WorksheetsUnit 3 (Prose)
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 56mins
Where did Francis Bacon receive his education?
Oxford University
Cambridge University
Trinity College, Cambridge
King’s College, London
What position did Francis Bacon hold under King James I?
Prime Minister
Attorney General and Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State
Lord Privy Seal
What reasoning method did Francis Bacon champion?
a) Deductive reasoning
b) Abductive reasoning
c) Inductive reasoning
d) Transductive reasoning
Who were inspired by Francis Bacon’s classification of the sciences?
18th-century French Encyclopedists and 19th-century British philosophers of science
17th-century Italian astronomers and 18th-century German physicists
16th-century Spanish explorers and 17th-century Dutch traders
15th-century Portuguese navigators and 16th-century English playwrights
Which of the following works by Francis Bacon is a utopian novel?
a) Essays
b) The Advancement of Learning
c) Novum Organum
d) The New Atlantis
What does Francis Bacon compare natural abilities to?
a) Natural plants
b) Natural waters
c) Natural stones
d) Natural animals
What is the effect of writing according to Francis Bacon?
a) Makes a man full
b) Makes a man ready
c) Makes a man exact
d) Makes a man wise
What subject should a man study if he is not apt to distinguish or find differences?
a) Mathematics
b) History
c) Philosophy
d) Schoolmen
What does Francis Bacon suggest is good for the head?
a) Bowling
b) Shooting
c) Walking
d) Riding
What does Francis Bacon compare distilled books to?
a) Common distilled waters
b) Rare distilled wines
c) Precious distilled oils
d) Exotic distilled perfumes
According to Bacon, what does a mixture of a lie add?
a) Confusion
b) Pleasure
c) Truth
d) Clarity
What does Bacon say about the lie that does the hurt?
a) The lie that passeth through the mind
b) The lie that sinketh in, and settleth in it
c) The lie that is spoken aloud
d) The lie that is kept secret
What does Bacon say about the first and last creature of God in the works of the days?
a) The first was the light of the sense; the last, was the light of reason
b) The first was the light of reason; the last, was the light of the sense
c) The first was the light of the spirit; the last, was the light of the sense
d) The first was the light of the sense; the last, was the light of the spirit
What does Montaigne say about lying?
a) To say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men
b) To say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is a coward towards God, and brave towards men
c) To say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave towards both God and men
d) To say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is a coward towards both God and men
What is foretold about when Christ cometh?
a) He shall find faith upon the earth
b) He shall not find faith upon the earth
c) He shall find truth upon the earth
d) He shall not find truth upon the earth
Which periodicals did Joseph Addison contribute to?
a) The Tatler
b) The Spectator
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
What was the first major work of Joseph Addison?
a) The Campaign
b) A Poem to his Majesty
c) The Drummer
d) An Account of the Greatest English Poets
What pseudonym was used in The Tatler?
a) Isaac Bickerstaff
b) Sir Andrew Freeport
c) Captain Sentry
d) Will Honeycomb
Who were the contributors to The Spectator apart from Addison and Steele?
a) Alexander Pope
b) Thomas Tickell
c) Ambrose Philips
d) All of the above
What is Joseph Addison known as?
a) The noblest purifier of English literature
b) The creator of English prose
c) The master of irony and urbanity
d) All of the above
How does Sir Roger treat the author at his country house?
a) With strict rules and regulations
b) With complete freedom and comfort
c) With indifference
d) With hostility
Who is the author’s chief companion when Sir Roger is away?
a) The butler
b) The valet de chambre
c) The chaplain
d) The coachman
What is unique about Sir Roger’s virtues and imperfections according to the author?
a) They are common and ordinary
b) They are tinged by a certain extravagance
c) They are perfect and flawless
d) They are severe and harsh
How long has the chaplain been with Sir Roger?
a) Ten years
b) Twenty years
c) Thirty years
d) Forty years
What is the reason given for people choosing certain numbers in the lottery?
a) They believe in the power of prime numbers
b) They choose numbers based on their birth dates
c) They form groundless imaginary motives
d) They choose numbers based on mathematical calculations
What is the term used to describe the number that one believes stands fairest for the great lot?
a) The silver number
b) The bronze number
c) The golden number
d) The diamond number
What is the Italian proverb mentioned in the essay?
a) ‘The man who lives by hope, will die by hunger’
b) ‘All roads lead to Rome’
c) ‘He who goes slowly, goes long and far’
d) ‘After a storm comes a calm’
What is the nature of the children in Lamb’s dream?
