The Interview Part 2

Enumerate 'An Interview is a supremely serviceable medium of communication?

• a medium to gossip
• a medium to be the talk of the town
• a medium to prosper
• a noble medium of interaction and introspection

What is an interview?

• a medium of talking to the people
• a medium to spread rumours
• a medium to be the talk of the town
• a medium of interaction and introspection

Explain 'Denis Brain's statement "Almost everything of moment reaches us through one man asking questions of others.'

• The interviewer has the power
• The interviewer has status
• The interviewer can elicit the truth and has the power to influence
• All these

What impression is formed of Umberto after reading the lesson The Interview?

• A person of substance
• a person of character
• a person of words
• A person of vision and firm convictions

While interview being interviewed by Mukand,Umberto speaks about his philosophy and novel,What does he point out at ?

• he loves writing
• he loves to be in spotlight
• at the universe and its workings
• at empty spaces in the universe- Interstices

How many novels has Umberto written?

• 10
• 8
• 15
• 5

How many scholarly works are to his credit?

• more than 5
• more than10
• more than 20
• more than 40

What facts are being showcased in the interview held between Eco and Padamnabhan?

• he takes pride in being an academician, a university Professor first
• Being a novelist is a secondary thing for him
• uses his free time for writing novels
• All these

What ideas do you form of Umberto's personality after his interview with Mukand?

• a very rigid person
• a boastful and arrogant
• an illusionary vision
• an academician with philosophical and ethical interest

Why did Umberto start writing novels?

• to avail an opportunity
• to be in limelight
• to share his views
• to make best use of empty spaces means free time