Literature - Exercise -9 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

TOPIC: ENGLISH LITERATURE

1. Literary Terms

Group A: Literary Terms MCQs

1. Which one does not relate to literature? [জাতীয় রাজস্ব বোর্ডের ইন্সপেক্টর/গোয়েন্দা কর্মকর্তা-১০] a) Epilogue b) Monologue c) Demagogue d) Prologue

2. A 'Prologue' is - [KU (মানবিক স্কুল) 08-09] a) the science of versification b) an introduction to a play or a literary work c) a song of mourning d) a poem or speech at the end of a play

3. A closing speech in a play, often delivered after the completion of the main action is called - [DU (B-EE) 14-15] a) a monologue b) an epilogue c) a prologue d) a dialogue

4. A long speech by one actor in a play or movie is called- [SUST (A) 12-13] a) Dialogue b) Monologue c) Prologue d) Epilogue

5. When a speaker speaks his thoughts aloud it is called - [স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়ের কারা তত্ত্বাবধায়ক-০৫] a) aside b) monody c) soliloquy d) negative capability

6. Soliloquy means -- [প্রাথমিক ও গণশিক্ষা অধিদপ্তরে সহকারী পরিচালক-০১] a) to memorise b) talking to oneself c) action of speech d) rehearsal of a play

7. The appropriate meaning of the word 'monologue' is- [বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশনের প্রযোজক-০৬] a) a long speech in a play spoken by one actor especially when alone b) conversation in a play c) a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his thoughts aloud d) a dialogue between the two actors or actresses in a drama

8. What is the meaning of 'Soliloquy'? [নির্বাচন কমিশন সচিবালয়ে সহকারী পরিচালক-১০] a) action of body b) action of speech c) to memorize a part d) long self speech by an actor

9. A drama is a/an--- [শ্রম পরিদপ্তরের জনসংখ্যা ও পরিবার কল্যাণ কর্মকর্তা-০৯] a) novel retold in dialogue b) magical performances on the stage c) fairy tale d) story translated into action

10. Tragedy means- [IU 06-07] a) a serious play with a happy ending. b) a serious play with a sad ending. c) a humorous play with a sad ending. d) a funny play with a touchy ending.

11. A tragedy does not have [KU (মানবিক স্কুল) 05-06] a) a tragic hero b) a plot c) an act d) an octave-sestet division

12. Comedy is- [IU 06-07] a) a light play with a happy ending. b) an amusing play with a serious ending. c) a serious play with a humorous ending. d) a plays that shows terrible things in a way that is intended to be funny.

13. A comedy does not have [KU (মানবিক স্কুল) 07-08] a) a happy ending b) a plot c) catharsis d) comic element

14. Pantomime is acting on the stage without [KU (মানবিক স্কুল) 06-07] a) gesture b) song c) speech d) exaggerated facial expression

15. The hero or central character of a literary work is- [JU (C) 14-15] a) Villain b) Protagonist c) Antagonist d) Chorus

16. 'Protagonist' refers to/ indicates [27 BCS, DU (B-EE) 10-11] a) the villain in a play b) the leading character or actor in a play c) the clown in a play d) the stage-director of a play

17. 'Melodrama' is a kind of play of- [IU (C) 11-12] a) violent and sensational themes b) historical themes c) philosophical themes d) pathetic themes

18. A Machiavellian character is [কারিগরী শিক্ষা অধিদপ্তরের চিফ ইন্সট্রাক্টর-০৩] a) an honest person b) a selfish person c) a courageous person d) a judicious person

19. What is catastrophe? [প্রাক-প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক-১৫] a) The comical end of dramatic events b) The tragic end of dramatic events c) The comic tragic end of the play d) None of the above

20. Climax is related to - [KU 07-08] a) Prose b) Drama c) Poetry d) Novel

21. A climax is [COU (D) 12-13] a) a climbing apparatus b) point of greatest intensity c) a crisis in a drama d) the latest scene in a drama

22. The "climax" of a plot is what happens-. [35th BCS, 36th BCS] a) in the beginning b) at the end c) at the height d) in the confrontation

23. What is an act in a play? [KU (মানবিক স্কুল) 07-08] a) a unit of act on with no change of place or time b) the rising action of a play c) a major division in the action of a play d) conversation of character is in a play

24. What is a funny poem of five lines called? [37th BCS] a) Quartet b) Limerick c) Sixtet d) Haiku

25. Couplet can occur in [KU (মানবিক স্কুল) 06-07] a) short story b) essay c) poetry d) novel

26. 'Blank verse is a kind of verse- [37th BCS, DU (B) 15-16] a) having no rhyming end b) having blanks in the verse c) having no significance d) having no rhythmic flow

