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1) To what does the title of Joyce’s short story “After the Race” refer ? a. the race for more modes of transportation b. the decline of the Irish race c. the race to establish an empire d. the race for Ireland’s welfare
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2) In “Two Gallants,” Joyce’s major critical commentary is__________________? a. that women are more at fault than men b. that individuals are too passive c. that people work too hard for change d. that Catholicism is not to blame for problems
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3) In “A Little Cloud,” what does Little Chandler dream about becoming ? a. a reporter b. a father c. a poet d. a soldier
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4) In The Dubliners, which story/stories provide(s) an example of unrequited passion ? a. “The Dead” b. “Eveline” c. “A Painful Case” d. All of the Above
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5) In The Dubliners, which literary style is used ? a. realism b. impressionism c. fantasy d. gothic
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6) In The Dubliners, which best describes the order of the story arc ? a. adolescence, maturity, childhood b. childhood, maturity, adolescence c. childhood, adolescence, maturity, public life d. childhood, adolescence, maturity
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7) At the end of “Eveline,” what decision does the title character make ? a. she decides to stay in Ireland b. she decides to quit her job c. she decides to leave her mother d. she leaves for France
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8) Which writer arranged for the publication of The Dubliners ? a. Ezra Pound b. W.B. Yeats c. Ernest Hemmingway d. Virginia Woolf
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9) With which important literary figure(s) was Joyce in contact in his lifetime ? a. Arthur Symons b. Harriet Weaver c. W.B. Yeats d. All of the Above
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10) Which writer(s) is/are associated with the Irish Literary Revival ? a. George Russell b. J.M. Synge c. W.B. Yeats d. All of the Above
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11) Which problem(s) shaped Joyce’s early home life? a. his father’s alcoholism b. poverty c. lack of stable work d. All of the Above
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12) Which event(s) caused the Easter Rising ? a. an increase in Irish nationalism b. the Irish desire for independence c. the formation of the secret, revolutionary IRB d. All of the Above
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13) Which author(s) are associated with Modernism ? a. T.S. Eliot b. T.E. Hulme c. Ezra Pound d. All of the Above
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14) In which location(s) did Joyce live while in exile ? a. Trieste b. Paris c. Zurich d. All of the Above
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15) In what year did Ireland acquire national independence ? a. 1847 b. 1893 c. 1906 d. 1922
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16) How do most critics believe Joyce’s exile affected his use of language ? a. After his exile, he only used one “voice” in his works b. After his exile, he disliked the intricacy of language c. After his exile, he never used split narratives d. After his exile, he used a mixture of languages and linguistic traditions in his works
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17) By which religious writer was Joyce most clearly influenced ? a. Thomas Aquinas b. William Bradshaw c. John Foxe d. William Tyndale
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18) In The Dubliners, which negative characteristic(s) does Joyce associate with Dublin as a place ? a. commonness b. boredom c. backwardness d. All of the Above
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19) In The Dubliners, which literary device does Joyce use most frequently ? a. acatalectic b. chiasmus c. fantasy d. pentameter
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20) In The Dubliners, what do most critics say is the function of paralysis ? a. it is represented in a way that implies collective activity is needed b. it reveals the sense of imprisonment that comes from routine c. it reveals characters’ literal inability to move away from Ireland d. All of the Above
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21) According to critics, what is the function of The Dubliners’ third person narration ? a. it counters the sense of unrequited love b. it is used only to disrupt the more prominent first-person narration c. it makes the stories seem more impersonal d. it breaks through the sense of paralysis
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22) With whom is the concept of “claritas” associated ? a. Thomas Aquinas b. Augusta Gregory c. Charles Parnell d. Ezra Pound
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23) Who was Charles Parnell ? a. a popular symbol of Irish nationalism b. an Irish representative in the British Parliament c. the founder of the Catholic Land League d. All of the Above
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24) Which was a common metaphor used by Irish writers in their depictions of the nation ? a. the metaphor of Ireland as a novel b. the metaphor of Ireland as a woman c. the metaphor of Ireland as a child d. the metaphor of Ireland as a soldier
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25) Which of the following characterizes Modernism ? a. the desire to show realistic forms b. the use of traditional formal structure c. the lack of interest in characters’ psyches d. the desire to break with established forms
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26) Which cultural event(s) led to the rise of Modernism ? a. the spread of Freud’s theories b. the increased pace of everyday life c. the controversy over traditional ideas of certainty and morality d. All of the Above
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27) To whom was Joyce married ? a. Nora Barnacle b. Sylvia Beach c. Molly Bloom d. Augusta Gregory
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28) In what year did the Easter Rising occur ? a. 1901 b. 1916 c. 1922 d. 1934
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29) In what way(s) did the events of the Easter Rising affect the work of writers ? a. it led many Irish writers to criticize British colonial practices b. it led to more depictions of violence and sacrifice in Irish literature c. it inspired Irish writers to create an Irish national identity d. All of the Above
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30) For Joyce, what are epiphanies ? a. short prose sketches that vary in character b. dream-like pieces of writing c. deep realizations linked with religious faith d. All of the Above
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31) By which physical affliction was Joyce affected ? a. autism b. blindness c. deafness d. loss of limb
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32) Who was Can Grande ? a. The poet who leads Dante on a tour of hell b. Dante’s enemy c. Dante’s patron d. The emperor of Italy in Dante’s lifetime
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33) Which best describes Cicero’s concept of heaven ? a. He believed that eternal life in heaven was the real one. b. Because he was pagan, he did not believe in heaven. c. Because he was an early Christian, he believed that heaven was inaccessible. d. He believed that heaven, hell, and earth were indistinguishable.
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34) What does “transhumanize” mean ? a. It is the ability to move above the earthly state into heaven. b. It is the ability to reunite with the body. c. It is the ability to commit sins while in the human body. d. It is the ability to separate from the body in order to reach hell.
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35) In The Paradiso, who questions Dante about hope ? a. Saint James b. Saint John c. Saint Peter d. Saint Thomas
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36) In The Paradiso, who does Dante meet in the sphere of the sun ? a. Virgil b. Thomas Aquinas c. Judas d. Cacciaguida
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37) In The Paradiso, which class of people does Dante place on the moon ? a. Those with the most constancy of characters b. The proud c. The best emperors and rulers d. The souls of those who abandoned their vows
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38) In The Paradiso, on what day do the events occur ? a. Easter Sunday b. Wednesday after Easter c. Good Friday d. All Saint’s Day
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39) In The Paradiso, Dante focuses on which kind of politics ? a. The politics of Ravenna b. The politics of ancient Greece c. The politics of Italian city-states d. The politics of the Roman Empire
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40) In The Divine Comedy, what do many critics believe Beatrice allegorically represents ? a. Natural light b. Revelations c. The light of grace d. All of the above
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