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James Joyce Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. In The Dubliners, which literary device does Joyce use most frequently?
2. James Joyce was an mainly hardworking and often outstanding student who attended ....., which was staffed by .....
3. When playing the game what did Maria touch on the saucer the first time?
4. Where is Eveline at the end of the story?
5. What year did James Joyce die?
6. James Joyce was born and grew up in:
7. Where Joyce died?
8. As he grew older, James Joyce suffered from ailments of .....
9. What is the function of the Linati schema?
10. How does Stephen react to his first sexual encounter?
11. How does the narrator feel at the end of the story?
12. James Joyce was born in .....
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.
14. According to Randy Hofbauer, what is/are the purpose(s) of the epiphany?
15. In "A Little Cloud, " what does Little Chandler dream about becoming?
16. Which of the following themes are developed in Finnegans Wake?
17. Remember Post-It notes? Who accidentally invented it?
18. By which religious writer was Joyce most clearly influenced?
19. In A Portrait of the Artist, what unique style does Joyce use?
20. What does the narrator promise Mangan's sister?
21. Which best describes the tone at the end of "Araby? "
22. What did the narrator find when he got to the bazaar?
23. In what year did the Easter Rising occur?
24. What are the characters in the play Ulysses called?
25. Where was the poet from?
26. In A Portrait of the Artist, how is the artist represented?
27. What does Harry do for a living?
28. In Ulysses, which experimental technique(s) does Joyce use?
29. Why does the narrator have to wait to go to the bazaar?
30. In which location(s) did Joyce live while in exile?
31. In The Dubliners, which literary style is used?
32. Which problem(s) shaped Joyce's early home life?
33. James Joyce lived from .....
34. Where does Miss Ivors invite Gabriel to visit during the summer?
35. In order to become an artist, what does Stephen Dedalus sacrifice from his life?
36. When reaching again what did Maria's hand land on?
37. How did the narrator get to the bazaar?
38. What did Eveline promise to do before her mother's death?
39. Why can't Mangan's sister go to Araby by herself that weekend?
40. What author influenced the creation of the modern novel?
41. How old we could say the narrator is?
42. According to Margot Norris, what do Joyce's novels imply about civilization?
43. Which was a common metaphor used by Irish writers in their depictions of the nation?
44. In Ulysses, which character best exemplifies anti-Semitism?
45. Which author(s) are associated with Modernism?
46. From what source is the title of Finnegans Wake taken?
47. What year did you get married?
48. While riding the tram what/who does Maria get distracted by?
49. American physicist Percy Spencer accidentally discovered this food item:
50. What is a kunstleroman?
51. What have been the most significant changes in the novel?
52. Why does the boy want to go to Araby?
53. How does Eveline intend to leave Dublin to elope with her lover?
54. Why did Mangan's sister come out onto the front steps?
55. In The Dubliners, which negative characteristic(s) does Joyce associate with Dublin as a place?
56. Which of the following themes is/are addressed in Ulysses?
57. Which is the setting of Joyce's works?
58. Why does the narrator decide to visit Araby in Mangan's sister's place?
59. In A Portrait of the Artist, the main character is named after which mythical figure?
60. Which of the following does Joyce address thematically in The Dubliners?
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