27. Shakespeare composed much of his plays in what sort of verse? [37th BCS] a) Alliterative verse b) Sonnet form c) Iambic pentameter d) Dactylic Hexameter

28. A sonnet is a poem having - lines. [RU (দর্শন) 05-06] a) sixteen b) ten c) twelve d) fourteen

29. Sonnet এর প্রথম ভাগে কত লাইন হয়? a) 8 b) 10 c) 12 d) 14

30. An epic is a/an: [KU (মানবিক স্কুল) 05-06] a) eulogy b) elegy c) prologue d) long narrative poem

31. An elegy is a - [সাব-রেজিস্ট্রার-১৬] a) hymn b) ode c) satire d) poem of lamentation

32. A 'dirge' is a song to be sung at -- [KU (মানবিক স্কুল) 09-10] a) weddings b) reunions c) funerals d) temples

33. What is the meaning of the word 'Dirge'? [DU (B-EE) 15-16] a) a kind of sonnet sequence b) a song expressing patriotic sentiment c) a long verse telling about an adventure d) a song expressing grief, lamentation and mourning

34. A song embodying religious and sacred emotions. [30 BCS] a) Lyric b) Ode c) Hymn d) Ballad

35. A formal composition or speech expressing high praise of somebody [31 BCS] a) elegy b) eulogy c) caricature d) exaggeration

36. A funny imitation of a poem - [সোশ্যাল ইসলামী ব্যাংক-১০] a) Counterfeit b) Sonnet c) Caricature d) Parody

37. A story, with animals as the main characters, and a moral, is called a- [CU (B) 08-09] a) fiction b) legend c) fable d) parable

38. The 'Poet laureate' is [15 BCS] a) the best poet of the country b) the Court Poet of England c) a winner of Nobel Prize in literature d) a classical poet

39. The term 'fiction' is related to [KU (মানবিক স্কুল) 07-08] a) fact b) fiction c) imagination d) faction

40. A fiction means [IU (খ) 05-06] a) folk action b) a branch of literature that describes imaginary people and events. c) a literary device d) confusion

41. The literary term which says one thing in disguise of another is- [BRUR (A) 14-15] a) an epic b) Allegory c) Metaphor d) Symbol

42. — is a type of literary device where an author ridicules specific people, groups, or some aspects of society. [JU (C2) 15-16] a) Parody b) Setting c) Satire d) Elegy

43. In 'poetic justice- [KU (মানবিক স্কুল) 09-10] a) poets are rewarded b) vice is punished and virtue is rewarded c) a poet becomes a national d) a poet recites his own poetry

44. 'Poetic Licence' means [RU (A-বিজোড়) 14-15] a) freedom to write poetry b) freedom to read poetry c) freedom to change the normal rules of language in a special piece of writing d) doing what one likes

Group A: Answers with Explanations

1. Ans: c) Demagogue Explanation: Epilogue, Monologue, and Prologue are literary terms. A Demagogue refers to a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than using rational argument.

2. Ans: b) an introduction to a play or a literary work Explanation: A Prologue comes at the beginning of a work.

3. Ans: b) an epilogue Explanation: An Epilogue comes at the end, serving as a closing speech.

4. Ans: b) Monologue Explanation: Mono means single; a monologue is a long speech by one person.

5. Ans: c) soliloquy Explanation: A speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his thoughts aloud.

6. Ans: b) talking to oneself Explanation: (See explanation 5).

7. Ans: a) a long speech in a play spoken by one actor especially when alone Explanation: While similar to soliloquy, a monologue can be addressed to other characters who are silent.

8. Ans: d) long self speech by an actor Explanation: A speech delivered by a character to reveal inner thoughts.

9. Ans: b) magical performances on the stage Explanation: Note: The source key indicates 'b'. However, standard literary definition of Drama is "a story translated into action" (d). 'b' might refer to a specific context in the exam source provided.

10. Ans: b) a serious play with a sad ending. Explanation: Tragedy deals with tragic events and unhappy endings, usually the downfall of the protagonist.

11. Ans: d) an octave-sestet division Explanation: Octave and Sestet are parts of a Petrarchan Sonnet, not a tragedy.

12. Ans: a) a light play with a happy ending. Explanation: Comedies are designed to amuse and end happily.

13. Ans: c) catharsis Explanation: Catharsis (purgation of pity and fear) is a concept associated with Tragedy, not Comedy.

