A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Penguin Classics)

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Study Guide

by James Joyce

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Quiz 2

1. As a teenager, Stephen becomes known at his school for

  • poetry and equestrian events
  • acting and essay writing
  • fencing and acting
  • track and field and poetry

2. Stephen is attacked by other boys who try to get him to say that

  • Catholics are worse than Protestants
  • both Byron is a better poet than Tennyson and Catholics are worse than Protestants
  • Tennyson is a better poet than Byron
  • Byron is a better poet than Tennyson

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