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101. |
Which among the following is the manifesto of Eliot’s Criticism? |
A. | preface to the lyrical ballads |
B. | preface to the fables |
C. | preface to shakespeare |
D. | tradition and individual talent |
Answer» D. tradition and individual talent |
102. |
Tradition in Eliot’s view means: |
A. | imitating the poets of the past |
B. | heredity |
C. | handling down of the past |
D. | historic sense |
Answer» D. historic sense |
103. |
Historic sense involves a perception of ----- |
A. | history |
B. | the pastness of the past and also its presentness |
C. | a sense of the historical incidents |
D. | the past |
Answer» B. the pastness of the past and also its presentness |
104. |
Tradition implies------- |
A. | a recognition of the continuity of literature |
B. | a critical judgment as to which of the writers of the past continue to be significant in the present |
C. | a knowledge of these significant writers obtained through great labour |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» D. all the above. |
105. |
“The existing monuments form an ideal order among themselves, which is modified by the introduction of the new work or art among them” whose pronouncement is this? |
A. | coleridge |
B. | william wordsworth |
C. | t. s. eliot |
D. | aristotle |
Answer» C. t. s. eliot |
106. |
In which of the following critical essays does the analogy of the catalyst occurs? |
A. | preface to the lyrical ballads |
B. | preface to the fables |
C. | preface to shakespeare |
D. | tradition and individual talent |
Answer» D. tradition and individual talent |
107. |
“The more perfect the artist, the more completely separate in him will be the man who suffers and the mind which creates” where does this critical proposition occur? |
A. | preface to the lyrical ballads |
B. | preface to the fables |
C. | preface to shakespeare |
D. | tradition and individual talent |
Answer» D. tradition and individual talent |
108. |
“The mind of the poet is the shred of the platinum” where do these words occur? |
A. | preface to the lyrical ballads |
B. | preface to the fables |
C. | preface to shakespeare |
D. | tradition and individual talent |
Answer» D. tradition and individual talent |
109. |
Which among the following does according to Eliot, functions as a catalyst in the process of poetic creation? |
A. | platinum shred |
B. | the mind of the poet |
C. | oxygen |
D. | sulphur dioxide |
Answer» B. the mind of the poet |
110. |
In the analogy of the catalyst, the platinum shred stands for---- |
A. | the mind of the poet |
B. | poet’s thoughts |
C. | poet’s emotions |
D. | poet’s feelings |
Answer» A. the mind of the poet |
111. |
In the analogy of the catalyst, oxygen and sulphur dioxide stand for---- |
A. | the mind of the poet |
B. | poet’s thoughts |
C. | poet’s emotions and feelings |
D. | the poem |
Answer» C. poet’s emotions and feelings |
112. |
In the analogy of the catalyst, sulphurpus acid stands for---- |
A. | the mind of the poet |
B. | poet’s thoughts |
C. | poet’s emotions |
D. | the work of art. |
Answer» D. the work of art. |
113. |
“Poetry is not turning loose of emotions, but an escape from emotions” where do these words occur? |
A. | preface to the lyrical ballads |
B. | preface to the fables |
C. | preface to shakespeare |
D. | tradition and individual talent |
Answer» D. tradition and individual talent |
114. |
“Poetry is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality” where is the line taken from? |
A. | preface to the lyrical ballads |
B. | preface to the fables |
C. | preface to shakespeare |
D. | tradition and individual talent |
Answer» D. tradition and individual talent |
115. |
Which of the following essays contains the theory of depersonalization of the artist? |
A. | preface to the lyrical ballads |
B. | preface to the fables |
C. | preface to shakespeare |
D. | tradition and individual talent |
Answer» D. tradition and individual talent |
116. |
“Honest criticism and sensitive appreciation is directed not upon the poet but upon the poetry” where is the line taken from? |
A. | preface to the lyrical ballads |
B. | preface to the fables |
C. | preface to shakespeare |
D. | tradition and individual talent |
