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I SEMESTER BA/BSc/BCom/BBA -2019Admission onwards

WAYS WITH WORDS : Literature in English

(Common course : ENG1 A02)

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Alexander of Abonutichus lived during the reign of the Roman Emperor
1. Marcus Aurelius
2. Publius Helvius Pertinax
3. Augustus
4. Lucius Aurelius Verus
The serpent of Alexander of Abonutichus was bought from
1. Greece
2. Macedonia
3. France
4. Tampa
Who wrote the book Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds.
1. Alexander of Abonutichus
2. Lamar Keene
3. Charles Markay
4. Harry Houdini
One of the most striking apparent instances of extrasensory perception is the
1. precognitive experience
2. post-judice
3. prejudice
4. none of these
Universal spiritualist association, an association of spiritualist churches and clergy founded in 1956 by
1. Clifford Bias
2. Lamar Keene
3. Charles Markay
4. Carl Sagan
The preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
1. precognitive experience
2. post-judice
3. prejudice
4. none of these
scientists are, of course,
1. superheroes
2. human
3. holy man
4. none of these
Who wrote Worlds in collision
1. Spiro T Agnew
2. Immanuel Velikovsky
3. Robert Fulton
4. Charles Markay
The rising or lifting of a person or thing in the air by supernatural means is called
1. Levitation
2. Bamboozles
3. Seances
4. Arcane
SETI means
1. space educational technology information
2. search for extra - terrestrial intelligence
3. stock exchange technology information
4. search engine tech intelligence
Cosmos : A personal voyage is written by
1. Dilip Chitre
2. EV Lucas
3. Roald Dahl
4. Carl Sagan
Harry Houdini was an American
1. Scientist
2. Doctor
3. spiritualist
4. Magician
Dilip Chitre, bilingual writer, who wrote in
1. Marathi and english
2. english and Bengali
3. english and Gujarati
4. english and Punjabi
Dilip Chitre 's most famous translation is of the celebrated 17th century Marathi Bhakti poet
1. Tukaram
2. Tulsidas
3. Kabirdas
4. Guru Nanak
Who left the elderly infant to explore the rooms of age in the poem "The house of my childhood "
1. family members
2. Grandmother
3. season
4. sons and daughters
The figurines of grandmother's gods are made up with
1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Brass
4. Iron
Whose voice shivers on a bare branch in the poem " The house of my childhood "?
1. Poet's
2. Grandmother's
3. Families
4. Birds'
Who toddled around the empty house in the poem "The house of my childhood "?
1. Poet
2. Grandmother
3. child
4. father
__________ distribute their silence Among intricately clustered glyphs
1. songs
2. gifts
3. symbols
4. words
Find the figure of speech in the expression 'colourless cracks '?
1. Metaphor
2. Alliteration
3. Oxymoron
4. Hyperbole
Who was the first black woman poet to read her poem at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton?
1. Toni Morrison
2. Alice walker
3. Maya Angelou
4. None of them
The poem "Still I Rise" is written by
1. John Keats
2. Gabriel Okara
3. Maya Angelou
4. Dilip Chitre
How many autobiographies were written by Maya Angelou?
1. Seven
2. One
3. Three
4. none of these
Which of the poem was read by Maya Angelou on the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1993?
1. Still I Rise
2. Phenomenal Women
3. Old flocks laugh
4. On the Pulse of Morning
Maya Angelou's most famous autobiography,
1. Still I Rise
2. phenomenal Women
3. I know why the caged birds sing
4. The heart of a woman
Old folks laugh is compared to which musical instrument?
1. Drum
2. Flute
3. Violin
4. Tambourine
The laps of the Old folks are filled with
1. Memories
2. Money
3. Sweets
4. none of these
What glistens in the corners of the Old folk's mouth?
1. Teeth
2. Saliva
3. sweets
4. none of these
When Old folks laugh, what are they actually doing?
1. They free the world
2. They make fun of the world
3. They enjoy the world
4. None of these
The poem "old folks laugh" is in
1. blank verse
2. free verse
3. Cinquains
4. none of these
In the poem "Old folks laugh" Large parts of the poem are written in short lines using
1. enjambment
2. Caesura
3. Epigram
4. Villanelle
Which landscape did Robert frost frequently employ as setting of his poems?
1. New France
2. New Atlantis
3. New Africa
