J M Synge

Riders to the Sea MCQ

By Golam Mortuja

Updated on: May 21, 2025

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Riders to the Sea MCQ

Riders to the Sea – A One-act Tragedy

John Millington Synge [1871-1909]

MCQ – 1 Mark

Different Categorical Important Questions

Informative

1. The bundle that Nora brought under her shawl contained

(A) a shirt and a shoe

(B) a shawl and a shirt

(D) a shirt and a stocking.

2. The name of the person who is supposed to have drowned as narrated in the beginning of the drama ‘Riders to the Sea’ is

(A) Stephen

(B) Michael

(D) Bartley.

3. J. M. Synge’s ‘Riders to the Sea’ is a

(A) one-act drama

(B) two-act drama

(D) five-act drama.

4. The body of the drowned Michael was found

(A) Eamonn

(B) Connemara

(D) Donegal.

5. Nora came softly hiding the bundle under her shawl because

(A) her sister would be angry with her

(B) she wanted to hide the matter from her mother

(D) she was late and her mother would rebuke her.

6. Bartley decided to go

(A) to Channel Island

(B) to Donegal

(D) to Connemara.

7. When Nora entered into the cottage, Cathleen was

(A) baking a cake

(B) feeding the pigs

(D) spinning the wheel.

8. The relationship of Cathleen with Michael is

(A) wife and husband

(B) cousin sister and brother

(D) sister and brother.

9. The main characters of J. M. Synge’s drama ‘Riders to the Sea’ are

(A) Maurya, Michael, Cathleen, Bartley

(B) Maurya, Patch, Bartley, Shawn

(D) Maurya, Bartley, Nora, Cathleen.

10. The scene of the drama ‘Riders to the Sea’ is set

(A) an island off the west of Ireland

(B) an island off the west of England

(D) an island off the east of Ireland.

11. Nora and Cathleen hid the bundle which was given by the priest

(A) in the chimney

(B) inside a bag

(D) in the turf-loft.

12. The bundle of clothes was given to Nora by___

(A) a young priest

(B) Eamon Simon

(D) Bartley

13. Bartley was taking_________to the Galway fair.

(A) one horse

(B) five horses

(D) two horses

14. The colours of the horses that Bartley was taking to the fair were

(A) grey and white

(B) red and grey

(D) brown and red.

15. If the clothes matched those of Michael, the young priest asked to tell Maurya that

(A) Michael had gone to heaven by the grace of God

(B) Michael would never return to his house

(D) Michael had a clean burial by the grace of God.

16. The name of the last son that Maurya lost was—

(A) Shawn

(B) Michael

(D) Stephen

17. Maurya saw__________riding on the grey horse.

(A) Shawn

(B) Bartley’s father

(D) Bartley

18. Bartley wanted to visit Galway

(A) to attend the fishing festival

(B) to buy walking stick from the fair

(D) to sell pigs in the cattle market.

19. The play ‘Riders to the Sea’ was first staged in

(A) 1903

(B) 1906

(D) 1909.

20. After coming back home, Bartley asked from Cathleen

(A) the fishing net

(B) the cake

(D) the bundle given by the priest.

21. Bartley wanted the rope from Cathleen

(A) to make an anchor for the boat

(B) to tie the boat with it

(D) to make a halter for the horse.

22. Cathleen was Nora’s—

(A) cousin

(B) elder sister

(D) mother.

23. Cathleen hung the rope on a nail because

(A) the pig with the black feet was eating it

(B) the rope was getting wet in sea water

(D) the rope was being torn by the rats.

24. Cathleen kept the rope for safety

(A) upon the table in the kitchen

(B) on a nail by the white boards

(D) in the turf loft.

25. The young priest said about not stopping Bartley from going to the Galway fair that

(A) he thought that Bartley would listen to him

(B) he told that he was busy in finding the deadbody of Michael and had no time to stop Bartley

(D) he felt afraid to stop Bartley from going to the fair.

