MCQs - Life and works of William Golding

1.In which year was William Golding born?

A. 1911

B. 1921

C. 1931

D. 1941

Answer: A. 1911

 

2.What was William Golding’s nationality?

A. American

B. Canadian

C. British

D. Irish

Answer: C. British

 

3.What was William Golding's most famous novel?

A. The Inheritors

B. Lord of the Flies

C. Pincher Martin

D. The Spire

Answer: B. Lord of the Flies

 

4.What was William Golding's occupation before becoming a writer?

A. School teacher

B. Soldier

C. Journalist

D. Doctor

Answer: A. School teacher

 

5.In which year did William Golding win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

A. 1983

B. 1988

C. 1993

D. 1998

Answer: A. 1983

 

6.Which war did William Golding serve in?

A. World War I

B. World War II

C. Korean War

D. Vietnam War

Answer: B. World War II

 

7.Which novel by William Golding is about a group of boys stranded on an island?

A. The Spire

B. Pincher Martin

C. The Inheritors

D. Lord of the Flies

Answer: D. Lord of the Flies

 

8.What was the title of William Golding's first novel?

A. The Inheritors

B. Lord of the Flies

C. Pincher Martin

D. The Double Tongue

Answer: B. Lord of the Flies

 

9.Which of William Golding's novels features a character named Jocelin?

A. The Spire

B. Lord of the Flies

C. The Inheritors

D. Pincher Martin

Answer: A. The Spire

 

10.Which novel by William Golding is about a man stranded on a rock in the middle of the ocean?

A. The Inheritors

B. Lord of the Flies

C. Pincher Martin

D. The Spire

Answer: C. Pincher Martin

 

11.Which of the following is a recurring motif in William Golding's works?

A. The sea

B. The desert

C. The jungle

D. The mountains

Answer: A. The sea

 

12.Which university did William Golding attend?

A. Oxford University

B. Cambridge University

C. University of London

D. University of Edinburgh

Answer:  A. Oxford University

 

13.Which of William Golding's novels was inspired by his interest in anthropology and prehistoric cultures?

A. The Spire

B. The Inheritors

C. Pincher Martin

D. Lord of the Flies

Answer: B. The Inheritors

 

14.Which of William Golding's novels features a character named Edmund Talbot?

A. The Spire

B. Pincher Martin

C. Rites of Passage

D. Free Fall

Answer: C. Rites of Passage

 

15.Which of William Golding's novels was published posthumously?

A. The Scorpion God

B. The Double Tongue

C. The Paper Men

D. None of the above

Answer: B. The Double Tongue

 

16.Which of William Golding's novels explores the theme of the corrupting influence of power?

A. The Scorpion God

B. Pincher Martin

C. Lord of the Flies

D. The Inheritors

Answer: C. Lord of the Flies

 

17.What is the primary theme of Lord of the Flies?

A. The innocence of childhood

B. The conflict between civilization and savagery

C. The beauty of nature

D. The importance of democracy

Answer: B. The conflict between civilization and savagery

 

18.Which character in Lord of the Flies represents the struggle for power and control?

A. Ralph

B. Piggy

C. Simon

D. Jack

Answer: D. Jack

 

19.Which novel depicts the struggle of a shipwrecked naval officer to survive?

A. The Spire

B. Pincher Martin

C. The Inheritors

D. Darkness Visible

Answer: B. Pincher Martin

 

20.In The Inheritors, which two groups represent the clash of primitive vs. modern humans?

A. Neanderthals and Homo sapiens

B. Vikings and Saxons

C. Greeks and Trojans

D. Romans and Barbarians

Answer: A. Neanderthals and Homo sapiens

 

21. How many times was Lord of the Flies rejected before publication?

A. 5

B. 12

C. 21

D. 30

Answer: C. 21

 

22.What is the setting of William Golding's novel, The Spire?

A. A medieval cathedral

B. A modern city

C. A desert island

D. A mountain village

Answer: A. A medieval cathedral

 

23. Which of William Golding's novels concerns the extinction of Neanderthals at the hands of Homo sapiens.?

A. The Scorpion God

B. The Inheritors

C. Pincher Martin

D. The Spire

Answer: B. The Inheritors

 

25.Which of William Golding's novels was made into a film directed by Peter Brook?

A. The Scorpion God

B. Pincher Martin

C. Lord of the Flies

D. The Inheritors

Answer: C. Lord of the Flies

 

26. In which year did William Golding publish his first novel, The Inheritors?

A. 1954

B. 1955

C. 1956

D. 1957

Answer: B. 1955

 

27. Which of William Golding's novels was initially rejected by 21 publishers before finally being published in 1954?

A. Pincher Martin

B. Free Fall

C. Lord of the Flies

D. The Inheritors

Answer: C. Lord of the Flies

 

28. Which of William Golding's novels explores the theme of the nature of evil?

A. Rites of Passage

B. To the Ends of the Earth

C. Lord of the Flies

D. The Spire

Answer: C. Lord of the Flies

 

29.Which of William Golding's novels was based on his experiences as a school teacher during World War II?

A. The Paper Men

B. The Spire

C. Free Fall

D. Lord of the Flies

Answer: D. Lord of the Flies

 

30.Which of William Golding's novels explores the theme of the conflict between civilization and savagery?

A. The Scorpion God

B. Pincher Martin

C. Lord of the Flies

D. The Inheritors

Answer: C. Lord of the Flies

 

31.Which of William Golding's novels explores the theme of the consequences of human ambition and hubris?

A. The Scorpion God

B. The Inheritors

C. The Spire

D. Free Fall

Answer: C. The Spire

 

32.Which of William Golding's novels is a satirical take on modern society and culture?

A. The Paper Men

B. The Spire

C. Free Fall

D. The Scorpion God

Answer: A. The Paper Men

 

33.Which of William Golding's novels is a sequel to Rites of Passage?

A. Close Quarters

B. Fire Down Below

C. To the Ends of the Earth

D. The Scorpion God

Answer: A. Close Quarters

 

34.Which posthumously published novel revolves around the Oracle of Delphi?

A. The Spire

B. The Scorpion God

C. The Double Tongue

D. The Pyramid

Answer: C. The Double Tongue

 

35.Which war did William Golding serve in as a member of the Royal Navy?

A. World War I

B. Korean War

C. Vietnam War

D. World War II

Answer: D. World War II

 

36.Which of William Golding's novels is a collection of three novellas?

A. The Scorpion God

B. The Inheritors

C. The Pyramid

D. The Double Tongue

Answer: A. The Scorpion God

 

37.Which novel by Golding won the Booker Prize in 1980?

A. Rites of Passage

B. Free Fall

C. Darkness Visible

D. The Paper Men

Answer: A. Rites of Passage

 

38.In which year did William Golding pass away?

A. 1993

B. 1995

C. 1997

D. 1999

Answer: A. 1993

 

39.In which year did William Golding publish his final novel, "The Double Tongue"?

A. 1980

B. 1995

C. 2000

D. 2010

Answer: B. 1995

 

40.Which trilogy includes Rites of Passage and its sequels?

A. The Island Trilogy

B. The Neanderthal Trilogy

C. To the Ends of the Earth

D. The War Trilogy

Answer: C. To the Ends of the Earth