A. George Russell
B. J.M. Synge
C. W.B. Yeats
D. All of the Above
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following authors is NOT an important Irish writer ?
A. Seamus Heaney
B. James Joyce
C. William Butler Yeats
D. E.M. Forster - Which of the following was originally the Irish Literary Theatre ?
A. the Irish National Theatre
B. the Globe Theatre
C. the Abbey Theatre
D. both A and C - Which of the following was originally the Irish Literary Theatre ?
A. the Irish National Theatre
B. the Independent Theatre
C. the Abbey Theatre
D. both A and C - Which of the following texts are associated with the alliterative revival ?
A. “The Dream of the Rood”
B. “The Wanderer”
C. “The Seafarer”
D. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” - Why was the alliterative revival associated with nationalism and nostalgia ?
A. The stories of King Arthur made all English people nostalgic.
B. Metrical poetry simply got boring.
C. Alliterative poetry was much easier to write.
D. Alliterative poetry was associated with a world before the French influence, a world before the Conquest - The Romantic Revival in English Poetry was influenced by the ?
A. French Revolution
B. Glorious Revolution of1688
C. Reformation
D. Oxford Movement - Which Romantic writer(s) wrote in more than one of these popular literary forms: essay, novel, drama, poetry ?
A. Percy Bysshe Shelley
B. William Wordsworth
C. George Gordon, Lord Byron
D. all of the above - 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 - In A Portrait of the Artist, what is Stephen’s relationship with his Irish nationality ?
A. he is conflicted by his desire to leave Ireland because he has inextricable ties to it
B. he is sure of his desire to become a leader like Parnell because his friends and family universally praise Irish leaders
C. he is committed to staying in Ireland
D. he deeply wants to leave Ireland, but he feels that, as an artist, he can only work with national themes - With which Irish figure(s) is HCE often identified ?
A. Wolfe Tone
B. Charles Stuart Parnell
C. Father Arnall
D. Daniel O’Connell