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Semester III – 2016- 17 End Semester Examination – I

Class : B.A English Honours – Part II Paper II : [ENGH-302]:American Literature – I

Time : 2 ½ Hrs. M.M: 70 Marks

Section A [10 Marks]

Section A contains 10 questions (20 words each) and a candidate is required to attempt all 10 questions. Each question is of one mark.

I. Choose the correct option.

1. The title character of RipVan Winkle is a _____________ villager.

a) afro-american b) dutch-american

c) latino-american d) brazilian

2. What does Rip drink at the mountains?

a) Vodka b) Ale

c) Holland d) Whisky

3. The Scarlet Letter is located in _______.

a) New England b) Florida

c) Boston d) Wessex

4. When was the poem ‘Annabel Lee’ published?

a) 1844 b) 1845 c) 1846 d) 1849

5. What was the original title of the poem 'Lenore'?

a) The Queen b) A Paean c) The Maiden d) An Angel

6. What is the setting of the play The Hairy Ape a) A Train b) A boat b) A navy ship d) A Transatlantic liner His Daughter

7. The month that the narrator in 'The Raven' remembers is a) October b) November

c) September d) December 8. What is the name of Hester Prynne's daughter?

a) Ruby b) pretty

c) Pearl d) Hannah 9. The Hairy Ape is an _____________play.

a) Expressionist b) satirical play c) Absurd d) Tragedy

10. What is the real name of Yank?

a) Dan smith b) Will Smith c) joe Smith d) Bob Smith

Section B [15 Marks]

Section B contains 6 questions (50 words each) and a candidate is required to attempt 3 questions, at least 1

from each unit. Each question is of 5 marks.

II. Answer the following questions

UNIT I

11. Write a note on Puritanism. Give instances from your syllabus. OR

Attempt a character sketch of Roger-Chillingworth.

UNIT II

12. Critically appreciate Edgar Allen Poe's 'Raven'. OR

Bring out the romantic elements in the the poem 'Annabel Lee'

UNIT III

13. Is Mildred Douglas a sympathetic character? OR

What are the central issues surfacing in Eugene O’Neill's The Hairy Ape?

Section C [45 Marks]

Section C – contains 6 questions. Answer any three questions (400 words each), selecting one from each

unit. Each question is of 15 marks.

14. Reference to the context(any three) a. But our love it was stronger by far than

the love of those who were older than we of many far wiser than we-- And neither the angels in heaven above Nor the demons down under the sea

Can ever dissever my soul from the soul b. Ah Broken is the golden bowl! The spirit flown forever!

Let the bell toll! - a saintly soul floats on the Stygian river And Guy De Vere, hast thou no tear? Weep now or never more! See! On yon drear and rigid bier low lies thy love, Lenore!

c. "Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil!- Prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven that bends above us— By that god we both adore Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, Within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom Whom the angels name Lenore-

d. And the silken, sad, uncertain Rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic Terrors never felt before;

(Attempt any 3)(each question is of 10 marks)

15. What role does Myth play in Rip Van Winkle? How is it connected with reality? 16. Describe the symbolism used in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter? 17. Elucidate the major concerns of American Romanticism. 18. Examine the various themes in "The Hairy Ape." 19. Comment on Eugene O'Neill use of Narrative techniques in The Hairy Ape.

The End



Class : B.A. English Honours – Part II Paper I : [ENGH-301]: Elizabethan to Jacobean Age – I




I. Answer the following questions.

1. Which of the following characters sees the ghost of Hamlet’s father first? a) Claudius b) Hamlet

c) Horatio d) Marcellus

2. In form, Hamlet is above all, what sort of play?

a) A revenge play b) a comedy

c) A morality play d) a problem play

3. The defect of character that brings about the protagonist's downfall in a tragedy is called_____

a) conflict b) tragic flaw

c) foil d) climax

4. John Webster's plays, such as The Duchess of Malfi, most closely resemble the plays of which Roman

playwright ?

a) Sophocles b) Terence

c) Euripides d) Seneca

5. How does the Duchess die in the play The Duchess of Malfi?

a) She's stabbed b) She's poisoned

c) She commits suicide d) She's strangled

6. When Antonio says, “In seeking to reduce both state and people/To a fixed order, their judicious

king/Begins at home,” (1.1.5-7), what is he referring to?

a) Malfi b) France

c) Italy d) The Catholic Church

7. In A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, how does Donne describe the death of virtuous people?

a) Silent b) Slow

a) Painful d) Clamorous

8. The metaphysical poets employed many extended comparisons, also known as:

a) gargantuan similes b) conceits

c) splendid comparisons d) paradoxes

9. George Herbert ends his poem "The Collar" with these lines: "Methought I heard one calling, Childe: /

And I reply'd, _____"

a) My Lord b) I am

c) Forgive me d) By Christ

10. Which poet and critic coined the term “metaphysical poet”?

a) Andrew Marvell b) John Donne

c) Henry Vaughan d) Samuel Johnson




II. Answer the following questions UNIT I

11. How does Claudius die in Shakespeare’s Hamlet?

OR

Draw a brief character sketch of Ophelia.

UNIT II 12. Write a note on the significance of the Wooing Scene in The Duchess of Malfi

OR

Explain the structure of a revenge tragedy.

UNIT III 13. How does the poet portray the image of the pulley in the poem "The Pulley" by George Herbert?

OR

How does Donne undermine the power of death in “Death, be not Proud”.


Section C – contains 6 questions. Answer any three questions (400 words each) . Each question is of 15

marks.

14. Explain the following reference to the context (Any three) a. Give thy thoughts no tongue,

Nor any unproportion’d thought his act. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel;

b. I would have you curse yourself now, that your bounty, Which makes men truly noble, e'er should make Me a villain: oh, that to avoid ingratitude For the good deed you have done me, I must do All the ill man can invent.

c. Love is swift of foot;

Love’s a man of war, And can shoot, And can hit from far.

d. Swift as light thoughts their empty career run, Thy race is finished, when begun, Let a post-angel start with thee, And thou the goal of earth shalt reach as soon as he:

Attempt any 2 questions from the following

15. Comment on Shakespeare’s art of characterization with reference to Hamlet.

16. “A hallmark of Webster's drama is its depiction of strong women characters.” Elaborate the statement

with reference to the play The Duchess of Malfi.

