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(True/False)
1. Tense is fundamentally a deictic verbal category.
languages
grammaticalize
the
11. Aspect is tightly related to Tense as both are defined in terms of temporal
structure.
12. There are three temporal entities on which both Tense and Aspect are defined:
speech time, reference time and event time.
13. Modal expressions are linguistic expressions that allow people to talk about
alternative states of affairs.
14. The simple past tense has a basic time association with a past moment of time and
can be used in direct discourse and narrative discourse.
17. Modal auxiliary verbs are verbs with weak semantic content.
18. Modal verbs are used to communicate three clusters of meaning: the root meaning,
the epistemic meaning and the future meaning.
19. The morpho-syntactic properties of modal auxiliary verbs set them apart from both
aspectual auxiliary verbs and lexical verbs.
(Multiple Choice)
21. Identify the type of effect induced by the presence of be-progressive in the sentence
below:
Susan was walking to the supermarket.
a. incompletion; b. iteration; c. generic
22. Identify the type of effect induced by the presence of be-progressive in the sentence
below:
Mary is jumping in the backyard.
a. incompletion; b. iteration; c. generic
23. Specify which of the following tests can be performed on the underlined predicate
without inducing recategorization of the aspectual type:
The girl is standing in the doorway.
a. the temporal phrase since x time; b. the temporal phrase for x time; c. the adverbial
phrase intentionally
24. Specify which of the following tests can be performed on the underlined predicate
without inducing recategorization of the aspectual type:
John walked to the shop round the corner.
a. the progressive aspect; b. the temporal phrase for x time; c. the temporal phrase in x
time
25. Specify which of the following tests can be performed on the underlined predicate
without inducing recategorization of the aspectual type:
Andrew has noticed the print mistake in the text.
a. the temporal phrase all the afternoon; b. the temporal phrase yesterday; c. the temporal
phrase in a couple of seconds
26. Specify which of the following tests performed on the underlined predicate induces
recategorization of the aspectual type:
He wrote the essay yesterday.
a. the progressive aspect; b. a proper name as direct object; c. an adverbial phrase of extent
36. Identify the type of effect induced by the presence of be-progressive in the sentence
below:
They are learning French these days.
a. instantaneous; b. generic; c. temporary habitual
37. Identify the type of effect induced by the presence of be-progressive in the sentence
below:
Mother is cooking some food in the kitchen at present.
a. incompletion; b. habitual; c. future value
a. the simple present perfect; b. the present progressive; c. the future tense
44. Identify the tense that can be used with the adverb indicated below:
in the past
a. only the past tense; b. only the present perfect; c. with both tenses
45. Identify the tense that can be used with the adverb indicated below:
those days
a. only the past tense; b. only the present perfect; c. with both tenses
46. Identify the tense that can be used with the adverb indicated below:
just
a. only the past tense; b. only the present perfect; c. with both tenses
47. Identify the tense that can be used with the adverb indicated below:
recently
a. only the past tense; b. only the present perfect; c. with both tenses
48. Identify the tense that can be used with the adverb indicated below:
by this time next week
a. only with the future perfect; b. only with the present perfect; c. with both tenses
49. Identify the temporal value of the simple present tense in the following sentence:
Mary tells me you are buying a new house these days.
a. the generic value; b. the instantaneous value; c. the historical value
50. Identify the temporal value of the simple present perfect tense in the following
sentence:
Susan has worn the same dress twice already.
a. the continuous value; b. the experiential value; c. the resultative value
51. Identify the temporal value of the simple present perfect tense in the following
sentence:
I havent seen him since autumn.
a. the continuous value; b. the experiential value; c. the resultative value
52. Identify the temporal value of the simple past tense in the following sentence:
I thought I might come and take you out this evening.
a. the past tense value; b. the present time value; c. the past perfect value
53. Identify the temporal value of the simple present perfect tense in the following
sentence:
I shall leave as soon as the meeting has ended.
a. the future value; b. the resultative value; c. the experiential value
54. Identify the temporal value of the past tense verb phrase talked on the phone in the
following sentence:
He talked on the phone for a while and left right away.
a. the past perfect value; b. the habitual value; c. the past tense value
55. Specify the interpretation that may be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence
below:
He cant be that old!
a. impossibility; b. improbability; c. uncertainty
56. Specify the interpretation that may be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence
below:
John can swim 15 laps without getting tired.
a. suggestion; b. request; c. ability
57. Specify the interpretation that may be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence
below:
We can meet another day to discuss the issue.
