Model Question Paper

Course: British Literature-III

1. In 'The Unknown Citizen' Auden itemizes some of the 'modern equipment' man
needs in the 20th century. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the poem?
a. Car
b. Radio
c. Fridge
d. Mobile

2. Which of the following literary traits can never be found in profusion in 20 th-century
British literature?
a. Metaphors
b. Heroic couplet
c. Allusions
d. Allegory

3. Which of the following words can be substituted for the modern psychological and
literary technique of 'interior monologue'?
a. Dramatic dialogue
b. Inner speech
c. Poetic dialogue
d. Outer speech

4. Authors in the 20th century sensed a disintegration of cultural symbols in the context
of human misery. What did they feel?
a. Meaninglessness
b. Sense of fulfilment
c. Sense of joy
d. Sense of satisfaction

5. 20th century Britain saw writers arrive and leave in the midst of an existential crisis.
Which of the following American authors got British citizenship?
a. Ezra Pound
b. Gertrude Stein
c. T.S. Eliot
d. Ernest Hemingway

6. Which of the following periods in the social history of England showed 'prudish
anxiety' about morality?
a. Restoration Era
b. Victorian Era
c. Modernist Era
d. Postmodernist Era
7. Which of the following novels of Woolf is considered a 'fantasy' with a satiric
treatment of the history of English literature?
a. Jacob's Room
b. Orlando
c. Night and Day
d. To the Lighthouse

8. Which of the following is a serious impediment to the establishment of a tradition of

women writers?
a. Social taboos about a woman's independence
b. Little historical information on women's lives
c. Women fall prey to the evil practice of child marriages
d. Women's reluctance to acquire scientific knowledge

9. Which of the following is considered to be the first feminist text of Virginia Woolf?
a. Death of the Moth
b. A Room of One's Own
c. Three Guineas
d. The Moment

10. Which of the following novelists was born to an exiled Polish patriot in Ukraine?
a. Joseph Conrad
b. Henry James
c. Virginia Woolf
d. James Joyce

11. It is often counted among James Joyce's early works. Which of the following
constitutes his short story collection of 1914?
a. Ulysses
b. Dubliners
c. Araby
d. The Dead

12. A Künstlerroman is defined as an "apprentice novel" that charts the journey of an

artist's career. Which of the following novels of James Joyce can be classified under
this?
a. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
b. Ulysses
c. Finnegan's Wake
d. Dubliners
13. The poet in A Prayer for my Daughter warns women about the dangers of being 'too
beautiful'; he believes, it leads to destructive events. Which mythological incident
exemplifies the poet's beliefs?
a. Zeus pursued Leda in the guise of a swan
b. Helen of Troy inspired the Trojan War
c. Lucretia died by suicide as Tarquin assaulted her
d. Odysseus' wife Penelope suffered

14. "Wars cannot break the spirit of a strong woman"- What metaphor does Yeats paint
to illustrate this statement?
a. Storms cannot destroy a house built on solid foundations
b. Storms cannot affect the leaves of a strongly-rooted tree
c. Storms carry no disastrous impact for the strong animals in forests
d. Storms cannot violate the sanctity of the waters of a calm ocean

15. What can be said about the literary quality of Yeats' plays?
a. He writes Latinized plays
b. He writes poetic dramas
c. He writes prosaic dramas
d. He writes problem plays

16. A popular form of drama emerged in the 20th century and it was known for
portraying realistic domestic actions in upper class houses. What is its name?
a. Kitchen Sink Drama
b. Cup-and-saucer drama
c. Cup-and-bowl drama
d. Drawing-room drama

17. Problem plays were the literary products of the modernist exploration of
contemporary problems. Which foreign playwright contributed to their popularity?
a. G.B. Shaw
b. Henrik Ibsen
c. John Galsworthy
d. T.S. Eliot

18. Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Drama' ?

a. Luigi Pirandello
b. Tennessee Williams
c. Arthur Miller
d. Henrik Ibsen
19. Amidst his satire of British colonial government, what does Forster never suggest that
Britain should do?
a. Stay in India
b. Leave India
c. Sell India
d. Buy India

20. What motif demonstrates the frightening flip side of the seemingly positive Hindu
vision of oneness in the novel A Passage to India?
a. The echo
b. Godbole's song
c. Eastern and Western architecture
d. Indian Cuisine

21. What is Aziz's occupation in the novel A Passage to India?

a. Doctor
b. Lawyer
c. Teacher
d. Bureaucrat

22. In the story, The Garden Party, Laura's mother, Mrs. Sheridan, plays a pivotal role in
understanding Laura's world. What does Mrs. Sheridan think of Laura's idea to cancel
the garden party after learning a man has died?
a. She agrees that the party should be cancelled
b. She thinks that cancelling the party is an unnecessary sacrifice
c. She thinks the man's family should be invited to the party.
d. She thinks the party should be postponed for a few hours

23. In Mansfield's Garden Party, women of the Sheridan family allow a very nuanced
understanding of class. What does Laura's mother do for the family of the man who
had died in The Garden Party?
a. She sends the man's family an invitation to the party.
b. She makes the funeral arrangements for the man who has died.
c. She sends the man's family a basket of leftovers from the party
d. She delivers a casserole to pay her respects for the man who died.

24. The story, 'The Garden Party', allows us to witness class representations. Which of the
following social classes does the Sheridan family represent in The Garden Party?
a. Poor
b. Working class
c. Middle class
d. Upper class
25. What is the purpose of the imagery in this poem, And Death Shall Have No
Dominion?
a. To establish the fear and supremacy of Death
b. To stress the fallibility of Human beings
c. To stress on the fact that even after the destruction of the physical life
there is a transgression into the spiritual and cosmic life.
d. To mourn the loss of youth and emotions to cruelty of nature.

26. What does Dylan Thomas emphasize about 'Dead men Naked' in his poem, And
Death shall have no Dominion?'
a. They shall be one in death
b. They will all be buried
c. They are all dead finally
d. They all died together

27. What powers does Jack ascribe to the beast after Simon’s murder?
a. Immortality and the power to change shape
b. Telepathy and the power to change shape
c. Immortality and telepathy
d. Enormous strength and murderous cunning

28. How does the first boy disappear in the novel the Lord of the Flies?
a. Roger crushes him with a boulder.
b. The other boys kill him with their bare hands.
c. He burns to death when the signal fire ignites the forest.
d. A boar gores him.

29. What part of the church will remain as a reminder of the church when the natural
world takes over?
a. Pulpit
b. Vestibule
c. Pews
d. Buttress

30. Who coined the term 'Movement Poetry?

a. J. D. Scott
b. Philip Larkin
c. W.H Auden
d. Elizabeth Jennings