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Paper EnglishLiteratureI
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Time: 3 Hours

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Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options
Afternoons Summer is fading The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation
ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children
. Behind them at intervals Stand husbands in skilled trades An estateful of washing And the albums
lettered Our wedding lying Near the television Before them the wind Is ruining their courtingplaces
That
are still courtingplaces
(But lovers are all in school) And their children so intent on Finding more unripe
acorns Expect to be taken home Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their
own lives . Which of the following is a major theme of the poem
Housekeeping
Mothers losing their identity
Enduring love
Poverty
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Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options
Afternoons Summer is fading The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation
ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children
. Behind them at intervals Stand husbands in skilled trades An estateful of washing And the albums
lettered Our wedding lying Near the television Before them the wind Is ruining their courtingplaces
That
are still courtingplaces
(But lovers are all in school) And their children so intent on Finding more unripe
acorns Expect to be taken home Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their
own lives . From the following statements pick out the one that is true with reference to the poem .
Young mothers enjoy their lives immensely.
Young mothers engage in interesting activities.
Young mothers are trapped in daily routines.
Love and romance are a part of the lives of young mothers.
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Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options
Afternoons Summer is fading The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation
ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children
. Behind them at intervals Stand husbands in skilled trades An estateful of washing And the albums
lettered Our wedding lying Near the television Before them the wind Is ruining their courtingplaces
That
are still courtingplaces
(But lovers are all in school) And their children so intent on Finding more unripe
acorns Expect to be taken home Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their
own lives . The albums lettered "Our Wedding" are
a prized possession .
just a piece of clutter.
a testimony to the continuing romantic relationship .
a collection of family photos.
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Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options
Afternoons Summer is fading The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation
ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children
. Behind them at intervals Stand husbands in skilled trades An estateful of washing And the albums
lettered Our wedding lying Near the television Before them the wind Is ruining their courtingplaces
That
are still courtingplaces
(But lovers are all in school) And their children so intent on Finding more unripe
acorns Expect to be taken home Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their
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Cynicism
Optimism
Nostalgia
Approbation
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Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options
Afternoons Summer is fading The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation
ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children
. Behind them at intervals Stand husbands in skilled trades An estateful of washing And the albums
lettered Our wedding lying Near the television Before them the wind Is ruining their courtingplaces
That
are still courtingplaces
(But lovers are all in school) And their children so intent on Finding more unripe
acorns Expect to be taken home Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their
own lives . Which of the following expressions best evokes the theme of emptiness
hollows of the afternoons
an estateful of washing
the albums lettered "Our Wedding"
the wind is ruining their courting places
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"Invention Nature's Child fled stepdame study's blows" The figure of speech used in the above line is
metaphor
personification
oxymoron
transferred epithet
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Which of the following is not an instance of inversion?
"Down comes the winter rain…"
"the body electric"
"Thus ceased she"
"plods his weary way"
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The term "Connotation" refers to the
close repetition of identical consonant sounds
straight forward dictionary meaning of a word
implications or suggestions which are evoked by a word
juxtaposition of images or ideas
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A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole object or idea is called
synecdoche
symbol
conceit
metonymy
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"A chief and imperative task of those who wish to regain for reason the noman's
land left barren by the
abdication of the modern state from its essential function is to challenge the deceptive fallacy that between
right and wrong between truth and error between justice and injustice the whole duty of man is to be
impartial." The language in the above sentence is
pompous and loaded with abstractions
poetic and loaded with abstractions
full of politeness and humility
full of irony and satire
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Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence . Is there …………….
reason why we should not start early
much
the
any
more
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Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence . I am giving you
…………… responsibility for providing the drinks.
any
a
most
the
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Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence . Big hotels all over the
world are very …………. the same .
little
much
few
many
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Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence . There are ……………
children in this area so your child will have company .
a little
most
a few
all
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Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence . He has ……………..
good knowledge of Indian classical music.
a
the
much
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Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence . I cannot judge
………………… accuracy of your calculations .
an
any
the
most
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Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence. …………… paint helps
to protect metal from rust.
All
A
The
no article
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Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence. ……………….. member
of the team has to undergo a fitness test before every match.
Each
All
Any
The
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. The keys …………. be in my coat pocket.
(Possibility)
would
shall
ought
may
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. Mr Sharma is not at home. He ………….. be
working. (Logical necessity)
must
will
may
might
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. I ……………. play the piano when I was five.
(Ability in the past)
would
should
could