a. request; b. suggestion; c. ability
58. Specify the interpretation that may be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence
below:
Can I smoke in here?
a. offer; b. request; c. asking permission
59. Specify the interpretation that may be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence
below:
You can start looking for another job!
a. asking permission; b. offer; c. command
60. Specify the interpretation that may be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence
below:
You could try to be a bit more punctual in the future.
a. possibility; b. reproach; c. order
61. Specify the interpretation that may be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence
below:
A relative may lie to you!
a. permission; b. possibility; c. recommendation
62. Specify the interpretation that may be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence
below:
You must tell me the truth, otherwise I wont be able to help you.
a. obligation; b. suggestion; c. offer
63. Specify the interpretation that may be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence
below:
Will you dance with me tonight?
a. volition; b. request; c. habitual
64. Which class of verbs is compatible with the modal verb CAN:
a. verbs of cognition; b. factive verbs; c. verbs of sentential attitude
65. On the deontic interpretation, modal verbs evince the following syntactic patterns:
a. they can occur in the progressive; b. they can occur with the perfect infinitive form; c. they
evince selection restrictions on the subject
66. Choose the appropriate verbal form for the verb given in brackets:
You (find) the shirt if you had opened the drawer.
a. will have found; b. would have found; c. found
67. Choose the appropriate verbal form for the verb given in brackets:
If he (be able to swim) he wouldnt have been drowned.
a. were able to swim; b. has been able to swim; c. had been able to swim
68. Choose the appropriate verbal form for the verb given in brackets:
It is time we all (go) home.
a. had gone; b. went; c. go
69. Choose the appropriate verbal form for the verb given in brackets:
It is unexpected that he (leave) so soon.
a. should leave; b. would leave c. leaves
70. Choose the appropriate verbal form for the verb given in brackets:
He pulled a long face as if the prospect (be distasteful) to him.
a. was distasteful; b. were distasteful; c. should be distasteful
71. Choose the appropriate verbal form for the verb given in brackets:
If only the house (be nearer) to the bus stop!
a. were; b. would be; c. was
72. Choose the appropriate verbal form for the verb given in brackets:
I wish you (leave) him alone as he will turn hostile to all of us.
1. In the following sentence, My mother carved the chicken, the underlined constituent
is:
a. Cognate object; b. Indirect object; c. Effected Direct Object; d. Affected Direct Object
2. Indicate the regime of the underlined verb in: John shaves daily.
a. reflexive transitive; b. simple intransitive; c. ergative; d. causative
3. Indicate the regime of the underlined verb in: The river floated the raft.
a. basic intransitive; b. ditransitive; c. derived-causative; d. ergative
4. Indicate the regime of the underlined verb in: He died a cowardly death. :
a. intransitive; b. ergative; c. derived with Cognate Direct Object; d. derived-causative
6. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: There
are many mistakes in this paper.
a. Direct Object; b. Deep Subject; c. Prepositional Object; d. Predicative
7. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: The
bus collided with the van.
a. Cognate Direct Object; b. Indirect Object; c. Prepositional Object; d. Predicative
8. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: She
lives a miserable life.
a. Cognate Direct Object; b. Indirect Object; c. Prepositional Object; d. Predicative
9. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: The
captain marched the soldiers up the hill.
a. Cognate Direct Object; b. Prepositional Object; c. Indirect Object; d. Direct Object
10. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: He
has separated from his wife.
a. Cognate Direct Object; b. Prepositional Object; c. Indirect Object; d. Direct Object
11. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: She
lives a wonderful life.
a. Cognate Direct Object; b. Prepositional Object; c. Indirect Object; d. Direct Object
12. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: It
was drizzling.
a. Subject expressed by demonstrative IT; b. Subject expressed by impersonal IT; c.
Subject expressed by anticipatory IT; d. Subject expressed by emphatic IT
13. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: He
wrote the application in ink.
a. Place Adverbial; b. Indirect Object; c. Prepositional Object; d. Manner Adverbial
14. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: I
sent the parcel to Manchester.
a. Indirect Object; b. Direct Object; c. Place Adverbial; d. Adverbial of Direction
15. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: All
the credit for this belongs to our sales staff .
a. Predicative Adjunct to the Subject; b. affected Direct Object; c. effected Direct
Object; d. Indirect Object.
16. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: She
decorated the room in a minimalist fashion.
a. Non-contrastive Direct Object; b. affected Direct Object; c. effected Direct Object;
d. Indirect Object
17. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: She
decorated the room in a minimalist fashion.
a. Indirect Object; b. Manner Adverbial; c. Prepositional Object; d. Place Adverbial
18. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: The
young man carved this statue.
19. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: He
painted the door with a new brush.
a. affected Direct Object; b. effected Direct Object; c. Adverbial of Manner; d.
Prepositional Object
20. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: The
girl bowed to the audience.
a. Non-contrastive Direct Object; b. Prepositional Object; c. Direct Object; d. Indirect
Object
21. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: He
lectures to the students on drama.
a. Direct Object; b. Indirect Object; c. Prepositional Object; d. Non-contrastive Direct
Object
22. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: He
lectures to the students on drama.
a. Direct Object; b. Indirect Object; c. Prepositional Object; d. Non-contrastive Direct
Object
23. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: He
was arguing with his wife about money.
24. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: He
was arguing with his wife about money.
a. Reciprocal Indirect Object; b. Indirect Object; c. Reciprocal Prepositional Object; d.
Topic Prepositional Object
25. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: The
dress costs 200$.
a. Quantifying Adverbial; b. Prepositional Object; c. Indirect Object; d. Direct Object
26. Specify the subcategory of the underlined verb in the sentence: They had done
away with this piece of legislation.
a. reciprocal transitive; b. causative transitive; c. middle; d. complex intransitive
27. Specify the subcategory of the underlined verb in the sentence: He galloped the
horse up the hill.
a. reciprocal transitive; b. causative transitive; c. middle; d. complex intransitive
28. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: They
awarded Jim the first prize for poetry.
a. Affected Direct Object; b. Effected Direct Object; c. Indirect Object; d. Prepositional
Object
29. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: They
awarded Jim the first prize for poetry.
a. Indirect Object; b. Noun Modifier; c. Prepositional Object; d. Adverbial of Purpose
30. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: The
doctor walked his patient to the door.
a. Non-contrastive Direct Object; b. Direct Object; c. Indirect Object; d. Prepositional
Object
31. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence:
Professor Smith lectures on Greek philosophy to the second year students every
Tuesday.
a. Non-contrastive Direct Object; b. Direct Object; c. Indirect Object; d. Prepositional
Object
32. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence:
Professor Smith lectures on Greek philosophy to the second year students every
Tuesday.
a. Place Adverbial; b. Direct Object; c. Indirect Object; d. Prepositional Object
33. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence:
There was an accident at the crossroads.
a. Subject; b. Direct Object; c. Indirect Object; d. Adverbial of place
34. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: Joan
is having her coffee on the porch.
35. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: She
closed the door with rage.
a. Reciprocal Direct Object; b. Direct Object; c. Adverbial of Manner; d. Prepositional
Object
36. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: We
met the Joneses unexpectedly in New York last year.
a. Non-contrastive Direct Object; b. Direct Object; c. Adverbial of Place; d. Prepositional
Object
37. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: We
met the Joneses unexpectedly in New York last year.
a. Reciprocal Direct Object; b. Direct Object; c. Adverbial of Time; d. Prepositional
Object
38. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: Mary
shot him without mercy.
a. Reciprocal Prepositional Object; b. Direct Object; c. Adverbial of Manner; d. Indirect
Object
39. Specify the syntactic functions in the sentence: Nothing could stop him from
saving that woman.
a. Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Prepositional Object, Direct Object
b. Subject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Prepositional Object, Direct Object
40. Specify the syntactic functions in the sentence: There are two mistakes in your
translation.
a. Adverbial of Place, Copula BE, Predicative-NP, Adverbial of Place
b. Adverbial of Place, Existential BE, Direct Object, Adverbial of Place
c. Dummy Subject, Existential BE, Deep Subject, Adverbial of Place
d. Subject, Existential BE, Direct Object, Adverbial of Place
41. Specify the syntactic functions in the sentence: Jane reminded him of the
approaching party.
a. Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Prepositional Object
b. Subject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Prepositional Object, Direct Object
c. Subject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Prepositional Object Clause, Direct Object
d. Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Prepositional Object Clause
42. Specify the syntactic functions in the sentence: We insisted on his participating in
our game.
a. Subject, Predicate, Prepositional Object, Adverbial of Place
b. Subject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Adverbial of Place
c. Subject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Prepositional Object
d. Subject, Predicate, Prepositional Object Clause
43. Specify the syntactic functions in the sentence: He hammered the nail into the wall.
a. Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Adverbial of Manner
b. Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Adverbial of Direction
c. Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Prepositional Object
1. Finite clauses contain a finite verb phrase, that is a verb obligatorily marked for:
a. Tense
b. Mood
c. Aspect and Voice d. Mood and Tense
2. Non-finite clauses contain a non-finite verb phrase which is possibly marked for:
a. Tense
b. Mood
c. Aspect and Voice d. Agreement
4. Specify the syntactic functions of the clauses in the complex sentence: I consider it
proper that there should be no corruption in the medical domain.
