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