Deck 2: Essays and Autobiographies

Question 1

Achebe mentions in "The Education of a British Protected Child" that the Empire Day was celebrated on __________.

A)may 23rd
B)may 24th
C)may 22nd
D)july 27th

Answer 1

may 24th

Question 2

In the essay, Achebe met Dr. J.M. Stuart Young on his trip alone to ____ on the Empire day.

A)igbo
B)onitsha
C)river niger
D)nwafor

Answer 2

onitsha

Question 3

Who was the person who brought about the 'Textbook Act' in Achebe's "The Education of a British Protected Child"?

A)bishop adjai crowther
B)stuart young
C)william simpson
D)james welch

Answer 3

william simpson

Question 4

What was the motto that accompanied the logo of the Government College at Umuahia in which Achebe was educated in?

A)il unuu unum
B)in unum luceant
C)unum in lucee
D)luceant il unuu

Question 5

In Achebe's "The Education of a British Protected Child", who was Joseph Garba?

A)us foreign relations minister
B)the principal
C)a scholar
D)nigerian foreign minister

Question 6

Who is the Japanese interpreter who intimates Marcel Junod on the previous glory of Hiroshima in "The First Atom Bomb"?

A)a japanese journalist
B)miss ito
C)colonel marcus
D)general fitch

Question 7

Roy recounts that it was on _______ that the US backed General Pinochet overthrew the democratically elected government.

A)september 11, 1977
B)september 11, 1976
C)november 11, 1977
D)september 11, 1973

Question 8

In "The First Atom Bomb", how many American planes were said to be spotted in the sky on the day that Hiroshima was hit by the atom bomb?

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)six

Question 9

Professor Tsusuki in "The First Atom Bomb" was one of the best _____ in Japan.

A)surgeons
B)army officers
C)journalists
D)interpreters

Question 10

Who received the delegation of the International Red Cross at his office in the essay "The First Atom Bomb"?

A)marcel junod
B)general macarthur
C)colonel webster
D)general fitch

Question 11

"That's what an atomic bomb does…"Who said this statement in "The First Atom Bomb"?

A)general macarthur
B)professor tsusuki
C)miss ito
D)general finch

Question 12

The essay "The First Atom Bomb" which emphasizes the urgent need for saving mankind from itself was written by ___________.

A)pico iyer
B)marshall juno
C)marcel junod
D)addison

Question 13

In "Justice Vs Mercy", who was sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister and her children?

A)javert
B)jean valjean
C)victor hugo
D)john valjeen

Question 14

When was Albert Camus awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?

A)1955
B)1956
C)1957
D)1958

Question 15

In "Justice Vs Mercy", Jean Valjean stole one of the following things. Which one was it?

A)a slice of cake
B)a loaf of bread
C)a candle
D)silver cutlery

Question 16

Who wrote the essay "Come September"?

A)william wordsworth
B)arundhati roy
C)mary roy
D)usha jesudasan

Question 17

Who taught the important lesson of mercy to Jean Valjean in "Justice Vs Mercy"?

A)javert
B)the narrator
C)the bishop
D)the mayor

Question 18

Camus and the people of his generation feel hopelessly lost due to the impact of ______.

A)industrialization
B)world wars
C)religion
D)nihilism

Question 19

Which two countries does Roy state are gifts of imperialism and British colonialism to the modern world?

A)pakistan and afghanistan
B)israel and canada
C)palestine and kashmir
D)kashmir and pakistan

Question 20

The devastating situation in Palestine is ________ according to Roy, as she mentions in "Come September".

A)better
B)positive
C)same
D)good

Question 21

In which year did Saddam Hussain invade Kuwait, according to Roy?

A)1990
B)1991
C)1992
D)1993

Question 22

In 1597, _________________ applied the word 'essay' to the genre for the first time in English

A)montaigne
B)francis bacon
C)huxley
D)samuel johnson

Question 23

The word autobiography was first used by _________ in 1797

A)william taylor
B)w h longfellow
C)dr. johnson
D)john bryson

Question 24

A film, book, or illustrated lecture about the places visited by or experiences of a traveler is_________

A)journal
B)article
C)travelogue
D)memoir

Question 25

Lamb use to write under the pen-name of ______

A)charles
B)anne
C)elia
D)dyer