1. When did Sinclair Lewis get Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1964
b) 1945
c) 1930
d) 1918
2. What was Sinclair Lewis’ full name?
a) Edward Sinclair Lewis
b) Harry Sinclair Lewis
c) Bruno Sinclair Lewis
d) George Sinclair Lewis
3. When was Sinclair Lewis born?
a) 7 February 1885
b) 28 May 1892
c) 16 August 1877
d) 24 December 1882
1. What is the symbol of the House of York?
(a) The red rose
(b) The white rose
(c) The blue fleur-de-lis
(d) The golden lion
2. Who is the Queen of England at the beginning of Part 3?
(a) Margaret of Anjou
(b) Eleanor of Provence
(c) Isabella of France
(d) Katherine of Valois
3. What is the main conflict in Henry VI, Part 3?
(a) A struggle for power between the Houses of Lancaster and York
(b) A war with France
(c) A rebellion against King Henry VI
(d) A plague outbreak
1. Who is the king at the beginning of Henry VI, Part 2?
(a) Henry V
(b) Henry VI
(c) Edward IV
(d) Richard III
2. What is the central conflict of the play?
(a) The struggle for the English throne
(b) The war between England and France
(c) The conflict between good and evil
(d) The personal struggles of King Henry VI
3. Who is the ambitious Yorkist leader seeking to claim the throne?
(a) Richard Plantagenet
(b) Edward Plantagenet
(c) George Plantagenet
(d) Edmund Plantagenet
1) When was Charles Francis Richter born?
a) 31 January 1876
b) 26 April 1900
c) 1 September 1909
d) 3 November 1910
2) Where was Charles Francis Richter born?
a) Berlin
b) Hamilton
c) Austin
d) Sacramento
3) Which university did Charles Francis Richter attend in 1916-1917?
a) University of Southern California
b) University of Boston
c) University of Michigan
d) University of Atlanta
1) Who is the first President of Kenya?
a) Jomo Kenyatta
b) Kofi Annan
c) Uhuru Kenyatta
d) Daniel Arap Moi
2) Which country’s embassy in Nairobi was bombed on 7 August 1998?
a) UK
b) USA
c) France
d) Chile
3) Which is the currency of Kenya?
a) Crown
b) Guinea
c) Penny
d) Shilling
1. Who is the young king at the beginning of Henry VI, Part 1?
(a) Richard Plantagenet
(b) Henry V
(c) Henry VI
(d) Edward IV
2. Who is the French princess betrothed to Henry VI?
(a) Margaret of Anjou
(b) Eleanor of Provence
(c) Catherine of Valois
(d) Isabella of France
3. What is the significance of Talbot’s death?
(a) It marks the beginning of the English decline in France.
(b) It strengthens the position of the Duke of York.
(c) It leads to a truce between England and France.
(d) It causes a rift between the King and the Duke of Gloucester.
1. Matsuo Basho was a renowned poet from which country?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Korea
(d) India
2. What is the primary form of poetry that Matsuo Basho is associated with?
(a) Sonnet
(b) Ode
(c) Haiku
(d) Epic
3. Matsuo Basho lived during which period in Japanese history?
(a) Heian Period
(b) Kamakura Period
(c) Muromachi Period
(d) Edo Period
1. What was Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s primary profession?
(a) Actor
(b) Poet
(c) Painter
(d) Musician
2. In what city was Ferlinghetti born?
(a) New York City
(b) San Francisco
(c) Chicago
(d) Boston
3. Ferlinghetti was a co-founder of which famous bookstore?
(a) The Strand
(b) City Lights Bookstore
(c) Powell’s Books
(d) Barnes & Noble
1) How many times was Franklin Roosevelt elected President of USA?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Six
2) When was Franklin Roosevelt born?
a) 30 January 1882
b) 5 May 1880
c) 7 August 1884
d) 21 December 1886
3) Where was Franklin Roosevelt born?
a) Seattle
b) Austin
c) New Orleans
d) Hyde Park
1. When was Charles de Gaulle first elected President of France?
a) 2 February 1960
b) 10 June 1964
c) 22 August 1962
d) 21 December 1958
2. When was Charles de Gaulle born?
a) 3 January 1883
b) 4 April 1886
c) 29 July 1894
d) 22 November 1890
3. Where was Charles de Gaulle born?
a) Lille
b) Paris
c) Versailles
d) Rouen