Who served as an Irish senator for two terms? A___________ Wilde?

Related Mcqs:

1. Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” is an example of which of the following literary trends ?

   A. Aestheticism
   B. Naturalism
   C. Decadence
   D. Both A and C

2. Which of the following statements regarding Oscar Wilde is false ?

   A. His career ended when he was jailed for criminal “gross indecency.”
   B. He believed that art should be something more than the reproduction and appreciation of the natural world.
   C. Wilde was the author of such poems as “Bénédiction,” “L’Albatros,” and “élévation.”
   D. He was notorious for his use of paradox.

3. Famous Irish poet and dramatist is______________?

   A. W.B. Yeats
   B. L. Tolstoy
   C. A. Pope
   D. H.G. Wells

4. Which writer(s) is/are associated with the Irish Literary Revival ?

   A. George Russell
   B. J.M. Synge
   C. W.B. Yeats
   D. All of the Above

5. In A Portrait of the Artist, what is Stephen’s relationship with his Irish nationality ?

   A. he is conflicted by his desire to leave Ireland because he has inextricable ties to it
   B. he is sure of his desire to become a leader like Parnell because his friends and family universally praise Irish leaders
   C. he is committed to staying in Ireland
   D. he deeply wants to leave Ireland, but he feels that, as an artist, he can only work with national themes

6. With which Irish figure(s) is HCE often identified ?

   A. Wolfe Tone
   B. Charles Stuart Parnell
   C. Father Arnall
   D. Daniel O’Connell

7. Jonathan Swift’s suggestion in “A Modest Proposal” that the Irish eat their children exemplifies the characteristics of a satire in all of the following ways EXCEPT_______________?

   A. its mocking tone.
   B. its absurd response to a real issue.
   C. its sentimental plea to its audience.
   D. its attempt to shock readers into acting.

8. Which of the following statements is true of the Anglo-Irish War ?

   A. The Anglo-Irish war began with the resistance of the Irish Republican Army.
   B. The Anglo-Irish war never involved a guerrilla campaign.
   C. In the course of the Anglo-Irish War, only a few hundred members of the Irish Republican Army were actively resisting British rule.
   D. All of the above

9. Which of the following was originally the Irish Literary Theatre ?

   A. the Irish National Theatre
   B. the Globe Theatre
   C. the Abbey Theatre
   D. both A and C

10. The Irish Dramatic Movement was heralded by such figures as____________?

    A. H. Drummond, Edward Irving and John Ervine
    B. W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory and Edward Martyn
    C. Oscar Wilde and his contemporaries
    D. Jonathan Swift and his contemporaries