This PPT contains the comprehensive presentation of the MCQs based on W. B. Yeats, John Osborne and Kingsley Amis. This presentation contains 30 questions with their answers. This PPT is going to be fruitful for the student of English literature and literary lovers.

1. MCQs & Answers
W. B. Yeats & his Poems
John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger
Kingsley Amis’ Lucky Jim
Dr Sudhir Mathpati
(M.A.,B.Ed.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,NET)
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Adarsh Mahavidyalaya, Omerga, Dist.
Osmanabad, MS, India

2. What is Literary Criticism
Q.1. Easter 1916 was written by?
A. P. B. Shelly
B. William Wordsworth
C. S. T. Coleridge
D. W. B. Yeats
D. W. B. Yeats
Q.2. Look Back in Anger is a Play written by_____?
A. T. S. Eliot
B. D. H. Lawrence
C. John Osborne
D. G. B. Shaw
C. John Osborne

3. What is Literary Criticism
Q.3. The professor has two sons. One is a painter: the other, not seen
till the end of the novel, is a writer. What are their first names?
A. Bartholomew and Miles
B. Bertram and Michael
C. Bertrand and Michel
D. Bernard and Marcel
C. Bertrand and Michel
Q.4. Which poem of Yeats provided the title for a book by Chinua
Achebe?
A. Sailing to Byzantium
B. Easter 1916
C. The Second Coming
D. Leda and the Swan
C. The Second Coming

4. What is Literary Criticism
Q.5. In which country did Alison’s father live and work before
retiring to England?
A. India
B. America
C. Canada
D. Australia
A. India
Q.6. What is the name of the girl whom Jim successfully woos away from
the Professor's son?
A. Caroline Cavendish
B. Christine Callaghan
C. Catherine Cookson
D. Cynthia Calloway
B. Christine Callaghan

5. What is Literary Criticism
Q.7. W. B. Yeats got Nobel Prize in _____?
A. 1922
B. 1925
C. 1955
D. 1923
D. 1923
Q.8. What does Alison offer to do for Cliff to make him look better?
A. Wash his Pants
B. Iron his Pants
C. Iron his Shirt
D. Wash his Shirt
B. Iron his Pants

6. What is Literary Criticism
Q.9. John Osborne was born on__________?
A. 12th March 1929
B. 12th January 1929
C. 12th December 1929
D. 12th February 1929
C. 12th December 1929
Q.10. Among School Children is a poem by________?
A. S. T. Coleridge
B. William Wordsworth
C. W. B. Yeats
D. T. S. Eliot
C. W. B. Yeats

7. What is Literary Criticism
Q.11. Lucky Jim was published in_____?
A. 1955
B. 1954
C. 1956
D. 1957
B. 1954
Q.12. The novel ends with Jim on the way to the station with his girl to
catch the London train. Outside a tea-shop they see the professor's
family. Why does Jim burst out laughing at the professor and his son?
A. They're drunk
B. They're wearing each other's hats
C. They're spattered with bolognese sauce after a meal of spaghetti
D. They can't get their car started
B. They're wearing each other's hats

8. What is Literary Criticism
Q.11. Lucky Jim was published in_____?
A. 1955
B. 1954
C. 1956
D. 1957
B. 1954
Q.12. The novel ends with Jim on the way to the station with his girl to
catch the London train. Outside a tea-shop they see the professor's
family. Why does Jim burst out laughing at the professor and his son?
A. They're drunk
B. They're wearing each other's hats
C. They're spattered with bolognese sauce after a meal of spaghetti
D. They can't get their car started
B. They're wearing each other's hats

9. What is Literary Criticism
Q.13. Which theater was founded by W. B. Yeats?
A. Salisbury Court Theatre
B. British Literary Theatre
C. Irish Literary Theatre
D. Abbey Theatre
D. Abbey Theatre
Q.14. Look Back in Anger was published in______?
A. 1959
B. 1958
C. 1957
D. 1956
C. 1957

10. What is Literary Criticism
Q.15. Who is Catchpole?
A. The vice-chancellor of the university
B. The local mayor
C. One of Jim's students
D. Margaret Peel's ex-boyfriend
D. Margaret Peel's ex-boyfriend
Q.16. W.B.Yeats’ was born in _____?
A. 1966
B. 1867
C. 1865
D. 1868
C. 1865

11. What is Literary Criticism
Q.17. What is Jim's surname?
A. Dixon
B. Jackson
C. Nixon
D. Robertson
A. Dixon
Q.18. Jim is sacked from the university after the fiasco of his lecture,
but he is immediately offered another job. Where?
A. On the staff of a satirical journal
B. At Oxford
C. In Julius Gore-Urquhart's office
D. On a TV comedy show
C. In Julius Gore-Urquhart's office

12. What is Literary Criticism
Q.19. W.B. Yeats was an/a_____Poet?
A. Irish
B. Indian
C. American
D. British
A. Irish
Q.20. W. B. Yeats belongs to_____Century.
A. 19th
B. 20th
C. 21st
D. 18th
B. 20th

13. What is Literary Criticism
Q.21. Look Back in Anger was published in______?
A. 1959
B. 1958
C. 1957
D. 1956
C. 1957
Q.22. What is the name of the editor to whom Jim submits his article on
'The Economic Influence of the Developments in Shipbuilding
Techniques, 1450 to 1485'?
A. L. S. Caton
B. S. Layton
C. S. Paton
D. W. S. Cato
A. L. S. Caton

14. What is Literary Criticism
Q.23. W. B. Yeats’ writing is influence by?
A. Edward Dowden and John Tadhunter
B. Jonson and Bacon
C. Coleridge and Shelly
D. T. S. Eliot and Keats
A. Edward Dowden and John Tadhunter
Q.24. Who wrote Responsibilities?
A. S. T. Coleridge
B. P. B. Shelly
C. T. S. Eliot
D. W.B.Yeats
D. W.B.Yeats

15. What is Literary Criticism
Q.25. Look Back in Anger is a_____?
A. Play
B. Novel
C. Prose
D. Poem
A. Play
Q.26. At the beginning of Look Back in Anger Cliff and Jimmy are ____
A. Playing
B. Watching Drama
C. Reading Newspaper
D. Quarrelling
C. Reading Newspaper

16. What is Literary Criticism
Q.27. What activity does Alison Suggest for them all to do on Sunday?
A. Go to watch Drama
B. Go to Friend’s Home
C. Go to the Market
D. Go to a Movie
D. Go to a Movie
Q.28. Who is Colonel Redfern?
A. Alison’s Father
B. Alison’s Guardian
C. Alison’s Mentor
D. Alison’s Assistant
A. Alison’s Father

17. What is Literary Criticism
Q.29. John Osborne was a__________?
A. Playwright
B. Poet
C. Novelist
D. Politician
A. Playwright
Q.30. Jim teaches history in a university. What is the surname of the
Professor who is the head of his department?
A. Willis
B. Walsh
C. Welch
D. Wills
C. Welch

18. Thank you !
Dr Sudhir Mathpati
(M.A.,B.Ed.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,NET)
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Adarsh Mahavidyalaya, Omerga, Dist.
Osmanabad, MS, India