Chapter-7: The Interview

 

1 . Who is the author of the lesson ‘The Interview’?

  • Christopher Priest
  • Christopher Silvester
  • J.B. Priestley
  • Alfred John Churchley

Answer

Christopher Silvester

2. What was Lewis Caroll’s opinion of interviews and autographs?

  • wonder
  • terror
  • horror
  • none

3. What is an interview?

  • a medium of talking to the people
  • a medium to spread rumours
  • a medium to be the talk of the town
  • a medium of interaction and introspection

Answer

a medium of interaction and introspection

4. What does writing novels on Sundays signify?

  • writing novels- his passion
  • writing novels- his need
  • writing novels- his casual job
  • writing novels- his interest

Answer

writing novels- his casual job

5. What does V.S. Naipaul feel about interviews?

  • horror
  • happy
  • wounded
  • none

6. What do his works for children speak about?

  • his passion for children
  • children are nuisance
  • children love to be happy
  • non-violence and peace

Answer

non-violence and peace

7. What kind of a novel was The Name of The Rose?

  • hilarious
  • fiction
  • non-fiction
  • a serious one

8. What do his works for children speak about?

  • his passion for children
  • children are nuisance
  • children love to be happy
  • non-violence and peace

Answer

non-violence and peace

9. Which period of history do Umberto’s novels deal with?

10. What satisfied Umberto’s taste for narration?

11. What do Rudyard Kipling and his wife express about interviews?

Answer

immoral and offensive crime against a person

12. Why were the journalists and publishers puzzled by the success of The Name of the Rose?

Answer

because readers like trash and it was a serious novel

13. Why did Umberto start writing novels?

Answer

to make best use of empty spaces means free time

14. What facts are being showcased in the interview held between Eco and Padamanabhan?

16. How many novels has Umberto written?

17. Explain ‘Denis Brain’s statement “Almost everything of moment reaches us through one man
asking questions of others.’

18. Enumerate ‘An Interview is a supremely serviceable medium of communication?

Answer

a noble medium of interaction and introspection

19. What do you understand by the expression ‘Thumbprints on his windpipes”?

Answer

creating excessive pressure and tension for someone

20. At what age did he start writing novels?

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