MCQs -Life and works of Margaret Atwood -- for JL/DL
Q.1 Margaret
Atwood was born in which year?
1. 1935
2. 1939
3. 1945
4. 1950
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Margaret Atwood was born on November 18, 1939, in Ottawa, Canada.
Q.2 Which of
the following is Margaret Atwood’s most famous dystopian novel?
1. The Blind Assassin
2. Alias Grace
3. The Handmaid’s Tale
4. Oryx and Crake
Answer: 3
Explanation:
The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) is Atwood’s most iconic and globally recognized
dystopian novel.
Q.3 The
Handmaid’s Tale won which prestigious literary award?
1. Pulitzer Prize
2. Man Booker Prize
3. Governor General’s Award
4. Arthur C. Clarke Award
Answer: 4
Explanation: It
won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction in 1987. (Note: It was also
shortlisted for the Booker Prize but did not win initially. It later won the
Booker Prize in 2019 for The Testaments, its sequel.)
Q.4 Which of
these works by Atwood is a historical fiction novel based on a real-life murder
case?
1. Cat’s Eye
2. Alias Grace
3. The Robber Bride
4. Surfacing
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Alias Grace (1996) is based on the real 19th-century murder case of Grace
Marks.
Q.5 Margaret
Atwood is a citizen of which country?
1. United States
2. Canada
3. United Kingdom
4. Australia
Answer: 2
Explanation:
She is a Canadian author and has lived most of her life in Canada.
Q.6 Which
poetry collection by Atwood won the Governor General’s Award in 1966?
1. The Circle Game
2. Power Politics
3. Morning in the Burned House
4. You Are Happy
Answer: 1
Explanation:
The Circle Game won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry in 1966.
Q.7 The
Testaments (2019) is a sequel to which novel?
1. Oryx and Crake
2. The Handmaid’s Tale
3. The Blind Assassin
4. The Year of the Flood
Answer: 2
Explanation:
The Testaments is the long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.
Q.8 Which of
the following is NOT part of Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy?
1. Oryx and Crake
2. The Year of the Flood
3. MaddAddam
4. The Heart Goes Last
Answer: 4
Explanation:
The Heart Goes Last is a standalone novel, not part of the MaddAddam trilogy.
Q.9 Identify
the wrong statement about Atwood’s The Blind Assassin?
1. It was
collaborated with another writer
2. It won the
Booker Prize in 2000
3. It features
a story within a story
4. Set in Port
Ticonderoga and in Toronto
Answer: 1
Explanation:
The Blind Assassin is entirely written by Margaret Atwood.
Q.10 Which
theme is most commonly explored in Atwood’s works?
1. Space exploration
2. Feminist dystopias and environmental
issues
3. Medieval history
4. Romantic comedy
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Feminism, dystopian futures, and ecological concerns are central to her
writing.
11. Margaret
Atwood’s first published book of poetry was:
A) The Circle Game
B) Double Persephone
C) The Journals of Susanna Moodie
D) Power Politics
Answer: B) Double Persephone
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Q.20 Which of
these works is a collection of short stories?
1. Alias Grace
2. The Robber Bride
3. Wilderness Tips
4. Oryx and Crake
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Wilderness Tips (1991) is a short story collection.
Q.21 Atwood’s
novel Alias Grace was shortlisted for which award?
1. Pulitzer Prize
2. Governor General’s Award
3. Booker Prize
4. Arthur C. Clarke Award
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Alias Grace was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1996.
Q.22 What
unique perspective did Atwood develop from her childhood experiences?
1. A fascination with space exploration
2. A view of social groups as
"equally bizarre"
3. A preference for writing only poetry
4. A dislike for Canadian literature
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Growing up in isolated wilderness, she observed different social groups as
equally strange.
Q.23 Which of
these works was adapted into a film in 1990?
1. Cat’s Eye
2. The Handmaid’s Tale
3. Surfacing
4. Lady Oracle
Answer: 2
Explanation:
The Handmaid’s Tale was adapted into a film starring Natasha Richardson in
1990.
Q.24 Atwood’s
husband, Graeme Gibson, was a:
1. Poet
2. Novelist
3. Literary critic
4. Market researcher
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Graeme Gibson was a Canadian novelist and environmental activist.
Q.25 Atwood’s
The Circle Game won which major Canadian award?
1. E. J. Pratt Medal
2. Governor General’s Award
3. Booker Prize
4. Giller Prize
Answer: 2
Explanation:
The Circle Game won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry in 1966.
Q.26 In which
Margaret Atwood novel is the main character a painter named Elaine Risley?
