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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who refused to read ULYSSES when it was finally published?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Stanislaus.
(c) Nora.
(d) Giorgio.
2. Harriet Weaver and Ezra Pound told Joyce that Finnegan's Wake needed more ______________.
(a) Gloss.
(b) Depth.
(c) Metaphors.
(d) Characters.
3. What language did the Joyces speak among themselves?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) French.
4. Who did Giorgio marry?
(a) Helen.
(b) Justine.
(c) Mary.
(d) Cecelia.
5. How many people showed up for the first reading of ULYSSES?
(a) 20.
(b) 500.
(c) 250.
(d) 30.
6. Joyce had major health issues with which part of his body?
(a) Knees.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Heart.
(d) Joints.
7. What was Joyce's typical demeanor while with his children?
(a) Alienated.
(b) Happy.
(c) Boisterous.
(d) Sad.
8. Where did Joyce spend much of his time from 1916 to 1918?
(a) Cafes and clubs.
(b) Libraries.
(c) The seaside.
(d) Museums.
9. To what work did Joyce devote himself in 1915?
(a) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
(b) Dubliners.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Chamber Music.
10. Why did many of Joyce's students pay him but not take lessons?
(a) Just to please their teachers.
(b) Just to satisfy their parents.
(c) Just to give him financial support.
(d) Just as a prank.
11. Where was Joyce's play, EXILES, first performed?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Munich.
(d) Madrid.
12. What grant did Joyce receive to help support his family?
(a) Irish Heritage grant.
(b) Universita Italia grant.
(c) Civil List grant.
(d) Edinburgh Scholars grant.
13. Which noted psychiatrist wrote a disparaging letter to Joyce?
(a) Alfred Adler.
(b) David A. Halperin.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) Sigmund Freud.
14. What job did Joyce do when the family returned to Trieste in 1919?
(a) Politician.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Designer.
(d) Chef.
15. Who was the neighboring woman with whom Joyce had an affair in 1918?
(a) Estelle Grammercy.
(b) Martha Fleischmann.
(c) Julia Galloway.
(d) Celestine Morrow.
Short Answer Questions
1. The reactions of Joyce's friends to his first drafts of ULYSSES were ___________________.
2. Who helped Joyce attain grants during this period?
3. What grant did Joyce receive that helped the family financially for awhile?
4. Who was Valery Larbaud?
5. Which one of Joyce's works appeared in the magazine in #112?
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