14. Ans: c) speech Explanation: Pantomime relies on gesture and movement, not spoken words.

15. Ans: b) Protagonist Explanation: The main character is the Protagonist; the opposer is the Antagonist.

16. Ans: b) the leading character or actor in a play Explanation: (See explanation 15).

17. Ans: a) violent and sensational themes Explanation: Melodramas exaggerate plot and emotion to appeal to the emotions.

18. Ans: b) a selfish person Explanation: Named after Machiavelli, referring to cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous behavior.

19. Ans: b) The tragic end of dramatic events Explanation: In drama, the catastrophe is the final resolution in a tragedy, usually involving the death of the hero.

20. Ans: b) Drama Explanation: While novels have climaxes, the term is structurally essential to dramatic arcs (Freytag's pyramid).

21. Ans: b) point of greatest intensity Explanation: The turning point or high point of the action.

22. Ans: c) at the height Explanation: The peak of the conflict.

23. Ans: c) a major division in the action of a play Explanation: Plays are divided into Acts, and Acts into Scenes.

24. Ans: b) Limerick Explanation: A limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA.

25. Ans: c) poetry Explanation: A couplet is two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme.

26. Ans: a) having no rhyming end Explanation: Blank verse is unrhymed iambic pentameter.

27. Ans: c) Iambic pentameter Explanation: Shakespeare's plays are primarily written in blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter).

28. Ans: d) fourteen Explanation: A standard sonnet has 14 lines.

29. Ans: a) 8 Explanation: The first part of a Petrarchan sonnet is called the Octave (8 lines), and the second part is the Sestet (6 lines).

30. Ans: d) long narrative poem Explanation: An epic (like the Iliad or Paradise Lost) is a long poem narrating heroic deeds.

31. Ans: d) poem of lamentation Explanation: A poem expressing sorrow for the dead.

32. Ans: c) funerals Explanation: A dirge is a somber song or lament expressing mourning or grief.

33. Ans: d) a song expressing grief, lamentation and mourning Explanation: (See explanation 32).

34. Ans: c) Hymn Explanation: A religious song or poem of praise to God.

35. Ans: b) eulogy Explanation: A speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly, typically someone who has just died.

36. Ans: d) Parody Explanation: A humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing style.

37. Ans: c) fable Explanation: Fables (like Aesop's) use animals to teach a moral lesson.

38. Ans: b) the Court Poet of England Explanation: The Poet Laureate is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the UK.

39. Ans: c) imagination Explanation: Fiction refers to literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact.

40. Ans: b) a branch of literature that describes imaginary people and events. Explanation: (See explanation 39).

41. Ans: b) Allegory Explanation: An allegory is a story with a hidden meaning (moral or political) under the surface narrative.

42. Ans: c) Satire Explanation: Satire uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize people's stupidity or vices.

43. Ans: b) vice is punished and virtue is rewarded Explanation: The ideal distribution of rewards and punishments.

44. Ans: c) freedom to change the normal rules of language in a special piece of writing Explanation: Also known as poetic license, allowing poets to deviate from strict grammar or fact for artistic effect.

B Periods of English Literature

1. 'Jacobean Period' of English Literature refers to a) 1558-1603 b) 1625-1649 c) 1603-1625 d) 1649-1660 Ans: c

2. 'Restoration period' in English literature refers to- [37th BCS] a) 1560 b) 1660 c) 1760 d) 1866 Ans: b

3. The period from AD 1066 to 1500 is known as- a) The old English Period b) The Middle English Period c) The Anglo Saxon Period d) The Victorian Period Ans: b

4. Which of the following ages in literary history is the latest? [115 BCS] a) The Augustan Age b) The Victorian Age c) The Georgian Age d) The Restoration Age Ans: c

5. Which period is known as 'The golden age of English literature'? [সাব-রেজিস্ট্রার-৯২] a) the Victorian age b) the Elizabethan age c) the Restoration age d) the Eighteen century Ans: b

6. Which is known as the Romantic period of English literature? [KU (সমাজবিজ্ঞান স্কুল) 11-12] a) 1550-1558 b) 1649-1660 c) 1798-1832 d) 1910-1936 Ans: c

7. In which century was the Victorian period? [16th BCS] a) 17th century b) 18th century c) 19th century d) 20th century Ans: c

8. Which was the oldest period in English Literature? a) Anglo-Norman b) Anglo-Saxon c) Middle age d) Chaucer's period Ans: b

9. 'Renaissance' means - [CU (E) 10-11] a) rebirth of learning b) renewal of hard task c) renewal of commitment d) redefining Third World Ans: a