UGBA Sem. – III Core English Paper No. - 201

Title - History of English Literature (1660-1740) Choose the correct option: (1) Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Age of Dryden? (a) Imitation of the ancients (b) Imitation of the French (c) Romanticism (d) Correctness

(2) ______is the first prose work of Jonathan . (a) (b) Battle of the Books (c) Gulliver’s Travels (d) None of the above

(3) The Age of Pope is also called ______. (a) The Restoration (b) The Augustan Age (c) Classical Age (d) Age of Sensibility

(4) Which of these books is not written by Swift? (a) Rape of the Lock (b) Gulliver’s Travels (c) The Conduct of Allies (d) The Battle of the Books

(5) The two new journals named “The Tatler” and “The Spectator” were started by _____. (a) Pope and Swift (b) Steele and Addison (c) Richardson and Defoe (d) Arbuthnot and Berkley

(6) The novels of Daniel Defoe are of ______type. (a) romantic (b) autobiographical (c) picaresque (d) epistolary (7) The Augustan Age covers the period from ______. (a) 1625-1660 (b) 1660-1700 (c) 1700-1740 (d) 1740-1798 (8) Dr. Johnson used the term Augustan to describe _ __ . (a) Dryden (b) Oliver Goldsmith (c) (d) Edward Gibbon DB-127 1 P.T.O. (9) Dryden’s critical views are expressed in his longest single prose work (a) A Defence of Poetry (b) An Essay on Poetry (c) An Apologie of poetry (d) The Essay of Dramatic Poesie (10) The was a significant contribution during the age of Pope. (a) Periodical (b) Pastoral Elegy (c) Drama (d) Romantic Poetry (11)An Essay concerning human understanding was written by _____. (a) Dr. Johnson (b) Swift (c)Rousseau (d) Locke (12) Gulliver’s Travels is an ______. (a) Allegory (b) Essay (b) Political (d) Epic (13) All for Love is a ______. a. Play in Blank Verse (b) Mock epic © Periodical Essay (d) Restoration comedy (14) The Way of the World was written by . a.William Golding (b) William Congreve ©William Faulkner (d) William Wordsworth (15)The Deserted Village belongs to the Age of _____. (a) Dryden (b) Transition (c)Pope (d) Milton (16)Tom Jones was published in ______. (a)1740 (b) 1728 (c)1749 (d) 1770 (17) The Age of Dryden covers the period from ______. (a.) 1660 to 1700 b. 1625 to 1735 c. 1635 to 1705 d. 1645 to 1695 (18) ______, a poetical work of Dryden, is written in celebration of Charles II’s return to England. a. Annus Mirabilis b. Astraea Redux c. Absalom and Achitophel d. Mac Flecknoe DB-127 1 P.T.O. (19) The effect of French literature and culture is felt most on the Restoration ______. a. comedy b. poetry c. novel d. essay (20) Hudibras is a biting satire on the ______. a. Monarchist b. Puritans c. Catholics d. Democrats (21) The authors during the Age of Dryden turned to the great ______writers for guidance and inspiration. a. Elizabethan b. Romantic c. Puritan d. classical (22) One finds predominance of ______during the Age of Pope. a. lyrical poetry b. historical writing c. prose d. narrative poetry (23) The name ‘Picaresque Novel’ is derived from the ______word Picaro. a. French b. German c. Spanish d. Italian (24) Richardson’s novel Pamela is written in the form of a ______. a. verse novel b. series of letters c. series of e mails d. comic book (25) ______is the greatest novel of Henry Fielding. a. Pamela b. Robinson Crusoe c. Tom Jones d. Gulliver’s Travels (26) Which 18th century author is famous for his use of the heroic couplet? a. John Milton b. Edmund Spenser c. Alexander Pope d. William Shakespeare (27) Which literary form became popular for the first time during the 18th century? a. Epic Poetry b. Sonnets c. Novel d. Memoir (28) Which two of the following authors were known for writing ? a. Spenser and Johnson b. Pope and Swift c. Swift and Behn d. Pope and Milton (29) Samuel Richardson is known for introducing ______characters in his novels. a. lower-middle class b. aristocratic class DB-127 c. upper-middle class d.1 backward class P.T.O. (30) The most striking feature in Richardson’s novels is the ______. a. depiction of the English country side b. graphic descriptions of characters c. moral purpose d. poetic style (31) Henry Fielding had the genius for presenting ______. a. human emotions b. pathos c. minutest details d. cultural aspects of England (32) The way of the World is considered to be the finest example of Restoration Comedy because of its ______. a. love affairs and intrigues b.striking characterization and brilliant dialogue c. portrayal of high society d. commentary on fashion and beauty