17. Discuss Duchess of Malfi as a morality play.

18. Attempt a critical appreciation of Abraham’s Cowley “Hymn to Light”

19. Discuss the major characteristics of Metaphysical poetry with reference to the poems you have read.

The End



Class : B.A English Honours – Part II Paper III : [ENGH-303]: Indian Literature in English– I




I. Choose the correct option. 1. “O sweet companions, loved with love intense, For your sakes, shall the tree be ever

dear.”These lines have been taken from a poem by: (a) Toru Dutt (b) Kamala Das (c) Shashi Deshpanday (d) Rabindranath Tagore

2. Which of the following is a work by Tagore? (a) Chaturanga, (b) Ancient Ballads (c) The Lotus (d) Morning Serenade.

3. What did the Kabuliwala leave for Mini while going away at the end of the novel? (a) Few grapes and raisins (b) Oranges and almond (c) A Gift (d) Chocolates

4. What was the name of Mini’s mother in the story Kabuliwala? (a) Radha (b) Savitri (c) Rama (d) Rohini

5. Rabindranath Tagore’s “The Child” was originally written and translated from: (a) English to Bengali (b) Bengali to English (b) Bengali to Malayalam (c)English to Malayalam

6. In which year was Rabindranath Tagore awarded Nobel Prize for Literature? (a) 1901 (b) 1913 (c) 1928 (d) 1930

7. Who narrates the story in “Nectar in a Sieve”? (a)Irawaddy (b) Nathan (c) Rukmani (d) Someone outside the story

8. When did "Nectar in a Sieve" take place? (a) 1952 (b) 1953 (c) 1954 (d) 1955

9. Who is the author of “The Looking Glass”? (a) Kamala Markandaya (b) Kamla Das (b) Anita Desai (d) Shashi Deshpande

10. “I who have lost My way and beg now at stranger’s doors…”From where has this line been taken? (a) A Hot Noon in Malabar

(b) My Grandmother’s House (c) The Dance of Eunuchs (d) Summer in Calcutta





UNIT I

11. Write a note on the theme of the poem “The Queen of Delhi’s Dream”.

OR How does Toru Dutt describe lotus in his sonnet?

UNIT II 12. “The Child” by Rabindranath Tagore portrays man’s journey from the futility of

existence and darkness of ignorance to the sprouting of new life.”Explain.

OR Write a brief summary of Sarojini Naidu’s “The Queen’s Rival”.

UNIT III 13. Comment on the Nostalgic Elements in Kamala Das’s Poem “My Grandmother’s

House”.

OR Write a brief note on Social Realism in Kamla Markandaya’s “Nectar in a Sieve”.


Section C – contains 6 questions. Reference to the context is compulsory.

14. Reference to the Context (Any three) (5x3) a. But though no hand unsanctioned dares

Unveil the mysteries of her grace, Time lifts the curtain unawares, And Sorrow looks into her face . . . Who shall prevent the subtle years, Or shield a woman's eyes from tears?

b. This is a noon for strangers who part The window-drapes and peer in, their hot eyes Brimming with the sun, not seeing a thing in

Shadowy rooms and turn away and look So yearningly at the brick-ledged well.,

c. Unknown, yet well-known to the eye of faith! Ah, I have heard that wail far, far away

In distant lands, by many a sheltered bay, When slumbered in his cave the water-wraith And the waves gently kissed the classic shore Of France or Italy, beneath the moon, When earth lay trancèd in a dreamless swoon:

d. Dark was her hue , as darkest cloud, Which comes the Moon' s fair face to shroud And ‘round her waist a hideous zone Of hands with channel lightning’s shone, And long the garland which she wore Of heads all bath'd in streaming gore:

Attempt any 3(Each question carries 10 marks)

15. Write a detailed note on symbolism in the poetry of Toru Dutt. 16. Discuss the Expression of Self-consciousness in Kamla Das's “An Introduction”. 17. Critically appreciate the poem “Satan” by Michael Madhusudan Dutt. 18. Discuss the relationship between Mini and Rehamat in "Kabuliwala" by

Rabindranath Tagore. 19. Describe how Kamala Markanday questions the cultural traditions of India in the

early chapters of “Nectar in a Sieve”.

The End



Class : B.A – English Honours – Part – II Paper IV : [ENGM-104]: The Study of Greek Drama – I




I. Choose the correct option 1. The three parts of a Greek theater are the

a. theatron, orchestra, and skene. b. wings, curtains, and soft seats. c. theatron, wings, and fly space. d. skene, orchestra, and wings.

2. In Greek drama, the audience learned about events they didn’t see through a. posers. b. the chorus. c. a narrator. d. their programs.

3. Which of the following is not a part of the ‘three unities’ as mentioned by Aristotle? a. Unity of Time b. Unity of Character c. Unity of Place d. Unity of Action

4. Which of the following is the least important according to Aristotle? a. Plot b. Thought c. Deus ex machine d. Spectacle

5. Oedipus had solved the riddle of... a. The Phoenix. b. The Sphinx c. The Scylla d. The Gorgon

6. Why does Apollo punish Thebes? a. Because they had ceased to worship him. b. Because they were blasphemous to Zeus. c. Because they sided with the Dionysus in opposition to him. d. Because they failed to find and punish the murderer of the King of Thebes.

7. What reason does Haemon give Creon to let Antigone go? a. It will show the people he is a kind ruler b. The gods have told him that this must be done c. She is innocent d. To watch her further

8. Why does Ismene resist Antigone's order to help her bury Polynices?

a. Polynices was her stepbrother and she doesn't care what happens to his body b. She does not want to risk her own life c. She argues women should not go against the decision of men d. She believes he deserves this fate

9. The Frogs was written amidst a. The Trojan war b. The Punic Wars c. The Great War d. The Peloponnesian Wars 15. Creon has forbidden Polynieces’s burial because Creon views him as a. A traitor b. Insignificant

c. A member of court d. the leader of the chorus





UNIT I

11. How does Aristotle define Mimesis?

OR

Compare and contrast Epic Poetry and Tragedy as described in the Poetics?

UNIT II

12. Write a note on the origin of ancient Greek Theatre.

OR

Briefly discuss the structure of the play Frogs.

UNIT III

13. Discuss the views of Antigone and Ismene about the role of women in the society. How are the views depicted in their decisions?

OR What according to you is the hamartia of Oedipus? Elaborate.



14. Reference to the context. (attempt any 3) 5x3

a. You are pleased to mock my blindness. Have you eyes,

And do not see your own damnation? Eyes,

And cannot see what company you keep ?

