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This section includes 189 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in English (MA English) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What was Santiago s problem with the left hand? |
| A. | He had broken three of the fingers. |
| B. | It was paralyzed. |
| C. | It was Cramped |
| D. | It was trembling so much he couldn t. |
| Answer» D. It was trembling so much he couldn t. | |
| 2. |
Santiago is believed to be salao. How does Hemingway translate this word? |
| A. | selfish |
| B. | deeply sad |
| C. | the worst form of unlucky |
| D. | too old |
| Answer» D. too old | |
| 3. |
Santiago is consistently aided by: |
| A. | Joe Dimaggio |
| B. | The sharks |
| C. | Other fishermen |
| D. | Manolin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Santiago is believed to be a : |
| A. | Salao |
| B. | murderer |
| C. | Solazo |
| D. | Beggar |
| Answer» B. murderer | |
| 5. |
The length of the Marlin is: |
| A. | 17 feet |
| B. | 18 feet |
| C. | 19 feet |
| D. | 20 feet |
| Answer» C. 19 feet | |
| 6. |
The Old Man and the Sea was published in the year: |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1953 |
| Answer» D. 1953 | |
| 7. |
How long does it take for the sharks to arrive and attack the marlin: |
| A. | One hour |
| B. | Five hours |
| C. | One day |
| D. | Fort five minutes |
| Answer» B. Five hours | |
| 8. |
Who is Santiago s hero? |
| A. | Harry Truman |
| B. | Joe DiMaggio |
| C. | Dick Sisler |
| D. | Fidel Castro |
| Answer» C. Dick Sisler | |
| 9. |
The great Joe DiMaggio suffers from what affliction? |
| A. | A bone spur |
| B. | Alcoholism |
| C. | A ruined knee |
| D. | Failing eyesight |
| Answer» B. Alcoholism | |
| 10. |
Of what did Santiago always dream? |
| A. | Manolin |
| B. | His Wife |
| C. | Lions |
| D. | Fish |
| Answer» D. Fish | |
| 11. |
How long does it take for the sharks to arrive and attack the marlin? |
| A. | Ten minutes |
| B. | One hour |
| C. | Six hours |
| D. | A full day |
| Answer» C. Six hours | |
| 12. |
The Old man and The Sea is set in: |
| A. | Marshall Island |
| B. | Canary Island |
| C. | Puerto Rico |
| D. | Cuba |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
In what year was the Old Man and the Sea published? |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1965 |
| D. | 1953 |
| Answer» C. 1965 | |
| 14. |
When the novella opens, how long has it been since Santiago last caught a fish? |
| A. | 64 days |
| B. | 84 days |
| C. | 82 days |
| D. | 85 days |
| Answer» C. 82 days | |
| 15. |
How does Hemingway translate the word Salao as a depiction of Santiago? |
| A. | Crazy |
| B. | Selfish |
| C. | Old |
| D. | the worst form of unlicky |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
What hangs on the wall of the old man s shack? |
| A. | Picture of his diseased mother. |
| B. | His fishing equiptment. |
| C. | Skeleton of a fish he caught. |
| D. | Pictures of sacred Heart of Jesus and another of Virgin of cobre. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
.Who is Santiago s only friend? |
| A. | Manolin |
| B. | Joe Di Maggio |
| C. | Harry Truman |
| D. | Allan Poe |
| Answer» B. Joe Di Maggio | |
| 18. |
In order to help himself catch the fish, what did Santiago do? |
| A. | He promised to recite ten Hail Mary s and ten Our Fathers. |
| B. | He promises to pay more attention to Manolin upon his return. |
| C. | He lightens the boat by throwing all unnecessary weight overboa |
| Answer» B. He promises to pay more attention to Manolin upon his return. | |
| 19. |
How does Santiago think about his adversary, the Marlin? |
| A. | He considers that he and the Marlin are brothers |
| B. | He praises the fish because it promises to bring a wonderful price at market. |
