Archana Net JRF Online Quiz 3

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1. Who among the following translated Homer?
A. Thomas Gray B. Samuel Johnson
C. Oliver Goldsmith D. Alexander Pope

2. In one of Marlowe’s plays the hero is warned not “to practise more than heavenly power permits.” Identify the play.
A. The Jew of Malta B. Edward II
C. Doctor Foustus D. Tamburlaine the Great

3.  Patrick White’s classic work Voss is based on the story of a …………… explorer.
A. Flemish B. Australian
C. German D. Berliners

4. Which of the following plays of Bernard Shaw attacks Darwinism?
A. You Never Can Tell B. Man and Superman
C. St.Joan D. Back to Methuselah

5. Ben Jonson’s Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue is a
A. domestic tragedy B. Masque
C. Villanelle D. Closet drama

6. Samuel Pepys began his diary on ……………
A. New Year's Day 1660 B. All Saints Day 1662
C. Thanksgivinging Day 1665 D. New Years's Day 1667

7.  On which of the following authors has Peter Ackroyd NOT written a biography?
A. Charles Dickens B. William Blakes
C. T.S. Eliot D. W.B. Yeats

8. Chaucer’s first work, The Book of the Duchess is a dream poem on the death of …………….
A. Duchess of Malfi B. Duchess of Lancaster
C. Duchess of Scottland D. Duchess of Peris

9. Find the odd one among the Marxist critics below:
A. George Lucas B. Louis Althusser
C. Raymond Williams D. Northrop Frye

10.  The author of the essay “Silly Novels by Lady Novelists” is ……………..
A. George Eliot B. Henry James
C. Oscar Wild D. Richard Steele

11. Who among the following poets compared human tears to “love’s wine” ?
A. Ben Jonson B. John Donne
C. Andrew Marvell D. John Suckling

12. Samuel Johnson wrote London in imitation of ……………
A. Horace B. Ovid
C. Juvenal D. Moschus

13. Ferdinand de Saussure argued that meaning is generated through
A. a system of structure difference in language B. a system of random differences in language
C. a system of structured references in language D. a system of random references in language

14.  Identify the group known as “The Wesker Trilogy”?
A. The Growth of the Soil, Gauze of Life, In the Grip of Life B. Chicken Soup with Barley, Roots, I’m Talking about Jerusalem
C.  The Four Seasons, Chips with Everything, Golden City D. Lunatics and Lovers, The Patriots, Dead End

15.  F. R. Leavis and Q. D. Leavis launched a critical journal devoted to the moral centrality of English Studies. Name the Journal.
A. The English Historical Review B. The Criterion
C. The Scrutiny D. The Edinburgh Review

16. Which of the following authors wrote Studies in the History of the Renaissance?
A. Walter Peter B. John Ruskin
C. Thomas Rhymer D. Thomas Carlyl

17. Which of these is NOT a pastoral elegy?
A. Lycidas B. In Memoriam
C. Thyrsis D. Adonais

18.  A Spenserian stanza has
A. Four iambic pentameter B. Six iambic pentameters
C. Eight iambic pentameters D. Ten iambic pentameters

19.  Derrida’s American disciples were
A. Geoffrey Hartman, Paul de Man, J. Hills Miller B. Gertrude Stein, Barbara Johnson, Michael Ryan
C.  Barbara Johnson, Michael Ryan, Mary Ellman D. Jean Baudrillard, Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari

20.  Which of the following works is not actually a prose essay?
A. Essay on Dramatic Poesy B. Essay on Man
C. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding D. An Essay Towards the Theory of Vision

21. Which among the following novels was not written in 1922?
A. Ulysses B. Jacob's Rooms
C. Aaron's Rod D. A passage to India

22. D.H. Lawrence popularized the concept of …………… in his novels.
A. Expressionism B. Primitivism
C. Realism D. Naturalism

23.  Which of the following is true?
A. Aurora Leigh is a poem in nine books B.  Aurora Leigh is a collection of sonnets from the Portuguese
C. Aurora Leigh is a nursery rhyme book D.  Aurora Leigh is “the Seeds and Fruits of English Poetry”

24.  George Eliot’s attempt to write a historical novel of the Italian Renaissance was not successful. Which was this novel?
A. Adam Bede B. Felix Holt
C. Silas Marner D. Romola

25.  Which of the following statement is NOT true of Areopagitica ?
A. It was published in 1644 B. It argue for the unlicenced printing
C. It is a speech addressed to the British Parliament D. It pleads for the British privileges regarding free trade