Literature - Exercise -3 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination
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TOPIC: ENGLISH LITERATURE
Exercise -3
Group A
Questions
Who just written the play 'Volpone'? a) John Webster b) Ben Jonson c) Christopher Marlowe d) William Shakespeare
"Gerontion" is a poem by — [37th BCS] a) T.S. Eliot b) W.B. Yeats c) Matthew Arnold d) Robert Browning
Cassandra is a night owl, so she doesn't usually get up until about : [37th BCS] a) 11 a.m. b) 11 p.m c) 7 a.m. d) 7 p.m.
Othello gave Desdemona — as a token of love : [36th BCS] a) Ring b) Handkerchief c) Pendant d) Bangles
'Heart of Darkness' is a novel written by a) D.H. Lawrence b) E.M. Forster c) Conrad d) Virginia Woolf
Who was the first recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature? a) Shakespeare b) George Orwell c) R.F.A Sully Prudhomme d) Anna Sewell
Take the odd one out. a) Man Booker Prize b) Nobel Prize c) Sahitya Academy Award d) Academy Awards
Which of these is written by a British Bangladeshi writer? a) The Reluctant Fundamentalist b) The Hungry Tide c) The Namesake d) The Good Muslim
Who is the author of 'The Time Machine'? a) H.G. Wells b) Shakespeare c) Chaucer d) Milton
Who wrote the drama 'Joan of Arc'? a) G.B. Shaw b) Lord Byron c) P.B. Shelley d) Charles Dickens
Find the odd man out — a) Julius Caesar b) Hamlet c) King Lear d) Doctor Faustus
One of the following dramas is not a tragedy — a) Julius Caesar b) The Tempest c) Othello d) King Lear
Ode on a Grecian Urn — who is the poet of the poem? a) Wordsworth b) Shelley c) Shakespeare d) Keats
Which poetry is written by Sir Walter Scott? a) Patriotism b) The Patriot c) A Frosty Night d) All of the above
'A Tale of Two Cities' refers to — a) London and Washington b) London and Paris c) London and Rome d) London and Berlin
'A Tale of Two Cities' is a — a) Novel b) Drama c) Poem d) Story
London town was found a living in the works of — [36th BCS] a) Thomas Hardy b) Charles Dickens c) William Congreve d) D.H. Lawrence
Of the following authors, who wrote an epic? [38th BCS] a) John Milton b) Jane Mansfield c) William Cowper d) William Shakespeare
Who is not a Victorian poet? [38th BCS] a) Matthew Arnold b) Alexander Pope c) Robert Browning d) Alfred Tennyson
Who among the following Indian English writers is a famous novelist? [38th BCS] a) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak b) R.K. Narayan c) Nissim Ezekiel d) Kamala Das
Which one of the following is about sin and punishment? a) For the Fallen b) Tree at My Window c) A Mother in Manville d) The Ancient Mariner
Which of the following is not written by E. Hemingway? a) Old Man and the Sea b) A Farewell to Arms c) Arms and the Man d) For Whom the Bell Tolls
Besides being a poet, William Blake was also a — a) Physician b) painter c) profession d) social worker
Who among the following is not a playwright? a) Henrik Ibsen b) George Bernard Shaw c) Harold Pinter d) Jane Austen
Frost, Eliot and Whitman are — a) British Dramatists b) French Novelists c) American poets d) Irish poets
Which one of the following statements is true? a) William Blake is a Victorian poet b) John Milton is a modern poet c) Matthew Arnold is a romantic poet d) Andrew Marvell is a metaphysical poet
William Shakespeare is a great —. a) playwright b) player c) novelist d) essayist
William Wordsworth is a great —. a) romantic poet b) dramatist c) novelist d) playwright
'Lord of the Flies' is a — written by William Golding. a) poem b) drama c) novel d) short story
Walt Whitman was — poet. a) an American b) an English c) a Canadian d) an Australian
Bernard Shaw wrote — a) Macbeth b) Pygmalion c) The Iliad d) A Passage to India
Emily Dickinson's poems are about — a) religion b) love c) death d) all above
'A tale of two cities' is a/an — a) novel b) drama c) epic d) fiction
Who is not a playwright? a) G.B. Shaw b) Arthur Miller c) Sophocles d) Charles Lamb
The beginning of the Renaissance may be traced to the city of — a) Venice b) London c) Paris d) Florence
'Moby Dick' deals with - a) A crocodile b) A whale c) A shark d) A mermaid
A famous short story of Maupassant is — a) Gift of the Magi b) Tropic of Cancer c) The Diamond Necklace d) The Prince
Which of the following novels was written by Charles Dickens? a) Moby Dick b) Lord Jim c) Great Expectations d) The Return of the Native
"Shakespeare" is the writer of - a) The Tempest b) The Idea of University c) The Hairy Ape d) Riders to the Sea
Which of the following is not written by William Shakespeare? a) Measure for Measure b) The Taming of the Shrew c) A Midsummer Night's Dream d) Doctor Faustus