Main clause, Noun Modifying Clause
Main clause, Direct Object Clause
Main clause, Prepositional Object Clause
Main clause, Indirect Object Clause
5. Specify the syntactic functions of the clauses in the complex sentence: I found it
strange that there were no mistakes in those students written papers.
a. Main Clause, Indirect Object Clause
b. Main Clause, Direct Object Clause
c. Main Clause, Predicative Clause
d. Main Clause, Subject Clause
6. Specify the syntactic functions of the clauses in the complex sentence: What
puzzled everybody was that he was very difficult to talk to.
a. Subject Clause, Main Clause, Predicative Clause, Subject Clause
b. Subject Clause, Main Clause, Predicative Clause
c. Subject Clause, Main Clause, Predicative Clause, Predicative Clause
d. Subject Clause, Main Clause, Direct Object Clause, Subject Clause
7. The subordinate clauses in the complex sentence below are: He tried to strike a
match to look for the lost keys.
a. Direct Object Clause and respectively, Adverbial Clause of Purpose
b. Direct Object Clause and respectively, Attributive Clause
c. Prepositional Object Clause and respectively, Adverbial Clause of Purpose
d. Direct Object Clause and respectively, Indirect Object Clause
8. In the following complex sentence specify for which noun, verb, adjective, or
preposition the complement construction is a complement: The commission was
anxious for the courts to take up the matter.
a. the commission
b. was
c. anxious
d. for
9. THAT clauses differ from NP-s in that they do not behave the same in respect to:
a. Passivization
b. Pseudo-cleft distribution
c. Than-pattern
d. Agreement rules
10. Specify the agreement rule applying in the following sentence: That he failed and
that he didnt care
a. singular agreement: was no surprise to anyone
b. plural agreement: were no surprise to anyone
c. both singular and plural: was/were no surprise to anyone
d. none of the above
11. Specify the type of the subordinate clause: The idea that I should go there upsets
me.
a. THAT Clause
b. Gerundial Clause
c. Infinitival Clause
d. none of the above
12. Specify the type of the subordinate clause: Theyre anxious for you to help them.
a. THAT Clause
b. Gerundial Clause
c. Infinitival Clause
d. none of the above
13. Specify the function of the subordinate clause: The problem is that Ive run out of
money.
a. Direct Object Clause
b. Prepositional Object Clause
c. Predicative Clause
d. Subject Clause
14. Specify the type of the subordinate clause: I consider him to be a genius.
a. THAT Clause
b. Gerundial Clause
c. Infinitival Clause
d. none of the above
16. What transformation has applied to derive the following complex sentence: It is
essential for you to go there.
a. Tough Movement
b. Passivization
c. Dative Movement
d. Extraposition + It-insertion
17. What transformation has applied to derive the following complex sentence: That
he was the owner of the shop was finally proved by the police.
a. Tough Movement
b. Passivization
c. Dative Movement
d. Extraposition + It-insertion
18. What transformation has applied to derive the following complex sentence: He
told me that he would come earlier.
a. Tough Movement
b. Passivization
c. Dative Movement
d. Extraposition + It-insertion
19. What transformation has applied to derive the following complex sentence: John
promised me that he would come.
a. Extraposition + It-insertion
b. Passivization + Extraposition + It-insertion
c. Dative Movement
d. Complex NP Shift
20. What transformation has applied to derive the following complex sentence: She
had to admit to her parents that she was wrong.
a. Extraposition + It-insertion
b. Passivization + Extraposition + It-insertion
c. Dative Movement
d. Complex NP Shift
21. What transformation has applied to derive the following complex sentence: He
owes it to his boss that he got the promotion.
a. Extraposition + It-insertion
b. Passivization + Extraposition + It-insertion
c. Dative Movement
d. Complex NP Shift
22. What transformation has applied to derive the following complex sentence: It
was well known that the thief was caught red handed.
a. Extraposition + It-insertion
b. Passivization + Extraposition + It-insertion
c. Dative Movement
d. Complex NP Shift
23. Specify the syntactic functions of the clauses in the complex sentence: It is well
known that she is afraid to go to the Circus.