Whose son are you? I tell you, you have sinned -

And do not know it - against your own on earth

And in the grave. A swift and two-edged sword,

Your mother's and your father's curse, shall sweep you

Out of this land. Those now clear-seeing eyes

b. But I can overhear their muttered plaints,

Know how the people mourn this maiden doomed

For noblest deeds to die the worst of deaths. c. For Death who puts to sleep both young and old

Hales my young life,

And beckons me to Acheron's dark fold,

An unwed wife.

No youths have sung the marriage song for me,

My bridal bed

No maids have strewn with flowers from the lea,

'Tis Death I wed.

d. Well, sir? What brings you here?

Have you the face to stand before my door,

Proved plotter against my life, thief of my crown?

Do you take me for a coward, or a fool?

Did you suppose I wanted eyes to see

The plot preparing, wits to counter it?

e. Those be mere vintage-leavings, jabberers, choirs

Of swallow-broods, degraders of their art,

Who get one chorus, and are seen no more,

The Muses' love once gained. But O, my friend,

Search where you will, you'll never find a true Creative genius, uttering startling things..

(Attempt any 3. Each question carries 10 marks)

16. Who according to you is the real hero of the play Antigone? Support your choice with substantial argument.

17. Write short notes on: Anagnorsis, Peripeteia and Katharsis. 18. Oedipus remains in the dark while the old seer had eyes. Discuss the concept of sight and

blindness in the play Oedipus Rex. 19. Which of the six elements according to Aristotle is the ‘soul of tragedy’ and why? Elaborate. 20. What thematic concerns emerge from the play Frogs? Analyse in detail.


Semester III – 2017- 18 End Semester Examination

Class : B.A English Honours Paper II : [ENGH-302]: American Literature





1. When was Rip Van Winkle published? a. 1819 b. 1820 c. 1861 d. 1809

2. Which revolution is referred to in the story of Rip Van Winkle? a. Industrial Revolution b. French Revolution c. American Revolution d. Russian Revolution

3. Which character in Rip Van Winkle is loved by all a. Rip Van Winkle b. Dog c. Wolf d. Judith

4. What is the implication of the letter “A” in The Scarlet Letter? a. Awful b. Adultery c. Adult d. Audacity

5. Who among the following is the wife of Roger Chilling worth: a. Maria b. Christable c. Hester d. Pearl

6. Who is the minister of church in The Scarlet Letter? a. Arthur Dimmesdale b. Roger c. Nathaniel d. Bellingham

7. “While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping.” These lines are an extract from a. The Hairy Ape b. Lenore c. The Raven d. Annabel

8. “For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams” a. Annabel Lee b. Lenore c. The Raven d. Rip Van Winkle

9. Who is the central character of The Hairy Ape? a. Mildred b. Long c. Yank d. Gorilla

10. Lenore was first published under the title: a. A Paean b. Eulalic c. Lee d. Raven





UNIT I

11. Comment on the setting of the story Rip Van Winkle

OR

Write a short note on the traits of American Romanticism.

UNIT II

12. “Raven , sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only that one word, as if his soul in that one word he

did outpour” Discuss in detail the seriousness of this poetic expression

OR

What is the central idea of Lenore? Explain.

UNIT III

13. Reflect on the search for belongingness developed in The Hairy Ape.

OR

Draw a character sketch of Yank.


Section C – contains 6 questions. Reference to the context is compulsory. Answer any 3 questions from the

remaining 5.

14. Reference to the context. Attempt any 3.

[15 marks] a. Eagerly I wished the morrow;

Vainly I had sought to borrow Form my books surcease of sorrow Sorrow for the lost Lenore

b. Come ! let the burial rite be read- The funeral song be sung! An anthem for the queenmist dead that ever died so young A dirge for her the doubly dead in that she died so young.

c. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea; But we loved with a love that was more than love

d. The sweet Lenore hath “gone before”, With Hope, that flew beside, Leaving there wild for the dear child That should have been they bride.

Answer any 3 questions from the following. Each question carries 10 marks.

15. Discuss and develop the character of Van Winkle 16. Develop with the central theme of Sin and Guilt in The Scarlet Letter. 17. Elucidate the scaffold scene of The Scarlet Letter. 18. How is the theme of The Death of a Beautiful woman developed in Edgar Allan Poe’s poems?

Explain. 19. Critically analyse The Hairy Ape as a expressionist play.

The End



Class : B.A English Honours Paper I : [ENGH-301]: Elizabethan to Jacobean Age




I. Choose the correct option:

1. Who says the following line?

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” a. Claudius b. Hamlet c. Marcellus d. Horatic

2. Who does the Cardinal hire to spy on the Duchess? a. Bosola b. Delia c. Ferdinand d. No one

3. Catharsis releases emotions such as a. Pity and fear b. Hatred and revenge c. Love and romance d. Bravery and gallantry

4. Which of the following is not a revenge tragedy? a. Hamlet b. The Duchess of Malfi c. The Spanish Tragedy d. Romeo and Juliet

5. Who of the following coined the term ‘Metaphysical Poets’: a. Andrew Marvell b. John Donne c. T.S. Elliot d. Samuel Johnson

6. Complete the following line from Herbert’s ‘The Collar’ “Me thought I heard one calling, ‘Child’: and I replied___”

a. Forgive me b. I am c. My lord d. By Christ

7. ‘Death be not Proud’ is a a. Petrarchan sonnet b. Shakespearean Sonnet c. Conceit Sonnet d. Octave Sonnet

8. John Donne was a poet as well as a. Cartographer b. Anglican Priest c. Engraver d. Painter

9. Which figure of speech is used in this line – “Say , from what the golden quivers of the sky.”

a. Conceit b. Metaphors c. Simile d. Hyperbole

10. When the speaker hears the voice of God at the end of the poem ‘The Collar’ he is a. Confused b. Afraid c. At peace once more d. Struck down





UNIT I

11. What purpose does the play within the play serve in ‘Hamlet’? Explain.

OR

Summarize the soliloquy ‘To be or not to be’ in your own words.

UNIT II

12. Discuss how dose Webster use foreshadowing in the beginning of the play.

OR

Define the Tragedy of Revenge with examples.

UNIT III 13. Explain the metaphor of the compass as used by Donne in ‘A Valediction Forbidding Mourning’

OR

What is the central theme of the poem ‘Discipline’?



remaining 5.