1. Surfacing
2. The Robber Bride
3. Cat’s Eye
4. Life Before Man
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Cat’s Eye (1988) follows the life of painter Elaine Risley.
Q.27 In The
Robber Bride, which character is the manipulative and enigmatic woman who
impacts the lives of three other women?
1. Roz
2. Charis
3. Tony
4. Zenia
Answer: 4
Explanation:
Zenia is the central antagonistic figure who disrupts the lives of the three
friends.
Q.28 What is
the title of Margaret Atwood’s first work of science fiction set in a
post-apocalyptic future?
1. The Handmaid’s Tale
2. The Blind Assassin
3. Oryx and Crake
4. Hag-Seed
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Oryx and Crake (2003) is the first novel in the MaddAddam trilogy.
Q.29 Which
novel by Atwood is a retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest?
1. Lady Oracle
2. Bodily Harm
3. Hag-Seed
4. Alias Grace
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Hag-Seed (2016) is a modern retelling of The Tempest.
Q.30 What theme
is central to Atwood’s book Surfacing (1972)?
1. Colonialism in Africa
2. American consumerism
3. Spiritual and psychological rebirth
4. Urban alienation
Answer: 3
Explanation:
The novel explores the protagonist’s journey toward psychological and spiritual
renewal.
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Q.40 What is
the main form of resistance used by women in The Handmaid’s Tale?
1. Armed rebellion
2. Subversive speech and memory
3. Public protest
4. Escape through legal channels
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Resistance is shown through small acts of defiance, storytelling, and memory.
Q.41. Who is
ultimately revealed to be the true author of the novel-within-a-novel titled
The Blind Assassin?
1. Laura Chase
2. Alex Thomas
3. Iris Chase
4. Winifred Griffen Prior
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Iris Chase is the actual author of the inner novel “The Blind Assassin,” which
she writes and later publishes under her sister Laura’s name.
Q.42. According
to Atwood, what is the “single unifying symbol” or central image of Canadian
literature?
1. The Frontier
2. The Island
3. Survival
4. The Mosaic
Answer: 3
Explanation: In
her book Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature, Atwood identifies
“Survival” as the central symbol of Canadian literature.
Q.43. In
Survival, Atwood contrasts Canada’s central symbol with those of other nations.
Which pair is NOT correctly matched?
1. Canada – Survival
2. Britain – The Island
3. America – The Frontier
4. France – The Garden
Answer: 4
Explanation:
France is not associated with “The Garden” in Atwood’s framework. The correct
pairings are Canada-Survival, Britain-Island, and America-Frontier.
Q.44. Which
Canadian theorist coined the term “historiographic metafiction” to describe
works that blend historical narrative with self-reflexive commentary?
1. Northrop Frye
2. Linda Hutcheon
3. Marshall McLuhan
4. Carol Shields
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Linda Hutcheon, a Canadian literary theorist, coined the term “historiographic
metafiction.”
Q.45. Which of
the following works does Atwood classify as “Speculative Fiction” because it
utilizes social and technological trends that already exist?
1. The Blind Assassin
2. Alias Grace
3. The Handmaid’s Tale
4. Surfacing
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Atwood describes The Handmaid’s Tale as speculative fiction, not science
fiction, because it extrapolates from existing social and political trends.
Q.46. How many
times has Margaret Atwood officially won the Booker Prize?
1. Once
2. Twice
3. Three times
4. Seven times
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Atwood won the Booker Prize twice — in 2000 for The Blind Assassin and in 2019
for The Testaments.
Q.47. Which of
the following novels earned Margaret Atwood her first Booker Prize win in 2000?
1. The Handmaid’s Tale
2. Alias Grace
3. The Blind Assassin
4. Oryx and Crake
Answer: 3
Explanation:
The Blind Assassin won the Booker Prize in 2000, marking her first win.
Q.48. Margaret
Atwood has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize a total of six times. Which of
the following books was NOT among those shortlisted?
1. Cat’s Eye
2. Alias Grace
3. Surfacing
4. The Testaments
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Surfacing (1972) was not shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
• The Handmaid's Tale (1986): Her
famous dystopian novel was her first to be shortlisted.
• Cat's Eye (1989): Shortlisted for
the prize the year after its release.
• Alias Grace (1996): A historical
fiction novel that was a finalist for the Booker and several other major
awards.
• The Blind Assassin (2000) – Winner:
This novel secured her first Booker Prize win.
• Oryx and Crake (2003): The first
book in her MaddAddam trilogy was nominated for the prize.
• The Testaments (2019) – Winner: The
sequel to The Handmaid's Tale made her a two-time winner, sharing the prize
that year with Bernardine Evaristo.
