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  SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER–ENGLISH LITERATURE S.No. 7116                                                                                                                              P 16 ENE 5 (For canalidates admitted from 2011-2017 onwards) MA DEGREE EXAMINATION APRIL 2019 English Elective ENGLISH LITERATURE FOR UGC EXAMINATIONS Time Three hours                                                                                                         Maximum 75 marks Answer ALL questions                                                                                                                                                   (75x1=75) Each multiple choice questions has I alternative responses marked (a), (b), (c) or (d) 1. Chaucer's first work, "The Book of the Duchess" is a dream poem on the death of _________. (a) Duchess of Malfi (b) Duchess of Lancaster (c) Duchess of Scotland (d) Duchess of Paris 2. The moral of The Nun's P

  Q & A ON THOMAS KYD’S THE SPANISH TRAGEDY – PART I       1.   Which play created a new genre in English theatre? Ans: The Spanish Tragedy. 2.     Mention the genre of the play? Ans: The revenge tragedy. 3.     The genre revenge tragedy of Thomas Kyd is also called-----------------. Ans: Senecan Tragedy. 4.     The Spanish Tragedy was written between the years of -------------. Ans: Between 1582 and 1592. 5.     When did the play Spanish Tragedy was published? Ans: It is believed to be published in 1592. 6.     Which is the first example of a revenge tragedy? Ans: The Spanish Tragedy. 7.     What is the full title of the play Spanish Tragedy? Ans: The Spanish Tragedy or Hieronimo is Mad Again. 8.     Who are the famous writers inspired by this play Spanish Tragedy? Ans: Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Christopher Marlowe. 9.     Which play of Shakespeare is told to be the imitation of Thomas Kyd’s Spanish Tragedy? Ans: Hamlet. 10.   Which play of Ben Jonson referred Thomas Kyd’s Spa

  Q & A ON BERNARD SHAW’S PLAY ‘PYGMALION’ – PART – 1   BEWARE OF FALSE KNOWLEDGE; IT IS MORE  DANGEROUS THAN IGNORANCE                                     -GEORGE BERNARD SHAW 1.      Who wrote the play Pygmalion ? Ans: George Bernard Shaw. 2.      Who was George Bernard Shaw? Ans: An Irish Playwright. 3.      The play ‘Pygmalion’ was written in the year of --------------. Ans: 1912. 4.      The play ‘Pygmalion’ was originally published in the year of --------------. Ans: 1913. 5.      The title ‘Pygmalion’ was taken from the story of ------------------. Ans: The Ovid’s Metamorphoses. 6.      What is the origin of the name Pygmalion ? Ans: Greek mythology. 7.      What does the name Pygmalion refers in Greek mythology? Ans:   King of Cyprus - A sculptor. 8.      What is the theme conveyed by the title Pygmalion in Shaw’s play? Ans: Everyone should understand that there is huge difference between reality and fantasy in the face of real life problems. 9.      Which movie is based

  BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER–ENGLISH LITERATURE S. NO. 5745 16 ACCEN 11 (For candidates admitted from 2016-2017 onwards) B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION. NOVEMBER 2021. Part III-English-Major AMERICAN LITERATURE Time: 3 hours Maximum: 75 marks SECTION A (10×2=20) Answer ALL the questions.   1. What has been graphically sketched in the poem I Hear America Singing? 2. How is the flight of the bird described in the poem A Bird came down to walk? 3. Why does the speaker (Frost) Mend the wall though he did not want to do it? 4. When will the sour breath vanish? 5. How long does King want the Negroes to continue their struggle? 6. Why does Emerson say we have become walking monsters? 7. How is Linda a sharp contrast to Willy? 8. Why does Biff call his father a 'Phony little fake"? 9. What does Hester ask Dimmesdale? 10. How did Hester identify her husband? SECTION B-(5x5=25) Answer ALL the questions. Choosing either (a) or (b