26. ______________Cathleen and Nora to identify that the clothes belonged to Michael.

(A) The stockings

(B) The shoes

(D) The shirt

27. The stockings of Michael had been knitted by____

(A) Nora

(B) Maurya

(D) None of them.

28. The main profession of Michael and his brothers was

(A) farmers

(B) animal-keepers

(D) boatmen.

29. Cathleen and Nora hid the bundle for the second time

(A) under the table in the kitchen

(B) in the turf loft

(D) into a hole in the chimney corner.

**30. Maurya : ‘I seen the fearfullest thing—Maurya saw the fearfullest thing.**

(A) She saw Bartley to fall off his red mare.

(B) She saw the ghost of Michael riding the grey pony.

(D) She saw a lone star shining against the moon.

31. Bartley was kicked into the sea by—

(A) the red pony

(B) the grey pony

(D) a strong gale.

32. Bartley died

(A) by falling off from his horse

(B) by getting drowned into the sea

(D) by striking his head into the rock.

33. Maurya had______children.

(A) six

(B) nine

(D) five

34. Maurya had

(A) six sons and two daughters

(B) two sons and six daughters

(D) five sons and three daughters.

35. Along with Maurya’s six sons, ________were also devoured by the sea.

(A) her father-in-law and her husband

(B) two of his brothers

(D) her husband and her brother

36. Bartley died—

(A) eight days before Michael

(B) nine days before Michael

(D) nine days after Michael.

37. Maurya bought the white boards for

(A) Michael

(B) Patch

(D) Bartley.

38. Maurya bought the white boards from Connemara

(A) for making a stool for herself

(B) for making wardrobe for herself

(D) for making coffin for Michael.

39. At the very beginning of the drama ‘Riders to the Sea’ _________among the following characters entered into the cottage.

(A) Maurya

(B) Cathleen

(D) Bartley

**40. Nora : ‘Where is she?’—Here in this line ‘she’ refers to**

(A) Nora’s younger sister

(B) Cathleen

(D) Nora’s mother

41. During the course of the drama __________left the cottage.

(A) Maurya and Bartley

(B) Cathleen and Bartley

(D) Cathleen and Nora

42. Maurya was mourning for Michael for

(A) a week

(B) nine days

(D) seven days

43. Cathleen and Nora forgot to give Bartley_______before his departure.

(A) his flannel shirt

(B) the bread

(D) the rope for halter

44. The dramatic action of ‘Riders to the Sea’ covers the incident that happened—

(A) for several years

(B) for a week

(D) for nine days.

45. John Millington Synge was a /an

(A) English writer

(B) Irish writer

(D) British writer.

**46. “… since the day Bride Dara seen the dead man with the child in his arms”—’Bride Dara’ is a character of**

(A) Indian mythology

(B) Celtic mythology

(D) Roman mythology.

47. The setting of ‘Riders to the Sea’ was in

(A) Aran islands

(B) Shetland islands

(D) Golden mouth.

48. When Nora came back to the cottage with the bundle, Maurya

(A) walked down to the spring well

(B) was lying in the inner room

(D) was sitting on a stool beside the fire.

49. According to Bartley, the rope was bought from

(A) Golden Mouth

(B) Galway

(D) Connemara.

50. Cathleen saw____________to eat the rope.

(A) the grey horse

(B) the black pig with white feet

(D) the red horse

51. Eamon Simon was

(A) a friend of Bartley

(B) another son of Maurya

(D) the lover of Nora.

52. Before going to Galway fair, Bartley wanted to know about

(A) the price of horses

(B) the condition of the sea

(D) the sailing of the boat in the week.

53. As Bartley wanted the rope for making halter for horse, Maurya wanted to keep it in the house because

(A) she wanted to tie the pig with it

(B) she wanted it for using it in the boat

(D) she did not want Bartley to go into the sea.

