James Joyce Quiz 2 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which best describes the tone at the end of "Araby? "

Correct Answer: B) Disappointed.

2. What did the narrator find when he got to the bazaar?

Correct Answer: B) It was almost empty.

3. In what year did the Easter Rising occur?

Correct Answer: B) 1916.

4. What are the characters in the play Ulysses called?

Correct Answer: C) Leopold Bloom, Molly y Stephen Dedalus.

5. Where was the poet from?

Correct Answer: B) Ireland.

6. In A Portrait of the Artist, how is the artist represented?

Correct Answer: D) All of the Above.

7. What does Harry do for a living?

Correct Answer: B) He is in the church-decorating business.

8. In Ulysses, which experimental technique(s) does Joyce use?

Correct Answer: D) All of the Above.

9. Why does the narrator have to wait to go to the bazaar?

Correct Answer: B) He had to wait for his uncle to give him money.

10. In which location(s) did Joyce live while in exile?

Correct Answer: D) All of the Above.

11. In The Dubliners, which literary style is used?

Correct Answer: A) Realism.

12. Which problem(s) shaped Joyce's early home life?

Correct Answer: D) All of the Above.

13. James Joyce lived from .....

Correct Answer: D) 1882-1941.

14. Where does Miss Ivors invite Gabriel to visit during the summer?

Correct Answer: B) Aran Isles.

15. In order to become an artist, what does Stephen Dedalus sacrifice from his life?

Correct Answer: B) His relationship with his family and friends.

16. When reaching again what did Maria's hand land on?

Correct Answer: D) Prayer Book.

17. How did the narrator get to the bazaar?

Correct Answer: A) By train.

18. What did Eveline promise to do before her mother's death?

Correct Answer: D) Maintain the family home.

19. Why can't Mangan's sister go to Araby by herself that weekend?

Correct Answer: A) There was a retreat at her convent.

20. What author influenced the creation of the modern novel?

Correct Answer: B) Julio Cortazar.