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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.
| 201. |
Who mentions: “Every great poet is a teacher; I wish either to be considered as a teacher or as anothing”. |
| A. | william wordsworth |
| B. | lord byron |
| C. | edmund spenser |
| D. | robert herrick |
| Answer» B. lord byron | |
| 202. |
Which edition of the Preface is considered important because of the explanation of the natureand characteristics of the poet, and his superiority over the man of science? |
| A. | 1802 |
| B. | 1800 |
| C. | 1815 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. 1800 | |
| 203. |
Who mentions “as is painting so is poetry”? |
| A. | virgil |
| B. | homer |
| C. | dante |
| D. | horace |
| Answer» E. | |
| 204. |
What is the excessive use of verbal ornamentation that obstructs the natural use of languageand hence it should be avoided? |
| A. | grandiloquence |
| B. | puerility |
| C. | elaboration |
| D. | exaggeration |
| Answer» B. puerility | |
| 205. |
Which kind of poetry has been ignored because Aristotle considers it more suited to musicthan poetry? |
| A. | ode |
| B. | lyric |
| C. | sonnet |
| D. | dramatic monologue |
| Answer» C. sonnet | |
| 206. |
What is the structure of Longinus’ “On the Sublime”? |
| A. | epistolary |
| B. | narrative |
| C. | discussion |
| D. | discursive |
| Answer» B. narrative | |
| 207. |
Whose plays are considered the primary models of artistic unity, dramatic construction andthe author’s role in the epic by Aristotle? |
| A. | aristophanes |
| B. | virgil |
| C. | sophocles |
| D. | homer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 208. |
Which is the entire part of a tragedy placed between the complete choric songs, in thedivisions of a tragedy when staged? |
| A. | parode |
| B. | episode |
| C. | exode |
| D. | stasimon |
| Answer» C. exode | |
| 209. |
What is the Greek term for “resolution of complication”? |
| A. | perepeteia |
| B. | anagnorisis |
| C. | denouement |
| D. | catharsis |
| Answer» D. catharsis | |
| 210. |
Which chapter of Aristotle’s Poetics discusses the construction of an ideal plot, which isfundamental to tragedy? |
| A. | sixth |
| B. | seventh |
| C. | eighth |
| D. | ninth |
| Answer» C. eighth | |
| 211. |
Which type of drama, according to Aristotle is considered a representation of characters of abase type, which means ridiculous? |
| A. | farce |
| B. | tragicomedy |
| C. | satire |
| D. | comedy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 212. |
Which genre, according to Aristotle is divided into the epic and the dramatic according to themanner of its imitation? |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | drama |
| C. | prose |
| D. | fiction |
| Answer» B. drama | |
| 213. |
Whose verses does Socrates criticise because of the uneven blend of narrative, especially thespeeches of the characters in Iliad that also employ mimesis or imitation? |
| A. | hesiod |
| B. | homer |
| C. | aeschylus |
| D. | sophocles |
| Answer» C. aeschylus | |
| 214. |
The Republic concludes with Socrates’ vibrant description of the tale of which hero? |
| A. | er |
| B. | ulysses |
| C. | telemachus |
| D. | achilles |
| Answer» B. ulysses | |
| 215. |
Who mentions: “God is not the author of all things, but of good only” |
| A. | plato |
| B. | glaucon |
| C. | socrates |
| D. | adeimantus |
| Answer» D. adeimantus | |
| 216. |
The pivotal speaker in Republic, Socrates recalls the visit to Piraeus, the port of Athens totake part in the festivities to honour which deity? |
| A. | bendis |
| B. | apollo |
| C. | dionysus |
| D. | cupid |
| Answer» B. apollo | |
| 217. |
Who is the young half-brother of Plato whose name means “owl” or “gleaming eyes”? |
| A. | cephalus |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | glaucon |
| D. | thrasymachus |
| Answer» D. thrasymachus | |
| 218. |
In which work did Aristotle firmly refute Plato’s pronouncements deriding art, artists andpoetry? |
| A. | de anima |
| B. | poetics |
| C. | metaphysics |
| D. | physics |
| Answer» C. metaphysics | |
| 219. |
Which book in the Republic ends with the Phoenician myth, which Socrates feels would serveas the effective mythical explanation for their State/ |
| A. | first |
| B. | fourth |
| C. | second |
| D. | third |
| Answer» E. | |
| 220. |
Choose the work from the choices below that is in the form of scholarly exchanges betweenPlato and his teacher Socrates. |
| A. | protogoras |
| B. | gorgias |
| C. | symposium |
| D. | dialogues |
| Answer» E. | |
| 221. |
Which play of Shakespeare does Northrop Frye use to explicate the inductive method of analysis? |
| A. | othello |
| B. | king lear |
| C. | hamlet |
| D. | macbeth |
| Answer» D. macbeth | |
| 222. |
According to Sir Philip Sidney, which kind of poetry evokes pity because it deals with the weakness of mankind and the desolation of the world. |
| A. | lyric |
| B. | elegiac poetry |
| C. | tragedy |
| D. | dramatic monologue |
| Answer» C. tragedy | |
| 223. |
Who considers Hard Times “a moral fable†with a definite intention that exhibits satiric irony in 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 | |
| 224. |
To whom does Longinus write “On the Sublimeâ€, which is in the form of letters? |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | cecilius |