4. New England
Which among the following is Frost's volume of poetry?
1. Further Range
2. Phenomenal Woman
3. Mountain Interval
4. The Power and Glory
The figure of speech in which we use a part for the whole is termed..
1. Simile
2. transferred epithet
3. oxymoron
4. synecdoche
Whose poems "begin in delight and end in wisdom"
1. Robert Frost
2. Graham Greene
3. John Keats
4. Gabriel Okara
' The polished traffic passed with a mind ahead'. The figure of speech employed here is
1. oxymoron
2. transferred epithet
3. synecdoche
4. metaphor
The voice of the farmer in A Roadside Stand is rendered in which form
1. Interior monologue
2. monologue
3. dialogue
4. dramatic monologue
Which among the following is the first published work of Roald Dahl?
1. Kiss Kiss
2. Going Solo
3. James and the Giant Peach
4. A Piece of Cake
Lamb to the Slaughter means
1. In a fierce manner
2. in an unconcerned manner
3. in an awful manner
4. in a disgusting manner
Lamb to the Slaughter was published in
1. Daily mirror
2. Holinshed's magazine
3. Monthly gazette
4. Harper's magazine
Who is Charlie?
1. Mr.Maloney
2. The doctor
3. The brother of Mrs. Maloney
4. Policeman
What favour did Mrs. Maloney ask the policemen?
1. Eating the lamb
2. Helping her to get up
3. Finish the investigation
4. Leaving her alone
Who killed Mr. Maloney?
1. Betty Maloney
2. Beatrice Maloney
3. Mary Maloney
4. Maureen Maloney
The day mentioned in the chapter Lamb to the Slaughter is
1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
The weapon used for killing Mr.Maloney was
1. the fried leg of lamb
2. the frozen leg of the lamb
3. the boiled leg of the lamb
4. the dried leg of the lamb
Who supported the view that Mrs.Maloney was not at home when Mr.Maloney was killed
1. The watchman
2. The house keeper
3. The grocer
4. The maid
Which among the following is an autobiographical work of Roald Dahl?
1. Someone Like You
2. Fantastic Mr fox
3. Going Solo
4. BFG
Who discovered a small patch of congealed blood on the dead man's head?
1. O'Malley
2. Charlie
3. Jack Noonan
4. Mrs Maloney
The contrast between what is said and meant,thought and known and what happens in contrast to what is expected is known as
1. oxymoron
2. simile
3. metaphor
4. irony
E.V Lucas was associated with the humour magazine called
1. Phantom Journal
2. Punch
3. The Globe
4. The Academy
E.V Lucas is recognized as the editor and biographer of which writer
1. John Keats
2. Shelley
3. Charles Lamb
4. Bernard Barto
The style of E.V Lucas is described as
1. harsh
2. witty
3. ironical.
4. satirical
The most repellant specimen of all the bores is
1. buttonholing bore
2. humourous bore
3. funny bore
4. eccentric bore
A true bore is unconscious of his
1. attitude
2. love
3. borishness
4. emotions
E.v lucas was commissioned to write the biography of
1. Bernard bertha
2. Bernard Beatle
3. Bernard Barton
4. Bernard Pater
'A Wanderer in Venice' is one of the woks of E.V Lucas. It belongs to the category of
1. novel
2. shortstory
3. travelogue
4. fiction
What does the poet mean the waters around you have grown?
1. Flood around.
2. growing injustice
3. people must go in search of water
4. rain
To whom does he say ‘keep your eyes wide'
1. People
2. parents
3. students
4. writers and critic
What is meant by 'the wheel's still in spin'
1. Time is not constant
2. porters wheel
3. a wheel is in motion
4. the world is spinning.
"the times they are a changing was first performed in the year
1. 1964
2. 2016
3. 1988
4. 1957
Bob Dylan wrote the song as an attempt to bring a
1. Change
2. fun
3. inspire
4. both a & c
What is Bob Dylan's nationality?
1. American
2. British
3. Canadian
4. Asian
Bob Dylan got his inspiration to write the song from
1. Beat writers
2. ballads
3. folk songs
4. all of the above.
Who is the author of the story 'It Used to be Green Once'.
1. Raymond Williams
2. Pat Gloria
3. Patricia Grace
4. E.V Lucas
Patricia Grace is a _______writer in English.
1. Indian
2. Australian
3. African
4. Maori
Pakeha is the Maori term for
1. Rice
2. White bread
3. European white settler
4. hospitality
The story is about
1. The girl's school
2. Dad's tractor
3. Mum's Car
4. None of the above
The colour of the car which Uncle Raz gave to Dad was
1. Red
2. green
3. blue
4. white
What was the peculiarity of Mum's Car?