Shakespeare did not write - a) All's Well That Ends Well b) Measure for Measure c) Love's Labour's Lost d) Caesar and Cleopatra
Which one is not a play by Shakespeare? a) Merchant of Venice b) Measure for Measure c) King Lear d) The Alchemist
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote — a) Canterbury Tales b) Piers Plowman c) Morte d'Arthur d) The Monk's Tragedy
Which of the following is a novel by Tolstoy? a) The Da Vinci Code b) Anna Karenina c) The Great Gatsby d) David Copperfield
Wordsworth wrote — a) The Rape of the Lock b) Absalom and Achitophel c) The Lucy Poems d) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Who wrote 'The Time Machine'? a) William Shakespeare b) William Wordsworth c) Robert Frost d) H.G. Wells
Who is the author of the book titled "Man in the Iron Mask"? a) Alexandre Dumas b) Mark Twain c) William Shakespeare d) Jonathan Swift
The author of A Rose for Emily is: a) Ernest Hemingway b) J.M. Synge c) Harold Pinter d) William Faulkner
Adela is character in a novel written by - a) Joseph Conrad b) James Joyce c) E.M. Forster d) Bertrand Russell
Caliban is a character in - a) King Lear b) The Tempest c) Othello d) Man and Superman
Questions with Answers and Explanations (Group A)
Who just written the play 'Volpone'? Ans: b) Ben Jonson Explanation: 'Volpone' is a famous comedy play by Ben Jonson, first produced in 1606.
"Gerontion" is a poem by — [37th BCS] Ans: a) T.S. Eliot Explanation: 'Gerontion' is a poem by the Modernist poet T.S. Eliot, published in 1920.
Cassandra is a night owl, so she doesn't usually get up until about : [37th BCS] Ans: b) 11 p.m Explanation: A "night owl" is someone who is active at night. While 11 a.m. is a late morning wake-up time, the specific source key for this question often lists 11 p.m., implying an extreme night schedule (or night shift).
Othello gave Desdemona — as a token of love : [36th BCS] Ans: b) Handkerchief Explanation: The handkerchief with strawberries on it is a pivotal symbol and plot device in Shakespeare's Othello.
'Heart of Darkness' is a novel written by Ans: c) Conrad Explanation: Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Joseph Conrad about a voyage up the Congo River.
Who was the first recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature? Ans: c) R.F.A Sully Prudhomme Explanation: The French poet Sully Prudhomme was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.
Take the odd one out. Ans: d) Academy Awards Explanation: The Academy Awards (Oscars) are for the film industry, whereas the Booker, Nobel (Literature), and Sahitya Academy are literary awards.
Which of these is written by a British Bangladeshi writer? Ans: d) The Good Muslim Explanation: The Good Muslim is a novel by Tahmima Anam, a prominent British Bangladeshi writer.
Who is the author of 'The Time Machine'? Ans: a) H.G. Wells Explanation: H.G. Wells is a sci-fi pioneer who wrote The Time Machine in 1895.
Who wrote the drama 'Joan of Arc'? Ans: a) G.B. Shaw Explanation: George Bernard Shaw wrote the play Saint Joan (often referred to as Joan of Arc).
Find the odd man out — Ans: d) Doctor Faustus Explanation: Doctor Faustus is by Christopher Marlowe; the other three (Julius Caesar, Hamlet, King Lear) are by William Shakespeare.
One of the following dramas is not a tragedy — Ans: b) The Tempest Explanation: The Tempest is classified as a comedy or a romance, unlike the others which are tragedies.
Ode on a Grecian Urn — who is the poet of the poem? Ans: d) Keats Explanation: This is one of the most famous odes by the Romantic poet John Keats.
Which poetry is written by Sir Walter Scott? Ans: a) Patriotism Explanation: Sir Walter Scott wrote the famous lines "Breathes there the man, with soul so dead..." in his poem The Lay of the Last Minstrel (often titled "Patriotism" in anthologies).
'A Tale of Two Cities' refers to — Ans: b) London and Paris Explanation: Charles Dickens's novel is set in London and Paris during the French Revolution.
'A Tale of Two Cities' is a — Ans: a) Novel Explanation: It is a historical novel by Charles Dickens.
London town was found a living in the works of — [36th BCS] Ans: b) Charles Dickens Explanation: Dickens is famous for his vivid depictions of London life and streets in the Victorian era.
Of the following authors, who wrote an epic? [38th BCS] Ans: a) John Milton Explanation: John Milton wrote Paradise Lost, which is an epic poem.
Who is not a Victorian poet? [38th BCS] Ans: b) Alexander Pope Explanation: Alexander Pope was an 18th-century Augustan (Neo-classical) poet, not Victorian (19th century).
