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This section includes 297 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in English (M.A. English) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
The twentieth twenty first, and the twenty second chapters of “poetics’are devoted to ----- |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | poetic diction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
The twenty third and twenty forth chapters of “poetics’ are devoted to ----- |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | epic poetry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 153. |
The chapters sixth to the nineteenth of “poetics’ is devoted to ----- |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | poetic diction |
| Answer» D. poetic diction | |
| 154. |
The fifth chapter of “poetics’ is devoted to ----- |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | poetic diction |
| Answer» C. exclusively to tragedy | |
| 155. |
The first four chapters and the twenty fifth chapter of “poetics” isdevoted to------ |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way |
| C. | exclusively to tragedy |
| D. | poetic diction |
| Answer» B. comedy, epic and tragedy in a general way | |
| 156. |
How many chapters does “poetics” contain |
| A. | twenty two |
| B. | twenty three |
| C. | twenty six |
| D. | twenty six |
| Answer» E. | |
| 157. |
Who is the author of the book “Poetics” |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | aristophanes |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» C. aristophanes | |
| 158. |
Who is the author of the book “Rhetoric” |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | aristophanes |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» C. aristophanes | |
| 159. |
Who is the author of the book “Republic” |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | aristophanes |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 160. |
Plato’s view of art is closely bound up with his theory of ------ |
| A. | rasa |
| B. | ideas |
| C. | sublimity |
| D. | decorum |
| Answer» C. sublimity | |
| 161. |
Aristotle’s ideas of poetry are expressed in-------- |
| A. | poetics |
| B. | rhetoric |
| C. | republic |
| D. | rhetoric |
| Answer» B. rhetoric | |
| 162. |
Aristotle was the most distinguished disciple of ------ |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | aristophanes |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» E. | |
| 163. |
Which among the following constitute Plato’s comments on Drama? |
| A. | its appeal to baser instincts |
| B. | effects of impersonation |
| C. | tragic and comic pleasure |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
Why, according to Plato, is tragedy enjoyable? |
| A. | feelings of anger fear and grief afford pleasure when indulged in excess |
| B. | incongruity between what a character is and what he pretends to be |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | hamartia. |
| Answer» B. incongruity between what a character is and what he pretends to be | |
| 165. |
What, according to Plato is the source of pleasure in comedy? |
| A. | feelings of anger fear and grief afford pleasure when indulged in excess |
| B. | incongruity between what a character is and what he pretends to be |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | hamartia. |
| Answer» C. catharsis | |
| 166. |
On which of the following grounds does Plato condemn poetry? |
| A. | poetic inspiration |
| B. | the emotional appeal of poetry |
| C. | its non-moral character |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 167. |
Art, according to ---------is twice removed from reality |
| A. | plato |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | longinus |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 168. |
Who said “the productions of art helped neither to mould character nor topromote the well-being of the state” |
| A. | plato |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | longinus |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 169. |
Who is the author of “Dialogues” |
| A. | plato |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | longinus |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 170. |
Which among the following books contains Plato’s ideas? |
| A. | poetics |
| B. | the new atlantis |
| C. | on the sublime |
| D. | republic |
| Answer» C. on the sublime | |
| 171. |
Plato was the most celebrated disciple of ----- |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | aristophanes |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 172. |
Which play of Shakespeare does Northrop Frye use to explicate the inductive method ofanalysis? |
| A. | othello |
| B. | king lear |
| C. | hamlet |
| D. | macbeth |
| Answer» D. macbeth | |
| 173. |
Who considers Hard Times “a moral fable” with a definite intention that exhibits satiric ironyin the first two chapters of his book The Great Tradition? |
| A. | thomas hardy |
| B. | t.s.eliot |
| C. | f.r.leavis |
| D. | charles dickens |
| Answer» D. charles dickens | |
| 174. |
According to Sir Philip Sidney, which kind of poetry evokes pity because it deals with theweakness of mankind and the desolation of the world. |
| A. | lyric |
| B. | elegiac poetry |
| C. | tragedy |
| D. | dramatic monologue |
| Answer» C. tragedy | |
| 175. |
Who is the author of The Art of Rhetoric (1553) that could be regarded the first moderntreatise on English composition? |
| A. | thomas wilson |
| B. | thomas hardy |
| C. | f.r.leavis |
| D. | t.s.eliot |
| Answer» B. thomas hardy | |
| 176. |
To whom does Longinus write “On the Sublime”, which is in the form of letters? |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | cecilius |
| C. | postumius terentianus |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» D. plato | |
| 177. |