14. Reference to the context. Attempt any 3. [15 marks]

a. Polonius : Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit And tediousness, the limbs and outward flourishes? I will be brief your noble son is mad.

b. If this fall in a time, or land, Where misdevotion doth command, Us to the bishop and the king To make us relics then Thou shalt be a Mary Magdalen, And I a something else today.

c. Sweet rose, where hue angerie and brave Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye: Thy root is ever in its grave and thou must die.

d. Give thy thoughts no longer tongue, Nor any unproportion’d thought this act. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar Those friends thou hast, adoption tried Grapple them into the soul hoops of steel

Answer any 3 of the following questions. Each question carries 10 marks.

15. With reference to the poems prescribed for you, discuss the use of conceits by George Herbert. 16. Enumerate the elements of a Revenge Tragedy that can be traced in ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ 17. What is Hamlet’s conflict over the existence of the Ghost? Why does Hamlet continue to doubt it even

after Claudius confesses his guilt? 18. Analyze ‘The Good Morrow’ as a Metaphysical poem. 19. How does Hamlet’s Hamartia bring about his tragic end?

The End


Semester I – 2017- 18 End Semester Examination

Class : B.A English Honours Paper III : [ENGH-303]: Indian Literature in English




I. Choose the correct option 1. The poet describes ‘Satan’ as a sepulcher of___

a. Awe b. Pride c. Beauty d. Guilt

2. Which of the following literary devices has been used in the line ‘Love came to Flora asking for a flower’?

a. Personification b. Simile c. Synecdoche d. Onomatopoeia

3. The Casuarinas Tree is close to the heart of the poet because it is very tall and beautiful. a. True b. False

4. Tagore prays for a heaven of freedom ‘Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards…..’ a. Freedom b. Perfection c. Perseverance d. Economic growth

5. Who looks into the face of a Purdah Nashin when time lifts her veil? a. Beauty b. Old age c. Sorrow d. Her husband

6. In which of the following volumes by Naidu was the poem ‘The Queen’s Rival’ published a. The Golden Threshold(1905) b. The Bird of Time (1912) c. The Broken Wing(1917) d. The Feather of the Dawn(1961)

7. Which of the poems by Kamala Das prescribed in your course deals with a nostalgic yearning for her family home where the windows are ‘blind’ and air is frozen?

a. In love b. A Hot Noon in Malabar c. My Grandmother’s House d. An introduction

8. Complete the line from the poem ‘In love’ ‘….Out for me, and the sad lie/ of my unending ______’

9. Tagore’s The Child was originally written in which of the following languages: a. Bengali b. English c. Hindi d. Urdu

10. Rukmani (Nectar in a Sieve) is the ____ daughter of the head man of a South Indian village a. First b. Second c. Third d. Fourth





UNIT I

11. Which disaster does the poem ‘The Queen of Delhi’s Dream’ Discuss as its central idea.

OR

Discuss the qualities of the ‘queenliest’ flower ‘lotus’ on the basis of the poem by Toru Dutt.

UNIT II

12. What is the poem ‘Kabuliwala’ all about?

OR

What does the speaker’s soul pray for in the poem by Naidu?

UNIT III 13. Discuss the relevance of the title of the poem ‘An Introduction’.

OR

Discuss the theme of pain and suffering dealt in ‘Nectar in a Sieve’



remaining 5.

14. Reference to the context. Attempt any 3. [15]

a. So shall thy chastened spirit yearn To seek from its blind prayer release, And spend and pardoned, sue to learn, The simple secret of my peace.

b. This is a noon for beggars with whining Voices, a noon for men who come from hills With parrots in a cage and fortune – cards All stained with time, for brown Kurava Girls’ with old eyes……

c. Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal

d. What is the dirge-like murmur that I hear Like the sea breaking on a shingle beach? It is the tree’s lament, an eerie speech? That haply to the unknown land may reach.


15. Discuss the theme (in detail) in Tagore’s poem ‘The Child’ 16. Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem ‘The Queen’s Rival’ 17. Write a detailed character sketch of the protagonist , Rukmani , from ‘Nectar in a Sieve’ 18. Discuss the subjective experience shared by the poet in ‘In Love’ 19. Attempt a detailed study of the sonnet ‘Satan’ by M M Dutt

The End



Class : B.A English Honours Paper IV : [ENGH-304]: The Study of Greek Drama




I. Choose the correct option

1. Which is not a component of Tragedy a. Plot b. Narrative form c. Character d. Thought

2. Complication and unraveling are two elements of a. Thought b. Character c. Speech d. Plot

3. Tragedy relies on a. Action b. Narration c. Pity d. character

4. What name did Charon use to call Dionysius? a. The Blessed One b. Fatty c. Poetic Blessing d. Bacchus

5. Who is the protagonist of the play ‘Frogs’? a. Pluto b. Xanthias c. Heracles d. Dionysius

6. The chorus in ‘Antigone’ consists of a. The Theban Women b. The priests c. The Theban Elders d. The women of the court

7. What does Antigone do when she is brought before Creon? a. Defends her actions by threatening to start an armed rebellion b. Defends her actions by asserting the supremacy of the divine law c. Defends her actions by explicitly asserting that the conscience is the highest judge of morality d. Defends her actions by claiming that Creon has no legitimate claim to throne

8. Where had Oedipus sent Creon at the beginning of the play: a. To the Oracle at Delphi b. To the Oracle of Athena c. To find the body of Lauis d. To Corinth

9. What does the name ‘Oedipus’ mean? a. Incestuous b. Riddle solver c. Blind d. Swollen foot

10. ‘Skene’ was located a. Behind the orchestra b. Behind the theatron c. Next to the orchestra d. Outside the theatron





UNIT I

11. Define Katharsis. What purpose does it serve in a Tragedy?

OR

Differentiate between Epic and Tragedy.

UNIT II

12. Discuss how the ‘decline of Athens’ was one of the major themes of the play ‘Frogs’?

OR

Write a short note on Attic Theatre.

UNIT III

13. What charges does Oedipus levy against Creon and what is Creon’s defense against the accusations?

OR

What reason does Ismene give to Antigone for not burying Polynices or helping her sister in doing so?



14. Reference to the context. Attempt any 3. [15]

a. I will start afresh and bring everything into light. All praise to Phoebus – and thanks for your part, to you – For thus pointing out our duty to the dead.

b. What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown Best live as best we may, from day to day. Nor need this mother- marrying frighten you,

Many a man has dreamt as much. Such things Must be forgotten, if life is to be endured.

c. He was gone, my lord! He has prophesized terrible things And for my part, I that was young and now am old Have never known his prophesies proved false:

it is true enough; and my heart is torn in two It is hard to give way, and hard to stand and abide The coming of the curse. Both ways are hard.

d. Creon has given funeral honours to one And not to the other; nothing but shame and ignominy Etocles has been buried, they tell me in state, With all honourable observance due to the dead But Polynices, just as unhappily fallen the order Says he is not to be buried, not to be mourned; To be left unburied, not to be mourned. To be left unburied , unwept, a feast of flesh for keen eyed carrion birds.