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used to
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. You …………… take me to the station. I can
walk. (No necessity)
mustn't
needn't
won't
couldn't
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permission
advice
wish
warning
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necessity
habit in the past
obligation
probability
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permission
request
ability
advice
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necessity
obligation

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willingness
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Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. I promised the children a
trip to the zoo.
S V
S V DO
S V IO DO
S V Adv DO
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Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below . Paul hired a cab.
S V
S V DO
S V DO IO
S V Adj
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Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The Aravallis are
beautiful.
S V Sub . Compliment
S V
S V DO
S V Obj . Compliment
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Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The teacher called the
pupil a fool.
S V
S V DO
S V DO Obj . Compliment
S V DO Sub.Compliment
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Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. He painted the door
green.
S V
S V DO Obj . Compliment
S V DO
S V DO IO
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Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. He put the book on the
table.
S V DO Adv . P
S V

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S V DO
S V DO IO
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Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The driver appeared
intoxicated.
S V
S V DO
S V Sub . Compliment
S V Obj . Compliment
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Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The child was sleeping on
the bed.
S V Adv
S Adv V
S V DO
S V Obj . Compliment
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Choose the correct meaning of the phrasal verb 'Take from the options given below.
Start doing an activity
To buy something
Begin to like
To resemble
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the code given below. List I List II A. Carry
on M. angry upset about B. Cut up N. continue doing C. Go through O. recover consciousness D. Come
round P. experience something esp. unpleasant
A B C D P N O M
A B C D N M P O
A B C D O P N M
A B C D M P N O
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb. I was taught geography at
school but never …………. it.
spoke for
saw through
took to
ran after
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Complete the phrasal verb keeping in mind the meaning given in brackets. I've given …………… smoking.
(Stopped)
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down
out
into
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Pick out the correct particle to complete the phrasal verb in the following sentence expressing the meaning
given in brackets. They've put ………….. the match until next week. (Postponed)
in
off
out
on
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct idiom. There is no way of coping with orders that
come in …………… throughout the year.
piping hot
part and parcel
fits and starts
hue and cry
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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'storm in a tea cup' from the options given below.
Eager expectation
Careless behaviour
Fuss about something unimportant
An easy task
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Fill the blank in the following sentence with the appropriate idiom. She is so unhappy that she is ready ………..
with anyone who contradicts her.
to play up
to pick a quarrel
go along
to play down
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. I
……………… to work everyday last year.
am walking
walk
walked
had walked
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. Even today,
a notice at the end of the road …………. people not to go any further.
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is warning
has warned
warns
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. The girl
……………. on the piano and was singing softly to herself.
played
was playing
had been playing
has been playing
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. I
……………. the instructions but I don't understand them.
have read
will read
am read
was reading
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. He
…………….. what you told him.
is believing
was believing
was believed
believes
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. Soon after he
had left, he realized he …………… his wallet.
was forget
has forgotten
had forgotten
forget
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. Who was
that girl you …………….. to when I passed you in the street
was talking
were talking
talked
had talked
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. He
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had lived
was living
has been living
is living
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Which of the following is NOT enumerated as a constituent element of tragedy by Aristotle?
Imagery
Diction
Character
Plot
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Pick out the attribute not mentioned by Aristotle as a requirement of Character.
good
lifelike
heroic
consistent
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Select the statement that is FALSE with reference to Aristotle's conception of tragedy.
The change of fortune should follow the probable and necessary sequence of events
The plot should be simple, not complex
It must imitate actions arousing pity and fear
The plot must have multiple issues to enrich its dramatic texture
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In the essay "On the Art of Poetry", Horace states that poems should
focus only on beauty
have both beauty and charm
focus only on charm
focus neither on beauty nor on charm
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Which one of the following is not included among the sources of Sublimity by Longinus
the ability to form grand conceptions
the stimulus of powerful and inspired emotions
bombastic style
the creation of a noble diction
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Imitation, for Aristotle is a
concept of mimicry
reductive concept
creative act
fictitious concept

