WorksheetsThe Interview Part 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Enumerate 'An Interview is a supremely serviceable medium of communication?
a)
a medium to gossip
b)
a medium to be the talk of the town
c)
a medium to prosper
d)
a noble medium of interaction and introspection
2.
What is an interview?
a)
a medium of talking to the people
b)
a medium to spread rumours
c)
a medium to be the talk of the town
d)
a medium of interaction and introspection
3.
Explain 'Denis Brain's statement "Almost everything of moment reaches us through one man asking questions of others.'
a)
The interviewer has the power
b)
The interviewer has status
c)
The interviewer can elicit the truth and has the power to influence
d)
All these
4.
What impression is formed of Umberto after reading the lesson The Interview?
a)
A person of substance
b)
a person of character
c)
a person of words
d)
A person of vision and firm convictions
5.
While interview being interviewed by Mukand,Umberto speaks about his philosophy and novel,What does he point out at ?
a)
he loves writing
b)
he loves to be in spotlight
c)
at the universe and its workings
d)
at empty spaces in the universe- Interstices
6.
How many novels has Umberto written?
a)
10
b)
8
c)
15
d)
5
7.
How many scholarly works are to his credit?
a)
more than 5
b)
more than10
c)
more than 20
d)
more than 40
8.
What facts are being showcased in the interview held between Eco and Padamnabhan?
a)
he takes pride in being an academician, a university Professor first
b)
Being a novelist is a secondary thing for him
c)
uses his free time for writing novels
d)
All these
9.
What ideas do you form of Umberto's personality after his interview with Mukand?
a)
a very rigid person
b)
a boastful and arrogant
c)
an illusionary vision
d)
an academician with philosophical and ethical interest
10.
Why did Umberto start writing novels?
a)
to avail an opportunity
b)
to be in limelight
c)
to share his views
d)
to make best use of empty spaces means free time
11.
According to Umberto what will happen to the world if we eliminate empty spaces from the universe?
a)
The world will becaome beautiful
b)
The world will be completely ours
c)
The world will shrink and will become as big as a fish.
d)
The world will be round
12.
Which period of history do Umberto's novels deal with?
a)
Renaissance
b)
dark age
c)
modern era
d)
Medieval period
13.
Why does Eco call the success of his book a mystery?
a)
because of its success
b)
because of its popularity
c)
because of many factors
d)
because of many factors and many other books were written on the same medieval period
14.
What was Lewis Caroll's opinion of interviews and autographs?
a)
wonder
b)
terror
c)
horror
d)
none
15.
Who has written Alice in Wonderland?
a)
Christopher
b)
Mukand
c)
Rudyard Kripling
d)
Lewis Caroll
16.
Why were the journalists and publishers puzzled by the success of The Name of the Rose?
a)
because readers like trash and it was a serious novel
b)
because it was becoming popular
c)
because of its highrated success
d)
none
17.
In what way interviews have become a commom place of journalism?
a)
because of its power, influence and medium of communication
b)
because of its pomp
c)
because of its glory
d)
because of its rapport
18.
What do Rudyard Kipling and his wife express about interviews?
a)
immoral
b)
not good
c)
very bad
d)
immoral and offensive crime against a person
19.
What kind of a novel was The Name of The Rose?
a)
hilarious
b)
fiction
c)
non-fiction
d)
a serious one
20.
What do his works for children speak about ?
a)
his passion for children
b)
children are nuisance
c)
children love to be happy
d)
non-violence and peace
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