54. After Michael’s death________son(s) of Maurya remain alive.

(A) one

(B) two

(D) none

55. According to Maurya, the ‘star against the moon’ indicates

(A) the rising of a storm

(B) the outbreak of famine

(D) the rising of the sea.

56. ______________are kept in the cottage of Maurya.

(A) Horse, duck and pigs

(B) Hens and sheep

(D) Pigs, hens and sheep

57. Bartley told Cathleen to sell—

(A) the pig

(B) the cow

(D) the sheep.

58. Bartley was expected to come back home from his journey to Galway

(A) in four days

(B) in three days

(D) in two to four days.

59. The play ‘Riders to the Sea’ is a—

(A) comedy

(B) tragedy

(D) farce.

60. Maurya forgot______________to buy for the coffin.

(A) white boards

(B) rope

(D) flowers.

61. After going to meet Bartley, Maurya brought back with her

(A) the bread

(B) the rope

(D) the nails.

62. Before going to the journey, Bartley ate

(A) cake

(B) bread

(D) nothing.

63. The piece of bread was sent for Bartley

(A) inside a box

(B) in a paper bag

(D) rolled in a cloth.

64. The attitude of her daughters towards Maurya was

(A) very gentle and loving

(B) hateful and sad

(D) angry and scornful.

65. _____________coffin will be made from the white boards.

(A) Bartley’s

(B) Shawn’s

(D) Michael’s

66. It takes_________to reach Donegal on foot.

(A) three days

(B) fifteen days

(D) five days

67. At the time of Bartley’s departure Cathleen complained about Maurya that

(A) Maurya always disturbed others by talking constantly

(B) Maurya uttered unlucky words instead of blessing him

(D) Maurya had failed to give her the bread.

68. Maurya forbade Bartley to go into the sea because

(A) she thought that she would be quite unsafe at home with Nora and Cathleen

(B) she thought that she would die very soon

(D) she had the premonition that he would be drowned like her other sons.

**69. “She is passing the green head and letting fall her sails”—In this sentence ‘she’ refers to—**

(A) Nora

(B) Maurya

(D) the boat.

70. When Bartley did not listen to her advice, Maurya

(A) regretted that an old woman was ignored by everyone

(B) complained that men did not listen to women’s advices

(D) called Bartley hard and cruel man.

71. According to Cathleen, for a young man____________is obligatory thing to do.

(A) to listen to the advice of others

(B) to support his family

(D) to go to the sea for living

72. ________supported Bartley’s decision of going to the sea.

(A) Nora

(B) Maurya

(D) All of them

73. According to Cathleen, ________uttered unlucky words at the time of Bartley’s departure.

(A) Nora

(B) herself

(D) none of them

74. ___________stick was given to Maurya.

(A) Patch’s

(B) Michael’s

(D) Bartley’s

75. The two men rowing in the sea found the body of Michael

(A) sticking in the rocks of the black cliff

(B) washing ashore

(D) floating in the sea.

76. Cathleen asked for a knife from Nora

(A) to cut the vegetables

(B) to cut the rope for Bartley

(D) to cut the knot in bundle.

77. The shirt of Michael and Bartley was made of

(A) flannel

(B) wool

(D) cotton.

78. Nora identified the stocking of Michael

(A) by matching the colour

(B) by matching the pattern

(D) by matching the initial on it.

79. Nora sat down with her back to the door when Maurya entered the cottage because

(A) she did not want Maurya to see that she was crying

(B) she was sitting near the fire to keep herself warm

(D) she was spinning the wheel facing the chimney.

80. After her return from the seaside to meet Bartley, Maurya was

(A) swaying her body

(B) silent

(D) waiting.

81. Maurya saw______to ride the red mare.

(A) Odin

(B) Bartley

(D) Michael

82. On the back of the grey pony as seen by Maurya Michael was dressed

(A) in fine clothes and new shoes

(B) without any cloth or shoe

(D) in old tattered water-soaked clothes.

