She Stoops to Conquer: Sample Objective Questions for SLST

1. Goldsmith obtained B.A degree from which college?
2. Goldsmith studied ……… at Edinburgh (Scotland) but did not complete it.
3. Goldsmith applied for the post of …..in India but was found “not qualified”.
4. Goldsmith toured the continent- Belgium, France, Switzerland and …..?
5. In 1757 he started in which periodical?
6. He became a hack-writer.
7. Famous work- …. first published as Chinese Letters
8. Famous work -The Traveller is a….?
9. Drama: Good- natured Man was received unfavourably
10. Most famous poem?
11. He was called “an inspired idiot” by?
12. Who said he “wrote like as an angel, and talked like a poor poll”?
13. The only novelhe wrote?
14. Wrote against sentimental drama in …?
15. Who said “It is almost a misnomer to call them comedies; they are rather homilies of dialogue”?
16. Important Sentimental Dramatists: Colley Cibber, Richard Steele, Hugh Kelly and ….?
17. Goldsmith wrote against Sentimental comedy in his essay ?
18. She Stoops to Conquer is a “… comedy” as described by Goldsmith.
19. She Stoops to Conquer first performed in … experimentally and then in Covent Garden in March 15…?
20. The title She Stoops to Conquer is taken from?
21. Garrick was a…?
22. “ The comic muse, long sick, is now-a-dying”. Which muse presides over comedy?
23. Why long sick?
24. What is ‘now-a-dying’?
25. Who is referred to as ‘Shutter’?
26. What is meant by ‘Mankish’ here?
27. “All is not gold . . . she stumble.” taken from?
28. “The college you . . .” College means?
29. Where does the play open?
30. “Mr. Hardcastle, you are very particular.”- What is the meaning of ‘particular’?
31. “Ay, and bring back vanity and affection to last them the whole year.”- ‘affection’ means?
32. “Learning, quotha!”- What does it mean?
33. “You may be Darby, but I’ll see no Joan”. Darby and Joan refers to?
34. “Twenty added to twenty, makes but fifty and seven” “make money of that”- meaning.
35. “… there goes a pair that only spoil each other.” – Spot the figure of speech.
36. “I’m told he’s a man of an excellent understanding.”- Spot the figure of speech.
37. “But I vow I’m disposing of the husband…”- Explain.
38. “tete- a-tetes”- What does it mean?
39. “Allons!” – “let us go”.
40. What dramatic function does Tony’s song serve?
41. “I loves to hear him sing . . . nothing that’s low.”?
42. “Ariadne”- An opera by….
43. “. . . forty miles across the country, and we have come above threescore.”- Threescore means?
44. “A troublesome old blade”?
45. “Ould Grouse in the gun–room“?
46. “This is Liberty Hall, gentleman.”- Figure of speech?
47. “Punch Sir”?
48. “Worm work, now and then, at elections…” Figure of speech?
49. “Heyder Ally, Ally Cawn.”?
50. “Bill of fare”?
51. “assiduities”. Meaning?
52. “You’d adore him if you know how heartily he despises me.” Figure of speech?
53. “Thou dear dissembler!” Meaning?
54. “Cicero never spoke better”- Who was Cicero?
55. Find the meanings for the words:

• Gothic
• Anon
• Haspieholls
• Basket
• Concatenation
• Improvements
• Crack
• Morrice
• Oad
• Spark

Sample Modular Questions:

1. Who played vital role in bringing SSTC on stage? A. Johnson B. Garrick C. Horace Walpole D. Sheridan

2. The title of the play is taken from? A. “All for Love” by Dryden B. “Hind and the Panther” by Dryden C. “Rape of the Lock” by Pope D. “Comedy of Errors” by Shakespeare
3. Who played the role of Mr. Woodward in SSTC? A. Garrick B. Johnson C.Edward Shutter  D.Woodward himself
4. What does the word ‘shutter’ refer to? A. comic actor of that period B. A statement that makes all shut up C.An instrument attached to the coffin D.The lid of the coffin
5. “All is not gold that glitters.”- The lines are taken from:A. Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” B. Dryden’s “Hind and the Panther” C. Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors” D.Pope’s “Dunciad”
6. “I vow Mr. Hardcastle, you are very particular”. – ‘particular’ means: A. Fastidious B.Obsessed C. Prejudiced D.Having a hard view
7.  “. . . he’s not come to years of discretion yet”- ‘Discretion’ here  means: A. Adulthood B.Maturity C. Youth D.Judgement
8. Who among the persons does not belong to Tony Lumpkin’s company? A.Dick Muggins B. Jack Slang C. Tom Twist D.Diggory
9. ‘Concatenation’ means: A.Consternation B.Falsehood C.Chain of thoughts or events D.Continuation
10. The Garden scene occurs in: A. Act II Scene III B.Act V Scene I C. Act V Scene II D.Act III Scene I
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“Freedom” by G.B. Shaw: Questions and Answers

