A. it represents original sin
B. it is linked with sexual perversions
C. it represents the Freudian primal scene
D. All of the Above
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - According to Margot Norris, what do Joyce’s novels imply about civilization ?
A. that it depends on repression
B. that it ends paralysis
C. that it enables fulfillment
D. that it resolves spiritual crises - According to most critics, what does the circular structure of Finnegans Wake represent ?
A. the impossibility of resurrection
B. the unconscious
C. unrequited love
D. the patterns of birth, life, and death - 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 figures of speech are present in Finnegans Wake ?
A. allusions
B. jokes
C. portmanteaus
D. All of the Above - From what source is the title of Finnegans Wake taken ?
A. a poem by Yeats
B. a popular Irish ballad
C. an ancient epic
D. a poem by Eliot - How do historians say Joyce’s exile manifest itself in Finnegans Wake ?
A. it led to the combination of multiple languages to form new words
B. it led to the inclusion of dream scenarios
C. it led to the lack of allusions to other cultures’ stories and myths
D. it led to the focus on the family as a functional institution - In Finnegans Wake, how does Joyce represent the theme of tragic love ?
A. he refers to the mythical Daedalus
B. he uses an allusion to the mythical Odysseus
C. he uses an allusion to Tristian and Iseult
D. he refers to the Oedipal myth - In Finnegans Wake, which of the following typify family life ?
A. murder
B. slander
C. hypocrisy
D. All of the Above - Why do most scholars consider Finnegans Wake avant-garde ?
A. the invented words
B. the free dream associations
C. the sketchy, episodic structure
D. All of the Above
