School of Distance Education

THIRD SEMESTER B.A/B.Sc, 2019 ADMISSION

SIGNATURES: EXPRESSING THE SELF
(COMMON COURSE ENGLISH : ENG3 A05)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Module I: Autobiographical Writings and Memories

1. ………………. Is Pablo Neruda’s nationality
a) Argentina b) Chile c) Brazil d) France
a) Neruda was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in ……….
a) 1971 b) 1975 c) 1978 d) 1970
b) What ‘ glitters like coloured stone’?
a) Sun b) words c) stone d) earth
b) A Chain of mountains in Spanish is termed ……………..
a) Machu Pichu b) Cordilleras c) Mount Abu d) Veleta
c) Neruda compares words to a healing stone called……..
a) Algae b) diamond c) Agates d) Marble
6. The people who are worshipping idols are called
a) Mammalians b) believers c) idolatries d) barbarians
7. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is written by …………..
a) Annie Dillard b) Abraham Lincoln c) Jenette Armstrong d) Pablo Neruda
8. Annie Dillard is ………..writer.
a) African b) American c ) German d) Canadian
9. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is an exciting meditation on……..
a) Life b) literature c) nature d) books
10. “God is subtle, but not malicious” whose made this statement?
a) Newton b) Einstein c) Socrates d) Aristotle
11. What had attacked the frog?
a) snake b) tortoise c) water bug d) duck
12. Annie Dillard won the Pulitzer Prize for literature for her work………….
a) The May Trees b)An American Childhood
c) Prayer Wheel d) Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
13. What is described as a ‘schematic diagram’?
a) green frog b) water bug c) yellow frog d) snake
14. ………is a North American game of cards
a) squash b) billiards c) pinochle d) rummy
15. The first Native woman novelist from Canada
a) Jane Austin b) Jeanette Armstrong c)Annie Dillard d) Velma Wallis
16. Jeanette Armstrong belongs to………… tribe
a) Alabama b) Apache c) Ak chin d) Okanagan
17. Jeanette Armstrong began her literary career by writing a poem on…………….
a) John F Kennedy b) Abraham Lincoln c) George Washington d) Robert Frost
18. Jeanette Armstrong’s first novel
a) Whispering Shadows b) Slash c) American Childhood d) The Trail
19. Jeanette Armstrong’s father’s people are ………
a) Fishermen b) Slaves c) hunters d) wood cutters

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20. Name the river that flows through Okanagan

a) Columbia b) Mississippi c) Themes d) Volga
21.Okanagn teach that the body is ……………..
a) Nature b) water c) earth d) Wind
22. ………..is the closest word that approximates the Okanagan
a) earth b) memory c) water d) dream
23. In Okanagan language , ‘our one skin’ refers to ………..
a) love b) birth c) relationship d) family
24. Which tribe is in charge of the fisheries?
a) Okanagan b) River Indian c) Apache d) Red Indian
25. ‘When I was Growing’ was written by
a) Kamala Das b) Nellie Wong c) Emily Dickinson d) Jeanette Armstrong
26. The poem ‘ When I was Growing Up written in the ………..tense
a) past b) present c) future d) present perfect
27. ………..is Nellie Wong’s nationality
a) American b) Chinese American c) Japanese d) Indian
28. “ When I was growing up, I felt ashamed of some …………..men”
a) White b) black c) yellow d) pale
29 The poem ‘When I was Growing Up’ highlights the identity crisis experienced by the
…………..
a) Afro Americans b) Red Indians c) Asian Americans d) Native Americans
30. Which among is not Nellie Wong’s work?
a) The Death of Long Steam Lady b) Stolen Moments
c)Slash d) Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Module II: Speeches and Testimonies
1. Which year did Harold Pinter win the Nobel Prize for literature?
a) 2005 b) 2010 c)1998 d) 2001
2. Who was the leader of US body at the meeting in London
a) George Bush b)Raymond Seitz c)Philip Lader d)John F Kennedy
3. US foreign policy is termed as___________
a) High intensity Conflict b) Guerilla warfare
c) Low intensity conflict d) Foreign Policy
4. After 1979 uprising, who led the Government in Nicaragua?
a) The Sandinistas b) Somoza regime
c) National Opposition Union d)Nationalist party
5. Which among the following is Harold Pinter’s well known play?
a) The Birthday Party b) Waiting for Godot
c) Look Back in Anger d) Doll’s House
6. In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Harold Pinter criticizes——————
a) The foreign policy of US Government b) War crimes of World War II
c) Use of Nuclear Energy d) U S Military hegemony
7. According to Pinter,————-has to be avoided at all cost in political theatre
a) Sermonising b)Sympathy c)Repetition d) Adaptation
8. Charlie Chaplin plays the role of —————— in the speech from the film, “The Great
Dictator”.
a) Jewish Barber b) Doctor c) Fireman d) Major

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9. Which is the first non-silent film of Chaplin?

