.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
135. In The Crying of Lot 49, the protagonist’s investigations begin in
a. San Francisco.
b. San Diego.
c. San Antonio.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
136. As Clarissa is buying flowers, a car passes by carrying
a. Lady Bruton.
b. Septimus Warren Smith.
c. Sally Seton.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
137. In Beloved, what does the protagonist pay the chiselling of her dead baby’s
tombstone in?
a. U.S. dollars.
b. Sterling pounds.
c. Pesos.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
138. Elizabeth’s chaperone is called
a. Lucrezia Warren Smith.
b. Sally Seton.
c. Lady Bruton.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
139. In Beloved, who does the poltergeist try to strangle with ghostly hands?
a. Baby Suggs.
b. Sethe.
c. Denver.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
140. In Nineteen Eighty-four, what is scarce?
a. Chocolate.
b. Razor blades.
c. Coffee.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
141. In Slaughterhouse Five, which character dies intoxicated with carbon monoxide?
a. Montana Wildhack.
b.Valencia Merble.
c. Kilgore Trout.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
142. In Nineteen Eighty-four, children are indoctrinated in an organization called
a. Scouts.
b. Pioneers.
c. Spies.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
143. Clarissa’s efforts to keep her life together are represented by
a. her buying flowers.
b. her mending a dress.
c. her parties.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
144. What are Sixo’s dying words?
a. ”Five high.”
b. ”Sixo.”
c. ”Seven-O.”
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
145. In ”The Bear”, the wild dog is called
a. Sam Fathers.
b. Lion.
c. Old Ben.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
146. How many sections does Beloved consist in?
a. Four.
b. Five.
c. Six.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
147. In Slaughterhouse Five, what do the war prisoners in Dresden manufacture?
a. Uniforms.
b. Syrup.
c. Ammonition.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
148. In The Crying of Lot 49, a live performance is given by
a. The Animals.
b. The Grateful Dead.
c. The Paranoids.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
149. Mr. Morel’s favourite son is
a. William.
b. Arthur.
c. Paul.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
150. The function of one of the longest sentences in English literature that occurs in ”The
Bear” is to show
a. that the character couldn’t think clearly.
b. the way the human mind works.
c. that the information in the ledger was not exact.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
151. What does Charles Smithson collect?
a. Butterflies.
b. Knick-knacks.
c. Fossils.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
152. In Slaughterhouse Five, which character blames his death on the protagonist?
a. Edgar Derby.
b. Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
c. Ronald Weary.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
153. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., studied at
a. Cornell University.
b. UCLA.
c. Texas State University.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
154. D. H. Lawrence was born in
a. the Elizabethan Age.
b. the Victorian Age.
c. the Edwardian Age.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
155. Which of these novels features a non-chronological plot?
a. Heart of Darkness.
b. Mrs. Dalloway.
c. Slaughterhouse Five.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
156. Charles Smithson finally finds Sarah Woodruff in the house of
a. Dante Gabriel Rosetti.
b. Matthew Arnold.
c. John Stuart Mill.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
157. In Slaughterhouse Five, the protagonist goes
a. to Europe.
b. to Tralfamadore.
c. to war.
d. to all of the above.
e. to none of the above.
ANS: D
158. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was originally published
a. during World War I.
b. after World War I.
c. after World War II.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
159. In Nineteen Eighty-four, what has been replaced with a synthetic substitute?
a. Meat.
b. Sugar.
c. Coffee.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: D
160. Paul Morel visits Clara Dawes’ husband in
a. church.
b. class.
c. court.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
161. Mr. Morel has
a. respectability.
b. a happy family life.
c. a lovely singing voice.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
162. William Morel’s fiancee is called
a. Clara.
b. Lily.
c. Miriam.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
163. What message does Julia’s first written note to Winston C. Smith contain?
a. ”Down with Big Brother!”
b. ”I love you.”
c. ”We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.”