**83. “There was Patch after was drowned out of a curragh that turned over.”—Here the word ‘curragh’ refers to**

(A) a kind of horse cart

(B) a small round Irish boat

(D) an Irish sailing ship.

84. On the heads of old women mourners there was

(A) red petticoats

(B) red woolen hats

(D) white scarfs

85. When the body of Patch was brought in, Maurya held__________in her lap.

(A) Cathleen

(B) Bartley

(D) Nora

86. __________among Maurya’s sons was drowned with his father and grandfather.

(A) Michael

(B) Patch

(D) Shawn

87. As the body of Patch was being carried in a red sail, Maurya noticed

(A) water dripping from it leaving a track

(B) the waves of the sea howling.

(D) people mourning loudly.

88. ___________predicted beforehand that Bartley will be devoured by the sea.

(A) Nora

(B) Young priest

(D) Maurya

89. ___________dialect is used by J.M. Synge in ‘Riders to the Sea’.

(A) Hiberno-English

(B) Scottish

(D) none of these

90. When the body of Bartley was brought in, Maurya asked Nora to give her

(A) samhain

(B) a piece of cloth

(D) holy water

**91. “… and great sleeping in the long nights after Samhain”—Here the word ‘Samhain’ refers to**

(D) funeral ceremony of the dead

(B) halloween

(A) none of these

92. In ‘Riders to the Sea’__________colour symbolizes blood and death.

(A) red

(B) grey

(D) black

93. ____________is used as a sign of bad luck in ‘Riders to the Sea’.

(A) Number 111

(B) Number 9

(D) Number 69

94. According to Christian theology, ___________is referred to as triple trinity.

(A) Number 96

(B) Number 9

(D) Number 999

95. In the play ‘Riders to the Sea’ Maurya sees in her vision that

(A) the spirits of her dead sons riding the sea

(B) the Holy Virgin

(D) the spirit of Cathleen.

96. The one-act tragedy ‘Riders to the Sea’ has been written by

(A) Anton Chekhov

(B) George Bernard Shaw

(D) John Millington Synge.

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Fill in the Blanks

1. Cathleen is a girl of about __________. [Fill in the blank with a suitable option.]

(A) twenty

(B) fifteen

(D) twenty-five

2. “Did you ask him would he stop Bartley going this day with the __________ to the Galway fair?” [Fill in the blank with a suitable option.]

(A) sheep

(B) chickens

(D) horses

**3. “…the Almighty God won’t leave her __________,” says he, “with no son living.” [Fill in the blank with a suitable option.]**

(A) destitute

(B) devastated

(D) deprived

**4. Cathleen : “Give me the __________, and I’ll put them up in the turf-loft.” [Fill in the blank with a suitable option.]**

(A) stool

(B) table

(D) stick

5. Bartley entered into the room and looked round the the room for __________. [Fill in the blank with a suitable option.]

(A) his flannel coat

(B) his younger sister

(D) his mother

6. Maurya had been lamenting for for days. [Fill in the blanks with a suitable option.]

(A) Bartley, nine

(B) Michael, seven

(D) Bartley, seven

7. Bartley was riding on the back of the __________. [Fill in the blank with a suitable option.]

(A) red horse

(B) grey pony

(D) red mare

8. Nora knitted the __________ of Michael. [Fill in the blank with a suitable option.]

(A) stockings

(B) shirt

(D) flannel

9. “Maurya : I seen the __________ thing.”

