Central University of Rajasthan End Semester Examination, December 2010 Department of English MAEN 101: Renaissance to Romanticism I

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1 Central University of Rajasthan End Semester Examination, December 2010 MAEN 101: Renaissance to Romanticism I [Time: Three Hours] [Max Marks:100] 1. Answer all subdivisions;[word limit 50 to 80 words] (i) Throw light on what does Ralph Emerson mean by Over Soul. (ii) Give a brief account of Henry James and Walter Beasant s approach to the Art of Fiction. (iii) Comment on the theme of sin and suffering in The Scarlet Letter. (iv) Define the terms Machismo and Personalismo in reference to the novella the old Man and the Sea. (v) What is whitman s attitude to science and myth as reflected in his Poem Passage to India. (vi) Comment on the use of space and time the Poem I years Had Poem From Home. (vii) Discuss the symbols used by Wallace Stevens in his poems Anecdote of a Jar and Of Modern Poetry. (viii) What memories of her grandmother does the slave girl have in Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl. (ix) Introduce the theme of Frost s poem West Running Brook. (x) Write a brief note on the character of Laura Wingfield. 2. Short answer type questions; Answer any 5; Each carries 8 marks. [Word limit 150 to 200 words] (i) Point out the elements of spirituality and morality as presented in Emerson s essay The Over Soul.. (ii) Discuss Henry James disapproval of Anthony Trollope s artistic attitude. (iii) Illustrate the use of symbols in The Scarlet Letter. (iv) What in Santiago s character make him a code hero.. (v) Comment on Emily Dickinson s poetic style with reference to the poem you have studied.. (vi) Discuss Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl as an Afro-American narrative. (vii) Delineate the image of the East and the West as presented by Walt Whitman in Passage to India. 3. Long answer type questions; Choose any one section in each subdivision and answer all parts in it. Each section carries 20 marks. (i) Glass Menagerie is a Memory Play. Illustrate.

2 Discuss the Scarlet Letter as a reflection of the values and morality of the age. i. Attempt an essay on Hamlet in the context of the subsequent themes: (a) Procrastination (c) Revenge (b) Madness and Melancholy (d) Corruption Write an essay on Bacon s (a) Prose style based on your readings of Of Studies and Of Friendship; (b) Classification of the uses of studies in Of Studies

3 [Time: Three Hours] Central University of Rajasthan End Semester Examination, 8 th December 2010 MAEN 102: Culture and Society- I [Max Marks:100] 1. Answer all subdivisions; Each carries 2 marks; [Word limit 50 to 80 words] (i) Which five words have been referred to as the key points in contemporary times by Raymond Williams? (ii) What is the relationship between Samskara and tradition? (iii) Which two perspectives does Gunther-Dietz Sontheimer recommend in the context of the composite culture of Maharashtra and folklore in general? (iv) How does Gunther-Dietz Sontheimer differentiate between jatra and yatra? (v) What was Sayed Ahmad Khan s contribution to the discussions on Islam? (vi) Which three evils did Swami Vivekananda refer to in his address to the Parliament of Religions? What harm, according to him, did they cause to humanity? (vii) What does Fanon mean by corporeal schema in The Fact of Blackness? (viii) How, according to Fanon, has objecthood been imposed on the blacks? (ix) What is Kris s attitude towards his mother? (x) What was Kris s dream when he was trying for his school football team? 2. Short answer type questions; Answer any 5; Each carries 8 marks. [Wordlimit 150 to 200 words] (i) How has the meaning and significance of the term democracy changed with the passage of time? (ii) What is the significance of rituals in jatra? (iii) What role, according to Mohammed Mujib, does individual conscience play in Islam? (iv) How does Swami Vivekananda define Hinduism in his address to the Parliament of Religions? (v) What does the term Samskara represent according to U.R. Ananthamurthy? Explain. (vi) How is the marginalisation of the blacks different from that of the Jews? (vii) How are cultural encounters presented in the story The Job Interview? 3. Long answer type questions; Choose any one section in each subdivision and answer all parts in it. Each section carries 20 marks. i. Why does Raymond Williams consider culture as a complex phenomenon? How does he define it? Discuss.