 

1) Why according to Shaw no man is perfectly free?

Ans- According to Shaw there is no perfectly free man on earth because logically this is impossible. Whether humans like it or not, they must sleep for one-thirds of their lifetime; wash and dress and undress; they must spend a couple of hours eating and drinking; they spend as much time from travelling from one place to another. For half the day they are slaves to their natural requirements, which they cannot shirk.

2) Do all social and governmental regulations aim at regulating man’s slavery?

Ans- Shaw says that the object of all honest Governments should be to prevent the unnatural slavery of man to man. But he regretfully observes that the actual motive of all Governments is just the opposite. The Government simply enforces the slavery of man to man and calls it freedom. They also regulate the norms of slavery and try to keep the greed of the master class within bounds. This does not leave the repressed class any freer because they have to choose between one master and the other.      

3) What does Shaw think of the right to vote?

Ans- Shaw thinks that the governments simply deceive the public by promising that they have the power to govern the country themselves by getting to choose their representative through their right to vote. A general election is held every five years. At the election, two of their rich friends, who are divorced from the pains the commoners, become the candidates for the election. The candidates themselves are unworthy; therefore, in spite of having the right to vote the people are not free to do whatever they would like to do.

4) How is man’s slavery to nature pleasant?

Ans- Shaw believes that man’s slavery to nature is pleasant because even though she (nature) forces man to eat and drink, she makes eating and drinking pleasurable so much so that some people simply live to eat. The comforts of civilised society and family life are so great that young people are eager to get married and join building societies to realize their dreams.

5) How can slavery be ended?

Ans- Shaw points out that man’s slavery to man is unnatural and must be prevented at any cost. He says that poets do not praise slavery. They say that no man is good enough to be another man’s master. Shaw uses the example of Marx who had advocated that law could only stop slavery. Because there were no proper laws against slavery in those times there were continual civil wars. Thomas More also raised his voice against such a social evil. He believed that peace could be achieved only by compelling everyone to do his own share of work with his own hand and brains, and not to put it on anyone else.

6) What means does the master class use to maintain the upper hand over the slave class?

Ans- The master class through its Parliaments, schools and newspapers, makes the most desperate efforts to prevent the mass from realizing their slavery. By directly controlling their thoughts, the master class prevents the slave class from forming a derogatory opinion of them. Whenever the prople complain, they are told that they themselves are responsible for their misery because of their own wrong choice of their representative. When they try to protest about the system of voting they are reminded that they have been given the Factory Acts and the Wage Board, and free education, and the New Deal, and the dole. They always reassure the slave class that they do not need any more than has been already given to them.

7) How do the master class prevent the upheaval of the downtrodden masses when lead by famous figures?

Ans- Shaw says that whenever famous writers protest against the imposture of the master class, they teach the people that they are traitors of the country. Shaw gives the examples of Voltaire and Rousseau and Tom Paine in the eighteenth century, or Cobbett and Shelley, Karl Marx and Lassalle in the nineteenth or Lenin and Trotsky in the twentieth century.  These people are declared atheists and libertines, murderers and scoundrels; and often it is made a criminal offence to buy or sell their books. If their disciples make a revolution, England makes war upon them and lends money to the other powers to join her in forcing the revolutionists to restore the slave order.

8) How is the master class led to accepting the righteousness of human exploitation?

Ans- Shaw regrets that though “the prodigious mass of humbug is meant to delude the enslaved class only, it ends in deluding the master class more completely”. A gentleman whose mind has been formed at a preparatory school run by the master class itself, followed by a public school run by the government and university course, is completely under the false notion of created history and dishonest political economy and snobbery taught in these places. The gentleman’s education teaches him to think highly of himself. He thinks that being socially superior to the commoners is his right to get his work done by the other underprivileged people.  He sincerely believes it to be his duty to shed his blood and the blood of others to the last drop in order to defend such a nation which has bestowed so many favours on him.

