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1 Gujarat Arts and Commerce College Evening English Department T.Y.B.Arts. (Sem VI) Core English (311) Assignment UNIT 1 : 1) Write a detailed note on the literary features of the early Modern Age. 2) The blend of comedy and serious intent is a common feature of G. B. Shaw s plays. Comment 3) The spirit of the age is perfectly reflected in the literature of the Inter-war Years. Justify. 4) Write short notes on : (i) Use of magic, myth and folklore in the poetry of W. B. Yeats (ii) Major themes in the novels of James Joyce 5) Comment on the central theme of Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. 6) Eliot s poem The Hollow Men treats the theme of hopelessness and emptiness of modern life. Justify. UNIT 2 : [A] Acquaintances : 1) Lord Jim 2) The Playboy of the Western World 3) Counter Attack 4) The Pleasures of Ignorance 5) Tess of the D Urbervilles 6) The Waste Land 7) Shakespearean Tragedy 8) The Rainbow 9) The Doctor s Dilemma UNIT 3 : (1) The most remarkable feature of the Early Modern period is. (a) spread of education (b) globalization 1

2 (c) use of technology (d) political unrest (2) The form dominated the literary scene during the early Modern Age. (a) essay (b) novel (c) epic (d) lyric (3) The role of is powerfully highlighted in the novels of Hardy. (a) fate (b) co-incidence (c) natural calamities (d) magic (4) The setting of Conrad s novels is based on his own experiences of the (a) Antarctic expedition (b) tour of India (c) Malayan waters (d) Polar Regions (5) A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man is in nature. (a) autobiographical (b) satirical (c) ironical (d) humorous (6) In which work of Virginia Woolf do we find the Romney family? (a) The Years (b) To the Lighthouse (c) Flush (d) Jacob s Room (7) Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of the Inter-war years? (a) The resurgence of poetry (b) Variety of technical experiment (c) Treatment of nature (d) The influence of radio and cinema (8) Which of the following writers is not of Irish origin? (a) J. M. Synge (b) G. B. Shaw (c) W. B. Yeats (d) D. H. Lawrence (9) Joyce s Ulysses is modeled on the of Homer. (a) Oedipus Rex (b) Electra (c) Odyssey (d) Hamlet (10) Which of the following essay is written by Virginia Woolf? (a) A Room of One s Own (b) Mr Bennett and Mrs Brown (c) The Common Reader (d) All of the above (11) The Sacred Flame is written by. (a) W. S. Maugham (b) D. H. Lawrence (c) T. S. Eliot (d) Robert Lynd (12) The author of Character and Comedy is. 2

3 (a) J. B. Priestley (b) W. H. Auden (c) G. B. Shaw (d) None of the above (13) Hamlet and Michelangelo are referred to in the poem. (a) The Hollow Men (b) The Game of Chess (c) Life (d) The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock (14) In Gerontion the central character describes himself as. (a) a young man (b) an old man (c) a destitute (d) a beggar Gujarat Arts and Commerce College Evening English Department T.Y.B.Arts. (Sem VI) Core English (312) Assignment UNIT 1 : 1) Define tragedy and outline its chief characteristics. 2) Tragedy signifies a dramatic presentation of high seriousness and noble character which examines the major questions of human existence. Elaborate. 3) Discuss the growth and development of tragedy in detail. 4) Write short notes on : (i) Senecan Tragedy (ii) Domestic Tragedy 5) Discuss Julius Caesar as a Shakespearean tragedy. 6) Evaluate Brutus as a tragic hero. UNIT 2 : [A] Acquaintances : 1) Dr. Faustus 2) Hamlet 3

4 3) All My Sons 4) Prometheus Bound 5) The Father 6) A Streetcar Named Desire 7) Medea 8) The Spanish Tragedy Emperor Jones UNIT 3 : 1) The beginning of tragedy, like the beginning of so much of western civilization, are to be found in ancient. (a) Rome (b) Greece (c) Pakistan (d) India 2) The great drama festivals in Athens were held in honour of the wine-god. (a) Zeus (b) Adonis (c) Dionysus (d) Bacchus (3) The Greek word for purgation is (a) Hamartia (b) Catharsis (c) Hubris (d) Themis (4) Themis means (a) Moral conflict (b) Moral law or order (c) Morality (d) Fate (5) In Post-Freudian jargon tragedy helps to make us free from. (a) fear (b) inhibitions (c) anxiety (d) apprehension (6) The story of Othello was borrowed from an Italian writer. (a) Cockteau (b) Cinthio (c) Cassio (d) None of the above (7) To Hegel it seemed that the was the perfect exemplar of tragedy. (a) Coriolanus (b) Gorboduc (c) Antigone (d) King Oedipus (8) Who believed that drama should be concerned with philosophy, politics and social problems? (a) William Shakespeare (b) G.W. Hegel 4

