English Drama Important MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 6, 2025

1. A Modern Comedy and The End of the Chapter have been written by
(A) Conrad
(B) H.G. Wells
(C) Bennett
(D) John Galsworthy

2. Which novel of Galsworthy portrays a miserly London bookseller and is a masterly study of human eccentricity?
(A) Riceyman Steps
(B) Lord Raingo
(C) Clayhanger
(D) Anna of the Pille Towns

3. John Galsworthy was born in the year
(A) 1865
(B) 1871
(C) 1869
(D) 1867

4. Galsworthy became reputed in 1906 after the publication of
(A) The Man of Property
(B) Indian Summer of a Forsyte
(C) The Silver Box
(D) None of A, B, and C

5. John Galsworthy was a better
(A) Dramatist
(B) Novelist
(C) Critic
(D) Poet

6. In The Man of Property Galsworthy paints the life of
(A) Lower middle class
(B) Middle class
(C) Upper class
(D) Upper middle class

7. The plays Justice and Loyalties, which are known for their technical competence and humane feelings, have been written by
(A) Beckett
(B) Shaw
(C) Galsworthy
(D) None of A, B, and C

8. Lady Adla is a character in Galsworthy’s
(A) Loyalties
(B) Justice
(C) The Pigeon
(D) The Man of Property

9. The characters of Galsworthy are never drawn from
(A) Aristocratic class
(B) Middle class
(C) Lower class
(D) Upper class

10. “I didn’t come because I feel Christian; I am a Jew. I’ll take no money…. Give it to a charity” — These lines occur in
(A) St. Joan
(B) Loyalties
(C) Justice
(D) None of A, B, and C

11. Jolyon is a character who appears in Galsworthy’s
(A) The Silver Box
(B) Indian Summer of a Forsyte
(C) The Man of Property
(D) Justice

12. Who is the author of The Forsyte Saga?
(A) Bennett
(B) Shaw
(C) Galsworthy
(D) H.G. Wells

13. Which novel of Galsworthy depicts a younger generation, disillusioned by the First World War?
(A) The Man of Property
(B) Indian Summer of a Forsyte
(C) Flowering Wilderness
(D) None of A, B, and C

14. Galsworthy became the first President of P.E.N. Club in
(A) 1922
(B) 1921
(C) 1923
(D) 1924

15. The Pigeon is a well-known play written by
(A) Galsworthy
(B) Oscar Wilde
(C) Shaw
(D) J.M. Barrie

16. Galsworthy had close friendship with
(A) Bennett
(B) Chesterton
(C) Conrad
(D) Butler

17. Which was Galsworthy’s first publication?
(A) The Silver Box
(B) From the Four Winds
(C) The Island Pharisees
(D) The Man of Property

18. Which play of Galsworthy was immediately accepted by Shaw and H.G. Barker and was produced at the Court Theatre in 1906?
(A) Loyalties
(B) Justice
(C) The Skin Game
(D) The Silver Box

19. Which play of Galsworthy was first staged?
(A) Loyalties
(B) The Skin Game
(C) Justice
(D) The Fugitive

20. Galsworthy was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in
(A) 1930
(B) 1931
(C) 1932
(D) 1933