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| 1. |
Plato was the most celebrated disciple of ----- |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | aristophanes |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. socrates | |
| 2. |
Which among the following books contains Plato’s ideas? |
| A. | poetics |
| B. | the new atlantis |
| C. | on the sublime |
| D. | republic |
| Answer» B. the new atlantis | |
| 3. |
Who is the author of “Dialogues” |
| A. | plato |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | longinus |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» A. plato | |
| 4. |
Art, according to ---------is twice removed from reality |
| A. | plato |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | longinus |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» A. plato | |
| 5. |
Who said “the productions of art helped neither to mould character nor to promote the well-being of the state” |
| A. | plato |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | longinus |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» A. plato | |
| 6. |
On which of the following grounds does Plato condemn poetry? |
| A. | poetic inspiration |
| B. | the emotional appeal of poetry |
| C. | its non-moral character |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 7. |
Why, according to Plato, is tragedy enjoyable? |
| A. | feelings of anger fear and grief afford pleasure when indulged in excess |
| B. | incongruity between what a character is and what he pretends to be |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | hamartia. |
| Answer» A. feelings of anger fear and grief afford pleasure when indulged in excess | |
| 8. |
What, according to Plato is the source of pleasure in comedy? |
| A. | feelings of anger fear and grief afford pleasure when indulged in excess |
| B. | incongruity between what a character is and what he pretends to be |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | hamartia. |
| Answer» B. incongruity between what a character is and what he pretends to be | |
| 9. |
Which among the following constitute Plato’s comments on Drama? |
| A. | its appeal to baser instincts |
| B. | effects of impersonation |
| C. | tragic and comic pleasure |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» D. all the above. | |
| 10. |
Plato’s view of art is closely bound up with his theory of ------ |
| A. | rasa |
| B. | ideas |
| C. | sublimity |
| D. | decorum |
| Answer» B. ideas | |
| 11. |
Aristotle was the most distinguished disciple of ------ |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | aristophanes |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» D. plato | |
| 12. |
Aristotle’s ideas of poetry are expressed in-------- |
| A. | poetics |
| B. | rhetoric |
| C. | republic |
| D. | rhetoric |
| Answer» A. poetics | |
| 13. |
Who is the author of the book “Republic” |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | aristophanes |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» D. plato | |
| 14. |
Who is the author of the book “Rhetoric” |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | aristophanes |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 15. |
Who is the author of the book “Poetics” |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | aristophanes |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 16. |
How many chapters does “poetics” contain |
| A. | twenty two |
| B. | twenty three |
| C. | twenty six |
| D. | twenty six |
| Answer» D. twenty six | |
| 17. |
The first four chapters and the twenty fifth chapter of “poetics” is devoted to------ |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | poetic diction |
| Answer» A. poetry | |
| 18. |
The fifth chapter of “poetics’ is devoted to ----- |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | poetic diction |
| Answer» B. comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way | |
| 19. |
The chapters sixth to the nineteenth of “poetics’ is devoted to ----- |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | poetic diction |
| Answer» C. exclusively to tragedy | |
