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ENGL406 Final Exam - James Joyce
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MCQs on James Joyce’s aesthetic and artistic sensibilities through close readings of the major works in his works.
 

ENGL406 Final Exam - James Joyce
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1. In Ulysses, which stylistic characteristic(s) appear?
2. In Finnegans Wake, which of the following typify family life?
3. In The Dubliners, which best describes the order of the story arc?
4. According to Randy Hofbauer, what is/are the purpose(s) of the epiphany?
5. What are the three parts of Stephen's espoused aesthetic theory?
6. In what year did the Easter Rising occur?
7. Who says 'history is like a nightmare from which I must awake'?
8. In Ulysses, with which mythical character does Stephen best correspond?
9. Which best describes the tone at the end of 'Araby?'
10. Which text(s) are referenced in Joyce's Ulysses?
11. To whom was Joyce married?
12. By which physical affliction was Joyce affected?
13. By which religious writer was Joyce most clearly influenced?
14. According to critics, what is the function of The Dubliners' third person narration?
15. How do historians say Joyce's exile manifest itself in Finnegans Wake?
16. In The Dubliners, what do most critics say is the function of paralysis?
17. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man thematizes which of the following:
18. How does Joyce parallel Leopold and Stephen?
19. In A Portrait of the Artist, how is the artist represented?
20. Which is/are an element(s) of Stephen's aesthetic theories?
21. Which of the following characterizes Modernism?
22. In Finnegans Wake, to which text(s) does Joyce make an allusion?
23. What was/were the reaction(s) to Ulysses when it was first published?
24. In order to become an artist, what does Stephen Dedalus sacrifice from his life?
25. In which way(s) is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man a Modernist novel?