Q.49. Who
shared the 2019 Booker Prize alongside Margaret Atwood?
1. Lucy Ellmann
2. Bernardine Evaristo
3. Salman Rushdie
4. Elif Shafak
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Bernardine Evaristo shared the 2019 Booker Prize with Atwood for Girl, Woman,
Other.
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Q.57 Which two
novels by Atwood best exemplify historiographic metafiction along with The
Handmaid’s Tale?
1. Cat’s Eye and Oryx and Crake
2. Alias Grace and The Blind Assassin
3. The Testaments and The Edible Woman
4. Bodily Harm and Life Before Man
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Alias Grace and The Blind Assassin are the best examples along with The
Handmaid’s Tale.
Q.58. Which
protagonist in Margaret Atwood’s novel develops a strong aversion to meat and
gradually stops eating?
1. Offred
2. Marian McAlpin
3. Grace Marks
4. Iris Chase
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Marian McAlpin in The Edible Woman develops anorexia-like symptoms and stops
eating meat.
Q.59. What is
the main similarity between Margaret Atwood’s The Edible Woman (1969) and Han
Kang’s The Vegetarian (2007)?
1. Both are science fiction novels
2. Both feature female protagonists who
refuse to eat meat
3. Both are historical fiction set in
the 19th century
4. Both are comedy novels about
marriage
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Both novels feature female protagonists who reject meat (and eventually more
food) as a form of rebellion against patriarchal society and objectification.
Q.60. In which
year was Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale published?
1. 1984
2. 1985
3. 1986
4. 1990
Answer: 2
Explanation:
The Handmaid’s Tale was published in 1985.
Q.61. The
Handmaid’s Tale is set in the year:
1. 1985 AD
2. 2025 AD
3. 2195 AD
4. 2050 AD
Answer: 3
Explanation:
The novel is set in 2195 AD in the Republic of Gilead.
Q.62. What is
the former name of the Republic of Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale?
1. Canada
2. United Kingdom
3. United States of America
4. New England
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Gilead was previously the United States of America.
Q.63. The title
The Handmaid’s Tale echoes the title of a famous work by:
1. William Shakespeare
2. Geoffrey Chaucer
3. John Milton
4. Jane Austen
Answer: 2
Explanation: It
alludes to Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.
Q.64 What is
the real name of the protagonist known as Offred in The Handmaid’s Tale?
1. Serena
2. June
3. Moira
4. Ofglen
Answer: 2
Explanation:
The protagonist’s real name is June.
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Q.75 “Crakers”
in Oryx and Crake are:
1. Genetically modified, innocent,
human-like creatures
2. A tribe of cannibals
3. Robots
4. Extinct animals
Answer: 1
Explanation:
Crakers are peaceful, genetically engineered human-like beings created by
Crake.
Q.76 Which
video game is mentioned in Oryx and Crake that tests knowledge of extinct
species?
1. BlyssPluss
2. Extinctathon
3. MaddAddam
4. Yeti Hunt
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Extinctathon is the video game played by Jimmy and Crake.
Q.77 What is
the name of the super-pill invented by Crake in Oryx and Crake?
1. Extinctathon
2. BlyssPluss
3. Craker
4. Snowman
Answer: 2
Explanation:
BlyssPluss is a Viagra-like pill that also causes sterilization to control
overpopulation.
Q.78 “Oryx” in
the novel is named after:
1. A Himalayan creature
2. An African antelope
3. A Canadian bird
4. A flower
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Oryx is named after the oryx, an African antelope.
Q.79 Which
piece of technology did Atwood invent?
1. The LongPen
2. Writing
World
3. Earthface
4. The
She-reader
Answer: 1
Explanation:
The LongPen is a remote type of autopen. This signing device was invented by
writer Margaret Atwood in 2004. It allows a person to write remotely in ink
anywhere connected to the Internet, via a touchscreen device operating a
robotic hand.
Q.80 What was
Crake’s original name?
1. Jimmy
2. Snowman
3. Glenn
4. MaddAddam
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Crake’s real name is Glenn. He was Jimmy’s childhood friend.
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Question 1:
What is the name of the dystopian society in Margaret Atwood's novel "The Handmaid's Tale"?
- a) Gilead
- b) Oryx and Crake
- c) MaddAddam
- d) The Republic of Gilead
Answer: a) Gilead
Question 2:
Which of the following Margaret Atwood novels is a sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale"?
- a) "The Testaments"
- b) "Alias Grace"
- c) "The Blind Assassin"
- d) "Cat's Eye"
Answer: a) "The Testaments"
Question 3:
What is the name of the protagonist in Margaret Atwood's novel "Alias Grace"?