| 20. |
The twentieth twenty first, and the twenty second chapters of “poetics’ are devoted to ----- |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | poetic diction |
| Answer» D. poetic diction | |
| 21. |
The twenty third and twenty forth chapters of “poetics’ are devoted to ----- |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | epic poetry |
| Answer» D. epic poetry | |
| 22. |
The last chapter of “poetics’ is devoted to ----- |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | a comparison of epic poetry and tragedy |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | poetic diction |
| Answer» B. a comparison of epic poetry and tragedy | |
| 23. |
Aristotle calls poet an ------- |
| A. | actor |
| B. | imitator |
| C. | interpreter |
| D. | evaluator |
| Answer» B. imitator | |
| 24. |
In which of the following ways, according to Aristotle, does the poet imitate things? |
| A. | as they were or are |
| B. | as they are said or thought to be |
| C. | as they ought be |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 25. |
Imitation, according to Plato, is ------- |
| A. | an inborn natural instinct |
| B. | achieved with much labour |
| C. | ascribed |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. an inborn natural instinct | |
| 26. |
Aristotle considers------as the end of poetry |
| A. | pleasure |
| B. | satire |
| C. | comedy |
| D. | laughter |
| Answer» A. pleasure | |
| 27. |
According to Aristotle, poetry springs from the instincts of------ |
| A. | imitation |
| B. | rhythm and harmony |
| C. | both ‘a’ & ‘b’ |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. both ‘a’ & ‘b’ | |
| 28. |
---------arouses the emotions of pity and fear |
| A. | tragedy |
| B. | comedy |
| C. | epic |
| D. | revenge play |
| Answer» A. tragedy | |
| 29. |
In tragedy, the emotions of pity and fear are aroused with a view to ------- |
| A. | hamartia |
| B. | anagnorisis |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | peripetia |
| Answer» C. catharsis | |
| 30. |
Purgation of the emotions of pity and fear in tragedy is referred to as------ |
| A. | hamartia |
| B. | anagnorisis |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | peripetia |
| Answer» C. catharsis | |
| 31. |
The term used by Aristotle to mean tragic flaw is ---- |
| A. | hamartia |
| B. | anagnorisis |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | peripetia |
| Answer» A. hamartia | |
| 32. |
The term used by Aristotle to mean ‘recognition’ |
| A. | hamartia |
| B. | anagnorisis |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | peripetia |
| Answer» B. anagnorisis | |
| 33. |
The term used by Aristotle to mean “reversal of situations” in a tragedy |
| A. | hamartia |
| B. | anagnorisis |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | peripetia |
| Answer» D. peripetia | |
| 34. |
Which among the following is the right order in which Aristotle arranged the constituent parts in tragedy based of their significance? |
| A. | character, plot, thought, diction, song, & spectacle |
| B. | plot, character, diction, though, spectacle & song |
| C. | plot, character, thought, diction, song & spectacle |
| D. | plot, character, thought, diction, spectacle, & song. |
| Answer» C. plot, character, thought, diction, song & spectacle | |
| 35. |
Aristotle classified plot into simple and complex plot on the basis of ------ |
| A. | hamartia & catharsis |
| B. | anagnoris&peripetia |
| C. | sublimity & decorum |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» B. anagnoris&peripetia | |
| 36. |
The English equivalent of the term “hamartia” |
| A. | tragedy |
| B. | tragic flaw |
| C. | tragic hero |
| D. | tragic mistake |
| Answer» B. tragic flaw | |
| 37. |
Who coined the phrase ‘tragic flaw’ for hamartia? |
| A. | t.s. eliot |
| B. | washington alston |
| C. | a. c. ward |
| D. | bernard shaw. |
| Answer» C. a. c. ward | |
| 38. |
The tragic error of Hamlet is ----- |
| A. | procrastination |
| B. | uncontrollable anger |
| C. | suspicious jealousy |
| D. | over-vaulting ambition |
| Answer» A. procrastination | |