A. They are his biological children.
B. They are his adopted children.
C. They are figments of his imagination.
D. They are his neighbour’s children.
Why was the house in Norfolk significant to Lamb?
A. It was where he grew up.
B. It contained carvings that told the story of the “Children in the Wood.”
C. It was where he met his wife.
D. It was where he wrote his first book.
What is the tragic turn in the essay?
A. Lamb’s brother, John Lamb, passes away.
B. Lamb reveals that Alice and John are the names of the children he wished to have with his long-lost love, Ann Simmons.
C. The house in Norfolk is destroyed in a fire.
D. Mrs. Field passes away.
How does the poor relation behave at dinner time according to the essay?
a) He arrives uninvited and stays despite the presence of other company.
b) He always brings a gift for the host.
c) He refuses to eat anything.
d) He insists on serving everyone else.
What is the reaction of the servants towards the poor relation?
a) They respect him and treat him like a guest.
b) They ignore him and don’t offer him any service.
c) They are confused about how to treat him.
d) They mock him and make fun of his poverty.
What does the author suggest about the poor relation’s death?
a) He died in debt and left nothing behind.
b) He died a wealthy man.
c) He died content, leaving just enough for his burial.
d) He died regretting his life choices.
Where did Charles Lamb receive his education?
a) Christ’s Hospital
b) King’s College
c) Oxford University
d) Cambridge University
Which of the following works was co-authored by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb?
a) A Tale of Rosamund Gray
b) John Woodvil
c) Tales from Shakespeare
d) The Adventures Of Ulysses
What pseudonym did Charles Lamb adopt for his essays?
a) Eliza
b) Elia
c) Elias
d) Eliot
When was William Hazlitt born?
a) April 10, 1776
b) April 10, 1778
c) April 10, 1780
d) April 10, 1782
Who did Hazlitt marry in 1808?
a) Isabella Bridgewater
b) Sarah Stoddart
c) Grace Loftus
d) None of the above
Who wrote “The Life of William Hazlitt”?
a) William Hazlitt
b) John Hazlitt
c) Percival P. Howe
d) William Carew Hazlitt
Who, according to Hazlitt, was the greatest critic of Shakespeare’s plays?
a) Samuel Johnson
b) George Orwell
c) August Wilhelm Schlegel
d) John Keats
Who continued Hazlitt’s literary legacy?
a) His brother, John Hazlitt
b) His son, William
c) His grandson, William Carew Hazlitt
d) His wife, Isabella Bridgewater
What is the main argument of the essay?
a) Learning is the most important aspect of life
b) Learning is only valuable when combined with practical knowledge
c) Learning is useless and should be avoided
d) Learning is only valuable when it is focused on languages
What is the essay’s view on people who only read and write?
a) They are the most knowledgeable
b) They are the least knowledgeable
c) They are the most practical
d) They are the least practical
What does the essay suggest about people who shine at school?
a) They will be successful in the world
b) They will not be successful in the world
c) They will be average in the world
d) They will be leaders in the world
What does the essay suggest about the learned man’s understanding of art?
a) He has a deep understanding of art
b) He has a superficial understanding of art
c) He has no understanding of art
d) He has a moderate understanding of art
What does the essay suggest about the use of human learning?
a) It is used to enhance common sense
b) It is used to confound common sense
c) It is used to support traditional maxims
d) It is used to challenge traditional maxims
Where did Gandhi receive his primary education?
a) Rajkot
b) Porbandar
c) London
d) New Delhi
What was the key political event during the time of the book’s writing?
a) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
b) The Dandi March
c) The Quit India Movement
d) The Civil Disobedience Movement
When was the autobiography completed?
a) February 1929
b) February 1930
c) February 1927
d) February 1928
What was the result of the charges against Gandhi in 1922?
a) A six-year term of imprisonment
b) A two-year term of imprisonment
c) A ten-year term of imprisonment
d) A five-year term of imprisonment
