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University of Calicut School of distance education Multiple choice questionsof Zeitgeist 2 semester common course for B.com/B.ba/B.sc for the years 2019-20 admissions...

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SECOND SEMESTER BA/BSc/BCom (2019 ADMISSION)

ZEITGEIST-READING ON CONTEMPORARY CULTURE (COMMON COURSE : ENG2 A04) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Who wrote “the story of an hour”? a. Sharankumar Limbale b. Lee Mokobe c. Mr. Richard 2. Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with ____________ a. Cancer b. TB c. heart trouble

d. Kate Chopin d. Jaundice

3. Who is Josephine in the short story “ The story of an hour”? a. Mrs. Mallard's cousin b. Mrs. Mallard's sister c. Mrs. Mallard's daughter d. Mrs. Mallard's mother 4. What is Mr. Mallard’s friend name in the short story “The story of an hour”? a. Mr. Joseph b. Mr. Richard c. Mr. Raphael

d. Mr. John

5. Where did Mrs. Mallard went, when she heard the news of her husband's death? a. To her Room b. to bath room c. to prayer-room d. to kitchen 6. Kate Chopin's first novel? a. The awakening

b. The dragon seed

c. At Fault

7. Kate chopin's At Fault published in ___________. a. 1984 b. 1989 c. 1979

d. The slave d. 1980

8. In which magazine “The story of an hour” first published? a. The Common Woman b. Vogue c. The New Yorker d. None of these 9. “The story of an hour” first published as ________________ a. The Dream of an hour b. The Story of Dream c. An Hour of Dream d. The Story in an Hour 10. Who is the protagonist of the short story “The story of an hour”? a. Josephine b. Mr. Mallard c. Mr. Richard 11. Who told the news of Mr. Mallard's death to his wife? a. Mr. Richard b. Josephine c. Mr. Mallard 12. Who told the news of Mr. Mallard's death to Josephine? a. Mr. Richard b. Mr. Mallard c. Lousie

d. Lousie d. Lousie d. Josephine

13. Richard had been in the ____________ office when intelligence of the rail road disaster was received? a. Police station b. Post office c. Bus stop d. Newspaper office 14. In the short story “The story of an hour” the open window is a symbol of__________. a. Peace b. Agony c. Freedom d. Sorrow 15. who is the author of the poem “ What it’s like to be Transgender”? a. Adrienne Rich b. Kate Chopin c. W. H. Auden

d. Lee Mokobe

16. Name of the poem which is about extreme right wing politics of Donald Trump? a. Refugee Blues b. The not yet burning country c. What it's like to be Transgender d. None of these 17. “What it’s like to be Transgender” is a/an __________________ poem. a. Elegy b. Love poem c. Autobiographical poem

d. Sonnet

18. In the poem “What it’s like to be Transgender” What does the poet ask to the Jesus? a. to make him popular b. To fix him c. To give him wealth d. To grand him money ZEITGEIST-Reading on Contemporary Culture

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19. In the poem “What it’s like to be Transgender” what was Jesus’s response to the poets prayer? a. Granted him all b. fixed him c. Silence d. none of these 20. Who reminds the poet that he could not bring a husband to his home? a. His friend b. His Aunt c. His mother d. His Uncle 21. In the poem “What it’s like to be Transgender” What does the kids at school called him? a. Lesbian b. silly boy c. smuggler d. thief 22. In the poem “What it’s like to be Transgender” the poet treat his body like a ___________. a. workshop b. church c. House d. Ideal place 23. In the poem “What it’s like to be Transgender” where did the speaker make his first prayer? a. In the garden b. From the school c. In his house d. In a glass stain cathedral 24. Who is the Olympic Gold winner athlete in decathlon in the 1976 Montreal Olympics mentioned in the poem “What it’s like to be Transgender”? a. Mya Hall b. Leelah Alcorn c. Bruce Jenner d. Blake Brockington 25. Who called the speaker “Lesbian” in the poem “What it’s like to be Transgender”? a. Kids b. Teachers c. Parents d. Principal 26. Identify the figure of speech in the line 'My tiny body dropping like a question mark all over the wooden pew.' a. Metaphor b. Simile c. Hyperbole d. Alliteration 27. Who is the founder of Vocal revolutionaries? a. Lee Mokobe b. W. H. Auden 28. In the poem “Refugee Blues” people were living in. a. Place b. Mansions and Holes

