50 TGT English- multiple-choice questions (MCQs)** based on *The Silver Box* by John Galsworthy.
1–10: Characters and Plot
1. Who is the playwright of *The Silver Box*?
a) Bernard Shaw
b) John Galsworthy
c) Oscar Wilde
d) J.M. Synge
**Answer: b**
2. What is the profession of James Jones?
a) Politician
b) Solicitor
c) Charwoman’s husband / Worker
d) Judge
**Answer: c**
3. What does Jack Barthwick steal during his drunken night?
a) A wallet
b) A silver box
c) A woman’s purse
d) A watch
**Answer: c**
4. What item does James Jones steal from the Barthwick household?
a) A painting
b) A silver cigarette box
c) A ring
d) A purse
**Answer: b**
5. Who tries to shield Jack Barthwick from legal consequences?
a) John Barthwick
b) Roper
c) Mrs. Jones
d) The Judge
**Answer: b**
6. What is John Barthwick’s political ideology?
a) Conservative
b) Communist
c) Liberal
d) Anarchist
**Answer: c**
7. Which character represents the voice of the working class?
a) Jack Barthwick
b) Roper
c) James Jones
d) The Judge
**Answer: c**
8. What motivates James Jones to commit theft?
a) Greed
b) Peer pressure
c) Desperation and anger
d) A bet
**Answer: c**
9. Who is Mrs. Jones?
a) A judge
b) Jack’s friend
c) James’s wife and a charwoman
d) John Barthwick’s sister
**Answer: c**
10. What is the central conflict in the play?
a) Marital discord
b) Class-based legal injustice
c) Political corruption
d) Educational inequality
**Answer: b**
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### **11–20: Themes and Symbolism**
11. What does the “silver box” symbolize in the play?
a) Power
b) Justice
c) Class disparity and privilege
d) Hope
**Answer: c**
12. What does Lady Justice with a slipping blindfold represent in the poster?
a) Equality
b) Legal impartiality
c) Legal bias and corruption
d) Mercy
**Answer: c**
13. Which theme is NOT central to *The Silver Box*?
a) Social hypocrisy
b) War and peace
c) Class disparity
d) Legal bias
**Answer: b**
14. What is one of the strongest messages of the play?
a) Working hard leads to success
b) The justice system is fair
c) The illusion of legal impartiality
d) Crime pays
**Answer: c**
15. What does the contrasting treatment of Jack and Jones highlight?
a) Family love
b) Equal opportunity
c) Class-based injustice
d) National pride
**Answer: c**
16. Who is protected from the consequences of crime due to status?
a) Roper
b) James Jones
c) Mrs. Jones
d) Jack Barthwick
**Answer: d**
17. Which social class does John Barthwick represent?
a) Middle class
b) Working class
c) Upper class
d) Underclass
**Answer: c**
18. How does Galsworthy present the working class?
a) As lazy
b) As violent
c) As desperate but dignified
d) As criminals
**Answer: c**
19. What theme is reflected in Mrs. Jones’s character?
a) Vanity
b) Struggle for survival and dignity
c) Superstition
d) Ignorance
**Answer: b**
20. How does the legal system function in the play?
a) Impartially
b) Efficiently
c) To uphold fairness
d) To reinforce class hierarchy
**Answer: d**
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### **21–30: Style and Structure**