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"You must give your days and nights to the study of Greek models". Who was the first critic to lay down this
doctrine with regard to poetry
Virgil
Horace
Longinus
Aristotle
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A figure should be so devised as to be concerned with a
Plot, character, and style make a drama an organic whole
"Rasa' should be the primary focus of the writer
Every element in the drama must be in consonance with
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Which of the following is NOT one of the eight mentioned by Bharat?
Shringara
Hasya
Santarasa
Vira
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The theory of 'Dhvani' school can be condensed into three seminal statements. Which of the following is NOT
one of them
Rasa is the soul of poetry
'Alankara' has an intrinsic beauty which is not dependent on
The mode by which poetry reveals is 'Dhvani' (suggestion)
'Auchitya' (decorum) is the harmonious accordance of the body to the soul
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The function of poetry, according to Sidney, is to
teach and delight
amuse and delight
teach and instruct
teach like a philosopher
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Sidney describes the poet as "the right popular philosopher" because
only the learned can understand the poet
people in general can understand the poet
the poet teaches in an obscure manner
philosophy is more popular than history

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In the essay "An Apology for Poetry", Sidney states that for the Greeks the poet was a
philosopher
prophet
versifier
maker
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The work "A Defence of Rhyme", which answered the attacks on the use of rhyme in English verse during the
Elizabethan Period was written by
Thomas Campion
Francis Bacon
Samuel Daniel
Edmund Spenser
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George Puttenham's "Art of English Poesie" promotes the idea of
Latin poetry
vernacular poetry
imitation of Greek models
poetry as instruction
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Ben Jonson believed that comic and satiric literature had a
moral purpose
libellous intent
slanderous objective
kathartic effect
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In Ben Jonson's view, an important requirement in a poet is
an ability to compose rhymes
an adequate amount of metaphysical wit
a goodness of natural wit
a goodness of supernatural wit
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Which English literary critic said,"It is not enough that Aristotle said so, for Aristotle drew his models of
tragedy from Sophocles and Euripides and if he had seen ours, might have changed his mind".
Ben Jonson
Dryden
Sidney
Pope

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Dryden undertakes to vindicate the honour of our English writers from the censure of those who unjustly
prefer French in the spirited defence of
Lisideius
Neander
Crites
Eugenius
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Pope's advice to critics is to
acquire a little learning
follow nature
focus on minor faults
work with a sense of pride
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For Johnson, the artistitic justification for Shakespeare's neglect of the unities of time and place in his plays is
that
these unities make the drama credible
Shakespeare was a learned man
delusion, if delusion be admitted, has no certain limitation
it is not possible to observe these unities in a play
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In the Preface to Joseph Andrews, Henry fielding describes the novel in theoretical terms as a
comic epic in a poetic form
comic epic poem in prose
tragic poem in prose
classical epic in prose
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Henry fielding is of the view that the only source of the "true Ridiculous" is
affectation
irony
humour
mockery
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In his discussion of the pleasures of the imagination, Addison limits himself to the pleasures that come from
true wit
false wit
psychology
sight
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" The language of the age is never the language of poetry". The above statement was made by
John Dryden
Thomas Gray
Alexander Pope
William Wordsworth
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One of the reasons why Wordsworth chose to write about humble and rustic life was that
it is easy to find people leading such a life
green surroundings are always more inspiring
the essential passions of the heart mature better in such a condition
the feelings of people leading such a life are more inspiring
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Wordsworth believes that as compared with common people, a poet is endowed with
tenderness which is infectious
more lively sensibility
superficial knowledge of human nature
a less comprehensive soul
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For S.T. Coleridge, poetic faith is constituted of a an ……………… suspension of disbelief for the moment.
Pick out the correct word.
permanent
unwilling
absolute
willing
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The purpose of introducing metre, according to Coleridge, is to blend
delight with emotion
delight with instruction
emotions with feelings
delight with pleasure
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"Poetry turns all things to loveliness it exalts the beauty of that which is most beautiful, and it adds beauty to
that which is deformed." The author of the above statement is
P.B. Shelley
William Blake
William Wordsworth
Lord Byron
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A man who has the ability to live in uncertainities, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact
and reason, according to Keats possesses
literary sensibility
healthy skepticism
negative capability
spiritual propensity
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The immediate object of a poem proposed by Coleridge is
either truth or pleasure
neither truth nor pleasure
pleasure not truth
truth not pleasure
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Keats valued a life of
thoughts rather than of sensations
sensations rather than of thoughts
spiritualism rather than of materialism
rationality rather than of mysticism
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According to Hazlitt, imitation in a work of art pleases by
representing the same idea
suggesting new ideas
detecting already known properties
excluding shades of difference
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In Arnold's view, which one of the following poets lacked high seriousness
Dante
Homer
Shakespeare
Chaucer
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Mathew Arnold's 'touchstone method' of critical evaluation uses which of the following tools
Description
Analysis
Comparison
Explanation
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Arnold speaks of different kinds of estimates for poetry. Choose the one he does NOT mention.
Historical estimate
2 Social estimate

