The Gossip
by Francine Prose
Choose the
correct answer
1- "The Gossip"
is the pen work of ________ by
a.Virginia Woolf
b.Robert Hawks
c.Francine Prose
d.Albarat
2- Francine Prose was born on _________
a.1st January 1947
b.1st February 1947
c.1st March 1947
d.1st April 1947
3- She is a/ 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.pub-g
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 a lot 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
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