To make a clean breast of something is to:
- (A) Confide
- (B) Collect
- (C) Confess
- (D) Recollect
- (C) Confess
A person who looks at the brighter side of things is a/an:
- (A) Optimist
- (B) Pessimist
- (C) Occultist
- (D) Philatelist
- (A) Optimist
“Alter ego” means:
- (A) Close friend
- (B) Worst enemy
- (C) Distant relative
- (D) Forgotten incident
- (A) Close friend
He took time to read the draft for he wanted to go through it:
- (A) Instantly
- (B) Hurriedly
- (C) Carefully
- (D) Superficially
- (C) Carefully
“Proletarian” means:
- (A) A member of labour class
- (B) A popular politician
- (C) A person living in posh locality
- (D) A superstar of showbiz
- (A) A member of labour class
Which of the following was not written by William Shakespeare?
- (A) Othello
- (B) Macbeth
- (C) The Return of the Native
- (D) The King Lear
- (C) The Return of the Native
The famous book “Pride and Prejudice” was written by:
- (A) Thomas Hardy
- (B) Jane Austin
- (C) George Orwell
- (D) Agatha Christi
- (B) Jane Austin
Renowned book “The Prince” was written by:
- (A) Thomas Malthus
- (B) William Shakespeare
- (C) Thomas Jefferson
- (D) Niccole Machiavelli
- (D) Niccole Machiavelli
Obstacles are placed in the path of life not to be boggled at but to be:
- (A) Surmounted
- (B) Tackled
- (C) Escaped
- (D) Jumped
- (A) Surmounted
Who was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
- (A) Plato
- (B) Aristotle
- (C) Confucius
- (D) Socrates
- (B) Aristotle