english literature MCQs – Page 143

Practise multiple-choice questions from english literature for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

2841. How does Joyce parallel Leopold and Stephen ?
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A. both are mature

B. both tend to be cheerful

C. both are artists

D. both dislike music

2843. How did W. H. Auden describe poetry ?
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A. A game of knowledge

B. The soul exposed

C. An awful way to earn a living

D. An explosion of language

2844. In The Paradiso, Dante bases his structure of paradise on which of the following ?
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A. The Ptolemaic universe

B. Ancient Greek cosmology

C. The Renaissance concept of the planets

D. Ancient Roman cosmology

2847. According to Dante, which is necessary in order to make a perfect confession ?
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A. A lack of remorse

B. A sense of gratitude for Gods mercy

C. The inability to reject ones old life

D. The secret confession of sins

2848. In Ulysses, which character best exemplifies anti-Semitism ?
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A. Leopold Bloom

B. Mr. Deasy

C. Gabriel Conroy

D. Molly Ivors

2850. According to most critics, what does the circular structure of Finnegans Wake represent ?
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A. the unconscious

B. the patterns of birth, life, and death

C. unrequited love

D. the impossibility of resurrection

2852. Which best describes Blooms attitude towards nationalism ?
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A. he hopes to join the IRB

B. he is opposed to the nationalist cause

C. he is deeply invested in the nationalist cause

D. he is disinterested in nationalism
2853. According to Stephen, how is art represented in the lyrical form ?
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A. the image is presented in immediate relation to others only

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

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

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

2857. A poem that generally has meter and rhyme______________?
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A. none of the above

B. free verse

C. narrative

D. lyric
2858. Which text(s) are referenced in Joyces Ulysses ?
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A. All of the Above

B. The Bible

C. Wildes The Picture of Dorian Grey

D. Yeats Who Goes with Fergus

2859. In Finnegans Wake, how does Joyce represent the theme of tragic love ?
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A. he refers to the Oedipal myth

B. he uses an allusion to the mythical Odysseus

C. he uses an allusion to Tristian and Iseult

D. he refers to the mythical Daedalus