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Introduction to Modern Age | Set 1
1. In which month does the play ‘Look Back in Anger’s’ first act take place?
A. MAY
B. APRIL
C. DECEMBER
D. FEBRUARY
Correct : A. MAY
2. What town do the Morels live in?
A. London
B. Eastwood
C. Bestwood
D. Nottinghamshire
Correct : C. Bestwood
3. In what kind of room do the Porter's live?
A. Basement
B. An Empty room
C. An Attic
D. A Storage Room
Correct : C. An Attic
4. Which stuffed animal does not occupy the Porter's residence?
A. DOLL
B. FROG
C. SQUIRREL
D. BEAR
Correct : B. FROG
5. What is the best word to describe the furniture in the Porter's residence?
A. TIDY
B. PRISTINE
C. LEATHER
D. SHABBY
Correct : D. SHABBY
6. How old is Jimmy Porter?
A. 35
B. 25
C. 29
D. 20
Correct : B. 25
7. About how old is Cliff?
A. 35
B. 45
C. 25
D. 20
Correct : C. 25
8. Which word does Osborne use to describe Cliff?
A. Active
B. Vivacious
C. Lethergic
D. Pussilanimius
Correct : C. Lethergic
9. In the first Act, what domestic activity is Alison performing?
A. IRONING
B. FOLDING LAUNDRY
C. PAINTING
D. WASHING DISHES
Correct : A. IRONING
10. What are Cliff and Jimmy doing at the beginning of the play?
A. PLAYING CHESS
B. READING BOOKS
C. PLAYING INSTRUMENTS
D. READING PAPERS
Correct : D. READING PAPERS
11. 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."
Correct : B. HE "BURNS EVERYTHING UP."
12. 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
Correct : C. THE BOOK REVIEWS
13. What does the Bishop of Bromley encourage all Christians to support?
A. PARLIAMENT
B. FOOD RATIONS
C. NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
D. THE H-BOMB
Correct : D. THE H-BOMB
14. 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
Correct : C. GO TO A MOVIE
15. 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
Correct : A. THEY CANNOT RISE FROM THEIR IGNORANT SLOTH
16. 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
Correct : D. IRON HIS SHIRT
17. In what country did Alison's father live and work before retiring to England?
A. BRAZIL
B. GERMANY
C. INDIA
D. SPAIN
Correct : C. INDIA
18. Which friend of Alison's might come over and visit in the first Act?
A. DAVID
B. WEBSTER
C. HELENA
D. HUGH
Correct : B. WEBSTER
19. 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
Correct : A. THE AMERICAN AGE
20. What word does Jimmy not use to disparage Alison's family?
A. SYCOPHANTIC
B. VICIOUS
C. PUSILLANIMOUS
D. PHLEGMATIC
Correct : B. VICIOUS
21. What language does Paul tutor Miriam in?
A. LATIN
B. SPANISH
C. RUSSIAN
D. FRENCH
Correct : D. FRENCH
22. What does Paul nearly die from shortly after William dies?
A. TUBERCULOSIS
B. PNEUMONIA
C. HEART DISEASE
D. ERYSIPELAS
Correct : B. PNEUMONIA
23. What does William die of?
A. PNEUMONIA
B. HEART DISEASE
C. ERYSIPELAS
D. TUBERCULOSIS
Correct : C. ERYSIPELAS
24. What is painted on the expensive dish Mrs. Morel buys that pleases Paul?
A. CORNFLOWERS
B. CHERRIES
C. DAFFODILS
D. EGG-CUPS
Correct : A. CORNFLOWERS
25. 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
Correct : A. EGG-CUPS
26. What does Paul throw at Miriam when he sits up in a tree one day?
A. APPLES
B. ROCKS
C. CHERRIES
D. BRANCHES
Correct : C. CHERRIES
27. What is Clara's job?
A. SEAMSTRESS
B. SCHOOLTEACHER
C. CHURCH
D. OVERSEER AT JORDAN'S
Correct : D. OVERSEER AT JORDAN'S
28. Where does Miriam live?
A. LONDON
B. ON A FARM
C. IN THE WOODS
D. BESTWOOD
Correct : B. ON A FARM
29. Who is Paul's sister?
A. CLARA
B. MIRIAM
C. ANNIE
D. GERTRUDE
Correct : C. ANNIE
30. Who is Paul's younger brother?
A. JERRY
B. WALTER
C. WILLIAM
D. ARTHUR
Correct : D. ARTHUR
31. Who is William's fiancée?
A. LILY
B. CLARA
C. ANNIE
D. MIRIAM
Correct : A. LILY
32. Where does William work?
A. PARIS
B. DUBLIN
C. LONDON
D. YORK
Correct : C. LONDON
33. Where does Paul work?
A. COAL MINES
B. BICYCLE REPAIR
C. LAW OFFICE
D. SURGICAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER
Correct : D. SURGICAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER
34. What is Walter Morel's job?
A. COLLIER
B. WRITER
C. PAINTER
D. SURGEON
Correct : A. COLLIER
35. Conrad has the knowledge of the following languages except ....
A. GREEK
B. LATIN
C. GERMAN
D. CHINESE
Correct : D. CHINESE
36. Joyce's initials were J. A. A What was his third Christian name?
A. Alan
B. Albert
C. Aloysius
D. Alvin
Correct : C. Aloysius
37. What was the title of the collection of Joyce's short stories published in 1914?
A. Dubliners
B. Londoners
C. New Yorkers
D. Parisiennes
Correct : A. Dubliners
38. 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
Correct : D. Adeline Virginia Stephen
39. 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
Correct : B. Mrs. Dalloway
40. __________ is Called father of Romantic Imagination in 20th century novel.
A. Graham Green
B. Virginia Woolf
C. George Orwell
D. Joseph Conrad
Correct : D. Joseph Conrad
41. _________ is a novelist whom doesn’t use Stream of Consciousness.
A. Virginia Woolf
B. James Joyce
C. D.H. Lawrence
D. Dorothy Richardson
Correct : C. D.H. Lawrence
42. ‘Murder in The Cathedral is a drama written by _________.
A. T.S. Eliot
B. Aldus Huxley
C. H.G. Wells
D. D.H. Lawrence
Correct : A. T.S. Eliot
43. G.B Shaw’s used ________mode to represent his ideas.
A. Stream of Consciousness
B. Argument and Counter Argument
C. Impressionism
D. Morality
Correct : B. Argument and Counter Argument
44. The Expressionist dramatists are concerned with __________.
A. Women
B. Materialistic values
C. Man
D. Society
Correct : C. Man
45. 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
Correct : D. William Somerset Maugham
46. W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory sponsored the _______ theatre movement.
A. American
B. Latin
C. Irish
D. German
Correct : C. Irish
47. Education act of _______ increased the spread of education in England.
A. 1872
B. 1870
C. 1850
D. 1840
Correct : B. 1870
48. ‘When you are old’ is poem by ________.
A. W.B. Yeats
B. Robert Bridges
C. Arthur Symon
D. Francis Thomson
Correct : A. W.B. Yeats
49. __________ is not a Metaphysical poet.
A. W.B. Yeats
B. T.S. Eliot
C. Cecil De Lewis
D. Edmond Blunder
Correct : D. Edmond Blunder