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Category: James Joyce
What is unique about the structure of Finnegans Wake ?
A. the last sentence and first sentence are circular
B. the novel has a traditional plot; nothing is particularly unique about it
C. the start of the book bears no resemblance to the end
D. the novel is clearly written from the future to the past
In what context does Joyce use the term “amor matris,” or motherly love ?
A. in The Dubliners, Chandler uses it to describe family relationships
B. in The Dubliners, Gabriel uses it in his discussions about death
C. in Ulysses, Stephen uses it in his lectures on art
D. in Ulysses, Leopold uses it to describe his personal identity
Please identify the story: “her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition. ”
A. “The Boarding House”
B. “Clay”
C. “Eveline”
D. “A Little Cloud”
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
In which location(s) did Joyce live while in exile ?
A. Trieste
B. Paris
C. Zurich
D. All of the Above
Who says “history is like a nightmare from which I must awake” ?
A. Leopold Bloom
B. Little Chandler
C. Joe Donnelly
D. Stephen Dedalus
Which best describes the tone at the end of “Araby ?”
A. hopeful
B. disappointed
C. joyful
D. satiric
In Finnegans Wake, to which text(s) does Joyce make an allusion ?
A. the Book of the Dead
B. the Bible
C. Vico’s La Scienza Nuova
D. All of the Above
Which of the following does Joyce address thematically in The Dubliners ?
A. the positive side of war with Germany
B. the supremacy of Britain
C. Irish nationalism
D. the Irish nation’s inability to survive without England’s help
Which of the following exemplifies the Modernist style of The Dubliners ?
A. the positive representation of cultural institutions
B. the representation of a shallow, drab culture
C. the positive representation of the Catholic Church
D. the representation of adventures the city offers to the mind
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