Who among the following Indian English writers is a famous novelist? [38th BCS] Ans: b) R.K. Narayan Explanation: R.K. Narayan is a celebrated novelist known for his fictional town of Malgudi.
Which one of the following is about sin and punishment? Ans: d) The Ancient Mariner Explanation: Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner deals with the sin of killing an albatross and the subsequent supernatural punishment.
Which of the following is not written by E. Hemingway? Ans: c) Arms and the Man Explanation: Arms and the Man is a play by George Bernard Shaw, not Hemingway.
Besides being a poet, William Blake was also a — Ans: b) painter Explanation: William Blake was a professional engraver and painter who illustrated his own poems.
Who among the following is not a playwright? Ans: d) Jane Austen Explanation: Jane Austen was a novelist (Pride and Prejudice, etc.), not a playwright.
Frost, Eliot and Whitman are — Ans: c) American poets Explanation: Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot (born American), and Walt Whitman are major figures in American poetry.
Which one of the following statements is true? Ans: d) Andrew Marvell is a metaphysical poet Explanation: Andrew Marvell is associated with the Metaphysical poets (like John Donne). (Milton is 17th century, not "modern" in the 20th-century sense; Blake is Romantic; Arnold is Victorian).
William Shakespeare is a great —. Ans: a) playwright Explanation: While also a poet, Shakespeare is most globally renowned as a playwright.
William Wordsworth is a great —. Ans: a) romantic poet Explanation: Wordsworth is a central figure of the Romantic Age in English literature.
'Lord of the Flies' is a — written by William Golding. Ans: c) novel Explanation: It is a Nobel Prize-winning novel published in 1954.
Walt Whitman was — poet. Ans: a) an American Explanation: Whitman is often called the "father of free verse" in American literature.
Bernard Shaw wrote — Ans: b) Pygmalion Explanation: Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most famous plays.
Emily Dickinson's poems are about — Ans: d) all above Explanation: Dickinson's poetry covers themes of religion, love, death, and immortality extensively.
'A tale of two cities' is a/an — Ans: a) novel Explanation: A historical novel by Charles Dickens.
Who is not a playwright? Ans: d) Charles Lamb Explanation: Charles Lamb is best known as an essayist (Essays of Elia).
The beginning of the Renaissance may be traced to the city of — Ans: d) Florence Explanation: The Renaissance is generally considered to have started in Florence, Italy.
'Moby Dick' deals with - Ans: b) A whale Explanation: The novel by Herman Melville is about the hunt for a white whale named Moby Dick.
A famous short story of Maupassant is — Ans: c) The Diamond Necklace Explanation: Guy de Maupassant is famous for the short story "The Necklace" (or "The Diamond Necklace").
Which of the following novels was written by Charles Dickens? Ans: c) Great Expectations Explanation: Great Expectations is a classic novel by Dickens.
"Shakespeare" is the writer of - Ans: a) The Tempest Explanation: The Tempest is one of Shakespeare's last plays. The others listed are by Newman, O'Neill, and Synge.
Which of the following is not written by William Shakespeare? Ans: d) Doctor Faustus Explanation: Doctor Faustus was written by Christopher Marlowe.
Shakespeare did not write - Ans: d) Caesar and Cleopatra Explanation: Caesar and Cleopatra is a play by George Bernard Shaw. Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
Which one is not a play by Shakespeare? Ans: d) The Alchemist Explanation: The Alchemist is a comedy by Ben Jonson.
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote — Ans: a) Canterbury Tales Explanation: The Canterbury Tales is Chaucer's most famous work.
Which of the following is a novel by Tolstoy? Ans: b) Anna Karenina Explanation: Leo Tolstoy wrote the Russian masterpiece Anna Karenina.
Wordsworth wrote — Ans: c) The Lucy Poems Explanation: "The Lucy Poems" are a series of five poems written by Wordsworth.
Who wrote 'The Time Machine'? Ans: d) H.G. Wells Explanation: H.G. Wells is the author of this seminal science fiction novella.
Who is the author of the book titled "Man in the Iron Mask"? Ans: a) Alexandre Dumas Explanation: It is the final part of the novel The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas.
The author of A Rose for Emily is: Ans: d) William Faulkner Explanation: "A Rose for Emily" is a famous Southern Gothic short story by Faulkner.
Adela is character in a novel written by - Ans: c) E.M. Forster Explanation: Adela Quested is a central character in E.M. Forster's A Passage to India.
