James Joyce

Where and when was James Joyce born?

• Dublin, 1882

• Belfast, 1882

• Galway, 1880

• Dublin, 1883

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Joyce perceived himself as...

• an Irishman

• a European author

• a dandy

• a Romantic

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"Ulysses" was first published in

• instalments.

• chapters.

• short stories.

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What is the "Bloomsday"?

• 16th July, 1904: Joyce's birthday

• 16th June, 1904: the day Joyce met Nora Barnacle

• A national Irish holiday

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Why did Joyce set all his works in Ireland?

• Because he wanted to show how beautiful Ireland was.

• Because he was an Irish politician.

• Because he wanted to give a realistic portrait of the life of ordinary people from a psychological, emotional and social point of view.

• Because Ireland was the most important Country during the Modern Age.

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How did Joyce conceive Catholicism?

• He was a fervent Catholic.

• He was hostile to it.

• He didn't care about religion.

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What was the artist's aim according to him?

• The artist was useless as his/ her art.

• The artist had a didactic aim.

• The artist's aim was to render life in an objective way.

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Why did he choose to go into voluntary exile?

• Because his neighbour Leopold Bloom was too noisy.

• Because he wanted to be a cosmopolitan author.

• Because he was a deserter in WWI.

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What is free direct speech?

• A narrative technique through which a character's thoughts are shown.

• A speech introduced by verbs such as "say" or "tell".

• A speech you can buy for free.

In the indirect interior monologue...

• The character doesn't think anything at all.

• The narrator doesn't mediate the character's thoughts and doesn't maintain logical and grammatical organisation.

• The narrator mediates the character's thoughts and maintains logical and grammatical organisation.

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