c. Nadine Gordimer

d. Gieve Patel

c. Hut

d. Big Hotels

29. In the poem “Refugee Blues” What does the old yew do every spring? a. It blossoms b. It dries c. It

d. None of these

30. In the poem “Refugee Blues” What was the refugee offered by the committee? a. a new passport b. a gift c. a cup of tea d. a chair 31. In the poem “Refugee Blues”Which animal was let into an opened door? a. a dog b. a squirrel c. a cat

d. a puppy

32. In the poem “Refugee Blues”What did the narrator see at the harbour? a. crow b. ship c. Fish

d. person

33. In the poem “Refugee Blues”What did the refugee see in the woods? a. Cheetah b. Birds c. Spider

d. Monkey

34. In the poem “Refugee Blues”What did the refugee see in his dream? a. heaven b. a thousands of building c. a beautiful fairy d. an old man 35. In the poem “Refugee Blues”Who is looking for the refugees? a. Parents b. Cousins c. Soldiers

d. Colleagues

36. In the poem “Refugee Blues” you are ‚officially deadƒ if you havenƒt got a ________________. a. Birth certificate b. Driverƒs license c. Passport d. Country 37. In the poem “Refugee Blues” the speaker at the public meeting worried that the refugees will steal? a. Money b. Wealth c. Daily bread d. House 38. The speech entitled “Calming an Education” is first printed in the magazine __________ a. Times b. Vogue c. The New Yorker d. The Common Woman 39. Who was the author of “Jane Eyre”? a. Charlotte Bronte b. Emily Bronte

c. Jane Austen

d. Nadine Gordimer

40. “Calming an Education”, the convocation speech delivered to ____________ college. a. Edinburg b. Douglass c. Abbey d. Bishop Burton ZEITGEIST-Reading on Contemporary Culture

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41. “Calming an Education” the convocation speech delivered to whom? a. Graduating women students b. public c. all women d. none of these 42. A tendency to look to a style, activity or interest for a very short span of time is called_________. a. Faddism b. Grappling c. Slapdash d. Drifting 43. Adrienne Rich won Yale series of younger poets award for her book named _________. a. The Diamond Cutter b. A Change Of World c. Diving into Wreck d. Ruins 44. Adrienne Rich won National Book Award for __________. a. The Diamond Cutter b. A Change Of World c. Ruins d. Diving into the Wreck 45. Adrienne Rich's second collection of poetry is _______________. a. The Diamond Cutter b. A Change Of World c. Diving into Wreck d. Ruins 46. Who was headed the Jury for giving the Yale series of younger poet's award to Adrienne Rich? a. William Blake b. P. B. Shelley c. W. H. Auden d. Robert Frost 47. Adrienne Rich's work ' Snapshots of a Daughter-in-law' published in _________ year. a. 1963 b. 1965 c. 1983 d. 1985 48. Who is the author of “An Atlas of the Early World”? a. W. H. Auden b. Adrienne Rich c. P. B. Shelley

d. Robert Frost

49. According to Adrienne Rich, intelligent woman, who denies her intelligence in order to seem more _________. a. Feminine b. energetic c. strong d. polite 50. Adrienne Rich planned to separate her remarks in her speech “claiming an education” into how many parts? a. Three b. Five c. Four d. Two 51. According to Adrienne Rich, university education implies an ethical and intellectual contract between whom? a. Parents and teachers b. Parents and children c. Teachers and students d. none of these 52. According to Adrienne Rich, many male professors still feel that teaching in a women's college is a __________ career. a. First- rate b. Main- rate c. Second- rate d. none of these 53. Adrienne Rich refused to accept the ________________ award in1997. a. National Booker Award b. National Medal for the Arts c. The Yale series of younger poet's award d. Booker Prize 54. How many volume of prose Adrienne Rich published? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 55. Adrienne Rich refused to accept the National Medal for the Arts award from whom? a. President b. President Clinton c. President Trump d. President 56. Whose convocation speech is “Calming an Education”? a. Adrienne Rich b. Nadine Gordimer c. Lee Mokobe