Answer» D. tradition and individual talent |
117. |
Which among the following statements is true with respect to Eliot’s critical creed? |
A. | tradition in the true sense can be easily inherited |
B. | tradition can be artificially acquired |
C. | tradition can be obtained by hard labour |
D. | tradition can be imitated. |
Answer» C. tradition can be obtained by hard labour |
118. |
Which of the following term occurs in the critical essay “Tradition and Individual Talent”? |
A. | cathartic |
B. | catalyst |
C. | cathetic |
D. | catholic |
Answer» B. catalyst |
119. |
Who is the author of ‘Nature of linguistic Sign”? |
A. | ferdinand de saussure |
B. | jacques derrida |
C. | roland barthes |
D. | claude de levi strauss |
Answer» A. ferdinand de saussure |
120. |
Who is the author of “Cours de Linguistique” |
A. | ferdinand de saussure |
B. | jacques derrida |
C. | roland barthes |
D. | claude de levi strauss |
Answer» A. ferdinand de saussure |
121. |
What is Claude de Levi Strauss known for |
A. | structuralism |
B. | deconstruction |
C. | functionalism |
D. | existentialism |
Answer» A. structuralism |
122. |
Claude de Levi Strauss is an-------- |
A. | anthropologist |
B. | economist |
C. | environmentalist |
D. | ethnographer |
Answer» A. anthropologist |
123. |
Levi Strauss used structuralism in his study on------ |
A. | myths |
B. | magic |
C. | tribal life |
D. | economy |
Answer» A. myths |
124. |
A -------is a complex of the signifier and the signified |
A. | sign |
B. | symbol |
C. | referent |
D. | none of the above. |
Answer» A. sign |
125. |
Who popularized the concept of arbitrariness of language? |
A. | ferdinand de saussure |
B. | jacques derrida |
C. | roland barthes |
D. | claude de levi strauss |
Answer» A. ferdinand de saussure |
126. |
Who introduced the concept of langue and parole in linguistics? |
A. | ferdinand de saussure |
B. | jacques derrida |
C. | roland barthes |
D. | claude de levi strauss |
Answer» A. ferdinand de saussure |
127. |
The type of study of the changes in language over a span of time is called-------- |
A. | synchronic |
B. | diachronic |
C. | semiotic |
D. | onomatopoeic |
Answer» B. diachronic |
128. |
The type of study which focus on the analysis of the systematic interrelation of the elements of a single language at a particular time is called-------- |
A. | synchronic |
B. | diachronic |
C. | semiotic |
D. | onomatopoeic |
Answer» A. synchronic |
129. |
The systematic study of signs is called----- |
A. | semiotics |
B. | semiology |
C. | both “a” & “b” |
D. | neither “a” not “b” |
Answer» C. both “a” & “b” |
130. |
The term semiotics was introduced by |
A. | charles sanders pierce |
B. | ferdinand de sauddure |
C. | noam chomsky |
D. | edward sapir |
Answer» A. charles sanders pierce |
131. |
The term semiology was introduced by |
A. | charles sanders pierce |
B. | ferdinand de saussure |
C. | noam chomsky |
D. | edward sapir |
Answer» B. ferdinand de saussure |
132. |
Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Langue and Parole? |
A. | charles sanders pierce |
B. | ferdinand de saussure |
C. | noam chomsky |
D. | edward sapir |
Answer» B. ferdinand de saussure |
133. |
Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Competence and Performance? |
A. | charles sanders pierce |
B. | ferdinand de saussure |
C. | noam chomsky |
D. | edward sapir |
Answer» C. noam chomsky |
134. |
Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Saussure’s Langue and Parole? |
A. | charles sanders pierce |
B. | leonard bloom filed. |
C. | noam chomsky |
D. | edward sapir |
Answer» C. noam chomsky |
135. |
Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Chomsky’s competence and Performance? |
A. | charles sanders pierce |
B. | leonard bloom filed. |
C. | ferdinand de saussure. |
D. | edward sapir |
Answer» C. ferdinand de saussure. |
136. |
Which among the following implies the underlying rules governing the combination and organization of the elements of language? |
A. | language |
B. | parole |
C. | competence |
D. | both langue and competence |
Answer» D. both langue and competence |
137. |
Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language? |
A. | langue |
B. | parole |
C. | performance |
D. | both parole and performance |
