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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 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. | |
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