From what source is the title of Finnegans Wake taken ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Which of the following figures of speech are present in Finnegans Wake ?

   A. allusions
   B. jokes
   C. portmanteaus
   D. All of the Above

5. Why do critics consider the dream form ideal for Finnegans Wake ?

   A. it prevents exploration of the unconscious
   B. it obscures the characters’ immediate thoughts
   C. it allows for the introduction of plot snippets and new language
   D. it makes the readers’ experience of the characters less intimate

6. 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

7. According to Margot Norris, what is the significance of guilt in Finnegans Wake ?

   A. it represents original sin
   B. it is linked with sexual perversions
   C. it represents the Freudian primal scene
   D. All of the Above

8. 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

9. Which of the following themes are developed in Finnegans Wake ?

   A. married relationships
   B. dreams
   C. the movement of time
   D. All of the Above

10. 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