5 (c) Arthur Miller (d) G.B. Shaw (9) Kyd s The Spanish Tragedy during the 16th century was (a) Domestic Tragedy (b) Revenge Tragedy (c) Senecan Tragedy (d) Modern Tragedy (10) Murder in the Cathedral is written by. (a) John Dryden (b) T.S. Eliot (c) John Milton (d) P.B. Shelley (11) O Neill was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in. (a) 1930 (b) 1936 (c) 1934 (d) 1932 (12) What does Antony offer Caesar in the market place? (a) The Crown (b) The key to the city (c) A Newspaper (d) A new chariot (13) What finally convinces Brutus to join the conspirators? (a) Forged letters planted by (c) His intuition Cassius (d) Omens (b) Visits from the citizens (14) is Brutus wife and Cato s daughter. (a) Calpurnia (b) Portia (c) Clarissa (d) Helena UNIT 1 : Gujarat Arts and Commerce College Evening English Department T.Y.B.Arts. (Sem VI) Core English (313) Assignment 1) Estimate Matthew Arnold as a critic. 2) Two phrases of T.S. Eliot, Objective Correlative and Disassociation of Sensibility explain his concept of poetry. Elaborate. 5

6 3) According to I.A. Richards, criticism is a science that can unearth the secrets of literature in Psychology. Discuss. 4) Literature matters vitally to civilization. Elaborate F.R. Leavis concept of the business of criticism in the light of this statement. UNIT 2 : [A] Answer in brief: 1) Where is lambic pentameter used? 2) Explain Pyrrhic. 3) Point out the differences between bracchius and anti bracchius. 4) Define an lamb. 5) Mention any two trisyllabic feet that have a rising rhythm. 6) What is the opposite of trochee? How it is symbolically stated? 7) How many stressed and unstressed syllables does Anapaest have? 8) Identify the difference between a Mobossus and Tribrach. 9) What is Alexandrine also known as? Where and how did this name derive from? 10) When was the heroic couplet popularized? Name the poets who contributed in its popularity. [B] Short note : 1) Marxist Criticism 2) Dialogic Criticism 3) Psychological Criticism 4) Cultural Studies UNIT 3 : 1) Touchstone method was the contribution of. (a) T.S. Eliot (b) I.A. Richards (c) Matthew Arnold 2) T.S. Eliot wrote. (a) homage to John Dryden (b) principles of literary Criticism (c) the foundation of Aesthetics 3) is responsible for the modern literary & cultural theory. 6

7 (a) Deconstruction (b) Objective correlative (c) Revaluation 4) Any system of thought which is founded on the stability and authority of the Logos is referred as. (a) Logo centrism (b) Logo graph (c) Logo gram 5) The paper entitled Structure, Sign and Play in the discourse of Human Sciences, was presented by (a) T.S. Eliot (b) Jacques Derrida (c) Roland Barthes 6) The has a falling rhythm. (a) Dactyl (b) Spondee (c) Trochee 7) is the most used English Prosodic meter. (a) Lambic Pentameter (b) Lambic Tetrameter (c) Lambic diameter 8) Impulses & Stimulus is inherent to life s experience. This was said by. (a) Matthew Arnold (b) I.A. Richards (c) F.R. Leavis 9) A Trisyllabic foot has syllables. (a) One (b) Two (c) Three 10) Roland Barthes, Richard Hoggart and Raymond Williams were the precursors of the modern. (a) Cultural studies (b) Marxist criticism (c) Dialogic criticism 11) Friedrich Engels described ideology as (a) a human unconsciousness (b) a true consciousness (c) a false consciousness 12) The term was originally applied to a school of surrealist German painters. (a) Marxist criticism (b) Dialogic criticism (c) Magic realism 7

8 13) A trisyllabic foot that has three unstressed syllables is. (a) Pyrrhic (b) Tribrach (c) Mobossus 14) The critic who undertook the study of modern poetry in New Bearings in English Poetry is (a) Matthew Arnold (b) T.S. Eliot (c) F.R. Leavis UNIT 1 : UNIT 2 : Gujarat Arts and Commerce College Evening English Department T.Y.B.Arts. (Sem VI) Core English (314) Assignment 1) Trace the various symbolical meanings in Hemingway s novel The Old Man and The Sea. 2) Discuss The Old Man and The Sea as a tragedy. 3) Discuss the appropriateness of the title The Black Cat. 4) Evaluate Dr. Heidegger s Experiment as a tale of moral corruption and lost youth, 5) The Road Not Taken is one of Frost s most popular works and relates to the problem of making difficult decisions. Discuss. 6) Write a critical appreciation of Hughes poem The Negro Mother highlightingthe pathos and miseries of the blacks. [A] Acquintances : 1) The Portrait of a Lady 2) Beloved 3) Uncle Tom s Cabin 4) Desire Under the Elms 5) Herzog [B] Short notes: 6) The Great Gatsby 7) The Scarlet Letter 8) The Grapes of Wrath 9) The Color Purple 10) The Glass Menagerie 1) The narrator s guilt in The Black Cat 2) Symbolism in O Captain! My Captain 3) Aunt Rachael s character 4) Manonin 5) The fortitude and courage of the Negro Mother 6) The Prejudices faced by the Blacks 8