Caliban is a character in - Ans: b) The Tempest Explanation: Caliban is the feral slave of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Group B
Questions
"Ophelia" is an important character in the Shakespearean play? a) Macbeth b) The Tempest c) Hamlet d) King Lear
Brutus is a famous character of Shakespeare in- a) King Lear b) Julius Caesar c) The Tempest d) Hamlet
"Shylock" is a character of — a) Man and Superman b) Merchant of Venice c) Ends and Means d) Arms and the Man
"Three Witches" are important characters in - a) The way of the World b) Hamlet c) Oedipus Rex d) Macbeth
The characters Willy Loman, Linda, and Biff are from - a) The Scarlet Letter b) The Tempest c) The Death of a Salesman d) The Great Expectations
The characters Prospero, Alonso, and Antonio are from - a) The Tempest b) Macbeth c) Othello d) Romeo and Juliet
The name of Hamlet's fiancee is: a) Ophelia b) Desdemona c) Cordelia d) Rosalind
The name of the Othello's wife is: a) Ophelia b) Desdemona c) Cordelia d) Rosalind
What is the pen-name of Charles Dickens? a) Elia b) Boz c) Evans d) Bell Eare
What is the pen name of Mary Ann Evans? a) Evans b) Boz c) Maxim Gorky d) George Eliot
P.B. Shelley's "Adonais" is an elegy on the death of - a) S.T. Coleridge b) John Milton c) John Keats d) Lord Byron
'Child is the father of man' is taken from the poem/writings of- [36th BCS] a) W. Wordsworth b) P.B. Shelley c) S.T. Coleridge d) A.C. Swinburne
"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late" was said by- a) Shakespeare b) Wordsworth c) O'Henry d) Edgar Allan Poe
"A little learning is a dangerous thing" is quotation from — a) Oscar Wilde b) Alexander Pope c) Alfred Tennyson d) Voltaire
"Be You Ever So High, the Law is Above You"- Who said this? a) Justice Atkinson b) Justice Marshal c) Lord Denning d) Justice Coke
All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players" A quotation from Shakespeare's — a) As You Like It b) Macbeth c) Tempest d) Romeo and Juliet
"All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand" is a quotation from- a) Hamlet b) Othello c) King Lear d) Macbeth
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever" was stated by - a) Francis Bacon b) John Keats c) Shelley d) Robert Herrick
Who said "An unexamined life is not worth living"? a) Socrates b) Plato c) Aristotle d) Zeno
"Democracy is a government of the people, by the people, for the people" This statement is attributed to- a) Rousseau b) Montague c) Voltaire d) Abraham Lincoln
Who wrote "Beauty is truth, truth beauty"? a) Shakespeare b) Wordsworth c) Keats d) Eliot
"Cowards die many times before their death" said by- a) Julius Caesar b) Hamlet c) Macbeth d) None
Who wrote "Cowards die many times before their death"? a) Shakespeare b) Franklin c) Dryden d) Carlyle
Cowards die — before their death. a) much time b) many time c) enough time d) many times
"Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven" — Who said this and where? a) Satan in 'Paradise Lost' b) Satan in 'Paradise Regained' c) Adam in 'Paradise Lost' d) Adam in 'Paradise Regained'
"Frailty, thy name is women" — is a famous dialogue from. [38th BCS] a) W. Shakespeare b) John Webster c) T.S. Eliot d) Christopher Marlowe
We find the utterance 'Frailty, thy name is women' in - a) Shakespeare b) Bacon c) Fielding d) Jane Austen
"England expects everyman to do his duty." - Who told it? a) Thatcher b) Wilson c) Churchill d) Nelson
"Good face is the best letter of recommendation" was stated by - a) Queen Elizabeth b) Duke of Newcastle c) Mother Teresa d) Robert Browning
"Give me good mothers, I will give you a good nation." was the observation of: a) Hitler b) Sir. Mujib c) Napoleon d) Abraham Lincoln
Who has written? "He prayeth best, who loveth best All things great and small." a) John Keats b) Lord Byron c) P.B. Shelley d) Coleridge
"He prayeth best who loveth best" was stated by- a) S.T. Coleridge b) Byron c) Wordsworth d) G.B. Shaw
If winter comes, can — be far behind? a) spring b) summer c) autumn d) rains
"If winter comes, can spring be far behind" is a line from- a) Shelley's 'Ode to the West wind' b) Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' c) Byron's 'Don Juan' d) Keats 'Ode to Autumn'
"Justice delayed is justice denied" was stated by- a) Disraeli b) Emerson c) Gladstone d) Shakespeare
"Justice — is Justice —" is - a) denied, delayed b) delay, deny c) delayed, denied d) delaying, of denying
The last word of the proverb "Justice delayed is justice..." is: a) refused b) denied c) regained d) none
"If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" was written by - [28th BCS] a) Donne b) Shelley c) Tennyson d) Coleridge
Injustice to anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. a) Lord Denning b) Justice Munir c) Martin Luther King d) A.V. Dicey
"Know thyself" is written by - a) Aristotle b) Plato c) Socrates d) Homer
"Knowledge is power" quoted by/was stated by - a) Franklin b) Hobbes c) Wordsworth d) Milton
'Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings' is said by - a) Coleridge b) Wordsworth c) Shelley d) Shakespeare
Who said "Man is a political animal"? a) Dante b) Aristotle c) Socrates d) Plato
"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" was stated - a) Lord Denning b) Aesop c) Hobbes d) Lord Acton
"Many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness in the desert air." a) Thomas Gray b) John Keats c) P.B. Shelley d) William Wordsworth
Who said "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."? a) Victor Hugo b) Voltaire c) Rousseau d) Bertrand Russell
"Nature never did betray the heart that loved her" is a quotation from: a) Wordsworth b) B.J. Bwyan c) P.B. Shelley d) J. Keats
"Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought" Who is the poet -? a) Kipling b) Wordsworth c) P.B. Shelley d) Byron
From which poem are the following lines taken? "Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought" a) To a skylark b) A Farewell c) Cities of God d) Remembrance
Who wrote "Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world"? a) Milton b) Johnson c) Shakespeare d) Shelley
Questions with Answers and Explanations (Group B)
"Ophelia" is an important character in the Shakespearean play? Ans: c) Hamlet Explanation: Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius and the tragic romantic interest of Hamlet.
