DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
620 017
I B.A. English Semester II Course: Fiction
Quiz
Question Bank Unit III and Unit V
Unit
III The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Unit V “The Verger” by Somerset Maugham
“The Story Teller” by H.H. Munro (Saki)
“A Deed of Bravery”
by Jim Corbett
________
Unit III
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
a. Eloi b. Morlocks c. Weena d. porcelains
102. Where is the time machine hidden?
a. in the morlocks
underworld
b. in the palace of green porcelains
c. in the woods near the palace of green porcelains
d. in the pedestal of
the sphinx statue
103. What do the Morlocks fear most?
a. the time machine b. the time traveller c. the Eloi d. light.
104. The Time Machine
was first published in the book form in_____.
a. 1895 b. 1905 c. 1915 d. 1925.
105. In The Time
Machine, what is the fourth dimension?
a. hope b. the past c. space d. time.
106. What does the time traveller use to strike the
Morlocks?
a. a lever b. the
time machine c. Weena d. a stick
107. How does the time traveller meet Weena?
a. he finds her sleeping.
b. he saves her from
drowning
c. he saves her from the Morlocks
d. she introduces herself to him.
108. How does the time traveller believe time is related to
space?
a. he does not think it is
b. it is slower than space
c. it is space’s zero dimension
d. it is space’s fourth
dimension.
109. What do the Eloi eat?
a. flowers b. Morlocks
c. meat d. fruits.
110. The Time Machine symbolizes________
a. space b. science and reason c. invention
d. future.
111. “Communism said
I to myself” whose statement is this?
a. the time traveller’s
b. medical man’s c. psychologist’s d. Weena’s.
112. The Morlocks represent the_________.
a. poor b. tribal c. giant d. aristocracy.
113. H.G. Wells
supported the First World War as…………
a. war to end war
b. war and murder c. sacrifice d. peaceful.
114. H.G. Wells joined the Fabian society in the year………….
a. 1909 b. 1906 c.1903 d.1905
115. The most important novel of Wells in the inter-war
years is……….
a. the World of
William Clissold b. the World would be Lost c. Ending d. Wars.
116. Who is an introvert in The Time Machine?
a. Filby b. The Provincial Mayor c. The Time
Traveller d. Psychologist.
117. The Time Machine
perceives the exploration of the dualities between ______
a. Technology and time b. aestheticism and utilitarianism c.
middle and intelligent d. good and bad.
118. What is meant by
instantaneous?
a. emergency b.
praise c. happy d. cry.
119. Who says this statement, “the ruddy sunset set me
thinking of the sunset of mankind”?
a. the psychologist b. the medical man c. the time traveller d. doctor.
120. What do Morlocks eat?
a. vegetables b. fruits c. flowers d. Eloi.
121. What kind of creatures are the Morlocks?
a. Diurnal b. nocturnal
c. insomniacs d. hibernators.
122. Who is known as “the founder of Communism”?
a. Karl Marx b.
Adam Smith c. Vladimir Lenin d. Fredrick Engels.
123 .What animal do the Morlocks resemble?
a. birds b.
panthers c. gorillas d. apes.
124. What is the name
of the main character?
a. the time traveller
b. the time bender c. the time runner d. the time changer.
125. What happened when the Eloi and Morlocks went to
battle?
a. the main character died b. Eloi won c. Morlocks won d. Weena died.
126. What does the time traveller refer to when he says
“wilderness of rotting paper”?
a. the portrait gallery b. the forest exhibition c. the library d. the museum bookshop.
127. What is the Palace of Green Porcelain?
a. an old barn b. an
old museum c. an old laboratory d. an old University
128. The Time Traveller thinks that sleeping next to a _____is
their best hope for Protection.
a. cave
b. stream
c. bush d. Fire
129. Who does the Time Traveller long to
murder?
a. Weena b. an Eloi c. The Editor and
Journalist d. The Morlocks
130. Which of the following ecological disasters does the Time
Traveller inflict on the future?
a. A forest fire b. interbreeding c. The introduction of foreign diseases d.
Desertification
131. Which character is
described by the following: “an argumentative person with red hair”?
a. Filby b. The editor c. The provincial mayor d. The time traveller
132. Whose family was
called ‘Bertie’?
a. Filby b. H.G.Wells c. the Medical man d. the time traveller.
133. How many years
did the Morlocks and Eloi live in future?
a. 20,000 b.
40,000 c. 800,000 d. 400,000
134. The Time Machine
is _____.
a. an allegory b.
a hyperbole c. a rhetoric d. a paradoxical.
135. What is the name of the furry ape-like creatures that
live underground in the future?
a. Eloi b. Glinna c. Morlocks
d. Bobo.
136. Who is Filby?
a. a lawyer b. a police man c. a doctor d. an argumentative person.
137. What kind of hair does Elois have?
a. straight b. Bald c. uniformly
curly d. short.
138. In which year
does the time traveller reach with the help of the Time machine?
a. 1984 b. 50,701 c. 802,701
d. 1967.