9 [C] Answer in brief : UNIT 3: 1) How did Santiago justify his killing of the Marlin? 2) Why did the narrator gouge out one of Pluto s eyes? 3) Which fear did Santiago achieve in Casablanca? 4) Describe the comparison between the two roads made by the poet. 5) What memories did Aunt Rachel have to her mother? 6) What happened when Dr. Heidegger dipped the withered rose into the vase of water? 7) How did the narrator dispose of wife s body? 8) How was the Negro mother able to endure all the hardships? 9) How did Santiago kill the marlin? 10) Who was Santiago? (1) What kind of fish does Santiago first catch? (a) A marlin (b) A shark (c) A tuna (d) A shrimp (2) When the novella opens, how long has it been since Santiago last caught a fish? (a) 80 days (b) 84 days (c) 87 days (d) 74 days (3) What was the disease that grew upon the narrator? (a) Alcoholism (b) Tuberculosis (c) Dementia (d) Insomnia (4) The white splotch find on the cat s (a) nose (b) breast (c) leg (d) back (5) Mr. Gascoigne was a (a) Bankrupt Banker (c) Ruined Politician (b) Musician (d) Defamed Doctor (6) What did Mr. Heidegger bring out from the black leather folio? (a) A crimson butterfly (c) A withered rose (b) A tattered bookmark (d) A photograph of young widow (7) How many children did Aunt Rachel have? (a) Four (b) Five (c) Six (d) Seven (8) O Captain! My Captain! is written by (a) Whitman (b) Hughes (c) Frost (d) Dickinson (9) The word Negro Mother suggests 9

10 (a) White mother (c) Old mother (b) Black mother (d) Second mother (10) Which phrase used thrice in the poem O Captain! My Captain!? (a) O captain My captain (b) People all exulting (c) Fallen Cold and Dead (d) Victory O Victory! (11) How does Hemingway describe Santiago s eyes? (a) They are full of pain (b) They are blank with defeat (c) They betray the weariness of his soul (d) They are the colour of the sea (12) How many Pulitzer prizes did Robert Frost receive? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (13) For Whom the Bell Tolls is (a) a drama (b) a poem (c) a novel (d) an epic (14) The Great Gatsby was published in (a) 1920 (b) 1925 (c) 1930 (d) 1935 (15) Moby Dick is authored by (a) Henry James (c) Mark Twain (b) Eugene O Neill (d) Herman Melville UNIT 1 : Gujarat Arts and Commerce College Evening English Department T.Y.B.Arts. (Sem VI) Core English (315) Assignment 1) Explain in detail the importance of English language in India. 2) Discuss teaching English at various levels. 3) Discuss the Grammar-Translation Method in detail. 4) Define digital portfolio and discuss it in detail. 5) Write a short note on the following : (1) Weak forms in English (2) Suggestions for improving international intelligibility of English UNIT 2 : 10

11 [A] Mark the primary accents on the following words : 1) master 2) anything 3) produce (n) 4) recommend 5) About [B] Short Note: 6) Decompose 7) Career 8) Baggage 9) Academy 10) Earthquake 1) English as an International Language 2) Teaching 3) English at undergraduate level 4) Advantages and disadvantages of grammar-translation method 5) Word Accent UNIT 3 : (1) Which of the following is the largest spoken language in the world? (a) English (b) Mandarin Chinese (c) German (d) Greek (2) Expressive language function requires. (a) emotions (b) knowledge (c) facts (d) information (3) Reception is comprised of. (a) Listening (b) Silent Reading (c) Speaking (d) Both (a) & (b) (4) Today English is regarded as a/an language. (a) regional (b) national (c) international (d) provincial (5) Which of the following characteristics doesn t belong to the Direct Method? (a) Grammatical analysis (b) Reading aloud (c) Conversation practice (d) Dictation (6) The term Bilingual refers to. (a) Baby language (b) British language (c) Bengali language (d) Two languages 11

12 (7) Which of the following methods suits to the expert language teacher? (a) Translation Method (b) Bilingual Method (c) Direct Method (d) None of the above (8) Digital portfolio doesn t require. (a) Computer (b) Chalk-stick (c) Internet (d) Scanner (9) The is also known as a natural method. (a) Bilingual Method (b) Translation Method (c) Direct Method (d) All of the above (10) Primary accent is also known as. (a) Tonic accent (b) First accent (c) Foremost accent (d) Subsidiary accent (11) English language is drawn from sources. (a) Germanic (b) Roman (c) Japanese (d) Both (a) & (b) (12) A continual variation in the levels of the pitch of the voice is known as. (a) word accent (b) intonation (c) cluster (d) vibration (13) Unfamiliar proper names should be to improve intelligibility. (a) pronounced clearly (b) left silent (c) whispered (d) reduced (14) Which of the following things marks the end of a group in a cluster speech? (a) A full stop (b) A colon (c) A semi-colon (d) All of the above 12

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