| C. | He believes that the fish is a test of his worth, sent to him by God |
| D. | He believes that the Marlin is stronger than expected. |
| Answer» B. He praises the fish because it promises to bring a wonderful price at market. | |
| 20. |
The Old Man and the Sea can be interpreted as a double allegory namely |
| A. | Man s struggle with hardships, and his ability to endure. |
| B. | Nature of man s struggle with life, and of the artist s struggle with his art. |
| C. | Man s struggle with his nemesis, and his victory. |
| D. | The power of Strength, and victory. |
| Answer» C. Man s struggle with his nemesis, and his victory. | |
| 21. |
How does Santiago articulate his philosophy that destruction is inevitable? |
| A. | The world is such an inhospitable place that no death should be mourned. |
| B. | Out, out, brief candle! |
| C. | Even the worthiest opponents must fall. |
| D. | Everything in the world kills everything else in some way. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
How many times in the novel does Santiago dream about lions at play on the beaches of Africa? |
| A. | Seven |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Five |
| D. | Ten |
| Answer» C. Five | |
| 23. |
The old man remembers that once, when he killed a female marlin |
| A. | The male marlin swam alongside the boat as though in mourning. |
| B. | Bit the tail off the female. |
| C. | Returned with a posse of marlins seeking revenge. |
| D. | Made a sound like there were nails being driven through his fins. |
| Answer» B. Bit the tail off the female. | |
| 24. |
Who reveals the truth about Blanche s past to Mitch? |
| A. | Eunice |
| B. | Stanley |
| C. | Stella |
| D. | Murphy |
| Answer» C. Stella | |
| 25. |
Why did Mitch destroy the Paper lantern? |
| A. | He simply doesn t like the paper lantern. |
| B. | He hasn t seen Blanche in clear daylight. |
| C. | Stanley advice him to destroy it. |
| D. | He hates lantern. |
| Answer» C. Stanley advice him to destroy it. | |
| 26. |
Shep Huntleigh is from: |
| A. | Texas |
| B. | dallas |
| C. | Miami |
| D. | Kansas |
| Answer» D. Kansas | |
| 27. |
Blanche gives the Young Collector: |
| A. | a tip |
| B. | a slap |
| C. | a kiss |
| D. | a book |
| Answer» D. a book | |
| 28. |
Blanche leaves her job as a schoolteacher in Laurel because: |
| A. | She had an affair with a young student |
| B. | she is mentally ill |
| C. | The headmaster takes pity on her illness |
| D. | she misses Stella |
| Answer» B. she is mentally ill | |
| 29. |
The name of Blanche and Stella s ancestral home: |
| A. | Belle Reve |
| B. | Elysian Fields |
| C. | Tangerine |
| D. | Paradiso |
| Answer» B. Elysian Fields | |
| 30. |
Allan Gray, Blanche s former husband, killed himself because: |
| A. | Blanche revealed his homosexuality |
| B. | he was depressed |
| C. | he hated Blanche |
| D. | he was bullied by friends |
| Answer» B. he was depressed | |
| 31. |
At the end of the play, Blanche goes to: |
| A. | Her old home |
| B. | mental asylum |
| C. | Mitch s home |
| D. | ShepHuntleigh |
| Answer» C. Mitch s home | |
| 32. |
Who makes sexual advances towards Blanche towards the end of the play?: |
| A. | Mitch |
| B. | Stanley |
| C. | Allan Gray |
| D. | Gene |
| Answer» C. Allan Gray | |
| 33. |
Where does Blanche meet Mitch? |
| A. | At the local bar |
| B. | At the Kowalskis apartment |
| C. | At the bowling alley |
| D. | In a Paris hotel |
| Answer» C. At the bowling alley | |
| 34. |
What type of music was playing when Blanche s young husband committed suicide? |
| A. | An Irish jig |
| B. | A waltz |
| C. | A polka |
| D. | A fugue |
| Answer» D. A fugue | |
| 35. |
Who lives upstairs from Stanley and Stella? |
| A. | The negro woman |
