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Category: James Joyce
Which character says “wasn’t she the downright villain to go and do a thing like that” ?
A. Molly Bloom
B. Mrs. Mooney
C. Mrs. Sinico
D. Gerty MacDowell
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
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
In “A Little Cloud,” what does Little Chandler dream about becoming ?
A. a reporter
B. a father
C. a poet
D. a soldier
According to Margot Norris, what is the ontological problem of Finnegans Wake ?
A. the characters’ preference for reality over dreams
B. the inability to distinguish between the “self” and “other”
C. the inability to experience guilt
D. the disconnection from primal senses and urges
In A Portrait of the Artist, what is the importance of music ?
A. it ties in with Stephen’s appreciation of language
B. it reminds Stephen of his desire to live life to the fullest
C. it provides a way for Stephen to feel at peace
D. All of the Above
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
According to Stephen, how is art represented in the lyrical form ?
A. the image is presented in immediate relation to the artist himself
B. the image is presented is immediate relation to the artist and others
C. the image is presented in a way that is not purely personal
D. the image is presented in immediate relation to others only
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
In Ulysses, with which mythical character does Stephen best correspond ?
A. Odysseus
B. Telemachus
C. Nestor
D. Nausicaa
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