15. Write a note on ‘Plot’. 16. How do Peripetia and Anagnorisis contribute to a good tragedy? 17. How does ‘Frogs’ use specific devices of comedy to convey its messages? 18. Elucidate at what point does ‘Steadfastness’ and ‘Perseverance’ of Oedipus start turning into mere

obstinacy. 19. It seems that Creon and Antigone had different world views. Explain how and where do their world

views clash.

The End



Class : B.A English Honours. Paper II : [ENGH-302]: American Literature





1. In which century is the story of Hester Prynne set? a) The Sixteenth Century b) The eighteenth century

c) The seventeenth century d) The nineteenth century

2. Where did Hester & Chillingworth live before coming to America?

a) Amsterdan b) Edin burgh

c) Paris d) Jamaica

3. What item of clothing does Hester make for Governor Winthrop?

a) A night cap b) A cloak for his swearing in

c) A pair of gloves d) A winter hat.

4. Which fireman talks about Marxist ideas?

a) Yank b) Isabelle

c) Paddy d) Long

5. The revised form of “Lenore” was first published in-

a) 1831 b)1848

c) 1843 d) 1850

6. Which Rodin statue does Yank occasionally resemble

a) The ape Man b) The Thinker

c) Steel worker d) The tinker

7. What was the author [Poet] doing at the beginning of ‘The Raven’ when he heard the rapping at his

door?

a) Reading a book. b) Drinking wine

c) Writing a letter d) Eating dinner

8. Where does the raven perch when it comes into the house?

a) The door frame b) A bust of Pallas

c) Bronze mantle d) On poet’s shoulder

9. Where was the kingdom of Annabel Lee?

a) In the sky b) by the sea

c) On the Ocean d) a distant desert

10. What was the name of Rip’s dog?

a) Sparky b) Fido

c) Coyote d) Wolfie




II. Answer the following questions.

UNIT I

11. What might Irving have been trying to say about the true impact of the Revolutionary War?

OR

Write a short note on Puritanism.

UNIT II

12. In the poem ‘The Raven’ what end of imagery does the poet use and what effect does it have?

OR

Elucidate the thematic concern and autobiographical elements in ‘Annabel lee’.

UNIT III

13. Comment on the disharmony between man’s primitive pride & his individualism in ‘THE HAIRY

APE’.

OR

In the play how does Yank’s definition of ‘belonging’ evolve?



remaining 5.

14. Reference to the context. Attempt any 3: [15 Marks]

a) But our love it was stronger by for than the love,

Of those who were older than we,

Of many for wiser than we,

And neither the angels in heaven above.

Nor the demons down under the sea.

Can ever dissever my soul from the soul.

Of the beautiful Annabel lee

b) To friends above, for fiends below, the indigent ghost is riven-

From Hell unto a high estate for up within the heaven-

Form grief and groan, to a golden throne, beside the king of Heaven.

c) Ah broken is the golden bowl!

The spirit flown forever!

Let the bell toll! a saintly soul floats

On the Stygian river;

And Guy De Vere, hast then no tear?

Weep now or never more!

d) Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!”I shrieked up starting-

Get thee back into the tempest and the

Night’s Polutonian shore!

Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken.

Answer any 3 questions from following. Each question carries 10 marks.

15. How would you describe the characters of Dame Van Winkle and Rip Van Winkle and do they

reflect gender stereotypes in anyway?

16. Draw a picture in words of Hester Prynne.

17. Bring out the major themes in the play ‘The Hairy Ape”.

18. Explain Hawthorne’s view on human nature regarding passion. Justify the response with

incidents from the text.

19. Critically appreciate Poe’s ‘Lenore’.

The End



Class : B.A. English Honours Paper I : [ENGH 301]: Elizabethan to Jacobean Age




I. Choose the correct option

1. What noise drives the ghost offstage in Hamlet?

a. A string of quartet. b. Hamlet crying. c. His wife sleeping with Claudius. d. A cock’s crow.

2. Who asks Ferdinand to stop torturing the Duchess in Act Four? a. Cariola b. Bosola. c. Antonio. d. The Cardinal.

3. Tragedy presents men. a. As they are. b. Worse than they are c. As they ought to be d. Better than they are

4. Which of these early Christian legends is referenced by Donne in ‘The Good-Morrow’? a. The seven sisters b. St Jerome in the desert. c. The Seven Sleepers. d. St Helena.

5. The metaphysical poets employed many extended comparisons known as: a. Paradoxes b. Similes c. Oxymoron d. Conceits

6. The alternate title for “The Pulley” is a. God’s Gifts b. Gifts of God c. Gifts by God d. Gifts to God.

7. The Duchess hires Bosola as a. Her Guard b. Her personal assistant c. Her stable keeper d. Her chef.

8. How many soliloquies are there in Hamlet a. Six. b. Eight c. Four d. Seven

9. ‘A Valediction forbidding mourning’ was written on the occasion of a. Poet’s anniversary b. Death of a dear one. c. Poet travelling away from his wife. d. Christmas celebration.

10. In ‘A valediction: Forbidding Mourning’ separation between lovers is compared to a. A dying fire. b. Sunset. c. Gold expanding. d. A singing lark.





UNIT I

11. What does Yorick’s skull symbolize?

OR

What is the purpose of the ghost in “Hamlet”?

UNIT II

12. Comment on the title of play ‘The Duchess of Malfi”.

OR

What is the role of Bosola in ‘The Duchess of Malfi’?

UNIT III

13. What is the central theme of the poem ‘The Collar’?

OR

Explain the metaphor ‘But thought the whole would turn to coal”.


Section C – contains 6 questions. Reference to the context is compulsory. Attempt any 3 questions from the

remaining 5.

14. Reference to the context. Attempt any three. [15]

a. O God! A beast that wants discourse of reason would have mourn’d longer- married with mine

uncle, my father’s brother, but on more like my father. b. If thou be’st born to strange sights

Things invisible to see Ride ten thousand days & nights Till age snow white hairs on thee.

c. Let him be rich and weaxy That at least, if goodness Leads him not, yet weariness May toss him to my breast.

d. For love, all love of other sight controls And makes on little room an everywhere.