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
164. In Heart of Darkness, the entrance to the company director’s office is guarded by
a. a bodyguard.
b. a mastiff.
c. a doorman.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
165. In Mrs. Dalloway, external time is represented by
a. an airplane.
b. an ambulance’s siren.
c. Big Ben’s chiming.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
166. Sons and Lovers was first published
a. before World War I.
b. after World War I.
c. after World War II.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
167. In The Crying of Lot 49, which postal system does Tristero compete against?
a. Thurn und Taxis.
b. Wells, Fargo.
c. U.S. Post.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: D
168. In ”The Bear”, the one who teaches the protagonist the secrets of wilderness is called
a. Sam Fathers.
b. Lion.
c. Old Ben.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
169. Winston C. Smith’s resistance is broken in
a. the Ministry of Love.
b. Room 101.
c. the place where there is no darkness.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
170. In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the protagonist goes in exile
a. by car.
b. on foot.
c. by plane.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
171. Heart of Darkness is an early example of
a. traditionalist fiction.
b. modernist fiction.
c. postmodernist fiction.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
172. D. H. Lawrence’s wife was
a. an aristocrat.
b. German.
c. related to an air ace.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
173. Mr. Morel
a. turns his wife out of the house.
b. shouts at his wife.
c. steals money from his wife.
d. does all of the above.
e. does none of the above.
ANS: D
174. John Fowles was born
a. before World War I.
b. between the World Wars.
c. during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
d. in all of the above.
e. in none of the above.
ANS: B
175. In The Crying of Lot 49, who goes berserk and starts shooting at passers-by?
a. Genghis Cohen.
b. Wendell ”Mucho” Maas.
c. John Nefastis.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: D
176. How many chapters does A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man consist in?
a. Four.
b. Five.
c. Six.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
177. George Orwell studied at
a. Oxford.
b. Eton.
c. Cambridge.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
178. John Fowles studied at
a. Cornell University.
b. UCLA.
c. Texas State University.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
179. Septimus Warren Smith decides to
a. accept medical treatment.
b. seek psychiatric help.
c. go to a sanatory.
d. do all of the above.
e. do none of the above.
ANS: E
180. In Beloved, which character is in the habit of saying ”Devil’s confusion”?
a. Baby Suggs.
b. Buglar.
c. Paul D.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
181. In The Crying of Lot 49, who interviews the protagonist after the random shooting?
a. Genghis Cohen.
b. Wendell ”Mucho” Maas.
c. John Nefastis.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
182. Clarissa has
a. no children.
b. one child.
c. two children.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
183. In The Crying of Lot 49, who becomes addicted to LSD?
a. Dr. Hilarius.
b. John Nefastis.
c. Wendell ”Mucho” Maas.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
184. In The Crying of Lot 49, the protagonist walks into a party at a convention of
a. optometrists.
b. car salesmen.
c. eaf-mutes.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
185. At Clongowes, teachers divide the protagonist’s colleagues into groups called
a. Romans and Carthaginians.
b. Lancaster and York.
c. Normans and Anglo-Saxons.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
186. Winston C. Smith re-writes articles from
a. Newsweek.
b. The Times.
c. The Guardian.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
187. In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the narrative technique is
a. free indirect discourse.
b. stream of consciousness.
c. based on dramatisation.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
188. In The Crying of Lot 49, the protagonist is supposed to be executrix of whose estate?
a. Wendell ”Mucho” Maas.
b. Pierce Inverarity.
c. Metzger.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
189. When Charlie Marlow gets a job, a doctor wants to measure
a. his head.
b. his lung capacity.
c. his blood pressure.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
190. In Mrs. Dalloway, a First World War veteran is named
a. Septimus Warren Smith.
b. Peter Walsh.
c. Sir William Bradshaw.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
191. Charlie Marlow witnesses
a. a fire.
b. forced labour.
c. pagan rites.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
192. Where does Denver get a job?
a. In a store.
b. At the Garners’.
c. At the Bodwins’.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
193. Heart of Darkness involves
a. Kurtz.
b. Charlie Marlow.
c. the Intended.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
194. In The Crying of Lot 49, the protagonist discovers information about a secret
organization called
a. the Tristero System.
b. PISCES.
c. Thurn und Taxis.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
195. Thomas Pynchon was born
a. during the Civil War.
b. between the two World Wars.
c. during the Cold War.
d. in all of the above.
e. in none of the above.