(A) fearful

(B) fearfullest

(D) fearsome

10. Maurya : They are all gone now, and there isn’t anything more the __________ can do to me.

(A) elements

(B) fate

(D) sea

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Column Matching Type

1. Match the words in Column A with appropriate contents in Column B.

Column A	Column B
(i) Maurya	(a) spinning the wheel
(ii) Cathleen	(b) gave the bundle for identification
(iii) Nora	(c) saw a fearful vision
(iv) Young Priest	(d) brought the bundle in the cottage

Choose the correct matching option :

(A) (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)

(B) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)

(D) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)

2. Match the words in Column A with the contents in Column B.

Column A	Column B
(i) Cathleen	(a) Youngest son
(ii) Michael	(b) Younger daughter
(iii) Nora	(c) Elder daughter
(iv) Bartley	(d) Son buried in the sea

Choose the correct matching option :

(A) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)

(B) (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)

(D) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)

3. Match the words in Column A with the contents in Column B.

Column A	Column B
(i) Connemara	(a) The body of Michael found
(ii) Galway	(b) Stephen and Shawn lost their lives
(iii) Donegal	(c) Fair for horses
(iv) Bay of Gregory	(d) Stick brought by Michael

Choose the correct matching option :

(A) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)

(B) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(b)

(D) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c)

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Assertion-Reasoning Type

1. Assertion : Cathleen and Nora hid the bundle in the turf-loft.

Reason : They wanted to hide it from Maurya.

Choose the correct answer :

(A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong

(B) Both Assertion and Reason are right

(D) Reason is right but Assertion is wrong

2. Assertion : Bartley was looking for the bit of new rope.

Reason : ?

Choose the correct answer :

(A) He wanted to make a halter for the horse with that rope.

(B) He had to anchor his boat with that rope.

(D) He wanted to sell the rope in the Galway fair.

3. Assertion : ?

Reason : Maurya was given the stick brought by Michael by Cathleen and Nora.

(A) Maurya asked for the stick from them.

(B) Cathleen and Nora wanted to remind her of Michael.

(D) Cathleen and Nora desired to send it to Bartley.

4. Cathleen asked for a knife from Nora because—

(A) she planned to cut the cake with it

(B) she wanted to chop vegetables for cooking

(D) she needed it to cut the knot in the bundle.

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Sentence Relationship Type

1. Statement A : In the big world the old people do be leaving things after them for their son and children.

Statement B : In this place it is the young men do be leaving things behind for them that do be old.

Choose the correct relationship between the statements by choosing the right option.

(A) Statement B is the reason of Statement A

(B) Statement B contradicts Statement A

(D) Statement B is the effect of Statement A

2. Statement A : This is the one boat going for (Galway) two weeks or beyond it.

Statement B : I (Bartley) must go now quickly.

Statement C : The fair will be a good fair for horses.

Choose the correct relationship between the statements by choosing the right option.

(A) Statement A and C are the causes of Statement B

(B) Statement A is the cause of Statement B and Statement C is not related to them

(D) Statements A, B and C are not interrelated with one another

3. Statement A : Let you (Maurya) go down now to the spring well and give him (Bartley) this (piece of bread).

Statement B : Will I (Maurya) be in it as soon as himself (Bartley)?

Choose the correct relationship between the statements by choosing the right option.

(A) Statement A is the reason of Statement B

(B) Statement B contradicts Statement A

(D) Statement A and B are not interrelated

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Diagram Based Type Questions

1. Maurya lost many of her children before and during the course of the drama ‘Riders to the Sea’. Suppose dark circles represent her dead children and the white circles represent her living children.

Now, in consideration of that, which among the following diagrams, rightly indicates the condition of Maurya’s children at the end of the drama?

(A)⚪ ⚪⚪ ⚪⚫ ⚫⚫ ⚫

(B)⚫ ⚪⚫ ⚪⚫ ⚪⚫ ⚪

(C)⚫ ⚫⚫ ⚫⚫ ⚫⚪ ⚪

(D)⚪ ⚪⚪ ⚪⚫ ⚫⚫ ⚫

2. The half circles in the left hand side represent Maurya’s sons and those on the right hand side represent Maurya’s daughters.

The white half-circles denote ‘alive’ and black half-circles denote ‘dead’.

Now, which of the following diagrams rightly describes their condition at the end of the drama?