Answer any 3 of the following questions, each question carries 10 marks.

15. Discuss ‘Hamlet’ as a revenge tragedy.

16. Describe the murder scene in the play ‘The Duchess of Malfi’.

17. Discuss the character of Ophelia.

18. With reference to the poems prescribed for you, discuss Abraham Cowley as a metaphysical poet.

19. What is the central idea of the poem ‘Death be not proud’?

The End



Class : B.A. English Honours Paper III : [ENGH-303]:Indian Literature in English




I. Answer the following:

1. Michael Madhusudan Dutt was _______ by birth but later he embraced ______.

a. Christian, Buddhism b. Hindu, Zoroastrianism

c. Hindu. Christianity d. Christian, Hinduism

2. When was The Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan published.

a. 1882 b. 1867

c. 1892 c. 1872

3. Who is the author of the following lines: “Victory to man, the new born, the ever- living!”

a. Sarojini Naidu b. Toru Dutt

c. Tagore d. Kamals Das

4. The rhyme scheme of The Lotus is.

a. abba, abba, cd cd dc b. abab, abba, dcdc, cd

c. abba, abba, dcdc, dc d. baba, abab cdcd dc

5. Who was the rival of Queen Gulmaar in the poem The Queen’s Rival.

a. Queen’s mother-in-Law. b. Queen’s daughter-in-law.

c. Queen’s Daughter. d. Queen’s sister-in-law.

6. What hope does Nathan nurture as a young man?

a. Becoming a teacher b. Having a son

c. Moving to Mysore d. Owing land

7. We come across which two characters in Kabuliwala.

a. Teena and Rehman b. Mini and Rahemat

c. Teena and Rahamat d. Mini and Salman.

8. Which poet received PEN Asian Poetry Prize in 1963.

a. Tom Dutt b. Kamala Das.

b. Tagore d. Sarojini Naidu.

9. In which anthology of Kamala Das does the poem An Introduction appeared?

b. Only the souls knows how to sing

c. Summer in Calcutta

d. The Golden Basket

e. Ya Allah.

10. What happens at the end of the novel Nectar in a Sieve?

a. Rukmani dies

b. Rukmani goes to form with her husband

c. Rukmani lives with Puli, Iram Selvam and sacrabani.

d. Rukmani tries to kill everyone.





UNIT I

11. Critically appreciate Satan by M. M. Dutt.

OR

What is the theme of ‘Our casuarinas Tree” by Toru Dutt?

UNIT II

12. Tagore’s poem The Child is a spiritual journey of Man through the ages to the freedom of

enlightenment. Discuss.

OR

Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem Purdahnashin.

UNIT III

13. What is the poem A Hot Noon in Malabar all about?

OR

Who is your favorite character in the novel Nectar in a Sieve and why?



remaining 5.

14. Reference to the context. Attempt any 3 [15]

a. Give me a flower delicious as the rose,

And stately as the lily in her pride’

“But of what colour?” ‘Rose-red “love first chose.

Then prayed – ‘No, lily-white-or both provide’.

b. Where the world has not been broken up into fragments.

By narrow domestic walls

Where words come out from the depth of truth.

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection.

c. Spare me no bliss, no pang of strife

withhold no gift or grief I crave,

The intricate lore of love and life,

And mystic knowledge of the grave.’

d. ….. At noon

I watch the sleek crows flying

Like poison on wing and at

Night, from behind the Burdwan

Road, the corpse-bearers cry ‘Bol,

Hari Bol’

Answer any 3 of the following questions. Each questions carry 10 marks.

15. How does Tagore poignantly describe the arc of friendship and heart break in “Kabuliwala”?

16. Discuss Kamala Das as a “confessional poet”? Give illustrations from the poems’.

17. Discuss how the title “Nectar in a sieve” is appropriate for the Novel.

18. Attempt a detail study of M. M. Dutt’s The Queen of Delhi’s dreams.

19. Discuss Sarojini Naidu’s poetic craftsmanship on the basis of the poems prescribed in your syllabus.

Give illustrations where necessary.

The End







I. Choose the correct option. 1. What is Aristotle’s definition of Tragedy?

a. Tragedy deals with the fall of a good man. b. Tragic flaw is the cause of a good man’s fall c. Catharsis is possible d. Tragedy is a serious drama in a form of action which through pity and fear leads to catharsis of

such emotions. 2. What is the sixth constituent element of tragic action according to Aristotle besides plot, character,

thought, diction, melody and a. Incident b. Rhetorical brilliance c. Spectacle d. Grandeur

3. As far as tragedy is concerned, the art of acting may be said to have commenced from the time of a. Aristotle b. Thespis c. Aeschylus d. Sophocles

4. The chorus stood in a circular area called a. Orchestra b. Skene c. Paradoi d. Theatron

5. Before leaving Hades, who does Aeschylus proclaim should have his chair while he is gone, in the play ‘The Frogs’?

a. Euripides b. Sophocles c. Aristophanes d. Dionysius

6. Who do all the people mistake Dionysius for because of the way he is dressed? a. Heracles b. Xanthias c. Chairon d. Pluto

7. What report does Creon bring from the Pythian Oracle? a. Jocasta’s son is responsible for the plague b. Teiresias killed Laius c. Laius’s killer must be found d. Creon wants to become the king

8. Who had given Oedipus to Polybus and Merope a. The Sphinx b. Jocasta c. Teiresias d. The messenger from Corinth

9. Which types of laws are contrasted in Antigone? a. Moral and religious b. Family and religious c. State and individual d. Religious and state

10. Who said, “I scorn them not, but to defy the state or break her ordinance, I have no skill” a. Antigone b. Ismene c. Creon d. Teiresias





UNIT I

11. What does Aristotle have to say about Myth or Plot? Discuss briefly.

OR

Write a note on Ethos or character.

UNIT II

12. Give a brief description of the stage during ancient Greek times.

OR

Describe ‘Dionysius’ encounter with Aeacus in your ownwords. What happens immediately after Dionysius trades his clothes withXanthias?

UNIT III

13. Give a brief pen portrait of Creon.

OR

What prompts Creon to deliver his judgement on the bodies of Eteocles and Polyneices and why?



remaining 5.


a. Pride breeds the tyrant; swollen with ill-found booty, From castled height Pride tumbles to the pit All footing lost

b. What law of heaven have I transgressed?