a. Main Clause, Subject Clause, Prepositional Object Clause
b. Main Clause, Direct Object Clause, Prepositional Object Clause
c. Main Clause, Subject Clause, Indirect Object Clause
d. Main Clause, Direct Object Clause, Direct Object Clause
24. Specify the syntactic functions of the clauses in the complex sentence: What
puzzled everybody was that they married so young.
a. Subject Clause, Main Clause, Direct Object Clause
b. Subject Clause, Main Clause, Prepositional Object Clause
25. Specify the syntactic functions of the clauses in the complex sentence: Max
proved to be the best manager they had ever had.
a. Main Clause, Subject Clause, Noun Modifier Clause
b. Main Clause, Direct Object Clause, Noun Modifier Clause
c. Main Clause, Indirect Object Clause, Noun Modifier Clause
d. Main Clause, Predicative Clause, Noun Modifier Clause
26. Specify the syntactic functions of the clauses in the complex sentence: It was
announced that the police were trying to catch the thieves red-handed.
a. Main Clause, Direct Object Clause, Direct Object Clause
b. Main Clause, Subject Clause, Indirect Object Clause
c. Main Clause, Subject Clause, Prepositional Object Clause
d. Main Clause, Subject Clause, Direct Object Clause
27. Specify the syntactic functions of the clauses in the complex sentence: Brian
happened to witness the accident occurring at the crossroads.
a. Main Clause, Direct Object Clause, Noun Modifier Clause
b. Main Clause, Subject Clause, Noun Modifier Clause
c. Subject Clause, Main Clause, Noun Modifier Clause
d. Main Clause, Subject Clause
28. Specify the syntactic functions of the clauses in the complex sentence: The
president of the company was annoyed to hear that all the members of the board
complained that the new executive was difficult to work with.
a. Main Clause, Prepositional Object Clause, Direct Object Clause, Prepositional Object
Clause
b. Main Clause, Direct Object Clause, Direct Object Clause, Prepositional Object Clause,
Subject Clause
c. Main Clause, Prepositional Object Clause, Direct Object Clause, Prepositional Object
Clause, Subject Clause
d. Main Clause, Prepositional Object Clause, Direct Object Clause, Direct Object Clause,
Subject Clause
29. Specify the syntactic functions of the clauses in the complex sentence: Her main
concern was collecting evidence to prove her husbands infidelity.
a. Main Clause, Predicative Clause, Adverbial Clause of Purpose
b. Main Clause, Direct Object Clause, Adverbial Clause of Purpose
c. Main Clause, Predicative Clause
30. Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent: She informed her motherin-law, Elizabeth, that she had not changed her plan.
a. Predicative Adjunct to the Direct Object
b. Direct Object
c. Indirect Object
d. Prepositional Object
31. Specify the syntactic function of the Complement THAT Clause: I didnt know that she
had been married, since she seldom talked about herself.
a. Subject Clause
b. Direct Object Clause
c. Prepositional Clause
d. Predicative Clause
32. Specify the syntactic function of the Complement THAT Clause: She became aware
that something was burning.
a. Subject Clause
b. Direct Object Clause
c. Prepositional Clause
d. Predicative Clause
33. Specify the syntactic function of the Complement THAT Clause: No doubt he will
claim that his car broke down.
a. Subject Clause
b. Direct Object Clause
c. Prepositional Clause
d. Predicative Clause
34. Specify the syntactic function of the Complement THAT Clause: That he had made a
mistake was clear.
a. Subject Clause
b. Direct Object Clause
c. Prepositional Clause
d. Predicative Clause
35. Specify the syntactic function of the Complement THAT Clause: It is obvious that they
had different cultural perspectives.
a. Subject Clause
b. Direct Object Clause
c. Prepositional Clause
d. Predicative Clause
36. Specify the syntactic function of the Complement THAT Clause: The truth is that I
dont love him any more.
a. Subject Clause
b. Direct Object Clause
c. Prepositional Clause
d. Predicative Clause
ENGLISH LITERATURE
c. helicopters.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
17. In Nineteen Eighty-four, children are indoctrinated in an organization called
a. Scouts.
b. Pioneers.
c. Spies.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
18. In Nineteen Eighty-four, Winston C. Smith works in
a. the Ministry of Truth.
b. the Ministry of Love.
c. the Ministry of Peace.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
19. In Nineteen Eighty-four, Julia works of:
a. the Ministry of Love.
