Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Twenty Minutes with Mrs. Oakentubb is written by____

a. Bertrand Russell b. Frank Arthur c. Stephen Leacock d. D.Y. Morgan
2. Frank Arthur was a novelist and _____
a. Poet b. Play-wright c. Historian d. Psychologist
3. Mrs. Oakentubb is followed by _____
a. He b. Another lady c. A porter d. None
4. Twenty Minutes with Mrs. Oakentubb is an effective piece of _____
a. Fiction b. Tragedy c. Comedy d. Melodrama
5. An upright man’s wealth is:
a. Money and property b. wealth and fame c. a well spent age d. a reward
6. Mrs. Oakentubb had been to a:
a. Birthday party b. cocktail party c. marriage ceremony d. picnic
7. Manslaughter means the killing of:
a. Human being b. criminal c. cattle d. bird
8. The period when Europe was sunk in barbarism is called:
a. Augustan age b. The dark age c. Modern age d. Victorian age
9. According to Einstein, each of us is here for a brief:
a. Stay b. life c. sojourn d. duration
10. The Six are the ruffians in the service of the:
a. Duke of Strelsua b. Prince of Wales c. Dutchess of Ruritania d. Prisoner of Zenda
11. In the fifth stage, man plays the role of a:
a. Justice b. soldier c. lover d. clown
12. The Solitary Reaper sings in:
a. English b. Gaelic c. French d. Italian
13. Act III of the Silver Box is a criticism on English:
a. Society b. professional class c. educational system d. legal system
14. The story of the Devoted Friend was told by:
a. The water rat b. the Miller c. green linnet d. a duck
15. The most sinister application of scientific technique is in regard to:
a. Domestic strife b. cause of dispute c. weapons of war d. war
16. Russell argues that communism is the most modern and virulent form of western:
a. Imperialism b. nationalism c. civilization d. terrorism
17. The secret of Samson’s strength was revealed by his:
a. Sister-in-law b. wife c. friend d. brother
18. Ruritania is:
a. In Belgium b. in Russia c. in USA d. an imaginary country
19. The book ‘Past and Present’ was written by:
a. Bertrand Russell b. Anthony Hope c. Carlyle d. James Thurber
20. ‘And now a bubble burst and now a world’ The verse was composed by:
1. Arthur Hugh Clough b. John Keats c. John Milton d. Alexander Pope
 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. “Twenty minutes with Mrs. Oakentubb” is an effective piece of:
a.Manuscript b. melancholy c. novel d. melodrama
2. Dr. Mallory mistook the swishing of:
a.Skates b. the slippers c. the stocks d. joggers
3. Act III of the Silver Box contains a great deal of:
a.Criticism b. appreciation c. violence d. truth
4. The Devoted Friend is narrated by:
a.The linnet b. the water rat c. Duck d. Miller
5. The Song Solitary Reaper is compares to the song of:
a.nightingale and cuckoo b. cuckoo and owl c. nightingale & sparrow d.