Brutus is a famous character of Shakespeare in- Ans: b) Julius Caesar Explanation: Marcus Brutus is a lead conspirator against Caesar in the play Julius Caesar.
"Shylock" is a character of — Ans: b) Merchant of Venice Explanation: Shylock is the Jewish moneylender and main antagonist in The Merchant of Venice.
"Three Witches" are important characters in - Ans: d) Macbeth Explanation: The Three Witches (or Weird Sisters) prophesy Macbeth's rise to power.
The characters Willy Loman, Linda, and Biff are from - Ans: c) The Death of a Salesman Explanation: These are the central characters in Arthur Miller's famous play.
The characters Prospero, Alonso, and Antonio are from - Ans: a) The Tempest Explanation: Prospero is the protagonist, and Antonio is his treacherous brother in The Tempest.
The name of Hamlet's fiancee is: Ans: a) Ophelia Explanation: Ophelia is the woman Hamlet is romantically involved with.
The name of the Othello's wife is: Ans: b) Desdemona Explanation: Desdemona is the wife of Othello, whom he kills out of jealousy.
What is the pen-name of Charles Dickens? Ans: b) Boz Explanation: Dickens used the pseudonym "Boz" for his early sketches and writings.
What is the pen name of Mary Ann Evans? Ans: d) George Eliot Explanation: Mary Ann Evans wrote under the male pen name George Eliot to ensure her works would be taken seriously.
P.B. Shelley's "Adonais" is an elegy on the death of - Ans: c) John Keats Explanation: Shelley wrote Adonais in 1821 to mourn the death of fellow poet John Keats.
'Child is the father of man' is taken from the poem/writings of- [36th BCS] Ans: a) W. Wordsworth Explanation: This famous line appears in Wordsworth's poem "My Heart Leaps Up".
"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late" was said by- Ans: a) Shakespeare Explanation: This is a line from The Merry Wives of Windsor.
"A little learning is a dangerous thing" is quotation from — Ans: b) Alexander Pope Explanation: This is a famous line from Pope's An Essay on Criticism.
"Be You Ever So High, the Law is Above You"- Who said this? Ans: c) Lord Denning Explanation: This famous legal maxim was popularized by the English judge Lord Denning.
All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players" A quotation from Shakespeare's — Ans: a) As You Like It Explanation: This monologue (The Seven Ages of Man) is spoken by the character Jaques in As You Like It.
"All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand" is a quotation from- Ans: d) Macbeth Explanation: Lady Macbeth says this while sleepwalking, guilt-ridden over the murder of Duncan.
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever" was stated by - Ans: b) John Keats Explanation: It is the opening line of Keats's poem Endymion.
Who said "An unexamined life is not worth living"? Ans: a) Socrates Explanation: This statement was attributed to Socrates by Plato in his Apology.
"Democracy is a government of the people, by the people, for the people" This statement is attributed to- Ans: d) Abraham Lincoln Explanation: This is the famous conclusion of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Who wrote "Beauty is truth, truth beauty"? Ans: c) Keats Explanation: These are the concluding lines of Ode on a Grecian Urn.
"Cowards die many times before their death" said by- Ans: a) Julius Caesar Explanation: A line spoken by the title character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Who wrote "Cowards die many times before their death"? Ans: a) Shakespeare Explanation: As above, it is from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.
Cowards die — before their death. Ans: d) many times Explanation: Completing the quote: "Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once."
"Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven" — Who said this and where? Ans: a) Satan in 'Paradise Lost' Explanation: This is Satan's defiant declaration in Book I of Milton's Paradise Lost.
"Frailty, thy name is women" — is a famous dialogue from. [38th BCS] Ans: a) W. Shakespeare Explanation: Hamlet says this in his first soliloquy in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
We find the utterance 'Frailty, thy name is women' in - Ans: a) Shakespeare Explanation: Specifically in the play Hamlet.
"England expects everyman to do his duty." - Who told it? Ans: d) Nelson Explanation: This was the signal sent by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson before the Battle of Trafalgar.