(33) The alternative title of “Ode on Solitude” is ______. (a) The Wasted Life (b) The Happy Life (c) The Quiet Life (d) The Peaceful Life

(34) How does Pope want to live as expressed in the last stanza of “On Solitude”? (a) unseen and unknown (b) famous and wealthy (c) wise and knowledgeable (d) lazy and quiet

(35) “A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day” was first composed in ______. (a) 1682 (b) 1680 (c) 1687 (d) 1684 (36) A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day is a poem about the ______. a. power of emotions b. power of nature c. power of poetic language d. power of music (37) A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day refers to ______. a. Jewish and Egyptian sources and legends b. Christian and Jewish sources and legends c. Christian and Egyptian sources and legends d. None of above

DB-127 1 P.T.O. (38) In A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day the speaker argues that St Cecilia’s organ possesses a power superior to that of ______. a. Beethoven’s piano b. Orpheus’s lyre c. Apollo’s organ d. Calliope’s flute (39) Which of the following instrument is not mentioned in the poem A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day? a. the violin b. the flute c.the harmonium d. the trumpet (40) Which Biblical musician is referred to in the poem A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day ? a. Judas b. Jubal c. Orpheus d. Oeagrus (41) Ode on Solitude is written by ______. a. Alexander Pope b. John Dryden c. William Congreve d. William Wycherley

(42) ‘The Quiet Life’ is the alternative title of . a. A Song for St.Cecilia’s Day b. The Way of the World c Dunciad d. Ode on Solitude

(43) Millamant controls half of her fortune, while ______controls the other half. (a) Sir Wilfull (b) Sir Rowland (c) Lady Wishfort (d) Mirabell

(44) At the beginning of the play, Mirabell is defeated by Fainall in a card game at the ______. (a) casino (b) chocolate house (c) club (d) bar

(45) Who describes himself as having “a heart of proof and something of the constitution to bustle through the ways of wedlock and this world”. (a) Fainall (b) Mirabell (c) Lady Wishfort (d) None of above

(46) Who (in disguise) does Lady Wishfort believe she is going to marry? (a) Waitwell (b) Sir Rowland (c) Mirabell (d) Antony Withwoud DB-127 1 P.T.O. (47) Mrs. Marwood is ______. (a) The mistress of Fainalll (b) Mirabell’s Friend (c) Lady Wishfort’s Niece (d) None of above (48) The themes in the play The Way of the World include love, money, and ______. a. Husbands, wives and lovers. b. Members of society in general c. high intrigue. d. Critics of the play

(49) What genre of play is The Way of the World? a.Comedy b.Tragedy c. Restoration Comedy d. Novel

(50) Wishfort, who is ______years old, is vain and susceptible to false flattery. a.35 b. 45 c. 55 d. 65 (51) What kind of person is Sir Wilfull Witwoud? a. Genuine but uncultured b. Happy-go-lucky and pretentious c. Youthful and crude d. Rude (52) During the course of the play Fainall admits that he married his wife only for her ______. a. good looks b. love c. education d. money (53) Who masquerades as Sir Rowland, Mirabell’s uncle? a. Peg b. Witwoud c.Waitwell d. Mincing

Answers: 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. A

11. A 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. B

21. D 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. A 30. C

31. A 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. B 39. C 40. B

41. A 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. C 50. C

51. A 52. D 53. C

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