In The Dubliners, which negative characteristic(s) does Joyce associate with Dublin as a place ?

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1. In The Dubliners, which literary device does Joyce use most frequently ?

   A. acatalectic
   B. chiasmus
   C. fantasy
   D. pentameter

2. 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

3. In The Dubliners, how does Joyce use epiphanies ?

   A. they sometimes clarify the connection between death and life
   B. they are often coupled with resignation, sadness, and frustration
   C. they create a system of hope, followed by passive acceptance
   D. All of the Above

4. Which of the following refers to the small area of Ireland, extending north from Dublin, over which the English government could claim effective control ?

   A. Ulster
   B. the Protectorate
   C. the Pale
   D. West Britain

5. To what does the title of Joyce’s short story “After the Race” refer ?

   A. the race for more modes of transportation
   B. the decline of the Irish race
   C. the race to establish an empire
   D. the race for Ireland’s welfare

6. In A Portrait of the Artist, what unique style does Joyce use ?

   A. vowel shift
   B. chiasmus
   C. acatalectic
   D. stream of consciousness

7. How does Joyce parallel Leopold and Stephen ?

   A. both are mature
   B. both tend to be cheerful
   C. both are artists
   D. both dislike music

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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