James Joyce Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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James Joyce Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of Joyce's siblings worked with him at the school in Trieste?
(a) George.
(b) Sean.
(c) Charles.
(d) Stanislaus.

2. Why did Joyce's newspaper never take off?
(a) He left for Vienna.
(b) He got ill.
(c) He couldn't get funding.
(d) His father died.

3. Who was Joyce's mother?
(a) May.
(b) Camille.
(c) Siobbhan.
(d) Patricia.

4. Which of the following is NOT true about Joyce's younger brother?
(a) He was artistic.
(b) He was athletic.
(c) He was blunt.
(d) He was determined.

5. What novel did Joyce begin to write in 1904?
(a) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(b) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
(c) Cheri and The Last of Cheri.
(d) From Here to Eternity.

6. What religion did the Joyce family practice?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Catholicism.

7. In 1912 Joyce sent Nora and Lucia on a trip to __________________.
(a) England.
(b) China.
(c) Ireland.
(d) America.

8. Where did Joyce consider moving his family when he lost his job in Rome?
(a) London.
(b) Marseille.
(c) Monte Carlo.
(d) Lisbon.

9. How did Joyce choose to deal with his troubles?
(a) He did drugs.
(b) He addressed them directly.
(c) He slept.
(d) He drank heavily.

10. What was the name of the newspaper Joyce wanted to start?
(a) The Goblin.
(b) The Shamrock.
(c) The Standard.
(d) The Dubliner.

11. Joyce briefly considered a career in _______________.
(a) Theater.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Music.
(d) Religion.

12. What was one of Joyce's two main goals in 1909?
(a) To travel the world.
(b) To learn how to sail.
(c) To become a professor.
(d) To visit Russia.

13. Joyce's father took special pride in the family's ______________________.
(a) Name.
(b) Coat of arms.
(c) Red hair.
(d) Wealth.

14. Who was the London acquaintance who helped Joyce search for jobs?
(a) Miss Sloane.
(b) Miss Galloway.
(c) Miss O'Hara.
(d) Miss Gilfrod.

15. Who is the girl Joyce began to date in 1904?
(a) Audrey Spenser.
(b) Nora Barnacle.
(c) Siobbhan O'Meara.
(d) Laura Morgan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the manager of the school love Joyce?

2. Who was Joyce's younger brother?

3. Why did Joyce have trouble finding housing in Trieste?

4. Joyce wrote a review of a play written by _________________ and received a complimentary letter from the playwright himself.

5. Which of the following was NOT one of Joyce's activities in 1904?

(see the answer keys)

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