| 39. |
The tragic error of Macbeth is ----- |
| A. | procrastination |
| B. | uncontrollable anger |
| C. | suspicious jealousy |
| D. | over-vaulting ambition |
| Answer» D. over-vaulting ambition | |
| 40. |
The tragic error of KING LEAR is ----- |
| A. | procrastination |
| B. | uncontrollable anger |
| C. | suspicious jealousy |
| D. | over-vaulting ambition |
| Answer» B. uncontrollable anger | |
| 41. |
The tragic error of Othello is ----- |
| A. | procrastination |
| B. | uncontrollable anger |
| C. | suspicious jealousy |
| D. | over-vaulting ambition |
| Answer» C. suspicious jealousy | |
| 42. |
Who made the distinction between simple and complex plot on the basis of anagnorisis and peripetia |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | plato |
| C. | words worth |
| D. | coleridge |
| Answer» A. aristotle | |
| 43. |
Who defined tragedy as the imitation of an action that is serious, complete and of certain magnitude? |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | plato |
| C. | words worth |
| D. | coleridge |
| Answer» A. aristotle | |
| 44. |
Who made the distinction between ‘fancy’ and ‘imagination’? |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | plato |
| C. | words worth |
| D. | coleridge |
| Answer» D. coleridge | |
| 45. |
Who defined poetry as spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings which takes its origin from emotions recollected in tranquility? |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | plato |
| C. | words worth |
| D. | coleridge |
| Answer» C. words worth | |
| 46. |
An epic, says Aristotle is meant to be------ |
| A. | staged |
| B. | recited |
| C. | dramatized |
| D. | acted |
| Answer» B. recited | |
| 47. |
Aristotle traces the roots of comedy to ----- |
| A. | satire |
| B. | humour |
| C. | phallic songs |
| D. | epic |
| Answer» A. satire | |
| 48. |
According to Aristotle, tragedy was born from ------ |
| A. | comedy |
| B. | satire |
| C. | the nobler actions of good men |
| D. | the mean actions of bad men. |
| Answer» C. the nobler actions of good men | |
| 49. |
Which of the following statements are true with respect to Aristotle’s concept? |
| A. | comedy is inferior to tragedy |
| B. | epic is later in origin than tragedy |
| C. | epic is later in origin than comedy |
| D. | tragedy is inferior to comedy. |
| Answer» A. comedy is inferior to tragedy | |
| 50. |
The concept of objective correlative is associated with----- |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | plato |
| C. | words worth |
| D. | t. s eliot. |
| Answer» D. t. s eliot. | |
| 51. |
The earliest work of Indian aesthetics is ------ |
| A. | natyasastra |
| B. | kavyakautuka |
| C. | vakroktijivita |
| D. | alankarasastra |
| Answer» A. natyasastra | |
| 52. |
Who is the originator of Rasa theory |
| A. | bharata |
| B. | abhinavagupta |
| C. | bhatatauta |
| D. | samkuka |
| Answer» A. bharata | |
| 53. |
In which work is the theory of rasa, originally expounded? |
| A. | kavyakautuka |
| B. | vakroktijivita |
| C. | abhinavabharati |
| D. | natyasastra |
| Answer» D. natyasastra | |
| 54. |
Which among the following is the maxim concerning rasa? |
| A. | vibhavanubhavasamyogadrasanispatti |
| B. | kavyasyatamadvani |
| C. | sadbaranikaran |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. vibhavanubhavasamyogadrasanispatti | |
| 55. |
According to Bharata -------are the objective conditons producing an emotion |
| A. | vibhava |
| B. | anubhava |
| C. | vyabhicaribhava |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. vibhava | |
| 56. |
According to Bharata, Vibhavas are of -----kinds |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | six |
| Answer» A. two | |
| 57. |
According to Bharata -------are the various temporary emotions |
| A. | vibhava |
| B. | anubhava |
| C. | vyabhicaribhava |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. vyabhicaribhava | |
| 58. |
According to Bharata -------are the objective conditions that inspire an emotion |
| A. | vibhava |
| B. | anubhava |
| C. | vyabhicaribhava |
| D. | uddipanavibhava |
