NEW LITERATURES MCQ Question Bank for Unit 1

Semester – VI

Core XII - NEW LITERATURES

UNIT I

A.D. Hope                              :           Australia

Charles Harpur                      :           An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament 

F.R. Scott                               :           Canadian Authors Meet

Oodgeroo Noonuccal             :           No More Boomerang

UNIT I

            A.D. Hope                               :           Australia

1. A ________ is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human.

a) sphinx b) Maximinus c) mummy d) Pluto

2. How does Hope call the major cities of Australia?

 a) teeming sores b) teeming life c) teeming growth d) teeming blood

3. Where is Cairns?

a) Australia b) South Africa  c)Canada  d) New Zealand

4. Australians boast that they ______ in Australia.

a) survive b) live c) die d) sing

5. Why does Hope call Australians a “second-hand Europeans”?

a) Most of them are convicts b) Most of them buy second-hand goods c) Most of them are not from Britain d) Most of them hate Britain

6. Why do the Australians “pullulate timidly on the edge of alien shores”?

a) Not happy with the country b) The land is fertile there c) Other places are fallow d) Timid survival permitted

7. What does Hope mean by “pullulate”?

a) crowded b)population  c)live timidly d)pull from all sides

8. Who are the “cultured apes” according to A.D. Hope?

a) Europeans b) Americans c) Indians d) Australians

9.“From the deserts the prophets come”. What is the reference?

a) The Bible b) Desert Digest c) The New Testament d) The Zend-Avesta

10. Which country is referred to as a barren land by Hope?

a) Australia b) America c) India d) Canada

11. ___ is “the last of lands”.

a) Australia b) America c) India d) Canada

12. Hope describes the Austrian people describes as_____

a) “monotonous tribes” b) “marvellous tribes” c) “fabulous tribes”  d) “spectacular tribes”

13. Hope ironically calls the Australians as _______

a) “ultimate men” b) “uncritical men”  c) “gullible men”   d) “naive men” 

Charles Harpur                       :           An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament 

14. Thomahawk is a type of ________ used by the natives of Australia.

a) axe b) spear  c) drum d) boat

15. Who is merciless in “An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament”?

a) The white man b) The black man c) The red Indian d) The natives of Australia

16_______ is a gift from her husband.

a) Braid b) Baby c) Thomahawk d) A palm full of water

17 What is smouldering?

a) To burn slowly with smoke b) To quench with water c) To satiate with smoke d) To slake with water

18 “I’ll bear thee on as I have borne / With____ steps”

 a) stealthy b) public  c) free d) unrestricted

19 Which is covered by darkness in “An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament”?

a) The forest b) The village c) The clan d) The plant

20 The mother is willing to barter the braid to save her child by getting him a ______

a) palmful of water b) beautiful toy c) handful of rice d) piece of fried chicken

21. Who mimics the sound of the father?

a) The mountain b) His son c)His wife d) His friends

22. Why is the “hunting call” missing from the mountains?

a) The hunter is killed b) The hunter is not there c) The hunter follows ahimsa d) The hunter is mute

23. “An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament” is written as ______.

a) a Dramatic Monologue b) a Fable c) an Allegory d)an  Imagery

24. What is the refrain of “An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament”?

 a) O moan not! b) O sob not! c) O fear not! d) O whine not!

25. What is moaning?

a) Expression of suffering b) Expression of happiness c) Feeling for the dead d) To mourn for dead the people

26. _______is a type of poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener.

a) Dramatic monologue b) Fable c) Allegory d)Imagery

F.R. Scott                                :           Canadian Authors Meet

27. The____ are the goddesses of music, song and dance, and the source of inspiration to poets.

a) Muses b) Cogitates c) Ares d) Athena

28. A _____ is a note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note.

a) crotchet b) clef c) minim d) semibreve

29. “Shall we gather at the river” is a _______.

a) Christian hymn  b) River song c) nursery rhyme d) Canadian National Anthem

 30. The ______ is the national symbol of Canada.

a) maple leaf b) neem leaf c) green leaf d) apple leaf

31. The Canadian authors meet beneath a portrait of the_____

a) Prince of Wales b) Frederick Schwartz c) Donald Trump d) Justin Pierre James Trudeau

32. Who are considered “Virgins of sixty” by Francis Reginald Scott?

a) Writers b) Workers c) Elderly people  d)Experienced women

33. Whose quality is measured by “their faith and philanthropies”?

a) Writers from Canada b) Writers from Australia c) Writers from Africa d) Writers from New Zealand 

34. The writers’ worth is measured by their _____

a) zeal for God and King b) passion for writing c) zeal for vocabulary d)passion for rhymes  

35. “Shall we go round the mulberry bush” is a _____

a) nursery rhyme b) spiritual song c) nature song d) song on bush

36. Frederick George Scott is a poet from _____.

a) Canada b)Australia c)Africa d)New Zealand 

37. ________is spoken in the same breath as having another cup of tea.

a) The appointment of a Poet Laureate b) Preparing a cup of coffee c) Writing a poem d) Singing a song

38. Who is Bliss Carman?

a) A poet from Canada b) A lyricist from Canada c) A dramatist from Canada d) A politician from Canada

Oodgeroo Noonuccal              :           No More Boomerang

39. _____is an aboriginal club for corporal punishment.

a) Waddy b) Ab club c) Ab stick d) Bush stick

40. _______is a Mythical monster inhabiting the Australian rivers.

a) Bunyip b) Kappa c) Charon d) Fosse grim

41. What is a wallaby?

a) A type of kangaroo  b) A type of wall c) A type of baby d) A type of bird

41. ______changed her name to Oodgeroo Noonuccal.

a) Kath Walker b) Cassius Clay c) Christina Walker d) Catherine Clay

42. Why did Oodgeroo Noonuccal change her name?

a) To resume her traditional name. b) She does not like the name. c) She liked Australians. d) She disliked Australians.

43. What is a boomerang?

a) A curved throwing weapon b) A playing toy c) An action taken d) A long stick

44. What is “corroboree”?

a) The Aboriginal singing and dancing b) A type of kangaroo  c) An aboriginal club d) A Mythical monster

45. In Australia, movies have replaced_____

a) corroboree b) waddy c) boomerang d) Bunyip

46. The indigenous people have lost the boomerang and the spear and gained _______.

a) the bar and beer. b) the money c) the bob d) the dog collars

47. _____is a slang term for a unit of currency in Australia.

a) Bob b) Wampum c) Ducats d) Bucks

48. _____is a basic aboriginal shelter made of bark and sticks.

a) Gunya b) Shed c) Villa d)Hut

49. ______is a throwing stick used to launch a spear.

a) The woomera b) The boomerang c) The corroboree d) The message-stick

50. ______is a form of communication traditionally used by Indigenous Australians.

a) A message-stick b) A boomerang c) A corroboree d) A woomera