Education Exams (Educ Gen) – Page 9

#160. The author of the novel Picture of Dorain Gray.
A Rudyard Kipling
B John Steinbeck
C Edgar Allan Poe
D Oscar Wilde
Answer: Oscar Wilde
#161. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction adventure novel by ________writer Jules Verne
A French
B Italian
C Spaniard
D English
Answer: French
#162. He is the captain of the Nautilus in “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”?
A Ahab
B Smith
C Boneville
D Nemo
Answer: Nemo
#163. When was the New Testament canonized?
A 3rd
B 4th
C 5th
D 10th
Answer: 4th
#164. Who is the author of the novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
A William Golding
B Herman Hesse
C Robert Louis Stevenson
D D.H. Lawrence
Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson
#165. “No smoking during the cigarette break.” What kind of figure of speech was used?
A Oxymoron
B synecdoche
C Irony
D asyndeton
Answer: Irony
#166. The Greek dramatist authored “Alcestis” and “Andromache.”
A Homer
B Sophocles
C Virgil
D Euripides
Answer: Euripides
#167. What early form of writing did the Sumerians invent?
A Pictograph
B Cuneiform
C Hieroglyphics
D Oracle Bone Inscriptions
Answer: Cuneiform
#168. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a collection of whimsical light poems by ________.
A Thomas Stearns Elliot Lowell
B James Rusell
C John Steinbeck
D Emily Dickinson
Answer: Thomas Stearns Elliot Lowell
#169. Which of the following is an incorrect representation of the Scarlet Letter throughout the course of the novel?
A Able
B Avowa
C Angel
D Adulteress
Answer: Avowa
#170. Synonym of the word ersatz.
A Fixed
B Original
C Artificial
D Temporary
Answer: Artificial
#171. Guest house rooms must be _________ by noon.
A moved
B Abandoned
C Evacuated
D Vacated
Answer: Vacated
#172. Obese : Fat :: Polydactyl:
A Arms/legs
B Brothers/sisters
C Wives/husbands
D Fingers/toes
Answer: Fingers/toes
#173. Which of the following job has the stress on the first syllable?
A Photographer
B Psychiatrist
C Biologist
D Secretary
Answer: Secretary
#174. The chronicler of Magellan’s expedition
A Victoria
B Homonhon
C Enrique of Malacca
D Antonio Pigafetta
Answer: Antonio Pigafetta
#175. The flagship of Magellan
A La Trinidad
B Concolasion
C Trinidad
D Victoria
Answer: Trinidad
#176. What is the first island where Magellan landed?
A Homonhon
B Limasawa
C Masao
D Mactan
Answer: Homonhon
#177. The Spanish priest who celebrated the first mass
A Fr. Carlos Trinidad
B Fr. Pedro de Valderama
C Fr. Damaso
D Fr. Ferdinand Magellan
Answer: Fr. Pedro de Valderama
#178. The only ship during the Magellan’s voyage which was able to return to Spain.
A Concepcion
B Victoria
C Trinidad
D Santiago
Answer: Victoria
#179. Spanish introduced gold mining to Igorots (people of the mountain).
A NA
B False
C True
D NA
Answer: True