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Personal estimate
Real estimate
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"Pathetic Fallacy" is a phrase coined by
Coleridge
Arnold
Ruskin
Gray
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In Britain, the doctrine of 'art for art's sake' was advocated by
Philip Sidney
Walter Pater
T.S. Eliot
Mathew Arnold
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One of the common aspirations of the group known as the PreRaphaelite
Brotherhood was
fidelity to nature
fidelity to the ugliness of modern life
desire for material prosperity
search for new values
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"All art is quite useless". The author of the above statement is
Oscar Wilde
Walter Pater
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
John Carlyle
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As a critic, Arnold's approach to poetry is
historical
scientific
pragmatic
conservative
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One of the elements the PreRaphaelites
were interested in was
medievalism
rationalism
classicism
metaphysical conceits

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The essay "Modern Fiction" was written by
D.H. Lawrence
Virginia Woolf
E.M. Forster
Percy Lubbock
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T.S. Eliot's concept of tradition does NOT include which of the following.
Tradition consists in following the ways of the immediate generation before us.
Tradition cannot be inherited it has to be obtained.
Tradition involves the historical sense.
Tradition involves the perception of the timeless and the temporal together.
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According to T.S. Eliot, poetry is not the expression of personality but escape from
expression
impersonality
personality
criticism
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The historical sense for T.S. Eliot, involves a perception of
the historical estimate of the past authors
the historical influence of the past authors
not only the pastness of the past, but of its presence
not only the presence of the past but also its future
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dictionary meaning of words
arbitrariness of words
classical and modern meaning of words
imaginative and emotional impact of words
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E.M. Forster made an important distinction between
simple and episodic plots
fancy and imagination
flat and round characters
tragic and comic stories
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I.A. Richards has used the term "synaesthesis" to denote
a harmony between body and soul
units of words and music
a harmony and equilibrium of our impulses
equilibrium of sense and rhythm
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Robert Penn Warren
W.K. Wimsatt
I.A. Richards
John Crowe Ransom
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Who among the following was not associated with New Criticism
Walter Pater
Cleanth Brooks
Allen Tate
Monroe C. Beardsley
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New Criticism emphasized
the use of everyday language
the figures of speech in a text
the autonomy of the text
the influences on the author
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The primary focus of New Criticism is
language and creation of meaning through it
literary background
biographical details
author's intention
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For the New Critics, the poem was
an organic system of relationships
a network of universal structures
a series of related metaphors
a system of cultural relations
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Which of the following reading strategies did the New Critics emphasize
slow reading

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close reading
closerange
reading
skimming
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Wimsatt and Beardsley in their essays " Intentional Fallacy" and " Affective Fallacy" argued that in the
formation of literary judgement we must take into account
the author's intention
the effect on the reader
both the author's intention and the effect on the reader
neither the author's intention nor the effect on the reader
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A B C D O P N M
A B C D N M O P
A B C D N O P M
A B C D M N P O
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The origin of structuralism lies in the work of
Noam Chomsky
Ferdinand de Saussure
Roland Barthes
Levi Strauss
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Structuralists believed that the world is
divided into structures
progressing towards a structure
organised as structures
structured around meaning
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The essay "The Death of the Author" was written by
Sigmund Freud
Friedrich Nietzsche
Roland Barthes
Harold Bloom

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For Roland Barthes the text is a linguistic literary object which is
given to us by the author
found on the shelves of a library
stable, fixed and enclosed within one discipline
fluid, has many levels of meaning and is interdisciplinary
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Derrida questions
certain assumptions underlying western metaphysics
assumptions underlying deconstructive readings
the worth of literary works of the West
the distinction between speech and writing
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For Deconstructionists the reversal of hierarchy in a binary pair of opposition is
the final stage
the first stage
an unnecessary stage
an undesirable stage
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Which of the following phrases captures the defining characteristic of Modernism
"Make it new"
"Read the classics"
"Follow nature"
"Work harder"
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Heteroglossia was a concept introduced in literary theory by
Henry James
Mikhail Bakhtin
E.M. Forster
Irving Babbitt
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Carnivalesque is used in literary theory as a mode that
associates distinct phonological systems
subverts the assumptions of the dominant style through humour and chaos
configures the representation of space and time
includes a diversity of philosophical backgrounds
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Modernism with reference to literature reveals which of the following tendencies
Adherence to established rules

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Conformity in form
Experiments in form and style
Character as a coherent and unified being
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Which of the following authors would NOT be included among the great literary Modernists
T.S. Eliot
Bernard Shaw
James Joyce
Samuel Beckett
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The important characteristics of Postmodernism
do NOT include
fragmented forms
discontinuous narratives
blurring of distinction between genres
emphasis on objectivity
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By whom was the term "intertextuality" first used and where?




