J.M. Synge & Sean O Casey

1. Who among the following wrote an immensely powerful play about the

remapping of Irish places with new British names?

(1) J.M. Synge

(2) Seamus Heaney

(3) Brian Friel

(4) G.B. Shaw

Answer: 3

2.The Plough and the Stars was written by :

(A) G.B. Shaw

(B) J.M. Synge

(C) Sean O’casey

(D) Lady Gregory

Answer: C

3.Who among the following were associated with the Irish Dramatic

Movement ?

(A) Lady Gregory, W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge

(B) Jonathan Swift, R.B. Sheridan, G.B. Shaw

(C) W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge, G.B. Shaw

(D) W.B. Yeats, Patrick J. Kavanagh, Seamus Heaney

Answer: A

4.In a poem in memory of Major Robert Gregory, Lady Gregory’s son, W.B.

Yeats mentions an Irish writer who had found his inspiration “In a most

desolate stony place” that he came “Towards nightfall upon a race/

passionate and simple like his heart.” Who is the writer?

(1) J.M. Barrier

(2) J.M. Synge

(3) Isaac Bickerstaff

(4) Thomas More

Answer: 2

5. Match List I with List II

List I                                                                                                                        List II

(Author)                                                                                                                (Text)

A. Sean O’Casey                                                                                  I. I’m Talking About Jerusalem

B. Dylan Thomas                                                                                II. The Winslow Boy

C. Terence Rattigan                                                                           III. Juno and the Paycock

D. Arnold Wesker                                                                              IV. In the Shadow of the Glen

E. J.M. Synge                                                                                       V. Under Milk Wood

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:-

A. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-V, E-IV

B. A-III, B-V, C-II, D-I, E-IV

C. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-V, E-I

D. A-V, B-IV, C-II, D-I, E-III

Answer: B

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