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1
What genre is
Waiting for Godot
?
Tragedy
Historical drama
Comedy of manners
Theatre of the Absurd
2
What is Big Brother in
1984
?
A journalist
A symbol of constant government surveillance
A scientist
A rebel
3
Which literary genre became especially popular during the Victorian era?
War memoirs
The realist novel
Gothic poetry
Surrealist drama
4
What is the main action of "Waiting for Godot"?
A journey
Two men waiting and talking
A trial
A war
5
In
The Importance of Being Earnest
, what is Wilde mocking?
Victorian social conventions and hypocrisy
Art movements
The monarchy
Religion
6
What literary movement emerged strongly after WWI?
Classicism
Modernism
Romanticism
Realism
7
How does Woolf represent time in "To the Lighthouse"?
Through flashbacks only
Through subjective perception rather than chronology
As a linear narrative
With historical references
8
What does the phrase “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” suggest?
Innocence
Harmony
Hypocrisy and corruption in totalitarian regimes
Scientific logic
9
What do the animals represent in
Animal Farm
?
British farmers
Fables with moral lessons
Aristocratic values
Political figures and classes in Soviet Russia
10
What narrative style is dominant in
Dubliners
?
Fairy tale storytelling
Realistic and symbolic with simple language
Allegorical fantasy
Non-linear time travel
11
What does the "Time Passes" section symbolize?
The impermanence of life and loss
A literal vacation
The growth of children
Political evolution
12
What leads to Dorian Gray’s downfall?
Financial ruin
His desire for eternal youth and lack of morality
War
Betrayal
13
What major changes occurred during the Victorian Age?
Industrialization and social reforms
The dominance of Romanticism
The decline of the British Empire
The rise of medieval values
14
What was the attitude of Victorian writers toward society?
Blind celebration
Indifference
Total rejection
Critical engagement and reformist spirit
15
What does the term “epiphany” mean in Joyce’s work?
A religious miracle
A tragic death
A conflict
A sudden moment of insight or realization
16
What does the act of waiting represent?
The search for meaning in a meaningless world
Romantic patience
Political oppression
Religious expectation
17
Who is Lily Briscoe?
Mrs. Ramsay’s daughter
A maid
A schoolteacher
An artist who represents Woolf’s feminist ideals
18
What narrative perspective is used in
Jane Eyre
?
Epistolary
Stream of consciousness
Third-person omniscient
First-person narrative
19
What is Nancy’s role in the novel?
A complex figure who protects Oliver
A judge
A maid in Oliver’s house
A thief who betrays him
20
What themes are common in literature from this period?
National pride
Colonial celebration
Disillusionment, alienation, and fragmentation
Optimism and heroism
21
What literary style is prominent in
Wuthering Heights
?
Modernist fragmentation
Satirical comedy
Gothic elements and Romanticism
Epistolary realism
22
What is Oliver Twist’s main desire throughout the novel?
Power
Wealth
A family and a better life
Revenge
23
Who is the main narrator of
Wuthering Heights
?
Catherine
Heathcliff
Mr. Rochester
Mr. Lockwood
24
What aesthetic principle did Wilde promote?
Utilitarian art
Realist propaganda
“Art for art’s sake”
Political literature
25
What technique does Dickens use to create emotional impact?
Irony and surrealism
Stream of consciousness
Sentimentalism and vivid characterization
Objective detachment
26
What is the tone of most stories in
Dubliners
?
Melancholic and realistic
Romantic and idealistic
Cynical and comedic
Joyful and energetic
27
How is the love between Heathcliff and Catherine portrayed?
Moral and peaceful
Distant and rational
Passionate, obsessive, and destructive
Ideal and pure