4 Explain in detail the multiple implications of Khandoba in the context of Jatra and trace its parallel in the context of Rajasthan s folk culture. ii. How is blackness a political construct? How does Fanon envisage the emancipation of the blacks in The Fact of Blackness? Discuss. Discuss the relevance of Swami Vivekananda s address to the Parliament of World Religions in the context of contemporary times. Can his hopes still be realized? How?

5 Central University of Rajasthan End Semester Examination, December 2010 MAEN 103: Aesthetics of Appreciation in Drama [Date: 10/12/10; Time: Three Hours] [Max Marks:100] 1. Answer all subdivisions; Each carries 2 marks [Word limit 50 to 80 words] (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) What is your first impression of King Oedipus as a person and as a ruler? What distinction does Aristotle draw between poetic truth and historical truth? Comment in short on the pozzo-lucky relationship in Waiting for Godot. List down the important characteristics of Folk Theatre. What does the improvisation of incidents in a play mean? Trace its origin. What is your understanding of karika and nirukta? Explain in brief the Theatre of the Absurd. Enlist the four kinds of abhinaya with their corresponding manner of articulation. Who are Sarvilaka and Maitreya in The Clay Cart? What is the playing from memory acting according to Brecht s Street Scene? 2. Short answer type questions; Answer any 5; Each carries 8 marks. [Word limit 150 to 200 words] (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Briefly comment on allusions to fate in The riders to the Sea. Who were the 3 fates in the play? Define briefly each of these Greek terms used in Aristotle s Poetics: (a) Denouement (b) Hamartia (c) Mimesis (d) Pathos In a short paragraph recount the events that build up to the self-blinding of Oedipus. Attempt a critical note on Rasa and Bhava. The pattern of Waiting for Godot is circular as opposed to the usual linear structure. Substantiate the claim in the context of the setting and action of the play. Which folk forms of expression has Habib Tanvir experimented with in Charandas Chor? Illustrate with examples from the text. Bring forth the differences between the Epic Theatre and the Dramatic Theatre.

6 3. Long answer type questions; Choose any one section in each subdivision and answer all parts in it. Each section carries 20 marks. i. Define the term Tragedy as given by Aristotle in his Poetics, while investigating in detail the six requisite elements for a successful tragedy. In addition, pitch-in the elements which compose the best tragic plot. Comment on Shudraka s humour in The Clay Cart. Also draw character sketches of Vasantasenā and Chārudatta. ii. Define epic theatre. According to The Street Scene, The feelings and opinions of demonstrator and demonstrated are not merged into one. How is it achieved? Additionally, explore the insights on producing the Alienation effect that may be gained by drawing on Bertolt Brecht's exploration of The street scene. Charandas Chor represents a thought that can rip off the stereotyped social structure. Illustrate how the protagonist of the play demonstrates the existing social order as a disorder. Also discuss the use of Chhattisgarhi folk songs in Charandas Chor.

7 Central University of Rajasthan End Semester Examination, December 2010 MAEN 104: American Literature [Time: Three Hours] [Max Marks: 100] 1. Answer all subdivisions;[word limit 50 to 80 words]; Each question carries 2 marks. (i) Throw light on what does Ralph Emerson mean by Over Soul. (ii) Give a brief account of Henry James s and Walter Besant s approach to The Art of Fiction. (iii) Comment on the theme of sin and suffering in The Scarlet Letter. (iv) Define the terms Machismo and Personalismo in reference to the novella T he Old Man and the Sea. (v) What is Whitman s attitude to science and myth as reflected in his Poem Passage to India. (vi) Comment on the use of space and time the Poem I Years Had Been From Home. (vii) Discuss the symbols used by Wallace Stevens in his poems Anecdote of a Jar and Of Modern Poetry. (viii) What memories of her grandmother does the slave girl have in Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl. (ix) Introduce the theme of Frost s poem West Running Brook. (x) Write a brief note on the character of Laura Wingfield. 2. Short answer type questions; Answer any 5; Each carries 8 marks. [Word limit 150 to 200 words] (i) Point out the elements of spirituality and morality as presented in Emerson s essay The Over Soul. (ii) Discuss Henry James disapproval of Anthony Trollope s artistic attitude. (iii) Illustrate the use of symbols in The Scarlet Letter. (iv) What in Santiago s character makes him a code hero. (v) Comment on Emily Dickinson s poetic style with reference to the poems prescribed. (vi) Discuss Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl as an Afro-American narrative. (vii) Delineate the image of the East and the West as presented by Walt Whitman in Passage to India. 3. Long answer type questions; Choose any one section in each subdivision and answer all parts in it. Each section carries 20 marks. (i) Glass Menagerie is a Memory Play. Illustrate. Discuss The Scarlet Letter as a reflection of the values and morality of the age. ii) Write an essay on Henry James arguments in the context of the true function of fiction and relevance of literary theory. Delineate Hemingway s choice of allusions and symbols in The Old Man and the Sea.