What god can save me now? What help or hope have I, In whom devotion is deemed sacrilege?

c. I grieve for you my children! Believe me, I know All that you desire of me, all that you suffer; And while you suffer, none suffers more than I

d. Blasphemy, to say the gods could give a thought To carrion flesh ! Held him in high esteem, I suppose and buried him like a benefactor – A man who came to burn their temples down Ransack their holy shrines, their lands, their laws?

e. He has prophesied terrible things And for my part, I that was young and now am, old Have never known his prophecies proved false.

Answer any 3 of the following questions. Each question carries 10 marks

15. According to Aristotle ‘Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete and of a certain magnitude.’ Discuss briefly in reference to the theory propounded by him.

16. Comment upon the central theme of the play ‘The Frogs’ using illustrations from the text. 17. How does the play reflect the idea of destiny, and how does destiny affect Oedipus? 18. At the end of the play, ‘Antigone’, who deserves more sympathy, Antigone or Creon? Why? Give

reasons to support your answer.

The End



Class : B.A English Honours Paper I : [ENGH-301]: Elizabethan and Jacobean Age





1. The earliest documented English Tragedy is: a. Gorboduc b. The Duchess of Malfi c. Hamlet d. The Jew of Malta

2. A unique development in plot during the time of Elizabethan Age was: a. No plot b. Reverse plot c. Confused plot d. Sub plot

3. A situation in a play or a narrative in which the audience share with the author knowledge which a character is ignorant is called

a. Verbal irony b. Dramatic irony c. Invective d. Romantic irony

4. Simply put, ‘A striking or an elaborate parallel is: a. Conceit b. Irony c. Catharsis d. Anaphora

5. The Aristotelian use of Catharsis is translated as: a. Punctuation of emotions b. Pontification of emotions c. Purgation and purifications of emotions d. Negation of emotions

6. Who says these lines, ‘Brevity is the soul of wit’ a. Hamlet b. Polonius c. Horatio d. The Player

7. Who welcomes the speaker to sit and eat in the poem Love? a. Love b. A Butler c. The King d. Envy

8. When the speaker’s grave is dug up, his beloved will be reversed as a. Mother Mary b. Mona Lisa c. Phoenix d. Mary Magdelan

9. Who is Bosola? a. A spy sent by Duke Ferdinand b. A friend of Antonio c. Delio’s best friend d. Cardinal’s brother

10. Which animal does Ferdinand start believing he has turned into: a. A Panther b. A Wolf c. A Lion d. A Tiger





UNIT I

11. What is Hamlet’s reaction after the enactment of the Player as Hecuba?

OR

Define Soliloquy. Briefly summarize Hamlet’s famous soliloquy To be or not to be.

UNIT II

12. Analyze the theme of class and gender in the Duchess of Malfi.

OR

Define Revenge Tragedy with illustrations from the texts prescribed for your study.

UNIT III

13. What in your opinion is the central idea of The Pulley?

OR

Elaborate upon the reasons why death should not be proud.


Section C – contains 6 questions. Reference to the context is compulsory. Answer any3 questions from the

remaining 5.

14. Reference to the context. Attempt any 3.[15 marks]

a. What a piece of work is a man,

How noble in reason, how infinite in Faculties , in form and moving how express and admirable

b. First born of ‘Chaos’, who so fair didst come From the old Negro’s darksome womb! Which when it saw the lonely child, The melancholy Mass put on kind looks and smil’d

c. So let us melt, and make no noise, No teare-floods, nor sigh tempests move, ‘t were a prophanation of our joys To tell the layetie our love.

d. Only a sweet and virtuous soul, Like season’d timber, never gives; But though the whole world turn to coal Then chiefly lives.


15. Determine the tragic flaw of Hamlet. Elaborate on how this flaw brings about the tragedy of Hamlet 16. Who in your opinion is the worst among the three: Duke Ferdinand, the cardinal, Bosola. Give

reasons for your choice. 17. Evaluate John Donne as a Metaphysical poet, keeping in mind the characteristics of Metaphysical

Poetry. 18. Critically analyze The Collar or Goe and Catch a Falling star.

The End



Class : B.A English Honours Paper II : [ENGH-302]: American Literature




I. Choose the correct option: 1. The short story Rip Van Winkle appears in the collection:

a. The Alhambra b. Tales of a Traveler c. Astoria: Or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains d. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent

2. To whom does Hawthorne apply the term The Leech? a. Hester b. Dimmesdale c. Chillingworth d. Pearl

3. After she is released from prison, Hester goes to live_____ a. Within the city of Boston b. With Roger Chillingworth c. On the outskirts of Boston d. In another city in the colony of Massachusetts

4. What colony did the Puritans establish first: a. Plymouth colony b. Massachusetts colony c. Saybrook colony d. Connecticut colony

5. Who among the following is a Transcendentalist- a. Emerson b. Hawthorne c. Washington Irving d. O’Neil

6. In the opening lines of the poem The Raven, what was the emotional state of the persona? a. Restless and anxious b. Sad and tired c. Angry and frightened d. Joyful and happy

7. What never beams, without bringing the narrator dreams of Annabel Lee? a. The sun b. The plants c. The stars d. The moon

8. Where was Yank born? a. Minnesota b. Boston c. New York d. Philly

9. What was the original title of Lenore? a. Al Aaraaf b. The Bells c. A Pxan d. To Helen

10. What kind of stores do the men notice on 5th Avenue? a. Furrier and a jeweler b. Pharmacist and a jeweler c. Duane Reade and Starbucks d. Furrier and a shoemaker





UNIT I

11. Write a short note on Romanticism.

OR

Does Rip Van Winkle grow or change in the course of the story? Why?

UNIT II

12. Infer the symbolic meaning of the raven in the poem The Raven.

OR

Explain the form of the poem Lenore and how it helps the central idea.

UNIT III

13. What is the significance of the title The Hairy Ape?

OR

Interpret O’Neil’s use of voices and nameless characters in the play.



remaining 5.


a. I was a child and she was a child In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was More than love – I and my Annabel Lee With a love that winged seraphs of Heaven Coveted her and me

b. Eagerly I wished the Morrow; vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow- sorrow

For the lost Lenore – For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore – Nameless here for evermore.

c. Deep into that darkness peering, long I Stood there wondering, if tearing Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and The stillness gave no token

d. For her, the fair and debonair , that Now so lowly lies, The life upon her yellow hair but not Within her eyes The life still there, upon her hair- the death upon her eyes.


