The Gossip
by Francine Prose
Choose
the correct answer
1-
"The Gossip" is the penwork of ________ by
a.
Virginia
Woolf
b.
Robert
Hawks
c.
Francine
Prose
d.
Albarat
2- Francine Prose was born on _________
a.
1
jan 1947
b.
1
feb 1947
c.
1
march 1947
d.
1
april 1947
3- She is an __________
a.
american
novelist
b.
short
story writer
c.
critic
d.
all
of above
4- She is a visiting professor of __________
a.
Oxford
university
b.
Cambridge
university
c.
Band
College
d.
all
of above
5- She was formerly president of __________
a.
PEN
American Center
b.
England
c.
America
d.
Art
Center
6- She was born in __________
a.
England
b.
Italy
c.
Africa
d.
New
York
7- She graduated from ___________
a.
Cambridge
b.
Oxford
c.
Radcliffe
College
d.
none
of these
8- Prose graduated in ________
a.
1960
b.
1964
c.
1968
d.
1972
9- She received the PEN Translation Prize in
________
a.
1998
b.
1989
c.
1988
d.
1999
10- She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in
________
a.
1990
b.
1991
c.
1992
d.
1993
11- Prose's novel ___________ has been adapted
into a musical
a.
The
Last Day of Life
b.
The
Old Man and the Sea
c.
The
Glorious Ones
d.
The
Dark Night
12- The Glorious Ones has been adapted into a
musical by __________
a.
Lynn
Ahrens
b.
Stephen
Flaherty
c.
Stephen
Hawking
d.
both
a and b
13- Gossip makes an unusual point about a much
__________
a.
fun
b.
glorious
c.
criticized
activity
d.
pathetic
14- __________ is the tool of acquiring
information
a.
gossip
b.
battle
c.
gaming
d.
fun
15- Almost everyone indulges in _________ at his
leisure
a.
pubg
b.
gaming
c.
gossip
d.
none
of these
16- In Prose's view it may be the first
recreational use of the _________
a.
gaming
b.
fun
c.
styling
d.
spoken
word
17- The __________ at night must have started
gossip
a.
policemen
b.
doctor
c.
gate
keeper
d.
caveman
18- The caveman may even have exaggerated the
information about ________
a.
writing
b.
story
books
c.
hunting
d.
fishing
19- The
gossip may have achieved its peak in the eras when people frequently talked
about _________
a.
human
relation
b.
contact
with gods
c.
spirits
and fairies
d.
all
of above
20- The word gossip has been derived from
_________
a.
Anglo-Saxon
b.
Italian
c.
Turkish
d.
none
of above
21- Anglo-Saxon term _________
a.
godnibbe
b.
godsibbe
c.
sonnibbe
d.
sonsibbe
22- The word "godsibbe" stands for
a.
god
parents
b.
relatives
c.
both a and b
d.
none
of these
23- Later time widened its meanings to include
the _____________
a.
acquaintance
b.
friends
c.
both
a and b
d.
none of these
24- The climax of this term can be seen in some
_________
a.
media
b.
literature
c.
press
d.
all
of above
25- _______ is a social activity and it creates
connection in the society
a.
gossip
b.
learning
c.
dinning
d.
reading
26- It is a matter of general observation and
experience that we get more than half of the information about _______ through
gossip
a.
our
family
b.
our
social circle
c.
ourselves
d.
all
of above
27- Generally gossip has a __________
a.
good
press
b.
bad
press
c.
both
a and b
d.
none
of these
28- This activity gives us an insight into the
human ________
a.
psychology
b.
character
c.
both
a and b
d.
none
of these
29- It gives us a critical attitude of ______
that can determine the right and wrong
a.
man
b.
woman
c.
mind
d.
all
of above
30- It is the source of _____________
a.
learning
b.
earning
c.
moral
education
d.
all
of above
31- It tells us the _________ norms of society
a.
acceptable
b.
non-acceptable
c.
both
a and b
d.
none
of these
32- We censor our own personality for removing
the ___________ in us
a.
tears
b.
unwanted
traits
c.
wanted
traits
d.
all
of above
33- Thus we ourselves make mature _________
a.
socially
b.
morally
c.
mentally
d.
all
of above
34- In writer's suggestion _________ name must be
cleared
a.
gossip
b.
gaming
c.
fighting
d.
all
of above
35- Gossip should be given the name of __________
a.
tradition
b.
fun
c.
conversation
d.
oral
tradition
36- Some critics believe that gossip is an
important part of all well-knit __________
a.
languages
b.
literatures
c.
linguistics
d.
sciences
37- __________ means to tell someone about some
happening objectively, without mixing one’s own critical point of view in it
a.
gossip
b.
exchanging
information
c.
both
a and b
d.
none
of these
38- According to writer "John got a new
Job" is _________
a.
gossip
b.
information
c.
bad
news
d.
all
of above
39- " Hey did you hear John got fired?"
its
a.
information
b.
gossip
c.
conversation
d.
all
of above
40- Generally people take gossip as a ________
a.
information
b.
positive
thing
c.
negative
thing
d.
all
of above
41- According to the writer _________ has alot of
positive aspects
a.
gossip
b.
television
c.
media
d.
science
42- Francine Prose presents gossip in a
__________
a.
talkative
b.
negative
sense
c.
positive
light
d.
all
of above
Science and Values
by Bertrand Russell
Choose
the correct answer
1- "Science and Values" is written by
________
a.