8 [Time: Three Hours] Central University of Rajasthan End-Semester Examination, 15 th December 2010 MAEN 106: Writers of the Diaspora [Max Marks:100] 1. Answer all subdivisions; Each carries 2 marks; [Word limit 50 to 80 words] (i) How has the meaning of the term diaspora changed with time? (ii) Name any four novels by Salman Rushdie. (iii) Which diaspora does Vijay Mishra focus upon in his essay, The Art of Impossible Mourning? What are the subdivisions? (iv) Comment upon the life of the taxi drivers in the story My Son the Fanatic? (v) What do the words Ghati and Paki signify in Mistry s story Swimming Lessons? (vi) Which period in Afghan history does The Kite Runner correspond to? (vii) What does the word Bhakti mean for Sushila in the story Sushila s Bhakti? (viii) What were Pankaj s achievements intrinidad? (ix) Write the concluding sentence of the poem A Song by Joseph Brodsky. (x) What does snow signify in the poem Snow by Agha Shahid Ali? 2. Short answer type questions; Answer any 5; Each carries 8 marks. [Wordlimit 150 to 200 words] (i) Explain the term Indias of the mind as used by Rushdie in the essay Imaginary Homelands. (ii) How does Vijay Mishra define spectre? (iii) Why does Mishra consider mourning as an impossible act in the context of the diaspora? (iv) Comment upon the relationship between Parvez and Bettina in the story My Son the Fanatic. (v) Discuss the attitude of Pankaj towards Canada. (vi) Comment upon the poetic style in Joseph Brodsky poem A Song? (vii) What is the role of memory in Agha Shahid Ali s poetry? 3. Long answer type questions; Choose any one section in each subdivision and answer all parts in it. Each section carries 20 marks. i. The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. Discuss the role of writers as projected by Rushdie in his essay Imaginary Homelands in the context of the above statement. In theorizing diasporas we need to be conscious of the ways in which mourning and trauma do acquire historical depth, and are significant elements in the

9 social lives of the diasporas. Discuss the role of trauma and mourning in the diasporic experience. ii. The Kite Runner brings to the fore the multiple pulls on diaspora sensibility and sense of belonging. Discuss. Bring out the multicultural experience and challenges faced by the Indian diaspora in the context of the stories Swimming Lessons, Sushila s Bhakti and Swamiji.

10 Central University of Rajasthan End Semester Examination, December 2010 MAEN 107: English Language Teaching [Time: Three Hours] [Max Marks: 80] 1. Answer all subdivisions;[word limit 50 to 80 words]; Each question carries 2 marks. (i) What do you understand by generative grammar? (ii) How did Skinner prove the formation of superstition? (iii) How is the theory of Behaviourism different from Congnitivism? (iv) What is the main characteristic of Communicative Approach? (v) Define Direct Method of teaching English. (vi) How can pronunciation be taught? (vii) What are the different stages of teaching Reading? (viii) Which method would you adopt in teaching Grammar? (ix) Mention two qualities of a good test. (x) How can language skills be tested. 2. Short answer type questions; Answer any 5; Each carries 6 marks. [Word limit 150 to 200 words] (i) For second language acquisition which is the best hypothesis Discuss. (ii) Which approach do you think is the best methodology to teach English, why? (iii) How is writing, a skill and an art both. Justify? (iv) Comment on Pavlov s theory of language learning. (v) What do you understand by Audio-Lingual method? (vi) Illustrate the steps involved in teaching of writing. (vii) Design a test for vocabulary testing. 3. Long answer type questions; Choose any one section in each subdivision and answer all parts in it. Each section carries 15 marks. (i) Discuss all the theories of Language Learning. Throw light on the importance of testing and explain how you would test different language elements. (ii) Explain the various approaches of teaching English Reading and Writing. How would you teach Reading and writing to the second Language Learners, Illustrate with examples.