d. Gieve Patel

57. According to Adrienne Rich, ultimately the women students and their teachers are ____________. a. Invisible b. Indivisible c. divisible d. none of these 58. How many honorary doctorates has been awarded to Nadine Gordimer in literature from various universities. a. 7 b. 10 c. 8 d. 9 59. Whose work is “The Conservationist”? a. Nadine Gordimer b.Lee Mokobe ZEITGEIST-Reading on Contemporary Culture

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60. “Amnesty”, a short story originally published in ____________ in 1991. a. Vogue b. The New Yorker c. The Common Woman

d. Times

61. In the short story “Amnesty” the narrator’s life partner work in a ___________ . a. Industry b. Construction company c. Farm d. Shop 62. In the short story “Amnesty” by time of the trail of narrator’s potential husband she had just passed her __________standard a. Tenth b. Sixth c. Eighth d. Fifth 63. In the short story “Amnesty” how many brothers does the narrator have? a. Two b. Three c. Four

d. One

64. In the short story “Amnesty”what did the the prisoners give the narrator as a present for the new born baby? a. Doll b. Money c. Gift d. Dress 65. In the short story “Amnesty” the policeman didn’t allow them to the island because? a. they didnƒt have passport b. they didn't have a prior permit c. they didn't took ticket d. none of the above 66. Sharankumar Limbale is best known for his novel ___________. a. Akkarmashi b. Joothan c. Face to Face 67. Sharankumar Limbale's novel Akkarmashi is published in _________. a. 1981 b. 1984 c. 1987 68. Who translated Sharankumar Limbale's novel Akkarmashi into English? a. Radhika P. Menon b. Anitha Nair c. Santosh Thooval

d. The pickup d. 1982 d. Santosh Bhoomkar

69. Sharankumar Limbale's novel 'Akkarmashi' originally written in __________ language. a. Tamil b. Malayalam c. Hindi d. Marathi 70. In the extract “the outcaste” who pulled Parshya from the picnic row? a. Mallya b. Harya c. Bhiwarabai

d. Parsya

71. In the extract “the outcaste” who looked restless along the bank of the stream? a. Parsya b. Bhiwarabai c. Harya d. Umbrya 72. In the extract “the outcaste” The Wani and Brahmin boys played _________. a. Football b.Cricket c. Kabbadi d. Touch and Go 73. In the extract “the outcaste” Mahar boys and girls played _____________. a. Touch and Go b. Kabbadi c. Football

d. Cricket

74. In the extract “the outcaste” what did the high caste ones do before eating? a. sit quietly b. look here and there c. nothing

d. pray

75. In the extract “the outcaste” what did the Mahar caste brought for the picnic? a. rice and curry b. bread and butter c. Jowar bhakari and chutney

d. nothing

76. In the extract “the outcaste” what did the high caste girls offered the Mahar caste? a. gifts b. their leftover food c. books d. cloths 77. In the extract “the outcaste” the mother of the narrator looks the leftover food as___________. a. Nectar b. Waste c. Gift d. None of these 78. In the extract “the outcaste” What did the teacher ask the students to do the day after the picnic? a. to write a summary b. to write an essay c. to write a letter d. to write an experience 79. Harari thinks that human happiness is the result of processes taking place in the ______. a. human heart b. human mind c. human thought d. human brain. 80. From which work is the extract “Chemical Happiness and the Meaning of Life” taken a. Joothan b. Homo Deus c. The poisoned Bread d. Homo sapiens