| Answer» D. uddipanavibhava | |
| 59. |
According to Bharata -------are the characters with respect to whom an emotion arouses |
| A. | vibhava |
| B. | anubhava |
| C. | vyabhicaribhava |
| D. | alambanavibhava |
| Answer» D. alambanavibhava | |
| 60. |
--------are the psycho-physical manifestation which a particular emotion makes upon characters |
| A. | vibhava |
| B. | anubhava |
| C. | vyabhicaribhava |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. anubhava | |
| 61. |
The emotion of anger being accompanied by biting of the teeth is an instance of ------ |
| A. | vibhava |
| B. | anubhava |
| C. | vyabhicaribhava |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. anubhava | |
| 62. |
A woman waiting for her lover, experiencing emotions like jealousy, despair anxiety and over-fondness is an instance for------ |
| A. | vibhava |
| B. | anubhava |
| C. | vyabhicaribhava |
| D. | alambanavibhava |
| Answer» C. vyabhicaribhava | |
| 63. |
In “Sakumtalam”, Sakumtala is --------to excite Sringara in Dushyanta |
| A. | vibhava |
| B. | anubhava |
| C. | vyabhicaribhava |
| D. | alambanavibhava |
| Answer» D. alambanavibhava | |
| 64. |
In “Sakumtalam”, Dushyanta is --------to excite Sringara in Sakuntla. |
| A. | vibhava |
| B. | anubhava |
| C. | vyabhicaribhava |
| D. | alambanavibhava |
| Answer» D. alambanavibhava | |
| 65. |
In “Sakumtalam”, the blooming flowers ,the fragrant air and the furling River Malini are instances of --------- |
| A. | uddipanavibhava |
| B. | anubhava |
| C. | vyabhicaribhava |
| D. | alambanavibhava |
| Answer» A. uddipanavibhava | |
| 66. |
Who is the author of the work “Abhinava Bharti” |
| A. | abhinava gupta |
| B. | abhinavabharati |
| C. | bhattatauta |
| D. | lollota |
| Answer» A. abhinava gupta | |
| 67. |
Which among the following is not the primary emotion? |
| A. | the amorous |
| B. | the pathetic |
| C. | the heroic |
| D. | the jealous |
| Answer» D. the jealous | |
| 68. |
Which among the following is the primary emotion? |
| A. | the fearful |
| B. | the jealous |
| C. | the anxious |
| D. | the despair |
| Answer» A. the fearful | |
| 69. |
The Sanskrit term for the ‘the amorous’ |
| A. | srinkara |
| B. | hasa |
| C. | soka |
| D. | vira |
| Answer» A. srinkara | |
| 70. |
The Sanskrit term for the ‘the ludicrous’ |
| A. | srinkara |
| B. | hasa |
| C. | soka |
| D. | vira |
| Answer» B. hasa | |
| 71. |
The Sanskrit term for the ‘the pathetic’ |
| A. | srinkara |
| B. | hasa |
| C. | soka. |
| D. | vira |
| Answer» C. soka. | |
| 72. |
The Sanskrit term for the ‘the herioc’ |
| A. | srinkara |
| B. | hasa |
| C. | soka |
| D. | vira |
| Answer» D. vira | |
| 73. |
The Sanskrit term for the ‘the passionate’ |
| A. | karuna |
| B. | hasa |
| C. | soka |
| D. | vira |
| Answer» A. karuna | |
| 74. |
The Sanskrit term for the ‘the fearful’ |
| A. | srinkara |
| B. | bhayanaka |
| C. | soka |
| D. | vira |
| Answer» B. bhayanaka | |
| 75. |
The Sanskrit term for the ‘the nauseatng’ |
| A. | bhibatsa |
| B. | srinkara |
| C. | hasa |
| D. | soka |
| Answer» A. bhibatsa | |
| 76. |
The Sanskrit term for the ‘the wondrous’ |
| A. | atbhuta |
| B. | srinkara |
| C. | hasa |
| D. | soka |
| Answer» A. atbhuta | |
| 77. |
The dominant emotions are called------- |
| A. | anubhavas |
| B. | vibhavas |
| C. | stayibhavas |
| D. | sancharibhavas |
| Answer» C. stayibhavas | |
| 78. |
Whose name is associated with the concept of Bhavakatva and Bhojakatva? |
| A. | abhinavagupta |
| B. | bharata |
| C. | sankuka |
| D. | bhattatauta |
| Answer» C. sankuka | |
| 79. |
Who is the author of “KavyaKautuka” |
| A. | bhattatauta |
| B. | abhinavagupta |
| C. | bharata |
| D. | sankuka |
| Answer» A. bhattatauta | |
| 80. |
Who is the author of “VakroktiJivita” |
| A. | bhattatauta |
| B. | abhinavagupta |
| C. | bharata |
| D. | kuntaka |
| Answer» D. kuntaka | |
| 81. |
------means indirect expression |
| A. | vakrokti |
| B. | dhvani |
| C. | riti |
| D. | rasa |
| Answer» A. vakrokti | |
| 82. |
Whose maxim is “KVYASYATADVANI” |
| A. | bhattatauta |
| B. | abhinavagupta |
| C. | bharata |
| D. | anandavardhana. |