139. Who takes the Time Machine?
a. Eloi b. Morlocks
C. Filby d. Medical man
140. Who is the narrator of the story “The Time Machine”?
a. the time traveller b. Filby c. Weena d. Mr. Hillyer.
141. What is the only memory of the time traveller?
a. A book b. his
watch c. a journal d. two withered white
flowers.
142. Who is a man of science in The Time Machine?
a. the Journalist b. The
Provincial Mayor c.The Editor d. Filby.
143. The Time Machine
is a_______
a. imaginative story b. Science
Fiction c. horror story d. happy ending.
144. Where did the time traveller see Weena?
a. a river b.
underworld c. dancing in the hall d. singing in the festival.
145. How did the time traveller know that he came to the present?
a. through the time machine b. the newspaper c. time d. friends.
146. The other Fiction of H.G. Wells is _____
a. The Invisible Man b. The Tale of Two Cities c. The Duchess of Malfi d. The Pilgrim’s Progress.
147. H.G. Wells engages his self-portrait as _____
a. Autobiography b. biography c. letter d. portrait
148. What is meant by “Anachronism”?
a. rude b. short account c. outdated d. passive.
149. What is meant by “trammels” in The Time Machine?
a. difficult to understand b. good idea c. public transport d. substances.
150. What is meant by “spasmodic” in The Time Machine?
a. happened suddenly
b. casual c. joy d. none.
Unit V
“The Verger” by Somerset Maugham
201.
Where was St. Peter's Church located?
a.
Marvell Square b. Church Square c. Neville
Square d. Peter’s Square
202. At what age did
the verger begin working?
a. Ten b.
twelve c. twenty-five d.
sixteen
203. How long had
Albert Edward Foreman been verger at St Peter’s when he was asked to step down?
a.
Ten years b. twelve years c. sixteen years d. twenty-five years
204. Verger became a ____
and newsagent after resigning from the church.
a.
tobacconist b. singer c. fruit vender d. player
205. What is the
meaning of the idiom, “finger in every pie”?
a.
Involved in varied activities
b. Involved
in selling goods
c.
Involved in eating pie everyday
d.
Involved in hating pie every day
206.
The Verger asked to step down because he was____.
a.
an illiterate b. a drunkard c. a shopkeeper d. an idiot
207.
The verger deposits all his money in a ____.
a.
socks b. riverbank c. bank d. bunk
208. Albert Edward Foreman
could neither read nor____.
a.
speak b. write c. sing d. eat
“The Story Teller” by H.H. Munro
(Saki)
209.
The aunt refers to the bachelor’s story of Bertha as a/an __________ story.
a.
improper b. proper c.
moral d. vulgar
210.
The aunt’s story did not have even the ring of _______ about it.
a.
truth b. pessimism c. optimism d. the funny side
211.
The bachelor expected the children to compel their aunty for _________.
a.
a beautiful story b. a
proper story c. an improper story d. an immoral story
212.
The medals given to Bertha were for ____________.
a. obedience, good
conduct and punctuality
b.
obedience, good looks and smartness.
c.
obedience, demeanour and elegance.
d.
obedience, decorum and truthfulness.
213.
Bertha managed to reach a shrubbery of _________ bushes and she hid herself in
one of the bushes.
a.
myrrh b. myrtle c.
mulberry d. blueberry
214. The bachelor said that Bertha was not as pretty as any
of the girls, but was _____.
a.
very good b. good looking c. horribly
good d. an embodiment of
goodness.
215.
What happens
to the little girl in the story told by the aunt?
a.
She is attacked by a wolf.
b. She is attacked by
the citizens of her town.
c. She is attacked by a bull.
d.
She gets a medal for being good.
216. What is the name of the character in the bachelor’s story?
a.
Joe b. Bertha. c. Cyril
d. Madeline
217.
In the united provinces basket-making was done by__________
a.
untouchables b. sweepers c. barbers
d. weavers
218. The Bamboo in Kaladhungi grew in________
a.
mountains b. reserved forest c.
gardens d. parks
219. Where were Narwa and Haria going?
a.
Kalagath b. Sambal chour c. Kaladhungi d. none
220. What was the common sight in the grass
jungle?
a.
dears b. footsteps of humans c. footsteps of lion d. footsteps
of tiger
221. What sight did Haria see when he looked back?
a.
a tiger b. a bear c. a peacock d. a
lion
222.
How did Haria save Narwa fromTiger?
a. by firing b. by
pulling down c. by throwing stones d. none
223. Haria went round Musabanga village
because___________
a. not to face the tiger again
b. short cut to the hospital c.
Narwa was in great paind. Musabanga could not be reached otherwise
224. Maggie gave
Narwa a stiff dose of ______________
a. Alcohol b. sal volatile c. Anti-biotic d. pain
killer
225. The long scars on his chest and back that
Narwa will carry to the burning-ghat were made by ___________
a. the Tiger b. the
Doctor c. his Friends d.
his Brother
226. Narwa’s wants
was taken care by_________
a. Haria
b. Maggie c.
Narwa’s wife d. other friends
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