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) Charles.
(b) Sean.
(c) George.
(d) Stanislaus.

2. How many children did Joyce's parents have?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

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

4. Joyce was assured that he had a job waiting for him in which Italian city?
(a) Florence.
(b) Rome.
(c) Trieste.
(d) Milan.

5. Joyce searched for job vacancies at ______________________ throughout Europe.
(a) Travel agencies.
(b) Berlitz schools.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Hospitals.

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

7. Who was Joyce's father?
(a) James.
(b) Sean.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Michael.

8. Joyce is a name of ________________ origin.
(a) Irish.
(b) German.
(c) British.
(d) French.

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

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

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

12. Where did Joyce go to further his studies?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

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

14. Where did Joyce go to college?
(a) Trinity College.
(b) University College.
(c) Griffith College.
(d) Oxford University.

15. Who was the main character in Joyce's ULYSSES?
(a) Barry Connely.
(b) Peter Gallagher.
(c) Harold Sloane.
(d) Leopold Bloom.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was Joyce born?

2. Why had Joyce and Nora not yet married?

3. What expensive item did Joyce buy for Nora in Galway?

4. Who was Joyce's governess?

5. What did Joyce and Nora name their son?

(see the answer keys)

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