b. the Minstry of Peace.
c. the Ministry of Plenty.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
20. In Nineteen Eighty-four, Winston C. Smith commits thoughtcrime by writing
a. a newspaper article.
b. a manifesto.
c. a diary.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
21. In Nineteen Eighty-four, Winston C. Smith believes that hope for a radical change
in society lies in
a. Big Brother.
b. Emmanuel Goldstein.
c. the proles.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
22. In Nineteen Eighty-four, Newspeak is for
a. everyday life.
b. propaganda.
c. technology.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
23. At the Nineteen Eighty-fours ending, Winston C. Smith feels a strong love for
a. Julia.
b. Big Brother.
c. Martin OBrien.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
24. In Nineteen Eighty-four, Mr. Charrington is
a. an old man.
b. an antiquarian.
c. an officer of the Thought Police.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
25. In Nineteen Eighty-four, who is vilified in the media as an arch-enemy?
a. Big Brother.
b. Emmanuel Goldstein.
c. Martin OBrien.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
26. In Nineteen Eighty-four, which class rules Oceania?
a. The Inner Party.
b. The Central Party.
c. The Upper Party.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
27. In Nineteen Eighty-four, what is scarce?
a. Chocolate.
b. Razor blades.
c. Coffee.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
28. In Nineteen Eighty-four, what does a voice in a dream tell Winston C. Smith?
a. If there is hope, it is in the proles.
b. Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four.
c. We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
29. In Nineteen Eighty-four, Winston C. Smiths resistance is broken in
a. the Ministry of Love.
b. Room 101.
d. blazing
37. In Shelleys poem The Cloud, .. acts as the clouds pilot.
a. thunder
b. rain
c. sun
d. moon
38. The idea of perpetual .. is evident in Shelleys The Cloud
a. revolt
b. metamorphosis
c. transgression
d. stasis
39. In Shelleys poem, the Cloud laughs at her cenotaph because she knows that she
is
a. immortal.
b. immaterial.
c. immature.
d. imaginary.
40. John Keats La Belle Dame Sans Merci is one of the best English .. of all
times.
a. sonnets
b. odes
c. ballads
d. elegies
41. According to the description of nature in John Keats La Belle Dame Sans Merci
the opening of the poem is set in
a. spring.
b. summer.
c. autumn.
d. winter.
42. The dialogue between the two speakers in John Keats La Belle Dame Sans Merci
is initiated by..
a. an unknown person.
b. the knight.
c. la belle dame.
d. none of the above mentioned persons.
43. In John Keats La Belle Dame Sans Merci the poet describes the outer appearance
of the ailing knight in images borrowed from the.. world.
a. animal
b. human
c. mineral
d. vegetal
44. In John Keats La Belle Dame Sans Merci the first three lines of each stanza
are
a. trimeters.
b. tetrameters.
c. pentameters.
d. hexameters.
45. In John Keats La Belle Dame Sans Merci the acts of seduction in stanzas five to
eight are actions mostly expressed via. images.
a. aural
b. olfactory
c. tactile
d. visual
46. The knights dream in John Keats La Belle Dame Sans Merci combines and
images.
a. aural and gustatory
b. gustatory and tactile
c. aural and visual
d. visual and olfactory
47. Keats exceptional use of imagery in La Belle Dame Sans Merci is proved by the
reiterated. image that amplifies the knights grief for being seduced and forsaken.
a. gustatory
b. olfactory
c. tactile
d. thermal
48. In John Keats La Belle Dame Sans Merci the final stanza.
a. is a round-up of the knights tale and the answer to the question asked in the first
stanza.
b. brings in an optimistic tone and the knights hope for the continuation of his affair.
c. laments the death of the unhappy knight.
d. shows the knights resolution to put an end to his unhappy life.
49. In John Keats La Belle Dame Sans Merci, the seventh stanza abounds in.
images.
a. aural
b. gustatory
c. olfactory
d. visual
50. In the novel David Copperfield, in his relation with Dora, David seems to be torn
between wishing his wife
a. was more beautiful and intelligent.
b. was more hardworking and serious.
c. was more mature and reproaching himself for wanting to change her.
d. was more aware of the fact he loves her so much.
51. Is David Copperfield preeminently:
a. a picaresque?
b. a Bildungsroman?
c. a romance?
d. a utopia?
