This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > James Joyce > James Joyce – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books James Joyce Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In The Dubliners, which literary device does Joyce use most frequently? A) Acatalectic. B) Chiasmus. C) Fantasy. D) Pentameter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chiasmus. 2. James Joyce was an mainly hardworking and often outstanding student who attended ....., which was staffed by ..... A) University College, Cork; Catholic monks. B) University College, Dublin; Jesuit Priests. C) University of Limerick; Protestant deacons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) University College, Dublin; Jesuit Priests. 3. When playing the game what did Maria touch on the saucer the first time? A) Play-Doh. B) Wax. C) Sugar. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clay. 4. Where is Eveline at the end of the story? A) At home. B) In church. C) At the quay. D) On the ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the quay. 5. What year did James Joyce die? A) 1920. B) 1900. C) 1941. D) 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1941. 6. James Joyce was born and grew up in: A) Glasgow, Scotland. B) London, England. C) Dublin, Ireland. D) Swansea City, Wales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dublin, Ireland. 7. Where Joyce died? A) Dublin. B) Triest. C) Zurich. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zurich. 8. As he grew older, James Joyce suffered from ailments of ..... A) The eyes. B) The nose. C) The feet. D) The knees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The eyes. 9. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It outlines the fundamental structure of Ulysses. 10. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He feels alienated. 11. How does the narrator feel at the end of the story? A) Nostalgic. B) Angry. C) Ashamed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashamed. 12. James Joyce was born in ..... A) Zurich. B) Dublin. C) Triest. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dublin. 13. Facts about Joyce's most famous or landmark novel:A) recounts a single day in Dublin; B) is a modern retelling of Homer's Odyssey; C) its central characters are Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom, and Molly Bloom. A) Finnegan's Wake. B) The Dead. C) Dubliners. D) Ulysses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ulysses. 14. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It prepares Stephen to accept his artistic rebirth. 15. In "A Little Cloud, " what does Little Chandler dream about becoming? A) A reporter. B) A father. C) A poet. D) A soldier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A poet. 16. Which of the following themes are developed in Finnegans Wake? A) Married relationships. B) Dreams. C) The movement of time. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 17. Remember Post-It notes? Who accidentally invented it? A) Spencer Silver. B) Arthur Fry. C) Charles Goodyear. D) Harry Coover Jr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spencer Silver. 18. By which religious writer was Joyce most clearly influenced? A) Thomas Aquinas. B) William Bradshaw. C) John Foxe. D) William Tyndale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Aquinas. 19. In A Portrait of the Artist, what unique style does Joyce use? A) Vowel shift. B) Chiasmus. C) Acatalectic. D) Stream of consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stream of consciousness. 20. What does the narrator promise Mangan's sister? A) To convince her parents to give her permission. B) To buy her something. C) To go with her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy her something. Next →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesJames Joyce Quiz 2James Joyce Quiz 3James Joyce Quiz 4James Joyce Quiz 5James Joyce Quiz 6James Joyce Quiz 7James Joyce Quiz 8James Joyce Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books