MCQs of James Joyce

Q. Two traits that the child Stephen has that he will keep for the rest of his life are:
a) Imagination and sensitivity
b) Imagination and devotion to the Virgin Mary
c) Religious faith and love for his brothers and sisters
d) Hatred of the church and love for his mother

Q. At Clongowes, Stephen is picked on by a bully named:
a) Icarus
b) Cranly
c) Parnell
d) Wells

Q. One day, Stephen is attacked by the bully in question 12, who pushes Stephen into:
a) A pile of fertilizer
b) A cesspool
c) A well
d) The river

Q. While in the clinic at Clongowes, Stephen is cared for by:
a) Father Arnall
b) His mother
c) Dante
d) Brother Michael

Q. While in the clinic at Clongowes, Stephen has the paper read to him. He hears about the death of:
a) The Pope
b) Winston Churchill
c) Charles Parnell
d) Lord Roxborough

Q. At Christmas dinner, Stephen witnesses an argument between his father and John Casey on one side and:
a) His brother on the other
b) Dante on the other
c) Uncle Charles on the other
d) His mother on the other

Q. The argument is about:
a) The British Royal family
b) Slavery
c) The French Revolution
d) Charles Parnell

Q. One day in Latin class, Stephen is excused from studying because he has broken his glasses The prefect Father Dolan:
a) Beats Stephen’s hands with a pandybat
b) Accuses Stephen of breaking them on purpose
c) Excuses Stephen and sends him home
d) Both accuses Stephen of breaking them on purpose and beats Stephen’s hands with a pandybat

Q. Stephen has to withdraw from Clongowes because of:
a) Both politics and poor grades
b) His father’s financial ineptitude
c) Poor grades
d) Politics

Q. The Dedalus family moves to the town of:
a) Blackrock
b) Roxborough
c) Edinborough
d) Clith Cairn

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