| B. | No one |
| C. | Mitch and his mother |
| D. | Steve and Eunice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Stella left Belle Reve after the death of which family member? |
| A. | Her mother |
| B. | Her aunt |
| C. | Her father |
| D. | Her brother |
| Answer» D. Her brother | |
| 37. |
Which of the following accurately describes Elysian Fields? |
| A. | Ethnically diverse, working class, quiet |
| B. | Mostly white, working class, noisy |
| C. | Ethnically diverse, working class, noisy |
| D. | Mostly Hispanic, middle class, sparsely populated |
| Answer» D. Mostly Hispanic, middle class, sparsely populated | |
| 38. |
Which of the following does not function as a symbol in A Streetcar Named Desire? |
| A. | Beer |
| B. | Lamplight |
| C. | The Varsouviana polka tune |
| D. | Meat |
| Answer» B. Lamplight | |
| 39. |
The play A Streetcar Named Desire was set in New Orleans during |
| A. | The1950s |
| B. | The 1940s |
| C. | The 1960s |
| D. | The 1930s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Williams was greatly influenced by the mental problems of |
| A. | His mother, Blanche |
| B. | His father, Stan |
| C. | His sister, Rose |
| D. | His brother, Thom |
| Answer» D. His brother, Thom | |
| 41. |
In, A Streetcar Named Desire, at rise, we see a two story building in a poor, charming,diverse section of New Orleans, called |
| A. | Elysian Fields |
| B. | Elysian Park |
| C. | Eaton Field |
| D. | Mansfield Park |
| Answer» B. Elysian Park | |
| 42. |
Blanche s first action in the play is one of |
| A. | Confusion, ambivalence, disorientation |
| B. | Confusion, madness, anger |
| C. | Confusion, disorientation, anger |
| D. | Confusion, happiness, excitement |
| Answer» B. Confusion, madness, anger | |
| 43. |
Stanley discovers through Shaw that Blanche has fled her hometown because she has been accusedof: |
| A. | A man she was sleeping with died mysteriously in their hotel room |
| B. | Having an affair with a student |
| C. | She had a hit-and-run accident |
| D. | Embezzling from her job as a bank teller |
| Answer» C. She had a hit-and-run accident | |
| 44. |
Where is Blanche going at the end of the play? |
| A. | Back to the family estate |
| B. | Upstairs to live with the landlord |
| C. | Away with Mitch |
| D. | To a mental hospital |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
What is the name of the man Blanche hopes will rescue her? |
| A. | Pablo |
| B. | Dallas |
| C. | Shep Huntleigh |
| D. | Austin |
| Answer» D. Austin | |
| 46. |
A young Collector for a newspaper embodies Blanche s obsession with youth and presumably reminds her of her teenage husband and a young poet |
| A. | Andy Grey |
| B. | Allan Grey |
| C. | Mitchell |
| D. | Steve Hubell |
| Answer» C. Mitchell | |
| 47. |
What fears of Blanche's does Stanley exploit? |
| A. | Spiders and open windows |
| B. | Darkness and noise |
| C. | Turning her into the police and going to jail |
| D. | Growing old and being alone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Where did Ben end up when he went looking for his father? |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | Alaska |
| C. | Brooklyn |
| D. | Boston |
| Answer» B. Alaska | |
| 49. |
The famous line, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers is an ironic note from |
| A. | Scene 8 of a Streetcar Named Desire |
| B. | Scene 9 of a Streetcar Named Desire |
| C. | Scene 11 of A Streetcar named Desire |
| D. | Scene 7 of a Streetcar Named Desire |
| Answer» D. Scene 7 of a Streetcar Named Desire | |
| 50. |
Stanley and Stella's relationship could best be described as |
| A. | Platonic and Familiar |
| B. | Sexual and Passionate |
| C. | Intellectual |
| D. | Cold and impassionate |
| Answer» C. Intellectual | |