11. Sine the 1960s, ______ has become the mainstay of the Irish economy.
A. manufacturing B. mining
C. energy D. animal husbandry
12. Industrial output has grown by an average of ______ annually since
tariff barriers were eliminated in 1977.
A. 3% B. 5%
C. 8% D. 10%
13. Ireland is one of the leading exporters of ______ in Europe.
A. coal and iron ore B. silver and gold
C. copper and aluminum D. lead and zinc
14. The oldest university in Ireland is ______.
A. the National University B. Dublin City University
C. the University of Dublin D. Saint Patrick's College
15. The following are the major newspapers in Ireland except ______.
A. the Irish Independent B. the Irish Times
C. the Irish Press D. the Sum
16. Which of the following is the most influential of all Irish newspapers?
A. The Irish Independent. B. The Irish Times.
C. The Irish Press. D. The Sun.
17. Ireland gave the world some of the greatest writers in the English
language, including Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, and ______.
A. William Shakespeare B. Charles Dickens
C. Oscar Wilde D. Bernard Shaw
18. Among the following writers, who is the most well-know Irish writer of
the modern period?
A. George Bernard Shaw. B. Virginia Woolf.
C. James Joyce. D. Stephen Leacock.
19. The author of Ulysses is ______.
A. George Bernard Shaw B. Virginia Woolf
C. James Joyce D. Stephen Leacock
20. In ______ the writer introduced the stream-of-consciousness technique as
a remarkable means of character portrayal.
A. Ulysses
B. Exiles
C. Dubliners
D. A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man
1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.D 16.B 17.D 18.C 19.C 20.D