Answer» D. both parole and performance |
138. |
Which among the following are Saussure’s major pronouncements? |
A. | meaning is arbitrary |
B. | meaning is relational |
C. | language constitutes reality |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
139. |
Who is the author of the essay “Towards Feminist Poetics”? |
A. | elaine showalter |
B. | margaret fuller |
C. | virginia woolf |
D. | simon de beauvoir |
Answer» A. elaine showalter |
140. |
Elaine Showalter divided the history of women’s literature into ----- phases |
A. | two |
B. | three |
C. | four |
D. | five |
Answer» C. four |
141. |
Which among the following are the major phases of feminist criticism? |
A. | the feminine |
B. | the female |
C. | the feminist |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
142. |
According to Elaine Showalter, feminist criticism can be divided in ------ varieties |
A. | two |
B. | three |
C. | four |
D. | five |
Answer» A. two |
143. |
The feminist critique deals with women as ---- |
A. | reader |
B. | writer |
C. | daughters of patriarchy |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. reader |
144. |
Gyno-criticism deals with women as ----- |
A. | reader |
B. | writer |
C. | daughters of patriarchy |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. writer |
145. |
In which phase of feminist literature, according to Showalter women wrote in an effort to equalize the intellectual achievements of the male culture? |
A. | the feminine |
B. | the feminist |
C. | the female |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. the feminine |
146. |
In which phase of feminist literature, according to Showalter women rejected the accommodation postures of felinity and to use literature to dramatize the ordeals of wronged woman hood? |
A. | the feminine |
B. | the feminist. |
C. | the female |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. the feminist. |
147. |
In which phase of feminist literature, according to Showalter, did women reject both initiation and protest? |
A. | the feminine |
B. | the feminist |
C. | the female |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above |
148. |
In the Female phase, women rejected both imitation and protest because they considered these two forms as---- |
A. | dependency |
B. | slavery |
C. | fashion |
D. | subjugation |
Answer» A. dependency |
149. |
In which of the following figures of speech a comparison between two distinctly different things is explicitly indicated by the word, “like” or “as” |
A. | simile |
B. | metaphor |
C. | synecdoche |
D. | metonymy |
Answer» A. simile |
150. |
In which of the following figures of speech, a word or expression that in literal usage denotes one thing is applied to a distinctly different kind of thing without asserting a comparison? |
A. | simile |
B. | metaphor |
C. | synecdoche |
D. | metonymy |
Answer» B. metaphor |
151. |
In which of the following figures of speech a part of something is used to signify the whole? |
A. | simile |
B. | metaphor |
C. | synecdoche |
D. | metonymy |
Answer» C. synecdoche |
152. |
In which of the following figures of speech is a literal term for one thing is applied to another with which it is closely associated? |
A. | simile |
B. | metaphor |
C. | synecdoche |
D. | metonymy |
Answer» D. metonymy |
153. |
In which of the following figures of speech a statement that appears to be absurd or self-contradictory turns out to have a valid meaning |
A. | simile |
B. | metaphor |
C. | synecdoche |
D. | paradox |
Answer» D. paradox |
154. |
------is a form of paradox in which the adjective seem to contradict the noun it modifies. |
A. | oxymoron |
B. | paradox |
C. | irony |
D. | synecdoche |
Answer» A. oxymoron |
155. |
“terrible beauty “ is an example for------ |
A. | oxymoron |
B. | paradox |
C. | irony |
D. | synecdoche |
Answer» A. oxymoron |
156. |
“child is the father of man” is an instance for-------. |
A. | oxymoron |
B. | paradox |
C. | irony |
D. | synecdoche |
Answer» B. paradox |
157. |
“The crown’ or “Sceptre” used in the sense of “King”is an example for------ |
A. | simile |
B. | metaphor |
C. | synecdoche |
D. | metonymy |
Answer» D. metonymy |
158. |
“ten hands” used for “ten workmen” is an example for----- |
A. | simile |
B. | synecdoche |
C. | metaphor |
