XII 4.1 History of Novel - MCQs with answer Key

1.      What does the word ‘novella’ originally mean?
A) Epic story
B) New
C) Short poem
D) Novelty in the idea

2.      A ‘novella’ is...
A) Longer than a novel
B) Shorter than a short story
C) Shorter than a novel
D) The same as a novel

3.      A ‘novella’ typically focuses on
A) Multiple plot lines
B) One incident and a couple of characters
C) Entire life of the protagonist
D) Random events in life

4.      The style of a novel refers to author’s
A) Setting
B) Language and techniques
C) Plot structure
D) Thematic content

5.      An author’s style affects
A) the incidents in the plot
B) Texture of narration
C) Number of characters
D) Title of the novel

6.      ‘Stream-of-consciousness’ narration is
A) Third-person objective
B) discussion with the therapist
C) Flow of a character’s thoughts
D) traditional storytelling technique

7.      Who coined the term, “stream of consciousness”?
A) Sigmund Freud
B) William Wordsworth
C) William James
D) Virginia Woolf

8.      Allegorical novel has …
A) Artificial characters
B) Symbolic meaning
C) Flashbacks of the characters
D) Direct speech narration

9.      Psychological novel treats ...
A) Internal thoughts of the characters
B) Internal and external factors related to characters
C) Illusions seen by the characters
D) Suspense around the characters

10.  Epistolary novels use
A) Stream of consciousness narratives
B) Letters or diary entries
C) Dream sequences of characters
D) Mythological references

11.  The term “epistolary” comes from
A) Greek word, “epistic”
B) Latin word, “epistola”
C) French word, “epistol”
D) German word, “epiostoidth”

12.  Autobiographical novels are
A) Non-fictional details of author’s life
B) Possible future life of the author
C) Based on author’s life with fictional elements
D) Highlights of the past

13.  Gothic novels highlight
A) History and culture
B) Horror, mystery & supernatural elements
C) Traveling experiences of the auther
D) Tragic incidents from the past

14.  Typical elements of Gothic novels include
A) Space travel and futuristic life
B) Haunted castles, ghosts & decay
C) Science experiments and inventions
D) Political battles between countries

15.  Utopian/Dystopian novels depict
A) Ideal or nightmarish societies
B) Mythological and historical romance
C) Children's bedtime stories
D) Wartime stories

16.  The English novel emerged in the
A) 16^th century
B) 18^th century
C) 20^th century
D) 15^th century

17.  Which of the following literary genres emerged in the 18th century?
A) Gothic stories
B) Periodical essays
C) Epic drama
D) Science fiction

18.  The origins of the genre, ‘novel’ lay in
A) Songs of the ancient cultures
B) Greek romances of 2^nd & 6^th century
C) Mythological stories
D) Dramas of the Elizabethan period

19.  Which of the following is not a part of novel’s elements?
A) Setting
B) Dialogue
C) Characters
D) Theme

20.  Plot is created by the ...
A) thoughts of the character
B) internal and external conflicts
C) general events happening around us
D) suspense in life

21.  Internal conflict in novel is...
A) character’s fight with negative elements
B) inside the mind of the character
C) natural thought process of the character
D) internal issues of a country

22.  External conflict involves
A) Thought processes of the characters
B) Other characters or external forces
C) extra-terrestrial animals
D) Flashbacks

23.  Setting includes all EXCEPT:
A) Place
B) Climate
C) Time
D) Conflict

24.  The first English novel written by an Indian was ...
A) Passage to India
B) Rajmohan’s Wife
C) Jungle book
D) Raja Ram Mohan Rai

25.  Author of “Rajmohan’s Wife” was ...
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Bankimchandra Chattopadhyaya
C) R.K. Narayan
D) Raja Rao

26.  Indian English novelists of the earliest generation include
A) Mulkraj Anand & R.K. Narayan
B) Salman Rushdie & V. S. Naipaul
C) Kiran Desai & Kiran Nagarkar
D) Anita Desai & Nayantara Sahgal