16. In what ways does Irving’s portrayal of Dame Van Winkle help to illumine Rip’s character? Evaluate. 17. Is Hester truly penitent for her crime? Is she a culprit? Discuss in the light of the social setup and

morality debates of the time. 18. Explain the socio-political-religious affairs that triggered Puritanism. What was its significance? 19. Critically appreciate Poe’s Annabel Lee. 20. Analyze how the use of expressionistic devices help in developing the central idea of the play ‘The

Hairy Ape’

The End



Class : B.A. English Honours Paper III : [ENGH - 303]: Indian Literature in English - I





1. What is the pseudonym of Michael Madhusudan Dutt

a. Sudan b. Timothy Penpoem

c. Raj Narayan d. Madhu

2. Who gave the title of Gurudev to Tagore

a. Azad b. Nehru

c. Gandhi d. Patel

3. Sarojini Naidu was born on

a. 13 Feb 1879 b. 1 Jan 1870

c. 22 May 1872 d. 13 June 1878

4. The phrase ‘Birds in a decorated cage’ is symbolic of which poem of Naidu.

a. Purdahnashin b. The Queen’s Rival

c. The Souls Prayer d. Palanquin Bearers

5. Michael Madhusudan Dutt was born a Hindu but later embraced ______________

a. Islam b. Sikhism

c. Christianity d. Jainism

6. What is the name of the Queen in ‘The Queen’s Rival’?

a. Gulnar b. Mehzabeen

c. Ismat d. Ruksaar

7. Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a ___________ poet.

a. 19th C b. 18h C

c. 17th C d. 20th C

8. What is the full name of Kenny?

a. Kennington b. Kinsley

c. Kingston d. Kenstar

9. ‘A Hot Noon in Malabar’ is taken from the collection of poems titled

a. Summer in Delhi b. Summer in Calcutta

c. Summer in Vidhyanagar d. Summer in Bahgunj

10. Kabuliwala is a poignant story of _____________

a. love & faith b. bonding & separating

c. good & evil d. generous & selfish





UNIT I

11. Studying Michael Madhusudan Dutt is’ understanding Bengali’ Renaissance, Discuss with reference

to the poems prescribed.

OR

What is the theme of “Lotus” by Toru Dutt?

UNIT II

12. Which identifiable proverbs are implied in the story Kabuliwala by Tagore? Discuss.

OR

Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem ‘The Soul’s prayer’.

UNIT III

13. Discuss the central idea of the poem ‘My grand Mother’s house.

OR

What does the tannery represent in the Nectar in a Sieve?



remaining 5.

14. Reference to the context, attempt any 3 (15)

a. But by the fiery hand of some dread fiery hand of some dread fiend Nurshed in starless caves of

ocean, shorn of all its beauty in the Bound less surge A phantom of departed splendor lone.

b. And ‘round her waist a hideous zone of hands with charnel light rings shone and long the garland

which she wore of heads all bath’d in streaming gore.

c. For moonless nights, while I walk

The verandah sleepless, a

Million questions awake in

Me, and all about him and

This skin, communicated

Thing that I dare not yet in

His presence call our love.

d. Love come to Flora asking for a flower

That would be flowers be undisputed queen

The lily and the rose, long long had been

Rival for that high honor.

Answer and 3 of the following question. Each question carry 10 Marks-

15. What according to Tagore are some of the qualities that the land of freedom should have?

16. Write about Kamala Das and her notion of the typical Indian woman and male domination in the

Indian Society.

17. The Queen’s Rivals exposes the Queen’s innocuous envy? Give your opinion.

18. Attempt a detailed study of ; Our Casurinas Tree’ by Toru Dutt.

19. Discuss the ‘The Queen of Delhi’s Dream’ by Michael Madhusudan Dutt.

The End







I. Choose the correct option:

1. ‘The dancing place’ where the characters sang to the audience was called? a. Skene b. Orchestra c. Parados d. Theatron

2. Epic and tragedy differ in ________ as per Aristotle a. Magnitude b. Writers c. Use of myth d. Characters

3. In ‘The Frogs’ Dionysus goes to the underworld to bring back: a. Euripedes b. Aristotle c. Sophocles d. Aeschyles

4. To which oracle is Creon sent to by Oedipus? a. Delphi b. Argos c. Athens d. Sparta

5. Antigone feels very strongly about the non burial of Polynices. What is the reason giver by her? a. She felt she had some duty towards her family b. She was an accomplice of Polynices c. She knew the living had a duty to the dead as per the laws of heaven d. She hated Creon

6. Which news from Corinth makes Jocasta happy to exclaim, ‘Where are you now, divine prognostications?’

a. King Polybus is dead b. King Lauis is dead c. King Lauis is alive d. Queen Merope is dead

7. According to Aristotle, the earliest lessons learnt by man are: a. Through rote learning b. By punishment c. Through imitation d. By rigorous practice

8. Who said, ‘And while you suffer, none suffers more than I’ a. Antigone b. Oedipus c. Haemon d. Jocasta

9. Who says, ‘Your heart burns! Mine is frozen at the thought?’ a. Ismene b. Antigone c. Jocasta d. The Chorus

10. How many times does Dionysus trade clothes with Xanthius? a. Only once b. Twice c. He never trades clothes d. Three times





UNIT I

11. Summarize the reversal and Recognition as given by Aristotle.

OR

Outline the principle of denouement with reference to Deus ex Machina as propounded by Aristotle.

UNIT II

12. Outline the role of religion and myth in the development of Greek theatre.

OR

What is the central theme of The Frog?

UNIT III

13. Briefly summarize the Theban Legend in your own words.

OR

Draw a pen portrait of Haemon.



remaining 5.

14. Reference to the context. Attempt any 3.[15 marks]

a. O think, Antigone! We are women; it is not for us To fight against men; our rulers are stronger than we, And we must obey in this, or in worse than this.

b. On every side I hear voices of pity For this poor girl, doomed to the cruelest death, And most unjust, that over woman suffered For an honourable action.

c. I mean to fight for him now, as I would fight, For my own father, and leave no way untried To bring to light the killer of Lauis.

d. You are pleased to mock my blindness. Have you eyes, And do not see your own damnation? Eyes, And cannot see what company you keep?

e. Your father’s will should have your heart’s first place. Only for this do father’s pray for sons Obedient, loyal, ready to strike down Their father’s foes, and love their father’s friends


15. Elaborate on the concept of Hamartia and Katharsis as you understand after reading Poetics. 16. Examine The Frogs as a comedy. 17. Evaluate the use of irony in Oedipus, the King. 18. Examine the aptness of the title of the play Antigone.

The End

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