52. Which of the following sentences referring to the novel David Copperfield is true:
a. In the world of David Copperfield the villain type is embodied by Traddles and the
Micawbers.
b. Even if David is younger than Dora, he feels sympathy for her much in the same way
as an adult feels sympathy for a child.
c. When David is a few years old his mother, Clara, young, pretty and weak, refused to
marry the hard, dominating Murdstone.
d. At the end of the novel, David fears that his dear sister Agnes may agree to marry
Uriah Heep in order to save her father.
53. In the novel David Copperfield, the character Betsey Trotwood is:
a. a pretty empty-headed girl
b. strong-headed and eccentric
c. a girl of exceptionally sweet and high-minded disposition
d. young, pretty and weak
54. David walked penniless to Dover to throw himself on the mercy of his aunt, Betsy
Trotwood after:
a. he entered Doctors Commons, being articled to Mr. Spenlow, of the firm of Spenlow
and Jorkins.
b. he was sent to menial employment in London where he lived a life of poverty and
misery.
c. his mothers second husband Mr Murdstone, by cruelty disguised as firmness,
punished him repeatedly.
d. he became the friend and companion of Mr Wickfields daughter.
55. Dickens David Copperfield exhibits a strong link between Romantic imagination
and . which renders the fictional world as stylized perception of the real world.
a. reality
b. fairy-tale fancy
c. pessimism
d. fulfilment
56. The names of characters in Dickenss fiction (such as Grimwig, Uriah Heep, Mr.
Murdstone) are:
a. independent from the characters.
b. meant as a comment on their physical appearance.
c. a sign of their stereotypical behaviour and moral outlook.
d. important for readers in understanding the novel.
57. Dickens narrative point(s) of view in David Copperfield and Great Expectations
was/were:
a. the omniscient
b. the first person
c. the multiple-selective omniscience
d. the neutral omniscient perspective
58. In David Copperfield, the man with black shallow eye, black hair and whiskers,
and a square chin, reminding the narrator of an wax-work, is:
a. Dr. Strong
b. Micawber
c. Murdstone
d. Steerforth
59. In David Copperfield, Dickens makes a disguised portrait of his father through the character of
a. Uriah Heep
b. Mr. Murdstone
c. Mr. Micawber
d. Mr. Spenlow
60. The plot of the novel David Copperfield is picaresque in design in the sense that:
a. it is not episodically structured
b. Dickens struggled not to depart from the 19th century literary tradition.
c. Dickens was trying to see the term picaresque from a new perspective.
d. Dickens was isolated from his reading public.
61. In the novel David Copperfield, Dickenss manner of characterisation is achieved through
a. burlesque associations.
b. picaresque tradition techniques.
c. hyperbole, stereotypes.
d. all variants.
62. How would you define the relationship between David and Dora in the novel David
Copperfield?
a. a partnership of equals.
b. a father/child relationship.
c. a brother/sister relationship.
d. a master/servant relationship.
63. Which of the following sentences referring to the novel David Copperfield, is not
true:
a. Davids mother is always intimidated by Mr and Miss Murdstone.
b. David is critical of his mothers behaviour.
c. David is younger than Dora and feels sympathy for her in the same way as an adult
feels sympathy for a child.
d. David felt that Dora did not help him with the concerns and tasks of daily life.
64. In the novel David Copperfield, Uriah Heep is
a. one of Davids friends.
b. one of Wickfields clerks.
c. a very umble person (as he describes himself) that impresses David much.
d. the man Agnes Wickfield was eager to marry.
65. Robinson Crusoe can be interpreted as the fruit of a synthesis of two existing
traditions: the picaresque novel, and the personal journal or the memoir. Why is that?
a. Because of its emphasis on the development of the individual.
b. Because it is written in the first person.
c. Because it is a story of a process of colonization similar to the colonization of the
world by the British Empire.
d. Because it comments on the political realities of the period.
66. Which of the following statements about Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe is true?
a. It can be read as a metaphor of colonialism, because the relationship between
Robinson and Friday is the archetype of colonial relations.
b. Robinson lacks the psychological elements that would make him a full-fledged
character; he is therefore a persona.
c. Defoes novel is a complex and multilayered satire directed against the social, religious
and political conflicts that were dividing British society at the time.
d. In Robinson Crusoe, Defoe constructs a meta-novel, because in it he experiments with
the mechanisms of novel-writing, thus revolutionizing the genre.
67. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The Bildungsroman is a literary genre equivalent to a fictional autobiography.
b. The Bildungsroman is a literary genre consisting in an extended meditation on storytelling, having as central premise the idea that what the story is about is of secondary
importance to how it is told.
c. The Bildungsroman is a literary genre based on a moral idea and its illustration.
d. The Bildungsroman is a literary genre that explores in a subjective discourse the heros
thoughts and ideas.