| Answer» D. anandavardhana. | |
| 83. |
Who is theauthor of the essay “The Use and Abuse of Alankara”? |
| A. | v.raghavan |
| B. | s. kuppuswamisastri |
| C. | bharata |
| D. | anandavardhana |
| Answer» A. v.raghavan | |
| 84. |
Who is the author of the essay “The Highways of Literary Criticism in Sanskrit”? |
| A. | v.raghavan |
| B. | s. kuppuswamisastri |
| C. | bharata |
| D. | anandavardhana |
| Answer» B. s. kuppuswamisastri | |
| 85. |
The word Camatkara is used in -------sense |
| A. | the special aesthetic attitude of the mind |
| B. | the aesthetic pleasure |
| C. | the bodily manifestation of such pleasure |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» D. all the above. | |
| 86. |
The phrase“lokottaravritti” implies |
| A. | extraordinary |
| B. | inique |
| C. | nonpareil |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 87. |
Which among the following term is a substitute for “LokottaraVritti”? |
| A. | laukika |
| B. | alaukika |
| C. | udatta |
| D. | aucitya |
| Answer» B. alaukika | |
| 88. |
Who is the author of “Preface to the Lyrical Ballads” |
| A. | coleridge |
| B. | william wordsworth |
| C. | t. s. eliot |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» B. william wordsworth | |
| 89. |
“the Preface to the Lyrical Ballads” was published in the year---- |
| A. | 1978 |
| B. | 1798 |
| C. | 1789 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» B. 1798 | |
| 90. |
Wordsworth published the “Lyrical Ballads” in collaboration with ------- |
| A. | samuel taylor coleridge |
| B. | john keats |
| C. | p.b. shelley |
| D. | byron |
| Answer» A. samuel taylor coleridge | |
| 91. |
Who is the author of “The Prelude”? |
| A. | coleridge |
| B. | william wordsworth |
| C. | t. s. eliot |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» B. william wordsworth | |
| 92. |
Who defined poetry as spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings which takes its origin from emotions recollected in tranquility? |
| A. | coleridge |
| B. | william wordsworth |
| C. | t. s. eliot |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» B. william wordsworth | |
| 93. |
Who is the author of “BiographiaLiteraria”? |
| A. | coleridge |
| B. | william wordsworth |
| C. | t. s. eliot |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» A. coleridge | |
| 94. |
Who is the author of “Tradition and Individual Talent”? |
| A. | coleridge |
| B. | william wordsworth coleridge |
| C. | william wordsworth |
| D. | t. s. eliot |
| Answer» D. t. s. eliot | |
| 95. |
Wordsworth’s special object of “Lyrical Ballads” was to: |
| A. | choose incidents and situations from common life |
| B. | to relate and describe them in a selection of language really used by men |
| C. | treat the subject imaginatively so that ordinary things would appear unusual |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 96. |
Who said: “Poetry shed no tears such as angels weep” |
| A. | coleridge |
| B. | william wordsworth |
| C. | t. s. eliot |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» B. william wordsworth | |
| 97. |
Who said: “A poet is a man speaking to men” |
| A. | coleridge |
| B. | william wordsworth |
| C. | t. s. eliot |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» B. william wordsworth | |
| 98. |
Who said: “Poetry is the breath and the finer spirit that is in the countenance of all science”? |
| A. | coleridge |
| B. | william wordsworth |
| C. | t. s. eliot |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» B. william wordsworth | |
| 99. |
Wordsworth affixes an appendix to his Preface to the Lyrical Ballads to express his view on----- |
| A. | poetic diction |
| B. | poetic process |
| C. | impersonal theory of poetry |
| D. | poet |
| Answer» A. poetic diction | |
| 100. |
Which among the following is the manifesto of Romantic Criticism? |
| A. | preface to the lyrical ballads |
| B. | preface to the fables |
| C. | preface to shakespeare |
| D. | tradition and individual talent |
| Answer» A. preface to the lyrical ballads | |
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