27.  Recent contributors to Indian English novel:
A) Arvind Adiga & Kiran Desai
B) Mulkaraj Anand & Raja Rao
C) Anita Desai & Arun Joshi
D) V. S. Naipaul & Bankim Chandra Chatopadhyay

28.  Match: Murasaki Shikibu
A) Don Quixote
B) Tale of Genji
C) Rajmohan’s Wife
D) Chinese

29.  Match: Don Quixote
A) Miguel de Cervantes
B) Michel Engello
C) French
D) Italian

30.  Match: Rajmohan’s Wife
A) Mulkaraj Anand
B) Bankimchandra Chattopadhyaya
C) Raja Rao
D) Anita Desai

31.  Match: Novella’s root word means
A) Nostagia
B) New
C) Rogue
D) Story

32.  The Spanish word “picaro” means
A) Hero
B) Rogue
C) Monk
D) King

33.  Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, V. S. Naipaul, Kiran Nagarkar (Select the odd word.)
A) Arun Joshi
B) Vikram Seth
C) V. S. Naipaul
D) Kiran Nagarkar

34.  Place, Period, Theme, Climate, Lifestyle (Select the odd word.)
A) Theme
B) Place
C) Climate
D) Period

35.  Theme, Plot, Character, Mind-set (Select the odd word.)
A) Plot
B) Character
C) Mind-set
D) Theme

36.  Psychological, Gothic, Epistolary, Epic (Select the odd word.)
A) Epic
B) Gothic
C) Epistolary
D) Psychological

37.  ‘Theme’ describes behaviour of characters.
A) True
B) False

38.  Main character in story is called “role model.”
A) True
B) False

39.  “Conflict” means struggle between opposing forces.
A) True
B) False

40.  Plot and character are affected by setting.
A) True
B) False

       41.  ‘George Eliot’ was the pen name of the famous novelist, ‘Jane Eyre’

      A) True

      B) False

      42.  Jonathan Swift wrote the famous satire, ‘The Animal Farm’.

      A) True

      B) False

     43.  Earlier threads of novel can be found in Virgil’s ‘Ecologues’.

          A) True

      B) False

    44.  The European novel, ‘Don Quixote’ was published in two parts between 1605 and 1610 .

     A) True

         B) False

    45.  The 18^th century new readers had no interest in romances and tragedies.

      A) True

      B) False

Answer Key

1. B) New
2. C) Shorter than a novel
3. B) One incident and a couple of characters
4. B) Language and techniques
5. B) Texture of narration

6. C) Flow of a character’s thoughts
7. C) William James
8. B) Symbolic meaning
9. B) Internal and external factors related to characters
10. B) Letters or diary entries

      11.  B) Latin word, “epistola”

      12.  C) Based on author’s life with fictional elements

     13.  B) Horror, mystery, supernatural elements

    14.  B) Haunted castles, ghosts, decay

    15.  A) Ideal or nightmarish societies

    16.  B) 18^th century

    17.  B) Periodical essays

    18.  B) Greek romances of 2^nd and 6^th century

     19.  C) Dialogue

     20.  B) Internal and external conflicts

     21.  B) Inside the mind of the character

    22.  B) Other characters or external forces

    23.  D) Conflict

    24.  B) Rajmohan’s Wife

    25.  B) Bankimchandra Chattopadhyaya

    26.  A) Mulkraj Anand & R.K. Narayan

    27.  A) Arvind Adiga & Kiran Desai

    28.  B) Tale of Genji

    29.  A) Miguel de Cervantes

    30.  B) Bankimchandra Chattopadhyaya

    31.  B) New

    32.  B) Rogue

    33.  C) V. S. Naipaul

    34.  A) Theme

    35.  C) Mind-set

    36.  A) Epic

    37.  B) False

    38.  B) False

    39.  A) True

    40.  A) True

    41.  B) False

    42.  B) False

    43.  A) True

    44.  B) False

    45.  A) True