a) Modern Times b)The Great Dictator c)City Lights d) The Kid
10. ________________, poisoned men’s souls.
a) Greed b) Kindness c) Love d) Ego
11. In the 17th Chapter of St. ———————-it is written, “the Kingdom of God is within
man”
a) Luke b) Mark c) Matthew d) Paulo
12. “The Great Dictator” is a political satire condemning mainly ______
a) Hitler b) Bush c) Churchill d) Mussolini
13. What is Chaplin’s vision of a New World?
a) Democratic b) Totalitarian c) Autocratic d) Communist
14. Chaplin says, “Let us fight for a world of _____________
a) Greed b) Hatred c) Reason d)Intolerance
15. Name the power that will unite the world, according to Chaplin?
a) Democracy b) Reason c) Love d) Unity
16. Svetalna Alexievich won the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year——————-
a) 2008 b) 2015 c) 2000 d) 2002
17. The given excerpt “A Solitary Human Voice” is from the book———?
a) Voices from Chernobyl b)Pride and prejudice
c) The Great Dictator d) Last Witnesses
18. Whose voice is recorded in the excerpt from the book Voices from Chernobyl?
a) Lyudimilla Ignatenko b) Svetalan Alexievich
c) Janice Miri Kitani d) Judith Butler
19. What was Vasily Ignatenko’s job?
a)Fireman b) Doctor c) Radiologist d) Soldier
20. What did Lyudimilla name her baby?
a) Natashenka b) Vasya c) Lyudimilla d) Chekov
21. Which year did Chernobyl accident happen?
a) 1986 b) 1991 c) 1980 d) 1987
22. Who has translated the book “Voices from Chernobyl”?
a) Keith Gessen b) Svetlana Alexievich c) Janice Miri Kitani d) Charlie Chaplin
23. The book, “Voices from Chernobyl” gives the account of the effect of nuclear explosion
in_______________________
a) Byelorussia b) Berlin c) Japan d) China
24. In which form did Svetlna Alexievich present the voices of the victims in the book “Voices
of Chernobyl”?
a) Speeches b) Letters c) Monologues d) memoirs
25. Who is testifying against the war crimes in the poem, “Breaking the Silence”?
a) Her mother b) Her grandmother c) The poet d) Her fiend
26. “ Breaking the Silence” focuses on the experiences of————————when they were
put into internment during World War II
a) Jews b) Japanese Americans c) Americans d) Germans
27. Whom is she giving the testimony to?
a) Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Japanese American Civilians.
b) Citizens Commission of Inquiry
c) The United Nations War Crimes Commission
d) The U N

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28. In what form did Janice Miri Kitani presented her mother’s testimony against war
crimes when they were put into internment during World War II
a) Poem b) Interview c) Short story d) Letter
29. Which among the following is not the book of Janice Miri Kitani?
a) Awake in the River b) We, the Dangerous
c) Voices from Chernobyl d) Love Works
30. ___________________was appointed as Poet Laureate of the city of San Francisco.
a) Svetlana Alexievich b) Harold Pinter c) Janice Miri Kitani d) Charlie Chplin
Module III: Diary Entries and Letters
1. Anne Frank received her diary as gift on her _________ birthday.
a) Thirteen b) Fourteen c) Fifteen d) Sixteen
2. Which country does Anne Frank consider as her fatherland?
a) Germany b)Italy c)Scotland d)Holland
3. Anne's diary begins on ___________________.
a) 12 June 1941 b)14 June 1941 c)12 June 1942 d) 14 June 1942
4. Initial publication of the diary was in the year___________
a) 1942 b) 1944 c) 1946 d) 1947
5. Who published Anne's diary?
a) Edith Frank b) Otto Frank c) Mary Frank d) Margot Frank
6. NSB means__________________________
a) National Socialist German Workers' Party
b) National Social German Workers' Party
c) Neutral Society of German Workers' Programme
d) National Secret German Workers' Police
7. Name the fictitious friend Anne Frank addresses in her diary
a) Dear Kathy b)Dear Mary c)Dear Kitty d) Dear Katty
8. Why was the vegetable man picked up?
a) For eating potatoes b) For supporting Anne Frank and her family
c) For selling vegetables d) For helping two Jews to hide
9. On ________________, eight people including Anne Frank and her family hiding in the
Secret Annex were arrested.
a) 1August 1942 b) 1 August 1944 c) 4 August 1942 d) 4 August 1944
10. ________________ is a day-to-day record of events in one's life, written for personal
satisfaction, with little or no thought of publication.
a) Memoir b)Autobiography c) Letter d)Diary
11. Sue Townsend is best known for her Adrian Mole books, a series of _______books
a) 6 b) 4 c) 8 d) 9
12. Which is Sue Townsend's first play?
a)Womberang b) Ten Tiny Fingers
c) You, Me and Will d) The Great Celestial Cow
13. Townsend's _______________ established her as a bestselling novelist.
a) The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole 13 3/4 b) The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
c) Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years d) The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole
14. Who addressed the book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole 13 3/4 as "a genuine
phenomenon"?
a) John Williams b) Crystal Williams c) David Williams d) Sue Townsend

