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  1. Q1. Which psychologist and philosopher is credited with coining the phrase 'stream of consciousness' in the 1890 work 'The Principles of Psychology'?
  2. Q2. In the context of stream of consciousness, what is the primary difference between 'internal monologue' and 'soliloquy'?
  3. Q3. Which 1922 novel concludes with an unpunctuated, fifty-page stream of consciousness sequence known as the 'Penelope' episode?
  4. Q4. Virginia Woolf's technique of 'tunnelling' is most closely related to stream of consciousness because it:
  5. Q5. Which character’s stream of consciousness opens William Faulkner’s 'The Sound and the Fury', presenting a world without a clear sense of time or causality?
  6. Q6. The term 'Free Indirect Discourse' is often used alongside stream of consciousness to describe a style where:
  7. Q7. Which French philosopher’s theories on 'durée' (duration) and the non-linear nature of time influenced Modernist stream of consciousness writers?
  8. Q8. Dorothy Richardson is noted in literary history for which contribution to the stream of consciousness genre?
  9. Q9. In 'Mrs. Dalloway', the 'stream' often shifts between Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Smith. This suggests that the technique can be used to:
  10. Q10. What is 'Autistic' or 'Sensory' stream of consciousness in Modernist literature?
  11. Q11. Which of the following is a common punctuation hallmark of 'Direct' internal monologue in stream of consciousness?
  12. Q12. The transition in 'To the Lighthouse' where the narrative moves into the minds of different characters sitting at a dinner table is an example of:
  13. Q13. In James Joyce’s 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man', the stream of consciousness evolves by:
  14. Q14. Why is 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' often considered a precursor to stream of consciousness fiction?
  15. Q15. In stream of consciousness, the 'associative' quality of thought refers to:
  16. Q16. Which Modernist author used a 'telegraphic' and repetitive style in works like 'The Making of Americans' to capture a distinct form of consciousness?
  17. Q17. What role does 'Leitmotif' play in stream of consciousness novels?
  18. Q18. Samuel Beckett’s later works, such as 'The Unnamable', push stream of consciousness to an extreme by:
  19. Q19. How does stream of consciousness challenge the traditional role of the 'Omniscient Narrator'?
  20. Q20. Which of these is the most accurate clinical description of the literary 'Stream of Consciousness'?