"Good face is the best letter of recommendation" was stated by - Ans: a) Queen Elizabeth Explanation: This quote is often attributed to Queen Elizabeth I.
"Give me good mothers, I will give you a good nation." was the observation of: Ans: c) Napoleon Explanation: A famous quote attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte regarding the importance of maternal influence.
Who has written? "He prayeth best, who loveth best All things great and small." Ans: d) Coleridge Explanation: These are the moralizing lines from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
"He prayeth best who loveth best" was stated by- Ans: a) S.T. Coleridge Explanation: As above, Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
If winter comes, can — be far behind? Ans: a) spring Explanation: The final line of Shelley's Ode to the West Wind.
"If winter comes, can spring be far behind" is a line from- Ans: a) Shelley's 'Ode to the West wind' Explanation: It expresses hope and renewal.
"Justice delayed is justice denied" was stated by- Ans: c) Gladstone Explanation: This legal maxim is famously attributed to William E. Gladstone.
"Justice — is Justice —" is - Ans: c) delayed, denied Explanation: Completing the maxim "Justice delayed is justice denied".
The last word of the proverb "Justice delayed is justice..." is: Ans: b) denied Explanation: As above.
"If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" was written by - [28th BCS] Ans: b) Shelley Explanation: Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Injustice to anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Ans: c) Martin Luther King Explanation: A famous quote from MLK Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail".
"Know thyself" is written by - Ans: c) Socrates Explanation: An ancient Greek aphorism often ascribed to Socrates.
"Knowledge is power" quoted by/was stated by - Ans: b) Hobbes Explanation: While often associated with Bacon, Thomas Hobbes also famously used the phrase Scientia potentia est. (Note: Bacon is also a common answer, but Hobbes is the option here).
'Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings' is said by - Ans: b) Wordsworth Explanation: This definition appears in Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads.
Who said "Man is a political animal"? Ans: b) Aristotle Explanation: Aristotle defined humans as "Zoon politikon" (political animals) in his Politics.
"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" was stated - Ans: d) Lord Acton Explanation: A famous observation by the historian Lord Acton.
"Many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness in the desert air." Ans: a) Thomas Gray Explanation: From Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.
Who said "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."? Ans: c) Rousseau Explanation: The opening sentence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract.
"Nature never did betray the heart that loved her" is a quotation from: Ans: a) Wordsworth Explanation: From his poem Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey.
"Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought" Who is the poet -? Ans: c) P.B. Shelley Explanation: A line from his poem To a Skylark.
From which poem are the following lines taken? "Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought" Ans: a) To a skylark Explanation: As above.
Who wrote "Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world"? Ans: d) Shelley Explanation: This is the famous final line of Shelley's essay A Defence of Poetry.
Group C
Questions
"Corruption wins not more than honesty" a) William Shakespeare b) Seneca c) Niccolo Machiavelli d) Plato
"I am a man more sinned against than sinning" is said by- a) Shakespeare b) Keats c) Coleridge d) Byron
"Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man" is said by - a) Francis Bacon b) John Dryden c) John Donne d) Thomas Kyd
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." said - a) Joseph Addison b) Dr. Johnson c) Charles Lamb d) Francis Bacon
"Sweet are the uses of adversity" was stated by - a) Voltaire b) Shakespeare c) Milton d) Tolstoy
"To be, or not to be: that is the question" is quoted from- a) Beowulf b) Hamlet c) Macbeth d) Saint Joan
"To be or not to be" is the beginning of a famous Soliloquy from - a) Paradise Lost b) Hamlet c) Shakuntala d) Romeo and Juliet
"To be or not to be, that is the question" the quotation from - a) Wordsworth b) Shakespeare c) John Keats d) Robert Frost
"The good of the people is the chief law" is said by- a) Aesop b) Cicero c) Aristotle d) Hobbes
"To err is human, to forgive is divine" is written by- a) Tennyson b) Blake c) Milton d) Pope
"Veni, Vidi, Vici" is the quotation from the writing of - a) Jonathan Swift b) Shakespeare c) Dryden d) Alexander Pope e) Shelley
Who wrote "Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise"? a) George Orwell b) Robert Frost c) Thomas Gray d) John Milton
"When wisdom brings no profit, To be wise is to suffer" is taken from a) a) King Lear b) Dr. Faustus c) Sons and Lovers d) King Oedipus
Who authored the statement "The government is the best which governs least"? a) Herbert Spencer b) Harold Laski c) Tocqueville d) Henry David Thoreau
Who wrote the following lines: "all at once I saw a crowd, a host of golden daffodils"? a) Wordsworth b) Shelley c) Herrick d) Keats
"Ten thousand saw I at a glance" Who said this - a) Shakespeare b) Coleridge c) Keats d) Wordsworth
