प्रश्न बैंक - सह - उत्तर पुस्तक (Question Bank-Cum-Answer Book)
Class - 12
English Core
Flamingo Prose Chapter-7 THE INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS:-
1. What are some of the positive news on interviews?
Ans-
An interview in its highest form, is a source of true facts and supreme
serviceable medium of communication. It furnishes vivid impressions of
contemporary personalities. The interviewer holds a position of power as well
as influence.
2. Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?
Ans-
Most celebrity writers feel that they are victimised while giving interviews.
They consider it an 'unwarranted intrusion into their lives'. Sir V.S.Naipaul
opines that during interview people "loose a part of themselves"..
Lewis Carrol considered it is immmoral, crime,cowardly and Saul Bellow
considered it the 'thumbprints on his windpipe'.
3. What is the belief in some primitive cultures about being
photographed?
Ans-
Some primitive cultures do not like themselves being photographed. They
believed that photographing a person is no less than stealing his/her soul out
of the body and rendering him incomplete and slighted.
4. What do you understand by the expression thumbprints on his
windpipe"?
Ans-
The interview is an assault on a person as it makes him/her so tense that
he/she feels as good as being choked. Saul Bellow was himself interviewed on
several occasion but he did not have any pleasing experience. Once he described
interview as 'thumbprints on his windpipe'.He felt suffocated.
5. Who,in today's world, is our chief source of information
about personalities?
Ans-
In today's world the chief source of information on personalities is the
interviewer who, through his powers and influence, gathers information and
provides us with the best possible information on the interviewees. Several
thousand celebrities have been interviewed over the years. We get most vivid impressions
of our contemporaries only through interviews.
6. Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give
reasons for your opinion.
Ans-
Yes, it seems that Umberto Eco,unlike most other celebrities, liked being
interviewed. He felt just at easy with the interviewer and answered all the
questions fully and patiently without showing any hurry.He stated his
achievement in a very modest manner and explained his philosophical views and
interest clearly.He answers each and every questions with due interest and
attention. Padmanabham asks how he can do all the things he does. Eco. answers
that he is always doing the same things. He only gives the impression of doing
many things. Umberto Eco is quite co-operative with the interviewer. He talks
freely of his Philosophical interests."He explains how he works in
"empty spaces". He also answers to the question regarding the success
of his novel " The name of the Rose"Umberto is quite responsive and
warm.
7. How does Eco find the time to write so much?
Ans-
Eco finds the time to write so much by using empty spaces. He explains the
secret of his working style, when the interviewer was waiting for his elevator
to come up during that time or space he had written an article. He gives the
impression of doing many thing.Actually,he was always doing the same thing. He
believes in the theory that time once lost then never be recalled you feel his
empty time with work
8. What was distinctive about Eco's academic writing style?
Ans-
Eco's academic writing style is different from others. His works takes a
depersonalised and informal approach, which makes his style unique and
interesting. He is known more as a writer of novels than for his academic work.
His scholarly work has a certain 'playful and personal' quality about it.It is
different from a more regular academic style.He adopted an informal style or it
came just naturally. He tells that he was different from other scholars. Most
of the scholars first learn a lot about a subject after that make a lot of
false hypothesis, then correct them, finally put their conclusion but on the
contrary, Eco, tells the story of his research.He describes his trial and error
method. His essays always have a narrative aspect.
9. Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an
academic scholar?
Ans-
Umberto Eco consider himself as an academician first. He makes himself very
clear that he started writing novels by accident. He says that he had nothing
to do one day and so he 'started writing novels'.Novels satisfied his test for
narration. Against forty works of non-fiction, he has written only five novels
but Umberto 's fame does not rest on his academic writings alone. He feels
pride of calling himself a University professor. He is a professor who writes
novels on Sundays. It is very clear that novel writing is his casual job. The
main job is of an academic scholar. In short,his personality identifies with
academic community.
10. What is the reason for the huge success of the novel,
"The name of the rose"?
Ans-
This novel is a very serious novel that has a detective yarn but at the same
time it delves into biology,metaphysics and mediaevel history. So, it enjoyed a
very huge readership for larger than its American publisher had expected. He
expected to sale hardly 3000 copies but the sales figure reached 2 to 3
millions copies in the US alone -Its overall sale was 10-15 million copies.One
of the reasons of the novel's success was that it dealt with a period of
mediaeval history. Truly speaking, the novel's success is a mystery.It may have
been due to its timely publication or that some people like different that of
that time
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1) What do Rudyard Kipling and his wife express about
interviews?
a)
Not good
b)
Immoral
c) Immoral and offensive crime against a person
d)
Very bad.
2) Why were the journalists and publishers puzzled by the
success of 'The Name of the Rose"?
a)
Because of its high rated success
b)
Because it was becoming popular
c) Because readers like fresh and it was a serious novel
d)
None
3) What was Lewis carroll's opinion of interviews and autographs?
a)
Wonder
b) Horror
c)
Terror
d)
None
4) Which period of history do Umberto's novels deal with?
a) Medieval period
b)
Modern Era
c)
Dark Age
d)
Renaissance
5) Why did Umberto start writing novels?
a) To make best use of empty spaces means free time
b)
To avail an opportunity
c)
To be in Limelight
d)
To share his views
6) What facts are being showcased in the interview held between
Eco and Padamanabhan?
a)
Uses his free time for writing novels
b)
Being a novelist is a secondary thing for him
c)
He takes pride in being an academician, a univer sity Professor first
d) All these
7) How many novel has Umberto written?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
12
d) 5
8) What do his works for children speak about?
a) Non violence and peace
b)
Children love to be happy
c)
Children are nuisance
d)
His passion for children
9) Explain 'Denis Brain's statement 'Almost everything of moment
reaches us through one man asking questions of others.'
a)
The interviewer can illicit the truth and has the power to influence
b)
The interviewer has status
c)
The interviewer has the power
d) All these
10) Who satisfied Umberto's taste for narration?
a)
Stories
b)
Interviews
c) Novels
d)
Children's works
11) What do you understand by the expression 'thumbprints on his
windpipes'?
a) creating accessive pressure and tension for someone
b)
Creating accessive pressure on vocal chords
c)
Creating excessive pressure on throat
d)
None
12) Why do the celebrities feel embarassed most often?
a) Because of question attacks during interviews
b)
Because of interviewer's appearance
c)
Because of interviewer's gestures
d)
None
13) At what age did he start writing novels?
a)
At the age of 60
b)
At the age of 40
c)
At the age of 30
d) At the age of 50
14) What did he present in this book?
a) Varied opinions of celebrities regarding an inter view
b)
Varied opinions of army Men
c)
Varied opinions of politicians
d)
None
15) Who is the author of the lesson' The interview'?
a)
Christopher priest
b)
Christopher Sylvester
c)
JB Priestley
d) None
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Index
Flamingo | |
Poetry Section | |
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Prose Section | |
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Vistas | |
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