1. It had no brakes
2. It had no top
3. It was a convertible once
4. All of the above
Mum's new car was a
1. Packard
2. Chevrolet
3. Buick
4. De soto
Dad won a lottery of
1. ten thousand dollars
2. fifty thousand dollars
3. ten pounds
4. ten thousand pounds
The only accident that Mum's car met was
1. she hit a tree
2. the car got into the shop
3. Uncle Peta was knocked down when shew threw a mutton side.
4. shopping items used to fell off from the car.
What were some of the posh lunches children used to carry?
1. apple sauce and cream pudding
2. holey fruits
3. sandwiches cut in triangle and yellow bananas
4. potatoes and white bread
Who is Mr.Hadley?
1. the European teacher
2. neighbour
3. uncle
4. relative.
John Keats was an ________ before he turned to writing.
1. teacher
2. soldier
3. pardoner
4. apothecary
Keats belong to the ________ period in English Literature.
1. romantic
2. modern
3. Victorian
4. Shakespearean
One of the common themes found in Keats' poems are
1. art versus life
2. innocence versus experience
3. God versus Man
4. comedy versus tragedy
Why do the bees “ think warm days will never cease".
1. bees are tired
2. bees are hungry
3. the flowers are blooming even in autumn
4. the flowers smell sweet
Autumn is compared to a
1. gleaner
2. winnower
3. reaper
4. All of the above
In the third stanza of “Ode to Autumn" the poet is being nostalgic about
1. rain
2. snow
3. spring
4. warm days
What is rosy hue?
1. the autumnal sun casts its light on the clouds turning it rosy.
2. autumn is the season of colours
3. it is the end of the day
4. the reaper's cheeks are rosy
Who said "as close to perfect as any shorter poem in the English Language" about 'Ode to Autumn'
1. F.R Leavis
2. Harold Bloom
3. Matthew Arnold
4. Leigh Hunt
"ripeness to the core” shows
1. growth and maturity
2. richness and abundance
3. the seed
4. both a and b
Who is the 'bosom friend of the maturing sun'
1. Summer
2. Winter
3. Spring
4. Autumn
'Ode to Autumn' was written on
1. 19 September 1819
2. 19 September 1795
3. 17 October 1820
4. 17 October 1819
Who is the author of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
1. Maya Angelou
2. Tennessee Williams
3. G.B Shaw
4. Gabriel Okara
How many years did Grace work for Miss Cornelia?
1. 18 years
2. 20 years
3. 15 years
4. 5 years
What gift does Cornelia present to her Secretary?
1. a pack of chocolates
2. roses
3. a diamond ring
4. a portrait
The gifting of roses in ‘Something Unspoken' indicates Cornelia's attempt to
1. break the wall of silence
2. show her pomposity
3. show her affection
4. celebrate her birthday
What is the name of the society club in 'Something Unspoken'
1. Confederation of Women
2. Daughters of the Confederation
3. Society of daughters
4. Confederation Club
What is Miss Grace Scott's profession
1. Nurse
2. Governess
3. Attender
4. Secretary
Miss Cornelia wants to become the ________ of the Society Club
1. Regent
2. Member
3. manager
4. Secretary
"They shake their hands without ________"
1. Eyes
2. Hearts
3. Mouth
4. Brain
Which of the following is a work by Okara?
1. Othello
2. A Further Range
3. The Fisherman's Invocation
4. Waiariki
"I want to unlearn all those ________ things"
1. Meaningless
2. Muting
3. Learned
4. Unwanted
"I want to unlearn all those ________ things"
1. Meaningless
2. Muting
3. Learned
4. Unwanted
Which of the following is not a tragedy by Shakespeare?
1. Hamlet
2. Macbeth
3. Othello
4. Merchant of Venice
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
1. 152
2. 154
3. 150
4. 156
"Outcaste state” is a reference to which fellow playwright?
1. Robert Greene
2. Marlowe
3. Thomas Kyd
4. George Peele
Who is called the Nigerian Negritudist?
1. Soyinka
2. Achebe
3. Okara
4. Fanon

ANSWER KEY

1.a	11.d	21.c	31.a	41.d	51.c	61.d	71.b	81.a	91.d
2.b	12.d	22.c	32.d	42.a	52.b	62.a	72.c	82.b	92.a
3.c	13.a	23.a	33.c	43.c	53.a	63.d	73.c	83.d	93.b
4.a	14.d	24.d	34.d	44.d	54.c	64.c	74.a	84.c	94.c
5.a	15.c	25.c	35.a	45.b	55.c	65.d	75.d	85.a	95.b
6.c	16.c	26.d	36.b	46.c	56.c	66.c	76.a	86.b	96.b
7.b	17.b	27.a	37.d	47.c	57.b	67.c	77.a	87.c	97.d
8.b	18.a	28.b	38.d	48.c	58.d	68.a	78.c	88.b	98.b
9.a	19.d	29.a	39.b	49.d	59.a	69.d	79.d	89.a	99.a
10.b	20.b	30.b	40.d	50.b	60.a	70.b	80.c	90.b	100.c

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