9) Why do most workers or women vote for their social superiors?

Ans- Shaw notes that great men like Aristotle believed that men must be made ignorant idolaters before they can be made obedient workers and law abiding citizens. One must pretend to have God-like-superiority in order to draw the attention of their social inferiors. Women are no exception to this rule. Shaw notes that when women were enfranchised and given the right to sit in Parliament, first use they made of their votes was to defeat all the women candidates who stood for freedom of the workers and had given them years of distinguished service. They had elected only one titled lady of great wealth. The reason behind such mistaken choice is due to human nature. Human nature can of course be changed through education. But education is provided by the Government and the Government would never like to educate the masses to think against the existing system.

10) How does a civilized society protect its citizens?

Ans- According to Shaw, a civilized society has a Government which frames a constitution enumerating the rights and duties of the citizens. Absolute freedom of the citizens is restricted by the laws of the land, enforced by the police, who will oblige the citizens to do something and not do some others and to pay rates and taxes. If they do not obey these laws the courts will imprison them and if they go too far kill them. If the laws are reasonable and impartially administered the citizens have no reason to complain, because the laws increase their freedom by protecting them against assault, highway robbery, and disorder generally.  

11) How should an intelligent trade union movement conduct its affairs?

Ans- Shaw points out that it becomes very difficult for the employees to work under such tyrannical employers. They have only one remedy that of joining a trade union movement. The trade unions use the weapon of strike, which is the device of starving on the enemy’s doorstep until justice is done. The extreme form of strike—the general strike of all workers at the same moment—is also the extreme form of human folly, as, if completely carried out, it would extinguish the human race in a week’s time. And the workers will be the first to die. According to Shaw general strike is madness. Practical trade unionism would never sanction more than one big strike at a time, with all the other trades working overtime to support it.

12) What are Shaw’s views on working hours and retirement?

Ans- At the end of his essay, “Freedom”, G.B Shaw tickles our minds with a question that if we had unlimited freedom would we be able to handle it responsibly? Since absolute freedom is impossible, Shaw leaves his readers to decide for themselves that if they had a choice would they work eight hours a day and retire with a full pension at forty-five, or would they rather work for four hours a day and keep on working till the age of seventy. Shaw wittily concludes the essay by urging his readers to talk this proposition over with their wives and not try to send any replies to him.

13) “Nature may have tricks up her sleeve to check us if the chemists exploit her too greedily”. Critically comment on the statement.

Ans- Science and technology can definitely help produce machines and increase the production of food grains which would directly help equal distribution of wealth. The author reflects on the fact that though we can now cultivate the sky as well as the earth, by drawing nitrogen from it to increase the quality of grass to enhance the quality of food given to the cattle, and consequently improve our cattle, and butter and poultry, it might prove risky. Shaw here is talking about ecological disturbance which is the harsh reality of the modern world.

14) How did the author’s forefathers win freedom for themselves? Give some examples.

Ans- Shaw mockingly points out that whenever countries like England or America are attacked by external forces they try to prevent them. If the said countries are victorious in their assault they note it down in their history books as the glorious triumphs of patriotism. He gives a few examples. The forceful signing of the Magna Carta by King John; the defeating of the Spanish Armada; the beheading of King Charles; the acceptance of the Bill of Rights by King William; the issue and implementation of the American Declaration of independence; the victory of the battles of Waterloo and Trafalgar and the changing of the German, Austrian, Russian and Ottoman Empires into Republics.  

15) What, according to Shaw, are the factors that lead to the curtailment of freedom of common men?

Ans- According to Shaw a lot of factors contribute toward the curtailment of freedom of common men. First of all, man is a slave to his own bodily desires and needs. Secondly, he becomes a slave to the fancies of his employers to whom he has to remain obedient in order to feed himself and his family. Thirdly, he is slave to his landlord. Fourthly, the Government of his country, which extracts income tax from him. Fifthly, by the opaque education given to him by the Governmental institutions. Finally, his independence is mocked at through the flawed institution of voting and democracy.