21. What is Galsworthy’s preferred dramatic style in this play?
a) Expressionism
b) Realism
c) Absurdism
d) Romanticism
**Answer: b**
22. The dialogues in the play are best described as:
a) Ornate and poetic
b) Bombastic and emotional
c) Simple and realistic
d) Fragmented and abstract
**Answer: c**
23. What is the setting of most of the action in *The Silver Box*?
a) A school
b) A battlefield
c) A courtroom and domestic interiors
d) A hospital
**Answer: c**
24. Galsworthy’s characters are:
a) One-dimensional
b) Supernatural
c) Relatable and realistic
d) Comedic caricatures
**Answer: c**
25. What effect does the courtroom scene create?
a) Confusion
b) Dramatic relief
c) Satirical distance
d) Harsh critique of justice
**Answer: d**
26. What is the tone of the play overall?
a) Humorous
b) Sentimental
c) Serious and critical
d) Hopeful
**Answer: c**
27. Galsworthy’s use of contrasting characters serves to:
a) Entertain the audience
b) Show class inequality
c) Confuse the reader
d) Depict romance
**Answer: b**
28. The play avoids melodrama by using:
a) Exotic settings
b) Subtle dialogue and realistic conflict
c) Comic relief
d) Music and dance
**Answer: b**
29. The name “Silver Box” most likely alludes to:
a) Greed
b) Social prestige
c) A minor theft with major consequences
d) Inheritance
**Answer: c**
30. Galsworthy’s writing style in this play is:
a) Abstract and ambiguous
b) Colloquial and precise
c) Poetic and vague
d) Ornamental and indirect
**Answer: b**
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### **31–40: Critical Interpretation**
31. The play was first performed in:
a) 1910
b) 1906
c) 1895
d) 1920
**Answer: b**
32. What type of drama is *The Silver Box*?
a) Farce
b) Comedy of manners
c) Problem play
d) Tragedy
**Answer: c**
33. Galsworthy used drama as a means to:
a) Promote romance
b) Support royalism
c) Advocate social reform
d) Entertain the elite
**Answer: c**
34. The title *The Silver Box* symbolizes:
a) Equal justice
b) Supernatural power
c) A trivial object revealing deeper truths
d) Historical legacy
**Answer: c**
35. What does the ending of the play suggest about society?
a) That justice always wins
b) That the rich suffer more
c) That injustice is systemic
d) That law is always neutral
**Answer: c**
36. The contrasting outcomes for Jack and Jones expose:
a) Moral education
b) Political ideology
c) Inequality in legal treatment
d) Global politics
**Answer: c**
37. The character of Roper represents:
a) Comic relief
b) Honest authority
c) Legal manipulation
d) Social reform
**Answer: c**
38. What kind of reform does the play implicitly advocate?
a) Military
b) Religious
c) Legal and social
d) Educational
**Answer: c**
39. The reaction of the audience in 1906 was:
a) Indifference
b) Shock and critical reflection
c) Amusement
d) Outrage over language
**Answer: b**
40. The play encourages the audience to:
a) Accept the legal system
b) Laugh at the poor
c) Question justice and privilege
d) Celebrate the elite
**Answer: c**
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### **41–50: Application and Analysis**
41. The main reason *The Silver Box* is still studied today is:
a) Its poetic form
b) Its entertainment value
c) Its continued relevance in addressing injustice
d) Its happy ending
**Answer: c**
42. The playwright’s use of realism helps the audience:
a) Avoid engaging with the topic
b) See themselves in the characters
c) Escape into fantasy
d) Ignore social issues
**Answer: b**
43. Which line best represents the central message of the play?
a) “Justice is for the rich.”
b) “All crimes are equal.”
c) “Truth is the only defense.”
d) “Silence is guilt.”
**Answer: a**
44. The play critiques which kind of hypocrisy?
a) Romantic
b) Religious
c) Political and social
d) Academic
**Answer: c**
45. Who serves as a moral counterpoint to the Barthwick family?
a) The Judge
b) The Solicitor
c) Mrs. Jones
d) The Police
**Answer: c**
46. The silver box is central to the plot because:
a) It is expensive
b) It reveals the unequal application of justice
c) It was a family heirloom
d) It symbolizes revenge
**Answer: b**
47. Galsworthy's intention in writing this play was likely to:
a) Make people laugh
b) Promote conservative values
c) Stimulate debate on social reform
d) Entertain children
**Answer: c**
48. The juxtaposition of Jack and Jones suggests:
a) Comedy
b) Class struggle
c) Friendship
d) Education
**Answer: b**
49. Which of these best describes John Barthwick’s character?
a) Morally upright
b) Blissfully ignorant of his class bias
c) A criminal
d) A worker
**Answer: b**
50. What lesson does the play impart about justice?
a) It is fair for all
b) It is quick and effective
c) It favors the privileged
d) It is best avoided
**Answer: c**
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