300-400 Flashcards
400). Where was Charles Dicken born? A). Portsmouth B). Dover C). London D). Manchester
Charles Dicken born in Portsmouth
399). Which critic made this statement “Mr. Henry James writes, fiction as if it is a painful duty."? A). Virginia Woolf B). F.R. Leavis C). G.B. Shaw D). Oscar Wilde
“Mr. Henry James writes, fiction as if it is a painful duty.”said by Oscar Wilde
398). Who said “The words of the dead man are modified in the guts of the living'. A). W.B. Yeats B). T.S. Eliot C). W.H. Auden D). Stephen Spender
“The words of the dead man are modified in the guts of the living’. we cannot help but change the meaning of what a poet wrote, adapting it to suit out our times and our own feeling by W.H Auden in poem in memory
397). Which poets ends his poem by these lines 'Are changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born'. A). T.S. Eliot B). W.B. Yeats C). Dylan Thomas D). W.H. Auden
‘Are changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born’
Yeats emphasises his repeated charge at the end of the stanza, that, as a result of the execution of the Easter Rising leaders, “A terrible beauty is born” (40). … Yeats compares the fixedness of the revolutionaries’ purpose to that of the stone, their hearts are said to be “enchanted to a stone”
395). Which American dramatist wrote 'Desire under the Elms'? A). Arthur Miller B). Tennessee Williams C). Eugene O'Neill D). Welder
‘Desire under the Elms’ Eugene O’Neill
394). Who wrote ' 'The Admirable Crichton'?? A). James Barrie B). T.S. Eliot C). I.A. Richards D). Allen Tate
‘The Admirable Crichton’’ James Barrie
393). Who said 'Life is very nice, but lacks form. It's the aim of art to give it some”? A). Bertolt Brecht B). Harold Pinter C). Pirandello D). Jean Anouith
‘Life is very nice, but lacks form. It’s the aim of art to give it some”
Jean Anouith
392). The bright day is done, And we are for the dark' is from \_\_\_\_\_ Shakespearean play. A). King Lear B). Antony & Cleopatra C). Hamlet D). Tempest
IRAS
“Finish, good lady. The bright day is done,
And we are for the dark.” from Antony & Cleopatra
391). Who wrote 'Lives of the Ceasers'? A). Cicero B). Livy C). Plutarck D). Suetonius
‘Lives of the Ceasers’ by Suetonius
381). Which letter of English Alphabet occurs least in writing? A). J B). W C). X D). Z
Z
382). Who was the first editor of Daily News which started in 1846? A). Dickens B). Browning C). Shelley D). Hardy
Dickens- first editor of Daily News
383). Who was the first recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature? A). Theodor Mommsen B). Leo Tolstoy C). Rudyard Kipling D). R.F.A. Sully-Prudhomrne
first recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature
R.F.A. Sully-Prudhomrne
384). Who among the following English authors were opium addict? A). Coleridge B). Marlowe C). Wilde D). Hardy
Coleridge-opium addict
385). On which poets epitaph are the words engraved, 'Here lies one whose name was writ in water'? A). Shelley B). Lord Byron C). Shelley D). John Keats
‘Here lies one whose name was writ in water’ John Keats Epitaph
386). For whom did Samuel Beckett work as secretary for a long time? A). W.B. Yeats B). James Joyce C). J.M. Synge D). Sean O'Casey
Samuel Beckett work as secretary for James Joyce
387). Who among the following died because of drowning as he did not know swimming? A). Keats B). Poe C). Byron D). Shelley
Shelley
388). Where was 'Albert Camus' born? A). Paris B). Monte Carlo C). Algiers D). Vienna
‘Albert Camus’ born in Algiers
389). Who wrote 'The Apprentice'? A). V.S. Narpaul B). Ved Mehta C). Dom Moraes D). Arun Joshi
‘The Apprentice’ by Arun Joshi
390). Which was Kamala Markandeya's first Novel? A). A Handful of Rice B). A Silence of Desire C). Some Inner Fury D). Nectar in a Sieve
Kamala Markandeya’s first Novel
Nectar in a Sieve
380). Which English writer was banned in USSR in 1929 for 'Occultism & Spritualism'? A). T.S. Eliot B). Dickens C). Hardy D). Arthur Conan Doyle
English writer was banned in USSR in 1929 for ‘Occultism & Spritualism’
Arthur Conan Doyle
379). Which of the following works was not conceived in dreams? A). Frankenstein B). Moonstone C). Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde D). Kubla Khan
Moonstone work was not conceived in dreams
378). Whose dying words were: “Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius: will you remember to pay the debt."? A). Aristotle B). Socrates C). Plato D). Aeshchlyes
dying words of Socrates: “Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius: will you remember to pay the debt.”
