What is the significance of the “wandering Jew” motif ?

Related Mcqs:

1. How does the motif of the wandering Jew figure in “The Monk” ?

   A. It introduces one of several supernatural elements into the plot.
   B. It dispels the anti-Semitism associated with the Gothic novel.
   C. It offers a positive alternative to the excesses of the Catholic Church.
   D. It suggests that redemption is possible through penitence.

2. In “The Gothic Sublime” how does Mishra characterize the labyrinth motif ?

   A. As a plot structure that diminishes the Gothic novel’s intensity
   B. As the reader’s inward turn to examine his or her own tangled consciousness
   C. As a means for characters to directly confront unconscious problems
   D. As a place for the distressed heroine to hide

3. Yeats’s “Song of Wandering Aengus” ends with the lines: “And pluck till time and times are done/The silver apples of the moon/The golden apples of the sun.” Which of the following is NOT a symbolic meaning of the apples ?

   A. They symbolize the return to a lost paradise.
   B. They point to alchemical elements, which in turn symbolize the body and the soul.
   C. They symbolize the coming apocalypse.
   D. They symbolize a fulfilled longing.

4. In A Portrait of the Artist, how do most critics suggest that the flight motif functions ?

   A. it represents the desire to flee Ireland
   B. it represents the hero’s fear that he will overestimate his abilities
   C. it implies that the artist must take flight to do his work
   D. All of the Above

5. Which of the following offers the best definition of the literary term motif ?

   A. A recurring element in a story that is symbolically significant
   B. A character’s fatal flaw
   C. A rhyme scheme
   D. A character’s moment of selfrealization in a narrative

6. In which year the play of Christopher Marlow The Jew of Malta first performed ?

   A. 1597
   B. 1601
   C. 1587
   D. 1592

7. What was the first published title of Christopher Marlow’s play The Jew of Malta ?

   A. The Tragedy of the Jew of Malta
   B. The Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta
   C. The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta
   D. The Story of the Rich Jew of Malta

8. In Marlowe’s play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta ?

   A. Lazarus
   B. Solomon
   C. Barabas
   D. Shylock

9. What is the significance of the “bloody bedchamber” in Gothic fiction ?

   A. It represents male sexuality.
   B. It suggests female complicity in sexual deviance.
   C. It refers to the location of murder in Gothic novels.
   D. It symbolizes the forced sequestration of women both before and after marriage.

10. In “Dracula” what is the significance of the typewriter ?

    A. It allows women to participate in the novel.
    B. It serves as a path to the public sphere for women.
    C. It is a less effective tool than traditional folklore weapons.
    D. It becomes a way to conceal information.