Whose dying words were, "Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to the debt." a) Aristotle b) Tuls c) Socrates d) Aristotle Onassis
"You may fool some of the people some of the time; You can even fool some of the people all the time; but you cannot fool all the people all the time" was stated by - a) George Washington b) V. I. Lenin c) Abraham Lincoln d) Churchill
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in our philosophy." a) Hamlet b) King Lear c) Macbeth d) Othello
Where is expressed the view that "There is a divinity that shapes our ends"? a) In King Lear b) In Merry Wives of Windsor c) In the Tempest d) In Hamlet
Where do we find the following lines occur in? "Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea......" a) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner b) Kubla Khan c) The Nightingale d) The Dungeon
"For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love." a) Emily Dickinson b) T.S. Eliot c) Matthew Arnold d) John Donne
"Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink" occurs in - a) The Ancient Mariner b) To a Skylark c) The Paradise Lost d) The Cloud
Who quoted "Justice is truth in action"? a) William Penn b) Benjamin Disraeli c) Confucius d) Burke
"I have not seen the Himalayas. But I have seen Sheikh Mujib. In personality and in courage this man is the Himalayas. I have thus had the experience of witness the Himalayas." a) Fidel Castro b) Che Guevara c) Yasser Arafat d) Nelson Mandela
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty" is quoted from - a) Ode on a Grecian Urn b) Ode to a Nightingale c) De la Psyche d) She Walks in Beauty
Aristotle said: a) History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. (Marx) b) — government of the people, by the people, for the people. (Lincoln) c) Man proposes, God disposes. (Thomas a Kempis) d) — by nature man is a political animal.
Who said the words, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to death your right to say it"? a) G.B. Shaw b) Vladimir Lenin c) Voltaire d) Rousseau
"Judges like Caesar's wife should be above suspicion" a) Bowen L J b) Sir William Blackstone c) Francis Bacon d) Lord Denning
"The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone" was stated by - a) William Blake b) Henrik Ibsen c) Thomas Kyd d) Pasternak
Present property, namely cows is often collateral damage during clashes between farmers and the police. The bold faced phrase is an example of a) Simile b) Euphemism c) Metonymy d) Hyperbole
The comparison of unlike things using the words like or as is known to be- a) metaphor b) simile c) alliteration d) personification
The repetition of beginning consonant sound is known as- a) personification b) rhyme c) alliteration d) onomatopoeia
The repetition of the initial consonant sound is known as - a) personification b) assonance c) alliteration d) rhyme
"Pyongyang and Washington have finally come to a consensus." This is an example of - a) metaphor b) metonymy c) euphemism d) synecdoche
"When the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table" is an example of - a) Metaphor b) Oxymoron c) Hyperbole d) Personification e) Simile
Which literary device can be found in the sentence "She sells sea shells on the sea shore"? a) rhyme b) hyperbole c) alliteration d) simile
"Mina's lovely voice was music to our ears" is an example of- a) metaphor b) metonymy c) simile d) symbol
Life is a rose. It is an example of- a) simile b) metaphor c) personification d) none
Milton's phrase "darkness visible" to describe hell is an example of - a) oxymoron b) onomatopoeia c) paronomasia d) paradox
"An Austrian army awfully arrayed" is an example of- a) alliteration b) assonance c) repetition d) consonance
Paradox is a statement that is — a) True if and only if it is false and false if and only if it is true b) Difficult to understand c) Self-contradictory d) False
The radio suddenly stopped singing and stared at me. The statement is an example of — a) hyperbole b) paradox c) symbolism d) personification
A simile involves : a) implicit comparison b) illicit comparison c) explicit comparison d) elaborate comparison
"Life is like a pathless wood." What figure of speech do you find in the sentence? a) metaphor b) conceit c) symbol d) simile
Metaphor, simile, synecdoche, personification, hyperbole and pun are types of - a) ornamental language b) figurative language c) literal language d) fictional language
"Her long hair was a flowing golden river." The figure of speech used here is a/an — a) smile b) metaphor c) alliteration d) personification
A — is a poem or prose composition in which the prevailing vices or follies are held up to ridicule or scorn. a) lyric b) ballad c) satire d) dramatic monologue
"The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth" is an example of- a) Simile (explicit comparison) b) Metaphor (implicit comparison) c) Aphorism (statement of wisdom) d) Euphony (the use of a combination of words with sweet, melodious sound)
A — statement is an — comparison; it does not compare things explicitly but suggest a likeness between them. a) sarcastic - ironic b) metaphorical - implied c) sanguine - inherent d) blatant - overt
Answers and Explanations (Group C)
Ans: a) William Shakespeare Explanation: Spoken by Cardinal Wolsey in Shakespeare's King Henry VIII.
Ans: a) Shakespeare Explanation: Spoken by the title character in King Lear (Act 3, Scene 2).
Ans: a) Francis Bacon Explanation: From Bacon's essay Of Studies.
Ans: d) Francis Bacon Explanation: Also from Of Studies.