68. Which of the following is a Bildungsroman?
a. Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe
b. Laurence Sternes Tristram Shandy
c. Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels
d. Hawthornes Scarlet Letter
b. fairy tale
c. imaginary land
d. symbolic land
83. In the Preface of The Scarlet Letter, in Hawthornes vision is the neutral
territory between reality and fairy land, where the Actual and the Imaginary meet and
fuse.
a. the window
b. the ceiling
c. the floor
d. the door
84. The message concluding The Scarlet Letter could be: to develop ones moral
potential one must:
a. plunge into the depth of experiential knowledge in order to ascend.
b. protect ones moral worth because it is irreparable.
c. lie and pretend that nothing sinful has happened.
d. heroically rebel against the community.
85. Hawthornes pictorial analogies for his verbal art of the ROMANCE can be
associated with:
a. his gift at drawing and painting.
b. his masters (Twains) keen visual perception of the world.
c. the Horatian ut pictura poesis dictum of neoclassicism.
d. his fondness for romantic stories.
86. In his novel, The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne describes the customs of:
a. the 19th century New England.
b. the 18th century Puritan Boston.
c. the 17th century Puritan New England.
d. the 16th century Puritan England.
87. In the novel The Scarlet Letter Pearl, although only a small child, embarrasses
Dimmesdale by asking him if:
a. he will allow her to call him father.
b. he will love her mother as long as he lives.
c. he will stand on the pillory with her and her mother the following day.
d. he will buy her a new dress.
88. Which of the following sentences referring to the novel The Scarlet Letter is true:
a. Dimmesdale believes that Hesters sin is greater than his own.
b. Hester Prynne and Dimmesdale are, ultimately, archetypes of sinning and that is why
their moral development is frozen in stereotyped patterns.
c. Hawthorne did not manage to modify the traditional romance into psychological
romance.
d. Hesters husband, Arthur Dimmesdale, returns incognito and settles in the town under
c. There is no important distinction between plot and story, as both refer to the elements
that form the narrative, the material that constitutes the novel.
d. The story represents the selection which the writer makes among the information and
events that constitute the plot.
109. In Tristram Shandy, in the closing paragraphs, the characters are preoccupied with:
a. a tall story.
b. a travelers tale.
c. a cock-and-bull story.
d. a cloak-and-dagger story.
e. an opera.
110. Laurence Sternes narrative method was:
a. characteristic of his time.
b. an initiation of the stream-of-consciousness technique.
c. a personal interpretation of Lockes theory.
d. a faithful application of Lockes theory.
111. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche used to live on a plantation called:
a. La Bel Reve.
b. La Belle Reve
c. La Belles Reves
d. a different name.
112. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanches famous line is: I have always relied on
the kindness of ..
a. friends.
b. woman.
c. people.
d. strangers.
e. God.
113. What American actor became famous after playing Stanley in A Streetcar Named
Desire?
a. Paul Newman.
b. Robert Redford.
c. Marlon Brando.
114. Tennessee in Tennessee William is a pen name.
a. True.
b. False.
115. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Stanleys origins are:
a. East European.
b. West European.
c. Central European.
124. In Twelfth Night, Malvolio is taken in by Maria with the help of ...
a. rumors spread about the household.
b. a duel challenge from Antonio.
c. a supposed invitation to Orsino.
d. a forged love letter from Olivia.
125. In Twelfth Night, the supposed love letter from Olivia asks Malvolio to ...
a. wear yellow stockings cross-gartered.
b. be rude to the rest of the servants.
c. smile in all circumstances.
d. all of the above.
126. In Twelfth Night, Feste visits Malvolio to mock his insanity ...
a. disguised as a priest.
b. dressed in yellow stockings.
c. wearing an armor.
d. carrying a fishing rod.
127.Orsino starts Twelfth Night, with the words ...
a. O! spirit of love! how quick and fresh art thou.
b. If music be the food of love, play on.
c. O! when mine eyes did see Olivia first.
d. O! she that hath a heart of that fine frame.
128. In Twelfth Night, Olivia says that Malvolio ...
a. rises a passion within her.
b. is her most faithful servant.
c. suffers from self-love.
d. deserves a better fate.
129. In Twelfth Night, Olivia considers that Malvolio suffers from ...
a. midnight fever.
b. winter flu.
c. spring anxiety.
d. midsummer madness.