What is considered superior to the epic since it contains all the elements that give pleasurealong with music and spectacle? |
| A. | comedy |
| B. | tragedy |
| C. | tragicomedy |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. tragicomedy | |
| 178. |
In the opinion of Aristotle, whose plays are the primary models of artistic unity, dramaticconstruction? |
| A. | homer |
| B. | virgil |
| C. | sophocles |
| D. | dante |
| Answer» B. virgil | |
| 179. |
Which is the variety of dhwani accepted by Kuntaka that includes the employment of words ofdouble meaning |
| A. | artha |
| B. | shabda |
| C. | shabdashaktimoola |
| D. | rupa |
| Answer» D. rupa | |
| 180. |
Which word refers to the primary power of signification existing in words that is capable ofproviding the literal or lexical meaning? |
| A. | lochana |
| B. | anugraha |
| C. | abida |
| D. | pada |
| Answer» D. pada | |
| 181. |
Which word is used to denote not only the special aesthetic pleasure and the outwardmanifestation of artistic experience but also the mental faculty which makes aesthetic experience possible. |
| A. | rasavaga |
| B. | alaukika |
| C. | chamatkara |
| D. | charvana |
| Answer» D. charvana | |
| 182. |
Which term refers to any hindrance to aesthetic relish, the impediment that could be effectedby poetry, the actor, or the reader. |
| A. | rasa |
| B. | bhayanaka |
| C. | rasavighna |
| D. | hasya |
| Answer» D. hasya | |
| 183. |
Which term is used by Abhinavagupta to denote “relating”, “narrating” or “describing” emotiveconditions. |
| A. | bhavanukirtanam |
| B. | anumana |
| C. | bhavaktwa |
| D. | bhojakatwa |
| Answer» B. anumana | |
| 184. |
Who among the following validates how the poetic language triggers the aesthetic processthrough its suggestiveness? |
| A. | mammata |
| B. | bhattanayaka |
| C. | anandavardhana |
| D. | abhinavagupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 185. |
Which aspect helps the sahrdaya or the aesthetically sensible person to see the characterspresented in a literary work in a generalised manner? |
| A. | denotation |
| B. | imagination |
| C. | inference |
| D. | connotation |
| Answer» C. inference | |
| 186. |
Identify the theory by Bhattanayaka that projects the experiential aspect related to emotions,which is also known as the enjoyment theory? |
| A. | rasa |
| B. | bhuthivada |
| C. | anumitivada |
| D. | pracya nyaya |
| Answer» C. anumitivada | |
| 187. |
Who pointed out the major drawbacks in Bhattalolatta’s theory in relation to vibhava and rasa? |
| A. | mammata |
| B. | shankuka |
| C. | kalidasa |
| D. | bharata |
| Answer» B. shankuka | |
| 188. |
Which term in Indian aesthetics refers to the objective conditions or reasons for producing orexciting an emotion, which is also the main stimulating cause or the object of the emotion? |
| A. | bhava |
| B. | samyoga |
| C. | anubhava |
| D. | vibhava |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
Who mentions “vakyam rasatmakam kavyam”, which means any composition which givestasteful pleasure is poetry? |
| A. | kshemendra |
| B. | bhattalolatta |
| C. | mammata |
| D. | jagannatha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190. |
In which work by Vamana was the word sahrudaya used first in the technical sense of acompetent reader of poetry? |
| A. | agnipurana |
| B. | dwanyaloka |
| C. | kavyaloka |
| D. | kavyalamkara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191. |
Who is the Kashmiri scholar whose Vakroktijivita is famous for the discussion of vakrata(indirection or obliqueness) in expression in poetry? |
| A. | anandavardhana |
| B. | rajashekhara |
| C. | abhinavagupta |
| D. | kuntaka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
Which tailanga scholar who was a prominent poet in the court of the Mughal emperor ShahJahan, was conferred the title Panditaraja? |
| A. | jagannatha |
| B. | mahimabhatta |
| C. | kshemendra |
| D. | bhoja |
| Answer» B. mahimabhatta | |
| 193. |
Who is the most authoritative exponent of Pratyabhijna philosophy that is centered on KashmiriShaivism? |
| A. | abhinavagupta |
| B. | anandavardhana |
| C. | kshemendra |
| D. | bhoja |
| Answer» B. anandavardhana | |
| 194. |
Who critiqued the sphota doctrine of the grammarians and the Buddhist linguistic doctrine ofapoha? |
| A. | dandin |
| B. | abhinavagupta |
| C. | udbhata |
| D. | bhamaha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 195. |
Under which method of analysis, does the critic proceed to ascertain the meaning of a workfrom the general truth to the particular one? |
| A. | deductive |
| B. | inductive |
| C. | formalist |
| D. | archetypal |
| Answer» B. inductive | |
| 196. |
Who wrote the essay “The Critical Monism of Cleanth Brooks”? |
| A. | r.s.crane |
| B. | elder olson |
| C. | robert penn warren |
| D. | richard mckeon |
| Answer» B. elder olson | |
| 197. |
What is referred as the analysis of the figurative elements such as images, similes, metaphors,symbols, and myth that unify a work? |
| A. | contrapuntal reading |
| B. | imagery |
| C. | close reading |
| D. | fallacy |
| Answer» D. fallacy | |
| 198. |
Locate T.S. Eliot’s full length book of essays on poetry and criticism. |
| A. | the sacred wood: essays on poetry and criticism |
| B. | the egoist |
| C. | tradition and the individual talent |
| D. | the art of t.s.eliot |
| Answer» B. the egoist | |
| 199. |
Which critic is of the opinion that though Charles Dickens possesses the vitality and vision ofart as Conrad does, he cannot be included “in the line of great novelists”? |
| A. | george santayana |
| B. | t.s.eliot |
| C. | d.h. lawrence |
| D. | f.r.leavis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200. |
Who among the following is recognised one of “the great English novelists”? |
| A. | charlotte bronte |
| B. | emily bronte |
| C. | jane austen |
| D. | henry fielding |
| Answer» D. henry fielding | |