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15. Which is the book that Adrian Mole did not take from the library?
a) Sense and Sensibility b) Pride and prejudice c) Origin of Species d) Care of the Skin
16. Who is the doctor whom Mole consults for skin?
a) Dr. Arthur b) Dr. Taylor c) Dr. Richard d) Dr. Sam
17. Who was the President of Britain while Mole was writing the diaries?
a)President Franklin b) President Reagan c) President Brooke d) President Charles
18. Who is Adrian Mole's girl friend?
a) Panda Box b) Pan Box c) Pandora Box d) Pando Box
19. Adrian's mother attended ______________ training.
a) Accent training b) Stress Management training
c) Assertive training d) Fitness training
20. According to Adrian, who looks like a dead haggard?
a) His mother b) His father c) His doctor d) His grandma
21. M A Rahman is awarded with the Odakuzhal Award for his ______________
a) Kumaranellurile Kulangal b) Oro Jeevanum Vilappettatanu
c) Basheer Bhoopadangal d) Letters from Mothers
22. ________________ is a telling narrative on the dreadful effects of the use of Endosulfan.
a) Letters to the Mothers b) Letters from the Mothers
c) Letter from Supreme Court d) Letter from the Fathers
23. EPA stands for _______________________
a) Ecological Protection Act b) Environmental Protection Agency
c) Environmental Protection Act d) Eco-friendly Planning Act
24. Letters from Mothers is translated by _____________
a) A M Rahman b) M A Rahman c) B V Lasitha d) P V Lalitha
25. Which is the documentary that depicts the endosulfan issue at Nenjamparambu?
a) A Paradise for the Dying b) The Killer Fiend
c) Heaven on Earth d) The Nenjamparambu Debacle
26. MTP means_______________________
a) Medium Transmission Programme b) Medical Termination of Pregnancy
c) Medical Treatment Programme d) Medical Trust Plan
27. The life span of Alpha Endosulfan is ______________ days.
a) 82days b) 84 days c) 86 days d) 88days
28. Nenjamparambu lies at the heart of _________________ mountain in Adhur.
a) Kasargod b) Kaithodu c) Minjipadavu d) Blathur
29. _______________ is the journalist who photographed the corpse of the eyeless child.
a) M A Rahman b)Shafi Theruvath c) Mamath d) Nithin
30. The life span of Beta Endosulfan is _____________ days.
a) 40 b) 42 c) 44 d) 46
31. Gandhi's _______________ method of resistance won him international attention.
a) Swaraj b) Non -cooperaton c)non-violence d) violence
32. Gandhi earned the title 'Mahatma' which in Sanskrit means ____________
a) Great spirit b) Great mind c) Great person d) Great soul
33. Who is synonymous with brutality and violence?
a) Pinter b)Gandhi c) Hitler d) Achebe
34. The epithet mahatma was first applied to Gandhi in _______ in South Africa.
a) 1913 b)1914 c)1915 d)1916

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35. Mein Kamph is the autobiography of ______________

a) Gandhi b) Pinter c)Hitler d) Chaplin
36. Letter to Adolf Hitler was written on ___________________
a) 22 December 1940 b) 24 December 1940
c) 26 December 1940 d) 28 December 1940
37. What suggestion does Gandhi make to end the clash with Britain?
a) To refer to America b) To fight and win
c) To refer to an international tribunal d) To launch a non-violent agitation
38. Non -violent cooperation is a method in its nature___________
a) Inviolable b) Indefensible c) Powerful d) Contradictory
39. Gandhi's autobiography is ____________________
a) Mein Kamph b) My Experiments With Truth
c) My Story d) My Life Story
40. Gandhi compares British imperialism with ____________
a) Indianism b) anti-semanticism c) Nazism d) Pan Germanism

ANSWER KEY
Module I
1.b 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.c 6.c 7.a 8.b 9.a 10.b
11.c 12.d 13.a 14.c 15.b 16.d 17.a 18.b 19.c 20.a
21.c 22.d 23.c 24.a 25.b 26.a 27.b 28.c 29.c 30.c
Module II
1.a 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.a 6.a 7.a 8.a 9.b 10.a
11.a 12.a 13.a 14.c 15.a 16.b 17.a 18.a 19.a 20.a
21.a 22.a 23.a 24.c 25.a 26.b 27.a 28.a 29.c 30.c
Module III
1.a 2.d 3.c 4.d 5.b 6.a 7.c 8.d 9.d 10.d
11.d 12.a 13.b 14.c 15.a 16.b 17.b 18.c 19.c 20.b
21.b 22.b 23.b 24.c 25.a 26. b 27.d 28.c 29.b 30.a
31.c 32.d 33.c 34.b 35.c 36.b 37. d 38.b 39.b 40.c

Prepared by:
Smt. Smitha.N,
Assistant Professor on Contract,
School of Distance Education, University of Calicut.

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