D. | symbol |
Answer» B. synecdoche |
159. |
“My love is a red red rose” is an example for------- |
A. | simile |
B. | metaphor |
C. | synecdoche |
D. | metonymy |
Answer» B. metaphor |
160. |
“My love is like a red red rose “ is an example for------- |
A. | simile |
B. | metaphor |
C. | synecdoche |
D. | metonymy |
Answer» A. simile |
161. |
The term anagnorisis means ---------- |
A. | recognition |
B. | reversal |
C. | both “a’ and “b” |
D. | neither “a” nor “b” |
Answer» A. recognition |
162. |
The term peripetia means---------- |
A. | recognition |
B. | reversal |
C. | both “a’ and “b” |
D. | neither “a” nor “b” 168. the epic theatre was introduced by -------- |
Answer» B. reversal |
163. |
Who is the author of the work ‘Poetics”? |
A. | aristotle |
B. | plato |
C. | socrates |
D. | homer |
Answer» A. aristotle |
164. |
Who is the author of the work “Republic”? |
A. | aristotle |
B. | plato |
C. | socrates |
D. | homer |
Answer» B. plato |
165. |
Ben Jonson’s ‘Volpone’ is an example of ------ |
A. | comedy of humours |
B. | comedy of manners |
C. | romantic comedy |
D. | anti-romantc comedy |
Answer» A. comedy of humours |
166. |
The name of Bertolt Brecht is associated with ------- |
A. | the absurd drama |
B. | the epic theatre |
C. | comedy of humours |
D. | feminist theatre |
Answer» B. the epic theatre |
167. |
A light dramatic work with improbable plot and exaggerated characters is called ------ |
A. | satire |
B. | comedy |
C. | farce |
D. | humour. |
Answer» C. farce |
168. |
The type of play in which the plot was centred round intrigues and violent actions and which contains improbable events and sensational actions is called-------- |
A. | meledrama |
B. | tragedy |
C. | farce |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. meledrama |
169. |
“Oberon” is a Masque written by --------- |
A. | ben johnson |
B. | shakespeare |
C. | marlow |
D. | dr. johnson. |
Answer» A. ben johnson |
170. |
The French term for ‘unknotting’ ---------- |
A. | denouement |
B. | due ex machina |
C. | decorum |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. denouement |
171. |
The term -------- is applied to the falling action in a tragedy |
A. | catastrophe |
B. | catharsis |
C. | crisis |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. catastrophe |
172. |
The term peripetia means---------- |
A. | recognition |
B. | reversal |
C. | both “a’ and “b” |
D. | neither “a” nor “b” |
Answer» B. reversal |
173. |
The term Decorum Means---- |
A. | recognition |
B. | reversal |
C. | appropriateness |
D. | neither “a” nor “b” |
Answer» C. appropriateness |
174. |
Who among the following is not a French symbolist? |
A. | mallarme |
B. | verlaine |
C. | richard wagner |
D. | w.b. yeats |
Answer» D. w.b. yeats |
175. |
The type of lyric poem that was perfected by Robert Browning. |
A. | dramatic monologue |
B. | dramatic lyric |
C. | dramatic romance |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. dramatic monologue |
176. |
the term magic realism was originally applied to------ |
A. | structuralist german painters |
B. | surrealist german painters |
C. | expressionist american painters |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. structuralist german painters |
177. |
In prose fiction the term magic realism was associated with --- |
A. | gabriel garcia |
B. | marquez |
C. | salman rushdi |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
178. |
The term absurd is used to refer to the place of |
A. | samuel becket |
B. | eliot |
C. | shakespeare |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. samuel becket |
179. |
The author of ‘’ A Room of One’s Own’’ |
A. | virginia wolf |
B. | mary elman |
C. | kate millet |
D. | ealine showalter |
Answer» A. virginia wolf |
180. |
The author of ‘’ Second Sex’’ |
A. | virginia wolf |
B. | mary elman |
C. | kate millet |
D. | ealine showalter |
Answer» B. mary elman |
181. |
The author of ‘’ Sexual Politics’’ |
A. | virginia wolf |
B. | mary elman |
C. | kate millet |
D. | ealine showalter |
Answer» C. kate millet |
182. |
The author of ‘’Towards Feminist Criticism’’ |
A. | virginia wolf |
B. | mary elman |
C. | kate millet |
D. | ealine showalter |
Answer» D. ealine showalter |
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