ANS: B
196. In ”The Bear”, what do they use to entrap the wild dog?
a. A deadfall.
b. A spring trap.
c. A corn shed.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
197. Morrison taught at
a.Texas Southern University.
b.Howard University.
c. New York State University.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
198. In Slaughterhouse Five, which character has been married five times?
a. Billy Pilgrim.
b. Bertrand Copeland Rumfoord.
c. Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
199. Who intercepts Charles Smithson’s correspondence?
a. Sarah Woodruff.
b. Mrs. Poulteney.
c. Sam.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
200. Thomas Pynchon studied at
a. Cornell University.
b. UCLA.
c. Texas State University.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
201. Close to the novel’s ending, Mrs. Morel is ill with
a. cancer.
b. leukemia.
c. diabetes.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
202. William Morel’s death turns Mrs. Morel’s affection towards
a. her husband.
b. her other son.
c. her elder daughter.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
203. George Orwell was born
a. in the Victorian age.
b. in the Edwardian age.
c. in the Elizabethan age.
d. in all of the above.
e. in none of the above.
ANS: B
204. In The Crying of Lot 49, who lectures the protagonist on entropy?
a. Metzger.
b. Driblette.
c. Zapf.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
205. Who thinks Sarah Woodruff is hysterical?
a. Ernestina Freeman.
b. Mrs. Poulteney.
c. Dr. Grogan.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
206. In ”The Bear”, who goes hunting for the bear?
a. Sam Fathers.
b. Isaac McCaslin.
c. Major de Spain.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: D
207. In the first chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, who does the
protagonist rely on to report an act of injustice?
a. Father Dolan.
b. Father Arnall.
c. Simon Dedalus.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
208. What is the name of Charles Smithson’s servant?
a. Sam Weller.
b. Sam Farrow.
c. Sam Gamgee.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
209. In Beloved, who works as a teacher?
a. Baby Suggs.
b. Lady Jones.
c. Mrs. Garner.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
210. What tribe does Paul D meet after his escape from prison?
a. Apache.
b. Cherokee.
c. Comanche.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
211. Where does Paul D sleep in a bed with sheets for the first time?
a. Delaware.
b. Ohio.
c. Mississippi.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
212. Septimus Warren Smith hallucinates about
a. Evans.
b. Clarissa.
c. Peter Walsh.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
213. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is an example of
a. traditionalist fiction.
b. modernist fiction.
c. postmodernist fiction.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
214. Mrs. Poulteney embodies
a. Georgian ideas.
b. Victorian ethos.
c. Edwardian norms.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
215. Nineteen Eighty-four was first published in
a. 1984.
b. 1948.
c. 1949.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
216. In The French Lieutenant’s Woman, where do the characters live?
a. Lyme Regis.
b. Bath.
c. Canterbury.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
217. Beloved was first published in
a. 1970.
b. 1987.
c. 1998.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
218. Slaughterhouse Five was first published in
a. 1961.
b. 1963.
c. 1969.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: C
219. In Beloved, what character is tortured with an iron piece in his mouth?
a. Paul D.
b. Paul A.
c. Halle.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
220. Heart of Darkness consists in
a. two parts.
b. three parts.
c. four parts.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: B
221. Who goes skating with Sethe?
a. Baby Suggs.
b. Halle.
c. Stamp Paid.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: E
222. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., fought in
a. the First World War.
b. the Spanish Civil War.
c. the Second World War.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
223. William Faulkner was born in
a. England.
b. Scotland.
c. Wales.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
224. Winston C. Smith meets his worst fears in
a. Room 101.
b. a grove.
c. a rented room.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
225. The Crying of Lot 49 was published
a. during the Korean War.
b. during World War II.
c. during the Civil Rights Movement.
d. in all of the above.
e. in none of the above.