(A)⚫|⚪

(B)⚫|⚫

(C)⚪|⚪

(D)⚪|⚫

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Rearrangement of Sentences

1. Rearrange the following sentences in their proper order of happening—

(i) They cut the knot in the bundle.

(ii) Cathleen and Nora brought down the bundle from the turf-loft.

(iii) They tried to match the piece of the shirt in the bundle with Michael’s clothes.

(iv) Maurya was sent to the seaside for giving Michael the piece of bread.

Options

(A) (ii) —> (iv) —> (i) —> (iii)

(B) (iv) —> (i) —> (ii) —> (iii)

(D) (iv) —> (ii) —> (i) —> (iii)

2. Rearrange the following sentences in their proper order of happening—

(i) She was lamenting softly without any words.

(ii) She told them that she had seen a fearful vision.

(iii) Maurya came back with the piece of bread.

(iv) Cathleen asked her why she had not given the bread of Bartley.

Options

(A) (iii) —> (i) —> (iv) —> (ii)

(B) (iii) —> (iv) —> (ii) —> (i)

(D) (ii) —> (iii) —> (i) —> (iv)

3. Rearrange the following sentences in their proper order of happening—

(i) She saw Bartley to come along riding on the red pony.

(ii) Maurya went down to the spring well.

(iii) She stood there saying a prayer to herself.

(iv) To her horror she saw Michael riding on the grey pony that followed the red pony.

Options

(A) (ii) —> (iv) —> (i) —> (iii)

(B) (ii) —> (iii) —> (i) —> (iv)

(D) (iv) —> (ii) —> (iii) —> (i)

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True and False Type

1. The true statement among the following ones is

(A) Bartley came back in the cottage with the body of Michael

(B) The deadbody of Michael was washed ashore.

(D) Two fishermen found the body of Michael far away in the sea.

2. The false statement among the following ones is

(A) Before Bartley Maurya has lost five of her sons in the sea.

(B) Maurya sprinkled holy water on the body of Bartley.

(D) The grey pony knocked Michael into the sea.

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Case Based Type

1. The statement of the following ones describing Maurya best is that

(A) she is an old woman who constantly curses God for her suffering

(B) she is a bereaved woman who has resigned herself to her fate

(D) she is a woman who complains about everything around her.

2. The supernatural incident of seeing the ghost of Michael riding the grey pony by Maurya has been introduced in the drama to show—

(A) the real cause of Bartley’s death after being kicked by the grey pony

(B) the supernatural power possessed by Maurya in seeing the future

(D) that Maurya belonged to an illiterate society which indulges in superstitious beliefs.

3. The riders to the sea are

(A) people who are addicted to marine life

(B) the dead sons of Maurya

(D) the fishing community who live on by fighting with the sea.

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WBCHSE Quick Recall

Q1. Which theme is most central to Riders to the Sea?

A) The triumph of human ingenuity over nature

B) The inevitability of fate and the overwhelming power of nature

C) The struggle for political independence

D) The beauty of rural life

Q2. In Riders to the Sea, what does the sea primarily symbolize?

A) A nurturing provider of life and abundance

B) A benign backdrop to everyday island life

C) An indifferent, all-powerful force that governs life and death

D) A mysterious source of supernatural intervention

Q3. What does the play suggest about the relationship between the islanders and their environment?

A) The islanders can easily master the forces of nature

B) The isolation of the island leads to a close, harmonious bond with the sea

C) Human life is perpetually at the mercy of the sea’s capricious power

D) The environment is a minor element in the islanders’ daily struggles

Q4. Assertion (A) : In Riders to the Sea, the sea is portrayed as an omnipotent force that determines the fate of the islanders.

Reason (R) : The repeated tragic losses experienced by the family underscore a fatalistic view of life on the island.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

Q5. Assertion (A) : The isolation of the Aran Islands amplifies the sense of doom in the play.

