Lesson 4.2.2.16

4.2.2.16 Translations by Brian Friel Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. In which year is Brian Friel's play Translations set?

    • 1916
    • 1845
    • 1798
    • 1833

  2. What is the name of the hedge school's teacher who is central to the play?

    • Hugh
    • Owen
    • Doalty
    • Manus

  3. What official project brings British military officers to Ballybeg in Translations?

    • Tax collection
    • Military conscription
    • Census enumeration
    • Ordnance Survey mapping

  4. What is the name of the English lieutenant who falls in love with a local woman?

    • Lancey
    • Owen
    • Sarah
    • Yolland

  5. Who is the local woman with whom Yolland falls in love?

    • Bridget
    • Maire
    • Nancy
    • Sarah

  6. What role does Owen initially perform for the British military in Translations?

    • Interpreter
    • Cartographer
    • Schoolmaster
    • Tax collector

  7. Which 19th-century British government initiative forms the central plot of Translations?

    • The Poor Law
    • The Great Reform
    • The Ordnance Survey
    • The Irish Census

  8. Which central theme is explored through the anglicisation of place names in Translations?

    • Loss of identity
    • Class conflict
    • Religious conversion
    • Industrial expansion

  9. Which language does Hugh's school teach, showing the classical tradition?

    • Hebrew and Arabic
    • Latin and Greek
    • Spanish and Italian
    • French and German

  10. What does the British renaming of Irish places represent in Translations?

    • Cultural erasure
    • Economic progress
    • Military defence
    • Legal reform

  11. In Translations, what does control over language directly confer upon colonial powers?

    • Military supremacy
    • Political control
    • Moral authority
    • Financial wealth

  12. What obstacle primarily hinders the romantic connection between Maire and Yolland?

    • Class divide
    • Family feud
    • Language barrier
    • Religious differences

  13. What happens to Lieutenant Yolland near the end of Translations?

    • He is promoted
    • He marries Maire
    • He disappears mysteriously
    • He returns home

  14. What personal impairment affects Sarah's ability to communicate in Translations?

    • Memory loss
    • Severe speech defect
    • Profound deafness
    • Total blindness

  15. How is colonial rule primarily presented in Friel's play Translations?

    • Peaceful unification
    • Social liberation
    • Economic modernisation
    • Cultural erasure

  16. What shift in perspective does Owen experience by the end of Translations?

    • Support for military
    • Rejection of colonialism
    • Loss of faith
    • Desire for wealth

  17. In Translations, what does the Irish Gaelic language primarily preserve for locals?

    • Military tactics
    • History and memory
    • Legal codes
    • Trade secrets

  18. In Friel's *Translations*, what does the staging of English and Irish speech highlight?

    • Political unity
    • Complete mutual understanding
    • Communication barriers
    • Cultural harmony

  19. In *Translations*, what does Hugh suggest the community must accept losing?

    • Their religious faith
    • Their original language
    • Their land ownership
    • Their political freedom

  20. In *Translations*, which process physically demonstrates the transformation of Baile Beag?

    • Renaming local places
    • Demolishing the school
    • Building new roads
    • Burning hedge-schools

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