Which of the following exemplifies the Modernist style of The Dubliners ?

Related Mcqs:

1. In The Dubliners, which literary style is used ?

   A. realism
   B. impressionism
   C. fantasy
   D. gothic

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. According to critics, what is the function of The Dubliners’ third person narration ?

   A. it counters the sense of unrequited love
   B. it is used only to disrupt the more prominent first-person narration
   C. it makes the stories seem more impersonal
   D. it breaks through the sense of paralysis

4. In The Dubliners, what do most critics say is the function of paralysis ?

   A. it is represented in a way that implies collective activity is needed
   B. it reveals the sense of imprisonment that comes from routine
   C. it reveals characters’ literal inability to move away from Ireland
   D. All of the Above

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

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

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

   A. commonness
   B. boredom
   C. backwardness
   D. All of the Above

7. In The Dubliners, which best describes the order of the story arc ?

   A. adolescence, maturity, childhood
   B. childhood, maturity, adolescence
   C. childhood, adolescence, maturity, public life
   D. childhood, adolescence, maturity

8. In The Dubliners, which story/stories provide(s) an example of unrequited passion ?

   A. “The Dead”
   B. “Eveline”
   C. “A Painful Case”
   D. All of the Above

9. 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

10. In which story from The Dubliners is snow an important occurrence ?

    A. “Araby”
    B. “The Boarding House”
    C. “The Dead”
    D. “An Encounter”