- a) Grace Marks
- b) Offred
- c) Agnes Magnúsdóttir
- d) Cordelia
Answer: a) Grace Marks
Question 4:
In what year was Margaret Atwood born?
- a) 1939
- b) 1949
- c) 1959
- d) 1969
Answer: a) 1939
Question 5:
What is the title of Margaret Atwood's collection of short stories that was published in 2019?
- a) "Stone Mattress"
- b) "The Tent"
- c) "Moral Disorder"
- d) "Bluebeard's Egg"
Answer: a) "Stone Mattress"
Question 6:
Which of the following Margaret Atwood novels won the Booker Prize?
- a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
- b) "Alias Grace"
- c) "The Blind Assassin"
- d) "Cat's Eye"
Answer: c) "The Blind Assassin"
Question 7:
Which Margaret Atwood novel was adapted into a television series by Hulu?
- a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
- b) "Alias Grace"
- c) "The Blind Assassin"
- d) "Cat's Eye"
Answer: a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
Question 8:
Which of the following Margaret Atwood novels is a work of speculative fiction that explores genetic engineering and environmental collapse?
- a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
- b) "Oryx and Crake"
- c) "The Blind Assassin"
- d) "Cat's Eye"
Answer: b) "Oryx and Crake"
Question 9:
Which of the following awards has Margaret Atwood NOT won?
- a) The Booker Prize
- b) The Pulitzer Prize
- c) The Nobel Prize in Literature
- d) The National Book Award
Answer: c) The Nobel Prize in Literature
Question 10:
In addition to her career as a writer, Margaret Atwood is also a:
- a) Musician
- b) Environmental activist
- c) Painter
- d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Question 11:
Which of the following Margaret Atwood novels is set in 19th century Canada and tells the story of a young woman convicted of murder?
- a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
- b) "Alias Grace"
- c) "The Blind Assassin"
- d) "Cat's Eye"
Answer: b) "Alias Grace"
Question 12:
What is the name of Margaret Atwood's first novel, published in 1969?
- a) "The Edible Woman"
- b) "Surfacing"
- c) "Cat's Eye"
- d) "Life Before Man"
Answer: a) "The Edible Woman"
Question 13:
Which of the following Margaret Atwood novels is a work of historical fiction that tells the story of a young woman who works as a seamstress and servant in 19th century Ontario?
- a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
- b) "Alias Grace"
- c) "The Blind Assassin"
- d) "Cat's Eye"
Answer: c) "The Blind Assassin"
Question 14:
What is the name of the dystopian trilogy by Margaret Atwood that includes the novels "Oryx and Crake", "The Year of the Flood", and "MaddAddam"?
- a) The Gilead Trilogy
- b) The Handmaid Trilogy
- c) The MaddAddam Trilogy
- d) The Oryx and Crake Trilogy
Answer: c) The MaddAddam Trilogy
Question 15:
Which of the following Margaret Atwood novels is a coming-of-age story about a young girl growing up in Toronto during the 1940s and 1950s?
- a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
- b) "Alias Grace"
- c) "The Blind Assassin"
- d) "Cat's Eye"
Answer: d) "Cat's Eye"
Question 16:
What is the name of Margaret Atwood's memoir, published in 2019?
- a) "Negotiating with the Dead"
- b) "The Tent"
- c) "Stone Mattress"
- d) "Days of Terror and Wonder"
Answer: a) "Negotiating with the Dead"
Question 17:
Which of the following Margaret Atwood novels is a work of speculative fiction that explores the relationships between men and women in a world where the population is divided into two groups: the "Primitives" and the "Civilized"?
- a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
- b) "Surfacing"
- c) "The Edible Woman"
- d) "The Labrador Fiasco"
Answer: c) "The Edible Woman"
Question 18:
Which Margaret Atwood novel is a work of speculative fiction that imagines a world where women can no longer have children, and the few remaining fertile women are forced to become "Handmaids" and bear children for wealthy families?
- a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
- b) "Alias Grace"
- c) "The Blind Assassin"
- d) "Cat's Eye"
Answer: a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
Question 19:
What is the name of the protagonist in Margaret Atwood's novel "The Blind Assassin"?
- a) Iris Chase Griffen
- b) Grace Marks
- c) Laura Chase
- d) Elaine Risley
Answer: a) Iris Chase Griffen
Question 20:
Which of the following Margaret Atwood novels is a work of historical fiction that tells the story of a group of women accused of witchcraft in 17th century New England?
- a) "The Handmaid's Tale"
- b) "Alias Grace"
- c) "The Blind Assassin"
- d) "The Penelopiad"
Answer: d) "The Penelopiad"
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