MCQ Class 12 English Chapter 7 The Interview Flamingo

MCQ’s For All Chapters – Flamingo Class 12th

1. What do Rudyard Kipling and his wife express about interviews?

(a) immoral

(b) not good

(d) immoral and offensive crime against a person

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2. 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

(d) none

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3. What was Lewis Caroll’s opinion of interviews and autographs?

(a) wonder

(b) terror

(d) none

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4. Which period of history do Umberto’s novels deal with?

(a) Renaissance

(b) dark age

(d) Medieval period

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5. Why did Umberto start writing novels?

(a) to avail an opportunity

(b) to be in limelight

(d) to make best use of empty spaces means free time

Question 5 of 25

6. What facts are being showcased in the interview held between Eco and Padamanabhan?

(a) he takes pride in being an academician, a university Professor first

(b) Being a novelist is a secondary thing for him

(d) All these

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7. How many novels has Umberto written?

(a) 10

(b) 8

(d) 5

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8. What do his works for children speak about ?

(a) his passion for children

(b) children are nuisance

(d) non-violence and peace

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9. 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

(d) All these

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10. 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

(d) a noble medium of interaction and introspection

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11. What satisfied Umberto’s taste for narration?

(a) stories

(b) children’s works

(d) Novels

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12. What do you understand by the expression ‘Thumbprints on his windpipes”?

(a) creating excessive pressure on throat

(b) creating excessive pressure on vocal chords

(d) none

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13. Why do the celebrities feel embarassed most often?

(a) because of question attacks during interviews

(b) because of interviewer’s gestures

(d) none

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14. At what age did he start writing novels?

(a) at the age of 55

(b) at the age of 52

(d) at the age of 50

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15. Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?

(a) they don’t like journalists

(b) unwarranted intrusion in their life

(d) none

Question 15 of 25

16. What is the reason for huge success of the novel The Name of The Rose?

(a) mystic

(b) metaphysics and medieval history period used

(d) All these

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17. How does Umberto Eco find so much time to write so much?

(a) using early morning time

(b) using his office time

(d) using empty spaces (free times) like waiting for someone, break time

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18. What did he present in this book?

(a) varied opinions of politicians

(b) varied opinions of civilians

(d) varied opinions of celebrities regarding an interview

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19. What does Naipaul present in his travel books?

(a) his feelings

(b) his feelings about interviews

(d) none

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20. Who is the author of the lesson ‘The Interview’?

(a) Christopher Priest

(b) Christopher Silvester (1959)

(d) Alfred John Churchley

Question 20 of 25

21. What kind of a novel was The Name of The Rose?

(a) hilarious

(b) fiction

(d) a serious one

Question 21 of 25

22. In what way interviews have become a common place of journalism?

(a) because of its power, influence and medium of communication

(b) because of its pomp

(d) because of its rapport

Question 22 of 25

23. Who has written Alice in Wonderland?

(a) Christopher

(b) Mukand

(d) Lewis Caroll

Question 23 of 25

24. Why does Eco call the success of his book a mystery?

(a) because of its success

(b) because of its popularity

(d) because of many factors and many other books were written on the same medieval period

Question 24 of 25

25. According to Umberto what will happen to the world if we eliminate empty spaces from the universe?

(a) The world will become beautiful

(b) The world will be completely ours

(d) The world will be round

Question 25 of 25

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