cuckoo & peacock
6. Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in:
a.Lahore b. Rawalpindi c. Peshawar d. Karachi
7. ‘I saw her singing at her work’. Here ‘I’ means:
a.Coleridge b. Milton c. Pope d. Wordsworth
8. The line ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world’ has been extracted from:
a.The Solitary Reaper b. Ulysses c. An essay on man d. The Abbot of Canterbury
9. When Samson was brought to entertain the Philistines, he was patient but:
a.Anger b. happy c. furious d. undaunted
10. In the poem ‘An Essay on Man’, the poet considers this to be a great teacher:
a.Death b. pain c. pleasure d. birth
11. The Prisoner of Zenda in the novel is:
a.Col. Sapt b. Rudolf Elphberg c. Rudolf Rassendyll d. Black Michael
12. Liaquat Ali Khan said that the discovery of Asia had not yet been:
a.Started b. programmed c. done d. accomplished
13. The Relieving Officer found two little girls crying outside:
a.A shop b. a park c. a public house d. a building
14. Einstein considered war a:
a.Strong thing b. necessity c. a mean, contemptible thing d. loss
15. The political ideal of Albert Einstein is:
a.Kingship b. autocracy c. feudalism d. democracy
16. An upright man’s only wealth is:
a.Money and property b. wealth and fame c. a well spent age d. a reward
17. The Seven Ages of Man is a speech uttered by Jacques at:
a.The royal court b. the king’s palace c. the forest of Arden d. the market
18. The name of Samson’s wife was:
a.Josephine b. Delilah c. Juliet d. Cleopatra
19. The most important condition of survival in the modern world is:
a.Socialism b. communism c. industrialism d. imperialism
20. Samson and Milton both were:
a.Poets b. blinds c. reformers d. doctors
 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Mrs. Oakentubb got the punishment she:
a. Desired b. deserved c. decided d. determined
2. Einstein believes that every man should be respected as an individual and no man be:
a. criticized b. idolized c. demoralized d. symbolized
3. Dr. Mallory looked like:
a. Robert Browning b. Shelley c. Tennyson d. Wordsworth
4. The Seven Ages of Man is actually a:
a. story b. song c. speech d. drama
5. An elegy is a poem of:
a. sarcasm b. mourning c. murmuring d. irony
6. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the leadership in power and culture passed to the:
a. West b. East c. Chinese d. Germans
7. The thing that gave the gentleman courage to live was the Korean girl’s:
a. pretty face b. face c. smile d. long black plaits
8. How well you talk, really I feel quite drowsy. It is just like being in church. The speaker is:
a. the Miller b. the Miller’s wife c. Hans d. the Miller’s son
9. Edith Taylor was the name of James Thurber’s:
a. mother b. teacher c. aunt d. neighbor
10. The fariest thing we can experience is the:
a. incredulous b. concrete c. mysterious d. abstract
11. Mrs. Jones works at the house of:
a. Mr. Snow b. Mr. Marlow c. Mr. Barth wick d. Mr. Roper
12. The line “Who see with equal eye, as God of all” has been taken from:
a. Ulysses b. Endymion c. An Essay on Man d. The Solitary Reaper
13. “Hebrides” mentioned in the “The Solitary Reaper” are:
a. Island b. deserts c. drama d. song
14. The line “And sings a solitary song” consist of a/an:
a. Simile b. metaphor c. alliteration d. personification
15. Mrs. Oakentubb’s husband was a successful:
a. teacher b. artist c. businessman d. doctor
16. madam Mauban wrote a letter at the command of Michael to:
a. Rudolf Rassendyll b. King Rudolf c. Sapt d. Firtz
17. Black Michael was the Duke of:
a. Strelsua b. Zenda c. Tyrol d. Dresdon
18. The word ‘monotheist’ means believers in:
a. One God b. many gods c. idols d. nihilism
19. Pakistan is a new state; or to be more exact, a new:
a. Power b. country c. republic d. democracy
20. Shakespeare has described second childishness in the:
a. last stage b. second stage c. third stage d. fourth age
 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. ‘I saw her singing at her work’. Here ‘I’ means:
a. Coleridge b. Milton c. Pope d. Wordsworth
2. The line ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world’ has been extracted from:
a. The Solitary Reaper b. Ulysses c. An essay on man d. The Abbot of Canterbury
3. When Samson was brought to entertain the Philistines, he was patient but:
a. Anger b. happy c. furious d. undaunted
4. In the poem ‘An Essay on Man’, the poet considers this to be a great teacher:
a. Death b. pain c. pleasure d. birth
5. The Prisoner of Zenda in the novel is:
a. Col. Sapt b. Rudolf Elphberg c. Rudolf Rassendyll d. Black Michael
6. Liaquat Ali Khan said that the discovery of Asia had not yet been:
a. Started b. programmed c. done d. accomplished
7. Hebrides” mentioned in the “The Solitary Reaper” are:
a. Island b. deserts c. drama d. song
8. The line “And sings a solitary song” consist of a/an:
a. Simile b. metaphor c. alliteration d. personification
9. Mrs. Oakentubb’s husband was a successful:
a. teacher b. artist c. businessman d. doctor
10. Madam Mauban wrote a letter at the command of Michael to:
a. Rudolf Rassendyll b. King Rudolf c. Sapt d. Firtz
11. Black Michael was the Duke of:
a. Strelsua b. Zenda c. Tyrol d. Dresdon
12. The word ‘monotheist’ means believers in:
a. One God b. many gods c. idols d. nihilism
13. Twenty Minutes with Mrs. Oakentubb is written by____
a. Bertrand Russell b. Frank Arthur c. Stephen Leacock d. D.Y. Morgann
14. Frank Arthur was a novelist and _____
a. Poet b. Play-wright c. Historian d. Psychologist
15. Mrs. Oakentubb is followed by _____
a. He b. Another lady c. A porter d. None
16. Twenty Minutes with Mrs. Oakentubb is an effective piece of _____
a. Fiction b. Tragedy c. Comedy d. Melodrama
17. An upright man’s wealth is:
a. Money and property b. wealth and fame c. a well spent age d. a reward
18. Mrs. Oakentubb had been to a:
a. Birthday party b. cocktail party c. marriage ceremony d. picnic
19. The coronation ceremony of King Rudolf Elphberg takes place in:
a. Strelsua b. Tyrol c. Dresden d. Zenda
20. ‘The world as I see it’ was written by:
a. Shakespeare b. Albert Einstein c. Newton d. Frank Arthur
 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Manslaughter means the killing of:
a. Human being b. criminal c. cattle d. bird
2. The period when Europe was sunk in barbarism is called:
a. Augustan age b. The dark age c. Modern age d. Victorian age
3. According to Einstein, each of us is here for a brief:
a. Stay b. life c. sojourn d. duration
4. The Six are the ruffians in the service of the:
a. Duke of Strelsua b. Prince of Wales c. Dutchess of Ruritania d. Prisoner of Zenda
5. In the fifth stage, man plays the role of a:
a. Justice b. soldier c. lover d. clown
6. The Solitary Reaper sings in:
a. English b. Gaelic c. French d. Italian
7. Twenty minutes with Mrs. Oakentubb” is an effective piece of:
a. Manuscript b. melancholy c. novel d. melodrama
8. Dr. Mallory mistook the swishing of:
a. Skates b. the slippers c. the stocks d. joggers
9. Act III of the Silver Box contains a great deal of:
a. Criticism b. appreciation c. violence d. truth
10. The Devoted Friend is narrated by:
a. The linnet b. the water rat c. Duck d. Miller
11. The Song Solitary Reaper is compares to the song of:
a. nightingale & cuckoo b. cuckoo & owl c. nightingale & sparrow d. cuckoo & peacock
12. Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in:
a. Lahore b. Rawalpindi c. Peshawar d. Karachi
13. An elegy is a poem of:
a. sarcasm b. mourning c. murmuring d. irony
14. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the leadership in power and culture passed to the:
a. West b. East c. Chinese d. Germans
15. The thing that gave the gentleman courage to live was the Korean girl’s:
a. pretty face b. face c. smile d. long black plaits
16. How well you talk, really I feel quite drowsy. It is just like being in church. The speaker is:
a. the Miller b. the Miller’s wife c. Hans d. the Miller’s son
17. Edith Taylor was the name of James Thurber’s:
a. mother b. teacher c. aunt d. neighbor
18. The fariest thing we can experience is the:
a. incredulous b. concrete c. mysterious d. abstract
19. Mrs. Jones works at the house of:
a. Mr. Snow b. Mr. Marlow c. Mr. Barth wick d. Mr. Roper
20. James Thurber is one of the foremost:
a. Novelists b. critics c. playwrights d. humorists