377). Who wrote “We all have sufficient strength to bear other people's misfortunes"? A). Montaigne B). Bacon C). Lamb D). La Rochefouchauld
“We all have sufficient strength to bear other people’s misfortunes”by La Rochefouchauld
376). Who thought 'Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy, wealthy and dead'? A). Ogden Nash B). Peter Sellers C). James Thurber D). Spike Milligan
‘Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy, wealthy and dead’ thought by James Thurber
375). George Eliot is a: A). Religious novelist B). Moral novelist C). Gothic novelist D). None of these
George Eliot is a Moral novelist
374). Many of Brownings narrators in his 'dramatic monologues' are artists: A). Yes B). No C). May be D). None of these
yes
373). Browning believed that all the poetry was “a putting the infinite within the finite". A). Yes B). No C). May be D). None of these
“all the poetry was putting the infinite within the finite”. by browing
372). Alfred Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' was written in memory of: A). Arthur Hallam B). Mr. W.H. C). Arthur Clough D). None of these
Alfred Tennyson’s “in Memoriam” was written in memory of Arthur Hallam
371). The novelist,Arthur Hallam belongs to the: A). Romantic Age B). Victorian Age C). Modern Age D). None of these
Arthur Hallam the novelust belongs to victorian age
370). Dr. Johnson's Dictionary came out in: A). 1755 B). 1800 C). 1766 D). None of these
1755
369). Who was it that compared Dickens to Shakespeare who can “with a phrase make a character as real as flesh and blood”? A). Matthew Arnold B). Raymond Williams C). I.A. Richards D). T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
367). What is common among D.G. Rosetti, Christina Rosetti, Morris and Swinburne?
A). They were Pre-Raphaelite artists
B). They were friends
C). They extended the ideals of the pre-Raphaelite art to literature
D). None of these.
the common among D.G. Rosetti, Christina Rosetti, Morris and Swinburne is they
-extended the ideals of the pre-Raphaelite art to literature
366). Thomas Love Peacock in his 'Nightmare Abbey' satirised: A). Coleridge B). Shelley C). Both Coleridge and Shelley D). None of these
Both Coleridge and Shelley
365). Which of the following novels was left unfinished by Charles Dickens? A). A Tale of Two Cities B). Bleak House C). The Mystry of Edwin Drood D). None of these
novel was left unfinished by Charles Dickens-The Mystry of Edwin Drood
364). Sir Anthony Absolut a character in 'The Rivals' utters: “A Circulating library in a town is an ever green tree of diabolical knowledge." This mood is expressive of: A). Explosion of fiction B). Explosion of fiction by women C). Both 'a' and 'b' D). None of these
“A Circulating library in a town is an ever green tree of diabolical knowledge.” in the Rivals a character Sir Anthony Absolut expresses Explosion of fiction by women
362). “Mallopropism” is coined after a character in: A). The Way of the World B). The Rivals C). She Stoops to Conquer D). None of these
The Rivals
361). The novelist that indicated mostly the education system of his times was: A). Charles Dicken B). Thomas Hardy C). Charles Reads D). Wilkie Collins
novelist that indicated mostly the education system of his times was: Charles Dicken
363). A memorable character, Gradgrind figures in which of the following? A). Pickwick Papers B). Hard Times C). A Tale of Two cities D). Oliver Twist
Mr Thomas Gradgrind is the notorious school board Superintendent in Dickens’s 1854 novel Hard Times who is dedicated to the pursuit of profitable enterprise. His name is now used generically to refer to someone who is hard and only concerned with cold facts and numbers
351). Who said, “An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have, the older she gets, the more interested he is in her”? A). Agatha Christie B). Ezra Pound C). G.B. Shaw D). None of these
“An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have, the older she gets, the more interested he is in her” said by Agatha Christie