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81. In which subject did Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel Prize a. humanities b. language and literature c. Economic Studies d. medicine 82. Prozac is lift people out of _____________ a. illness b. happiness

c. depression

d. none of the these

83. According to Harari, what is the level of happiness of a medieval French peasant versus a modern Parisian banker? a. different b. more than peasant c. same d. more than banker 84. In the extract “Chemical Happiness and the Meaning of Life”, Most parents declare that their children are their chief source of _____________ a. blessing b. happiness. c. sadness d. headache 85. Pearl S.buck won Pulitzer prize for her novel_______. a. East wind, west wind b. The Good Earth c. The Dragon seed d. The Christmas ghost 86. Who said “ my life is my message? a. Mahatma gandhi b. Nehru

c. Einstein

87. Who is Gandhiƒs murderer? a. Naturam Vinayak Godse c. V.D. Savarkar

d. None

b. Sardar Vallabhai Patel d. S V Gokhale

88. Pearl S buckƒs essay ‚Should the Assassin of Gandhi be Killedƒ is a ______ a. Satire b. Editorial c. Letter

d. Obituary

89. Men wind confusion because they fear ____ a. Violence b. Truth

d. Gandhi

c. People

90. Who says, “No war brings peace, for violence only brings more violence .”? a. Gandhi b. Nehru c. Pearl.S buck

d. Godse

91. Who should take up Gandhiƒs world leadership? a. Nehru b. People of India

c. Pearl S buck

d. All of the above

92. When did India adopt a new constitution? a. 26th Jan 1950 b. 15th August 1947

c. 3 November 1947

d. 20th June 1967

93. Drafting committee comprise of ___members a. 10 b. 8

c. 7

d. 5

94. The criticism against the Constitution was that it is _____ a. Not serious b. Incomplete c. Nonsensical 95. The tradition of preamble began with ______ a. France b. Africa 96. Manto was an ____author. a. Indian b. Pakistani

d. A bag of borrowings

c. America c. Indo- Pakistani

d. Greece d. None of the above

97. Most of his writing were originally written in _____. a. Urdu b. English c. Regional language

d. Marati

98. Toba means ____in Punjab. a. Kind b. Cruel

d. Pond

c. Mad

99. Which inmate of the lunatic asylum mourned over his lost love? a. Bishan Singh b. Mohammed Ali c. A lawyer ZEITGEIST-Reading on Contemporary Culture

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100. Who were worried about eating Chapatis? a. Taralal b. Fazal Din c. Anglo Indians 101. Who wrote national anthem for India and Bangladesh? a. Rabindranath Tagore b. Aurobindo Gosh c. Sarojini Naidu

d. Pakistanis d. R.K Narayan

102. What is Tagoreƒs university called? a. Aankan b. Shantiniketan

c. Viswa bharati

d. Geetmalya

103. Tagore urges for ______ in his poem “Freedom” a. Truth b. Freedom

c. Love

d. Power

104. Who is the bard of Bengal? a. Gandhi b. Manto

c. Tagore

105. In the poem freedom is claimed to________ a. People b. Colonizers

d. All of the above

c. Foreigners

d. Motherland

ANSWERS KEY

1.d

2.c

3.b

4.b

5.a

6.c

7.d

8.b

9.a

10.d

11.b

12.a

13.d

14.c

15.d

16.b

17.c

18.b

19.c

20.b

21.a

22.c

23.d

24.c

25.a

26.b

27.a

28.b

29.a

30.d

31.c

32.c

33.b

34.b

35.c

36.c

37.c

38.d

39.a

40.b

41.a

42.a

43.b

44.d

45.a

46.c

47.a

48.b

49.a

50.d

51.c

52.c

53.b

54.c

55.b

56.a

57.b

58.b

59.d

60.b

61.b

62.c

63.b

64.b

65.b

66.a

67.b

68.d

69.d

70.c

71.c

72.c

73.a

74.d

75.c

76.b

77.a

78.b

79.d

80.d

81.c

82.c

83.c

84.b

85.a

86.a

87.a

88.d

89.b

90.c

91.b

92.a

93.c

94.d

95.c

96.c

97.a

98.d

99.c

100.c

101.a

102.c

103.b

104.c

105.d

Prepared by:

Dr. Abida Farooqui, Assistant Professor, Farook College.

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