The Gossip
Francine Prose
Choose the correct answer
1- "The Gossip" is the penwork of ________ by
a. Virginia Woolf
b. Robert Hawks
c. Francine Prose
d. Albarat
2- Francine Prose was born on _________
a. 1 jan 1947
b. 1 feb 1947
c. 1 march 1947
d. 1 april 1947
3- She is an __________
a. american novelist
b. short story writer
c. critic
d. all of above
4- She is a visiting professor of __________
a. Oxford university
b. Cambridge university
c. Band College
d. all of above
5- She was formerly president of __________
a. PEN American Center
b. England
c. America
d. Art Center
6- She was born in __________
a. England
b. Italy
c. Africa
d. New York
7- She graduated from ___________
a. Cambridge
b. Oxford
c. Radcliffe College
d. none of these
8- Prose graduated in ________
a. 1960
b. 1964
c. 1968
d. 1972
9- She received the PEN Translation Prize in ________
a. 1998
b. 1989
c. 1988
d. 1999
10- She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in ________
a. 1990
b. 1991
c. 1992
d. 1993
11- Prose's novel ___________ has been adapted into a musical
a. The Last Day of Life
b. The Old Man and the Sea
c. The Glorious Ones
d. The Dark Night
12- The Glorious Ones has been adapted into a musical by __________
a. Lynn Ahrens
b. Stephen Flaherty
c. Stephen Hawking
d. both a and b
13- Gossip makes an unusual point about a much __________
a. fun
b. glorious
c. criticized activity
d. pathetic
14- __________ is the tool of acquiring information
a. gossip
b. battle
c. gaming
d. fun
15- Almost everyone indulges in _________ at his leisure
a. pubg
b. gaming
c. gossip
d. none of these
16- In Prose's view it may be the first recreational use of the _________
a. gaming
b. fun
c. styling
d. spoken word
17- The __________ at night must have started gossip
a. policemen
b. doctor
c. gate keeper
d. caveman
18- The caveman may even have exaggerated the information about ________
a. writing
b. story books
c. hunting
d. fishing
19- The gossip may have achieved its peak in the eras when people frequently talked about _________
a. human relation
b. contact with gods
c. spirits and fairies
d. all of above
20- The word gossip has been derived from _________
a. Anglo-Saxon
b. Italian
c. Turkish
d. none of above
21- Anglo-Saxon term _________
a. godnibbe
b. godsibbe
c. sonnibbe
d. sonsibbe
22- The word "godsibbe" stands for
a. god parents
b. relatives
c. both a and b
d. none of these
23- Later time widened its meanings to include the _____________
a. acquaintance
b. friends
c. both a and b
d. none of these
24- The climax of this term can be seen in some _________
a. media
b. literature
c. press
d. all of above
25- _______ is a social activity and it creates connection in the society
a. gossip
b. learning
c. dinning
d. reading
26- It is a matter of general observation and experience that we get more than half of the information about _______ through gossip
a. our family
b. our social circle
c. ourselves
d. all of above
27- Generally gossip has a __________
a. good press
b. bad press
c. both a and b
d. none of these
28- This activity gives us an insight into the human ________
a. psychology
b. character
c. both a and b
d. none of these
29- It gives us a critical attitude of ______ that can determine the right and wrong
a. man
b. woman
c. mind
d. all of above
30- It is the source of _____________
a. learning
b. earning
c. moral education
d. all of above
31- It tells us the _________ norms of society
a. acceptable
b. non-acceptable
c. both a and b
d. none of these
32- We censor our own personality for removing the ___________ in us
a. tears
b. unwanted traits
c. wanted traits
d. all of above
33- Thus we ourselves make mature _________
a. socially
b. morally
c. mentally
d. all of above
34- In writer's suggestion _________ name must be cleared
a. gossip
b. gaming
c. fighting
d. all of above
35- Gossip should be given the name of __________
a. tradition
b. fun
c. conversation
d. oral tradition
36- Some critics believe that gossip is an important part of all well-knit __________
a. languages
b. literatures
c. linguistics
d. sciences
37- __________ means to tell someone about some happening objectively, without mixing one’s own critical point of view in it
a. gossip
b. exchanging information
c. both a and b
d. none of these
38- According to writer "John got a new Job" is _________
a. gossip
b. information
c. bad news
d. all of above
39- " Hey did you hear John got fired?" its
a. information
b. gossip
c. conversation
d. all of above
40- Generally people take gossip as a ________
a. information
b. positive thing
c. negative thing
d. all of above
41- According to the writer _________ has alot of positive aspects
a. gossip
b. television
c. media
d. science
42- Francine Prose presents gossip in a __________
a. talkative
b. negative sense
c. positive light
d. all of above
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