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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