| C. | postumius terentianus |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» D. plato | |
| 225. |
What is considered superior to the epic since it contains all the elements that give pleasure along with music and spectacle? |
| A. | comedy |
| B. | tragedy |
| C. | tragicomedy |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. tragicomedy | |
| 226. |
Who is the author of The Art of Rhetoric (1553) that could be regarded the first modern treatise on English composition? |
| A. | thomas wilson |
| B. | thomas hardy |
| C. | f.r.leavis |
| D. | t.s.eliot |
| Answer» B. thomas hardy | |
| 227. |
In the opinion of Aristotle, whose plays are the primary models of artistic unity, dramatic construction? |
| A. | homer |
| B. | virgil |
| C. | sophocles |
| D. | dante |
| Answer» B. virgil | |
| 228. |
Which is the variety of dhwani accepted by Kuntaka that includes the employment of words of double meaning |
| A. | artha |
| B. | shabda |
| C. | shabdashaktimoola |
| D. | rupa |
| Answer» D. rupa | |
| 229. |
Which term by Kuntaka is used to include dhwani as a mode of varkroti ? |
| A. | upacharavakrata |
| B. | vakrata |
| C. | nirupana |
| D. | lakshana |
| Answer» B. vakrata | |
| 230. |
Which word refers to the primary power of signification existing in words that is capable of providing the literal or lexical meaning? |
| A. | lochana |
| B. | anugraha |
| C. | abida |
| D. | pada |
| Answer» D. pada | |
| 231. |
What is the term used to refer to pictorial poetry? |
| A. | chitrakavya |
| B. | chitra |
| C. | shloka |
| D. | kavya |
| Answer» B. chitra | |
| 232. |
Which Indian grammarian discussed the concept of dhwani in a systematic manner? |
| A. | mammata |
| B. | shankuka |
| C. | patanjali |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 233. |
Who opposed the theory of dhwani on the ground there was no meaning in inventing a new power for words since dhwani was subordinate to anumana? |
| A. | bhattanayaka |
| B. | mahimabhatta |
| C. | jagannatha |
| D. | abhinavagupta |
| Answer» C. jagannatha | |
| 234. |
What is the source of dhwani theory? |
| A. | sphota theory |
| B. | theory of rasa |
| C. | rasadhwani |
| D. | lochana |
| Answer» B. theory of rasa | |
| 235. |
What is the literal meaning of the word dhwani? |
| A. | sound |
| B. | explosion |
| C. | phonetics |
| D. | phonology |
| Answer» B. explosion | |
| 236. |
Which term refers to any hindrance to aesthetic relish, the impediment that could be effected by poetry, the actor, or the reader. |
| A. | rasa |
| B. | bhayanaka |
| C. | rasavighna |
| D. | hasya |
| Answer» D. hasya | |
| 237. |
Which term used by Bharata means a spectator? |
| A. | rupaka |
| B. | prekshaka |
| C. | sahrudaya |
| D. | bhavana |
| Answer» C. sahrudaya | |
| 238. |
Which word is used to denote not only the special aesthetic pleasure and the outward manifestation of artistic experience but also the mental faculty which makes aesthetic experience possible. |
| A. | rasavaga |
| B. | alaukika |
| C. | chamatkara |
| D. | charvana |
| Answer» D. charvana | |
| 239. |
Who among the following validates how the poetic language triggers the aesthetic process through its suggestiveness? |
| A. | mammata |
| B. | bhattanayaka |
| C. | anandavardhana |
| D. | abhinavagupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 240. |
Which term is used by Abhinavagupta to denote “relatingâ€, “narrating†or “describing†emotive conditions. |
| A. | bhavanukirtanam |
| B. | anumana |
| C. | bhavaktwa |
| D. | bhojakatwa |
| Answer» B. anumana | |
| 241. |
Which aspect helps the sahrdaya or the aesthetically sensible person to see the characters presented in a literary work in a generalised manner? |
| A. | denotation |
| B. | imagination |
| C. | inference |
| D. | connotation |
| Answer» C. inference | |
| 242. |
Which term in Indian aesthetics refers to the process of Generalisation? |
| A. | bhavakatva |
| B. | tamas |
| C. | sattva |
| D. | sadharanikarana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 243. |
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 | |
| 244. |
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 | |
| 245. |
Which term in Indian aesthetics refers to the objective conditions or reasons for producing or exciting 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. | |
| 246. |
Who was the first dramatist to recognise the importance of rasa in aesthetics? |
| A. | kalidasa |
| B. | jagannatha |
| C. | bharatamuni |
| D. | purandaradasa |
| Answer» D. purandaradasa | |
| 247. |
Which Indian critical theory concentrates on emotive expression? |
| A. | rasa |
| B. | abida |
| C. | anumana |
| D. | kavya |
| Answer» B. abida | |
| 248. |
Which theory in Indian aesthetics theory connotes indirect or suggestive expression? |
| A. | alamkara |
| B. | dhwani |
| C. | kavya |
| D. | aswad |
| Answer» C. kavya | |
| 249. |
Who mentions “vakyam rasatmakam kavyamâ€, which means any composition which gives tasteful pleasure is poetry? |
| A. | kshemendra |
| B. | bhattalolatta |
| C. | mammata |
| D. | jagannatha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 250. |
In which work by Vamana was the word sahrudaya used first in the technical sense of a competent reader of poetry? |
| A. | agnipurana |
| B. | dwanyaloka |
| C. | kavyaloka |
| D. | kavyalamkara |
| Answer» E. | |