Reason (R) : The geographical remoteness limits any escape from the relentless forces of nature.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

Q6. Match the items in Column A with their corresponding descriptions in Column B from the options given below.

Column A	Column B
1. Maurya (the Mother)	a) Represents the inevitable journey of those claimed by the sea.
2. The Sea	b) Embodies the sorrow, endurance, and resignation in the face of loss.
3. The Title “Riders to the Sea”	c) The philosophical acceptance that life’s outcomes are predestined.
4. Fatalism	d) Symbolizes the indifferent, overpowering force that governs the fate of the islanders.

Options

a) 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c)

b) 1. (a) 2. ( c) 3. (d) 4. (b)

c) 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. ( c) 4. (b)

d) 1. ( b) 2. (d) 3. (c ) 4. (a)

Q7. Match the items in Column A with their corresponding descriptions in Column B from the options given below.

Column A	Column B
1. The sea	a. Represents the deep sorrow and inevitability of loss
2. Maurya’s expressions of grief	b. Signifies the relentless force of nature and fate
3. The absence of her sons	c. Creates a realistic portrayal of island life
4. Use of local dialect	d. Highlights the profound impact of tragedy on family and community

Options

a ) 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c)

b) 1. (b) 2. ( a) 3. (d) 4. (c)

c) 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. ( c) 4. (b)

d) 1. ( b) 2. (d) 3. (c ) 4. (a)

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TEST YOURSELF

Time : 15 Minutes ⚪⚪⚪ Full Marks : 10

SET – I

1. Choose the correct answer :

J. M. Synge’s ‘Riders to the Sea’ is a

(A) one-act tragedy

(B) one-act comedy

(D) one-act farce.

2. When Nora entered into the cottage, Maurya

(A) had gone to the seashore

(B) was lamenting for Michael

(D) was spinning the wheel.

3. Cathleen took out__________from the bundle given by the young priest.

(A) a shirt and sock

(B) a part of a coat and stocking

(D) a flannel and a shoe

4. Maurya : I seen the fearfullest thing—The ‘fearfullest’ thing seen by Maurya is

(A) the dead man walking with the child in his arms

(B) Michel riding on the grey pony behind Bartley

(D) old woman with red petticoats on their heads entering silently in the cottage.

5. Match column A with the contents in Column B.

Column A [Things]	Column B [Where Kept]
(i) Piece of bread	(a) Inside the bundle
(ii) A bit of shirt and stocking	(b) On the head of old women
(iii) The rope	(c) Rolled in clothes
(iv) The red petticoats	(d) Hung on a nail

Options

(A) (i)–(c), (ii)–(a), (iii)–(d), (iv)–(b)

(B) (i)–(b), (ii)–(c), (iii)–(d), (iv)–(a)

(D) (i)–(c), (ii)–(b), (iii)–(a), (iv)–(d)

SET-II

1. Fill in the blank with correct option :

Cathleen : Give me the ladder, and I’ll put them up in the _____________.

(A) roof-top

(B) ceiling-loft

(D) turf-top

2. Bartley planned to sell the horses

(A) in the Connemara fair

(B) in the Galway fair

(D) in the Donegal fair

3. Inside the cottage the body of Bartley was laid—

(A) on a plank

(B) on the white boards

(D) on the floor.

4. The white boards were bought from Connemara for

(A) Bartley

(B) Patch

(D) Sheamus.

5. ___________was an infant when Maurya’s son named Patch died. [Fill in the blank with a suitable option]

(A) Cathleen

(B) Bartley

(D) Michael

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Answer the above questions by darkening the appropriate circle in the mock OMR Sheet given below :

OMR SHEET

SET-I

*Question Nos.*	*Answers*
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4.	Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
5.	Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ

SET – II

*Question Nos.*	*Answers*
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5.	Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
*Signature of the Invigilator*	*Marks Obtained*

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John Millington Synge’s One-act Tragedy Riders to the Sea

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