Question 1

Who is described as "an effective sergeant, an incompetent general, a deplorable dictator" in the play Caesar and Cleopatra?

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Question 2

"Caesar; I come to warn you of a danger, and to make you an offer." Who says so?

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Pothinus is the character who warns Caesar of danger and makes him an offer in George Bernard Shaw's play "Caesar and Cleopatra."

Question 3

Who says, "Only as Caesar's slave have I found real freedom."

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Question 4

Caesar says "I will send you a beautiful present from Rome". Whom does he refer to?

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Question 5

When was Caesar and Cleopatra written?

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Caesar and Cleopatra was written by George Bernard Shaw in 1898.

Question 6

Who was King of England in Becket's time?

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Henry II was King of England during the time of Thomas Becket, serving from 1154 to 1189. Becket was famously involved in a conflict with Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church and was murdered by followers of the king in 1170.

Question 7

What position does Thomas hold at the time of his murder?

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Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time of his murder in 1170.

Question 8

What position has Thomas held in the past?

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Thomas has held the position of chancellor in the past.

Question 9

How long has Thomas been gone when he returns?

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Thomas has been gone for seven years when he returns.

Question 10

Why did Eliot write this play?

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Eliot wrote the play "Murder in the Cathedral" because he was commissioned to do so for the Canterbury Festival.

Question 11

Why has the Chorus gathered at the top of the play?

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The Chorus has gathered because they sense that something bad is going to happen, reflecting their role as a collective voice of the community's fears and concerns.

Question 12

What medieval image suggests patience?

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The wheel is a medieval image that suggests patience because it represents the turning of the seasons and the cyclical nature of life.

Question 13

Mary Boyle is an attractive young woman whose age is

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Question 14

"A principle's a principle", who repeats this dialogue?

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Question 15

"There isn't a GOD,there isn't a GOD; if there is HE wouldn't let these things happen". Who utters this?

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Juno says this line in the play "Juno and the Paycock" by Sean O'Casey, expressing her despair and questioning the existence of God amidst the tragedies and hardships her family faces.

Question 16

Ah, what can GOD do against the stupidity of O'man! Who says this?

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Question 17

Sean o Casey's original name was_____________.

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Sean O'Casey's original name was John Casey. He later adopted the name Sean O'Casey as his pen name when he began his writing career.

Question 18

Sean O' Casey's "Juno and Paycock" is ____________ in a trilogy of plays.

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Question 19

The play "Juno and Paycock" is written on the background of _______ civil war.

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"Juno and the Paycock" is set during the Irish Civil War, reflecting the social and political turmoil of early 1920s Ireland.

Question 20

Joyce was an important pioneer of the narrative technique known as

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James Joyce was a key figure in the development of the stream of consciousness narrative technique, which seeks to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings that pass through the mind.

Quiz 2: Twentieth Century British Literature up to 1940: Eliot, Auden, Owen, Becket, and Joyce