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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Dublin.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. School records show that Joyce was punished for ______________________.
(a) Fighting.
(b) Vulgar language.
(c) Being late.
(d) Cheating.

3. In what city was Joyce born?
(a) Dublin.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Edinburgh.

4. Joyce wrote a review of a play written by _________________ and received a complimentary letter from the playwright himself.
(a) Wilde.
(b) Ibsen.
(c) Keats.
(d) Yeats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the favorite child in the Joyce family?

2. What was always an important source of inspiration for Joyce's literary works?

3. What preparatory school did Joyce and his younger brother attend?

4. Which of Joyce's brothers died young?

5. Who is the girl Joyce began to date in 1904?

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