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This is on Riders to The Sea MCQ Semester 3 Class 12 WBCHSE PART 1 for the students who are going to appear HS Examination English B. Each part contains ten MCQ questions with answers for the better preparation of the students. These sets will surely help you to comprehend the MCQ questions quite clearly and help you to get 100% marks in English.
Riders to The Sea MCQ PART 1
QUESTIONS 1-5
1.In which year was the play ‘Riders to the Sea’ written?
(a) 1902
(b) 1904
(c) 1903
(d) 1910.
Ans: (a)
2. How many acts are there in the play?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 2.
Ans: (c)
3. Synge’s ‘Riders to the Sea’ is considered a one-act-
(a) comedy
(b) tragedy
(c) tragi-comedy
(d) farce.
Ans: (b)
4. The play is first performed at the-
(a) Molesworth Hal, Dublin.
(b) Royal Drury Lane, Londonedae.
(c) Smock Alley, Dublin.
(d) Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.
Ans: (a)
QUESTIONS 5-10
5. The play is set in-
(a) London.
(b) an island off the West coast of Ireland.
(c) Africa.
(d) Edinburgh.
Ans: (b)
6. In the play, what natural element heavily influences
the family’s life?
(a) Wind (b) Rain (c) Sea (d) Fire
Ans: (c)
7. The mention of ‘oil-skins’ in the opening scene suggests that-
(a) the characters in the play are celebrating a festival.
(b) the characters ride to the sea frequently.
(c) the characters are setting up a marketplace.
(d) the characters are attending a religious ceremony.
Ans: (b)
8. The word ‘spinning wheel’ indicates the-
(a) end of life.
(b) life in a stagnant situation.
(c) misery of life.
(d) continuity of life.
Ans- (d)
9. The new boards standing by the wall are used for making-
(a) boats.
(b) furniture.
(c) coffins.
(d) none of these.
Ans- (b)
10. Cathleen is a girl of about-
(a) twenty-five years.
(b) nineteen years.
(c) twenty-nine years.
(d) twenty years.
Ans – (d)
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