ANS: C
226. Marlow’s story is told to
a. a director.
b. an accountant.
c. a lawyer.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
227. ”The Bear” consists in
a. two sections.
b. three sections.
c. four sections.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
228. In Beloved, one of the protagonist’s children is called
a. Baby Suggs.
b. Buglar.
c. Paul D.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: B
229. In Nineteen Eighty-four, Newspeak is for
a. everyday life.
b. propaganda.
c. technology.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: D
230. A book found by Marlow has handwritten notes in
a. code.
b. Arabic.
c. Cyrillic.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: C
231. Thomas Pynchon died in
a. 1973.
b. 1990.
c. 2006.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
232. Beloved was adapted as a film starring
a. Oprah Winfrey.
b. Halle Berry.
c. Whoopi Goldberg.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
233. In Slaughterhouse Five, which character undergoes brain surgery?
a. Billy Pilgrim.
b. Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
c. Edgar Derby.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
ANS: A
234. In the fourth chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the protagonist sees
the lifestyle of priests he knows personally as
a. desirable.
b. exciting.
c. inspiring.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: E
235. In the second chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the protagonist
obtains
a. a scholarship.
b. a job.
c. a Christmas present.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
ANS: A
1)Howard W.Campbell Jr. is a character from:
rasp. Slaughterhose;
2)Stephan Dedalius is a character from:
rasp. A postrait of an artist;
3)Who wrote "The Collector"?
rasp.John Fowles;
4)Who wrote Absalom,Absalom?
rasp.William Faulkner;
5)Who wrote The Rainbow?
rasp.D.H.Lawrence;
6)Miss Kilman is a character from
rasp. Mrs.Dalloway;
7)Who wrote Gravity's Rainbow?
rasp.Pinchon;
8) Who wrote V.(Pinchon)
rasp.none of the above;
9) Aunt Dante is a character from:
rasp.A Portrait of The Artist.....
10)Who wrote The Sirens of Titan?
rasp.Kurt Vonnegut;
11) William Morel's fiancee is called?
rasp.Lily;
12) Ernestina Freeman is a character from:
rasp.The French Lieutenant's Woman;
13) Who wrote Lord Jim?
rasp.Joseph Conrad;
14) Martin OO'Brien is a character from ( 1984)
rasp.none of the above;
15) George Orwells original name was(Eric Blair)
rasp.none of the above;
16)Charles Smithson is a character from:(The French Lieutenent's Woman)
rasp.none of the above;
17) Who wrote Light in August(Faulkner)
rasp.none of the above;
18) Who wrote Animal Farm
rasp.George Orwell;
19) Who wrote Dubiners?
rasp.James Joyce;
20) Lucrezia Warren Smith is a character from;
rasp.Mrs.Dalloway;
21) Simon Dedalus is a character from(A portrait of an Artist...) .
rasp.none of the above;
22)Who wrote Woman in Love?
rasp.D.H.Lawrence;
23)Who wrote The Rainbow(D.H.Lawrence)
rasp.none of the above;
24)Who wrote Against the Day?
rasp.Pinchon
25) Metzger is a character from(The Crying of the Lot 49)
rasp.none of the above;
26)Sir William Bradshaw is a character from;
rasp.Mrs.Dalloway;
27)Who wrote Sons and Lovers?
rasp.D.H.Lawrence
28)Who wrote Flags in The Dust?
rasp.William Faulkner
29)Winston C.Smith is a character from;
rasp.1984;
30) Who wrote Sartoris?(Faulkner)
rasp. none of the above;
31)Oedipa Maas is a character from;
rasp.The Crying of Lot 49;
32)Clarrisa is a character from(Mrs.Dalloway)
rasp.none of the above;
33)Walter Morel is a character from;
rasp.Sons and Lovers;
34) Sam Farrow is a character from (French Lieutenant....)
rasp.none of the above;
35) Who wrotw Mother Night?
rasp.Kurt Vonnegut;
36)Who wrotw Lord Jim
rasp.Joseph Conrad;
37)Who wrote Tar Baby;
rasp.Toni Morrison;
38)Who wroteThe Mansion;
rasp.William Faulkner;
39)Who wrote The Sirens of Titan?
rasp.Kurt Vonnegut;
40)Who wrote The Unvanquised?
rasp.William Faulkner;
41)Who wrote The Years?
rasp.Virginia Woolf;
42) Who wrote Youth?
rasp.Joseph Conrad;
43) Gertrude Morel is a character from/
rasp.Sons and Lovers;
45)Martin O'Brien is a character from;
rasp. 1984;
46) Clara Dawes is a character from ( Sons and Lovers)
rasp.none of the above;
47)Wendell Maas is a character from
rasp.The Crying of Lot 49;
48)The Intended is a character from
rasp.Heart of Darknes.
