Chapter 8 - Asif Currimbhoy : The Doldrummers

Objective Type Questions

For each of the following questions, four alternatives are given for the answer. Only one of them is correct. Choose the correct alternative.

1. Who was India’s first authentic voice in the Theatre ?
   (a) Asif Currimbhoy
   (b) Rabindra Natgh Tagore
   (c) Ebrahim Alkazi
   (d) All of these

2. What is the theme of the Doldrummers ?
   (a) Purposelessness of life, love and sex
   (b) Purposelessness of sin and expiation
   (c) Both (a) and (b)
   (d) None of these

3. What are the plays of Asif Currimbhoy ? (i) The Doldrummers, (ii) The Dumb Dancer (iii) Sonar Bangla (iv) The Refugee (v) The Dissident M.L.A. (vi) The Hungry Ones
   (a) i and ii
   (b) ii and vi
   (c) iii, iv and v
   (d) i, ii, iii, iv, v and vi

4. What is the Bengal Trilogy by Asif Currimbhoy ?
   (a) Inquilab (1970)
   (b) The Refugee (1971)
   (c) Sonar Bangla (1972)
   (d) All of these

5. Asif Currimbhoy was born on … … .
   (a) March 3, 1928 in Nanital, India
   (b) March 3, 1929 in Dehradun, India
   (c) March, 4, 1928 in Kerala, India
   (d) March 3, 1924 in Benglaru, India

6. Who studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London ?
   (a) Urvashi Butalia
   (b) Asif Currimbhoy
   (c) Anita Roy
   (d) Rabindra Nath Tagore

7. Currimbhoy’s writing was marked by its … … .
   (a) Sharp wit
   (b) Incisive social commentary
   (c) Deep understanding of human psychology
   (d) All of these

8. Which literary element was used by Asif Currimbhoy to address serious societal issues ?
   (a) Pathos
   (b) Figure of speech
   (c) Satire and humor
   (d) All of the above

9. "The Doldrummers" (1957) is … … play written by Asif Currimbhoy.
   (a) Satirical
   (b) Comedy
   (c) Tragedy
   (d) Romantic

10. "The Doldrummers’ (1957), play is a satirical take on the … … .
    (a) Bureaucratic system
    (b) And its impact on individuals
    (c) Both (a) and (b)
    (d) None of these

11. Currimbhoy’s witty writing highlights the … … .
    (a) Absurdities of the administrative machinery
    (b) Absurdities of the directorate government officialdom
    (c) Both (a) and (b)
    (d) None of these

12. What are the main themes of Asif Currimbhoy’s writing ?
    (a) Exploration of social issues
    (b) Human psychology
    (c) Cultural complexities
    (d) All of these

13. What are the contribution of Asif Currimbhoy writing to Indian drama ?
    (a) To weave universal themes with cultural specificity
    (b) Bridging the gap between traditional Indian drama and contemporary themes.
    (c) Both (a) and (b)
    (d) None of these

14. How many plays were written by Asif Currimbhoy ?
    (a) Thirty plays
    (b) Thirty five plays
    (c) Forty plays
    (d) None of these

15. In how many genres Asif Currimbhoy’s plays were written ?
    (a) Incorporated monologues
    (b) Choruses, chants, songs
    (c) Mime, slide projections and filmed footage
    (d) All of these

16. Which character in Doldrummers is called the action of the plot?
    (a) Tony
    (b) Joe
    (c) Rita
    (d) All of these

17. Who are the three ‘Doldrummers’ in play ?
    (a) Tony, Rita and Joe
    (b) Sam, Tony and Rita
    (c) Rita, Tommy and Joe
    (d) None of these

18. ‘The Doldrummers’ is play of … … .
    (a) Love and sex
    (b) Poetry and futility
    (c) Pathos
    (d) All of these

19. What is the main and outstanding trait in Asif Currimbhoy’s plays ?
    (a) Realistic picture
    (b) Social Realism
    (c) Tragedy and Romance
    (d) None of these

20. What are the dramatic arts, used by Currimbhoy in his works ?
    (a) Subject of criticism
    (b) Passionate and heavily symbolic
    (c) Crude and conventional themes
    (d) All of these

21. Which dramatist was recognition for his contribution to modern Indian theatre ?
    (a) Asif Currimbhoy
    (b) Ebrahim Alkazi
    (c) Shakespeare
    (d) Girish Karnard

22. Which play of Asif Currimbhoy is called “A Tale of Constant Struggle to Exist” ?
    (a) Refugee
    (b) Doldrummers
    (c) Goa
    (d) All of these

23. Why Doldrummers is called “A Tale of Constant Struggle to Exist” ?
    (a) The story heads to future with constant
    (b) Struggle of the characters to add
    (c) Some meaning into their lives to get a better hold of their future but in the process
    (d) All of these

24. What are main aspects of the post colonialism presented by Asif Currimbhoy plays ?
    (a) Racism, class and gender
    (b) Contemporary life and politics
    (c) Both (a) and (b)
    (d) None of these

25. Who was called the Pillar of modern Indian drama in English literature ?
    (a) Asif Currimbhoy
    (b) Urvashi Butalia
    (c) Anita Roya
    (d) Girish Karnard

26. In which Asif Currimbhoy’s Doldrummers was published ?
    (a) 1993
    (b) 1992
    (c) 1990
    (d) 1991

27. What are the contribution of Asif Currimbhoy in Indian drama ?
    (a) Laid the foundation of Indian drama
    (b) Liberating it from the static tradition of Tagore and Aurbindo
    (c) Both (a) and (b)
    (d) None of these

28. Asif Currimbhoy was died in which year ?
    (a) 1994
    (b) 1998
    (c) 1995
    (d) 1996

29. Social realism and satiric voice is well known presented in … … works.
    (a) Girish Karnard
    (b) Asif Currimbhoy
    (c) Aurbindo
    (d) Anita Roy

30. The play Doldrummers is language of -
    (a) Complexities of characters
    (b) Frustrations and disillusionments of the society
    (c) Both (a) and (b)
    (d) None of these

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