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William H. Gass coined the term ………….. for postmodernist novels that deliberately reflect upon themselves
as an artifact.
pastiche
microfiction
metafiction
metanarrative
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In which work of his does Derrida state that "There is nothing outside of the text"?





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What was the title of Frantz Fanon's seminal book defining the attributes of postcolonialism




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According to Edward Said the European West perceived 'Orientalism' as a homogeneous form of
The Asians
The Africans
The Other
The New Continents
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Homi K. Bhabha
Harish Trivedi
Aime Cesaire
Bill Ashcroft
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"The effect of mimicry on authority of colonial discourse is profound and disturbing" is a quote from




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A B C D O N P M
A B C D M O N P
A B C D N O M P
A B C D M P O N
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Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the critical purpose of Postcolonial studies
To understand and value the modernising effect of colonial literature
To account for and combat the residual effects of colonialism upon colonised people
Creation of social and cultural spaces for subaltern people
To counter the dominant ideologies of the west
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"Imagined Communities Reflections on the Origin and Spresd of Nationalism" is a book by
Salman Rushdie
Benedict Anderson
Partha Chatterji
Stuart Hall
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Complete the following statement. Virginia Woolf situates literature within a ………….. context.
historical
spiritual
material
philosophical
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"One is not born but rather becomes a woman." Who has made the above assertion
Simone de Beauvoir
Betty Friedan
Germaine Greer
Elaine Showalter
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The key characteristic of Luce Irigaray's oeuvre is the focus on
Marxian economics
Sexual difference
Empirical statistics
Cultural archetypes
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"Woman must write herself must write about women and bring women to writing … woman must put herself
into the text …" is a quote from
Helene Cixious
Luce Irigaray
Elaine Showalter
Judith Butler
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Elaine Showalter puts the phases of women's writing in the following order

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feminine feminist female
female feminine feminist
feminist female feminine
female feminist feminine
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Luce Irigaray begins her famous book "The sex which is not one" with a quote and an episode from



Charlotte Perkins Gilman's " The Yellow Wallpaper "
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Jennie in Charotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"



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Judith Butler
Betty Friedan
Donna Haraway
Mary Daly
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Which Psychoanalytic theory is associated with Jacques Lacan
Springboard theory
Group behaviour theory
Mirror stage theory
Archetype theory
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……………. is a term coined by Carl Jung to refer to structures shared among beings of the same species.
Animus and Anima Principle
Collective unconscious
Dominant Patterns
Maximal effect
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Dependency Complex
The Oedipus Complex
Martyr Complex
Persecution Complex
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All of Sigmund Freud's work depends on the notion of
Madness
Unconscious
Transparence
Projection
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Psychoanalytic criticism uses
literary theories in techniques of psychoanalysis
historical data for the construction of the unconscious
some of the techniques of psychoanalysis in the interpretation of literature
some of the techniques of psychoanalysis in the treatment of neurotic patients
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Freud divided human psyche into
unconscious anxiety and repression
desires and dreams
oedipus and electra complex
id ego and super ego
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Parallel reading of literary and nonliterary
texts usually of the same historical period is called
Sociohistorical
criticism
Sociocultural
criticism
New Historicism
Historiography
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Which book is regarded as the beginning of New Historicism




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Besides the English Renaissance Literature New Historicists also focus on
Romantic poets
Victorian critics
Colonial novelists
Diaspora writers
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"The notion of culture as text has a further major attraction it vastly expands the range of objects available
to be read and interpreted" is said by
Jerome Mc Gann
Catherine Gallangher and Stephen Greenblatt
Michel Foucault
Clifford Geertz
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Complete the following statement. For New Historicism ……………… are agents of history.
cultural texts
scientific texts
futuristic texts
prehistoric
texts
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New Historicists firmly believe that literary texts can in fact tell us
something about the world outside of the text
nothing about the world outside the text
little about the world outside of the text
something about the inner world of the author