Emily
Dickinson
b.
Sir
Plume
c.
Bertrand Russell
d.
Robert
Hawking
2- Bertrand Russell was born on _______
a.
20
march 1857
b.
18
may 1872
c.
3
june 1876
d.
5
june 1867
3- He was born in _______
a.
USA
b.
Ukraine
c.
UK
d.
Europe
4- He was died on _______
a.
1
march 1967
b.
2
feb 1970
c.
5
may 1990
d.
6
june 1987
5- He was ________
a.
Indonesian
b.
British
c.
American
d.
none
of these
6- He was a ___________
a.
polymath
b.
philosopher
c.
logician
d.
all
of above
7- Russell considered himself a __________
a.
liberal
b.
socialist
c.
pacifist
d.
all
of above
8- He graduated in ___________
a.
1890
b.
1891
c.
1892
d.
1893
9- He was graduated from ___________
a.
Oxford
b.
Trinity
College, Cambridge
c.
Barnade
Colllege
d.
none
of above
10- __________ was his spouse
a.
Alys
Pearsall Smith
b.
Dora
Black
c.
Patricia
Spence
d.
all
of above
11- _____________ was his first spouse
a.
Edith
Finch
b.
Dora
Black
c.
Patricia
Spence
d.
Aly
Pearsall Smith
12- __________ was his fourth spouse
a.
Edith
Finch
b.
Dora
Black
c.
Patricia
Spence
d.
none
of these
13- He got De Morgan Medal in _______
a.
1930
b.
1931
c.
1932
d.
1933
14- He got Nobel Prize in ___________
a.
peace
b.
sociology
c.
physics
d.
literature
15- In
_________ he got Nobel Prize in Literature
a.
1900
b.
1920
c.
1950
d.
1970
16- Throughout his life he has been working for
introduction of scientific attitude ____________
a.
in
life
b.
for
women rights
c.
for
denunciation of war
d.
all
of above
17- This
essay is to make us realize the importance of __________
a.
life
b.
family
c.
science
d.
arts
18- __________ has totally changed the
orientation and nature of our lives
a.
modernism
b.
materialism
c.
science
d.
fashion
19- ___________ has helped us to diminish certain
bad things from the world.
a.
character
b.
behavior
c.
science
d.
education
20- The first thing that has been curtailed by
science is _________
a.
literacy
b.
loneliness
c.
poverty
d.
none
of these
21- The advent of _________ and is considered to
be a great boon for the mankind.
a.
luxuries
b.
materials
c.
medicine
d.
machines
22- In 1920 the infant mortality rate in England
was _______
a.
20
per thousand
b.
50
per thousand
c.
80
per thousand
d.
100
per thousand
23- In 1948 it was reduced to _____ per thousand
a.
20
b.
25
c.
30
d.
34
24- The police force, their scientific method of
___________
a.
detection
b.
finger
prints
c.
telephones
d.
all
of above
25- The psychology of crimes and punishment have
helped greatly to reduce the general crime rate specially in _________
a.
Africa
b.
Australia
c.
America
d.
Europe
26- The science has reduced the ________ to its
lowest level
a.
materialism
b.
luxuries
c.
fanaticism
d.
all
of above
27- ___________ have made the world a global
village
a.
swift
communication
b.
transportation
c.
both
a and b
d.
none
of these
28- Bringing the nations, classes and religions
closer together to enhance the _________
a.
religions
b.
communications
c.
tolerance
d.
anger
29- The most important advantage of science is
the spread of ___________
a.
education
b.
pollution
c.
population
d.
houses
30- Now almost everyone is educated, at least in
__________
a.
Pakistan
b.
India
c.
Western countries
d.
eastern
countries
31- Now people can get every type of knowledge
through ___________
a.
media
b.
books
c.
internet
d.
all
of above
45- The
industrialization has increased the _________
a.
problems
b.
pollution
c.
job
opportunity
d.
none
of these
46- __________ is the only factor that has
revolutionized our whole existence for the better
a.
doctor
b.
science
c.
socialism
d.
materialism
47- According to Russell negative use of ________
have effected us badly
a.
man
b.
habbits
c.
science
d.
money
48- _________ have not developed at the same pace
a.
luxuries
b.
materialism
c.
science
and values
d.
science
and problems
49- The value regard ________ as obstinate
a.
money
b.
family
c.
science
d.
all
of above
50- The Science and _______ have always confronted
a.
arts
b.
religion
c.
maths
d.
public
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