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. When was Joyce's birthday?
(a) May 7, 1907.
(b) September 15, 1865.
(c) June 25 1860.
(d) February 2, 1882.

2. Joyce had a falling out with his old friend and replaced him with ____________________.
(a) Patrick Connelly.
(b) Oliver Gogarty.
(c) Miguel Ramirez.
(d) Marcus Jameson.

3. Where did Joyce go when there was no position for him in Italy?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Pola.

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

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

6. What expensive item did Joyce buy for Nora in Galway?
(a) Bracelet.
(b) Fur coat.
(c) Necklace.
(d) Brooch.

7. Who was Joyce's boss in the city in #41?
(a) Gregor.
(b) Adam.
(c) Francini.
(d) Giuseppe.

8. Joyce left Trieste and took a job _________________ in Rome.
(a) At a bank.
(b) At a university.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At a publishing company.

9. What did Joyce forbid Nora to wear on the trip in #68?
(a) A fur coat.
(b) A wedding band.
(c) High heels.
(d) Diamond earrings.

10. Who was the publisher who agreed to print DUBLINERS?
(a) Morris Stanton.
(b) Patrick Shannon.
(c) Grant Richard.
(d) Edward Sloane.

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

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

13. Which of the following was NOT one of Joyce's activities in 1904?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Writing.
(c) Partying.
(d) Sculpting.

14. What novel did Joyce begin to write in 1904?
(a) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(b) From Here to Eternity.
(c) Cheri and The Last of Cheri.
(d) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

15. In what city was Joyce born?
(a) London.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Rome.
(d) Edinburgh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Joyce eventually return home from Paris?

2. From what disease did Joyce's mother die?

3. The Joyces moved in with which family in Trieste?

4. Who was the main character in the novel in #32?

5. Where did Joyce go to further his studies?

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