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James Joyce Quiz

How much do you know about the author of Ulysses? Take the James Joyce quiz from eNotes to find out! Contains ten questions on the Irish novelist and short story writer.

  1. Which of Joyce's works has been adapted into a Broadway musical?

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  2. True or False: Joyce was fluent in Italian

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  3. Joyce returned to Ireland in 1909 in order to attend the opening of what?

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  4. Why did Joyce want to learn the basics of the Norwegian language?

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  5. Joyce endured 25 surgeries in order to correct his ____________.

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  6. Which rocker used the character Molly Bloom from Ulysses to create the song "The Sensual World"?

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  7. What is the name of the commemoration observed in Ireland that celebrates the life and writings of Joyce?

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  8. Who is the character Molly Bloom in Ulysses based on?

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  9. Joyce moved to Zurich to teach what subject?

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  10. What did Joyce intend to study when he moved to Paris?

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