Ans: b) Shakespeare Explanation: Spoken by Duke Senior in As You Like It.
Ans: b) Hamlet Explanation: The most famous soliloquy in the English language, from Hamlet.
Ans: b) Hamlet Explanation: As above.
Ans: b) Shakespeare Explanation: From Hamlet.
Ans: b) Cicero Explanation: Salus populi suprema lex esto (The health of the people should be the supreme law).
Ans: d) Pope Explanation: From Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism.
Ans: b) Shakespeare Explanation: While historically attributed to Julius Caesar, it is often associated with Shakespeare's portrayal or references in literature.
Ans: c) Thomas Gray Explanation: From Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College.
Ans: d) King Oedipus Explanation: Spoken by the blind prophet Teiresias in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex.
Ans: d) Henry David Thoreau Explanation: From his essay Civil Disobedience.
Ans: a) Wordsworth Explanation: From his famous poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud".
Ans: d) Wordsworth Explanation: Referring to the daffodils in the same poem.
Ans: c) Socrates Explanation: His final words before dying from hemlock poisoning, recorded in Plato's Phaedo.
Ans: c) Abraham Lincoln Explanation: Famously attributed to Lincoln.
Ans: a) Hamlet Explanation: Hamlet speaking to his friend Horatio.
Ans: d) In Hamlet Explanation: Hamlet says, "There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will."
Ans: a) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Explanation: By S.T. Coleridge.
Ans: d) John Donne Explanation: The opening line of his poem The Canonization.
Ans: a) The Ancient Mariner Explanation: Lines describing the irony of being surrounded by seawater.
Ans: b) Benjamin Disraeli Explanation: A quote by the British Prime Minister and novelist.
Ans: a) Fidel Castro Explanation: Said by Castro about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Ans: a) Ode on a Grecian Urn Explanation: The concluding philosophical statement of Keats's ode.
Ans: d) — by nature man is a political animal. Explanation: A core concept in Aristotle's Politics.
Ans: c) Voltaire Explanation: Often attributed to Voltaire to summarize his attitude toward free speech (though the exact phrase was written by his biographer Evelyn Beatrice Hall).
Ans: a) Bowen L J Explanation: A legal citation attributed to Lord Justice Bowen, referencing the historical quote about Caesar's wife.
Ans: b) Henrik Ibsen Explanation: A line from the play An Enemy of the People.
Ans: b) Euphemism Explanation: "Collateral damage" is a softer, less offensive way of saying accidental destruction or death.
Ans: b) simile Explanation: Explicit comparison using "like" or "as".
Ans: c) alliteration Explanation: Repetition of initial consonant sounds (e.g., "Big Bear").
Ans: c) alliteration Explanation: As above.
Ans: b) metonymy Explanation: Using the capital cities ("Pyongyang", "Washington") to represent the governments located there.
Ans: e) Simile Explanation: Uses "like" to compare the evening to a patient. (From T.S. Eliot's Prufrock).
Ans: c) alliteration Explanation: Repetition of the 's' and 'sh' sounds.
Ans: a) metaphor Explanation: Direct comparison stating voice was music (without "like" or "as").
Ans: b) metaphor Explanation: Direct comparison of life to a rose.
Ans: a) oxymoron Explanation: Two contradictory terms ("darkness" and "visible") appearing together.
Ans: a) alliteration Explanation: Repetition of the 'A' sound. (Note: While technically assonance due to vowels, in many general literary exams, this specific "Austrian army" poem is the classic example for Alliteration).
Ans: c) Self-contradictory Explanation: A statement that seems to contradict itself but may reveal a truth.
Ans: d) personification Explanation: Giving the human action of "staring" to a radio.
Ans: c) explicit comparison Explanation: Uses markers like "like" or "as".
Ans: d) simile Explanation: Uses "like".
Ans: b) figurative language Explanation: Language that goes beyond the literal meaning.
Ans: b) metaphor Explanation: Comparing hair to a river directly.
Ans: c) satire Explanation: A work that uses humor/irony to criticize folly.
Ans: b) Metaphor (implicit comparison) Explanation: Fur was a blanket.
Ans: b) metaphorical - implied Explanation: A metaphor suggests likeness without stating it explicitly.
Group D
Questions
The literary device in the underlined phrase in the following is: "O! no! It is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken" a) metaphor b) synecdoche c) metonymy d) simile
Tautology — a) unnecessary repetition of the same thing in different words b) strong expression of a feeling c) the frequent repetition of the same letter d) a way of saying offensive words in an agreeable and pleasing manner
Complete the unfinished simile by choosing the right word "As cunning as a" — a) lamb b) fox c) lark d) horse
A graphic novel is a novel in the form of — a) a poem b) a comic strip c) a pullop clip d) a video clip
Which is NOT true about a tragedy? a) It represents serious actions. b) It shows disaster for chief character. c) The tragic hero often has an error or mistake of judgment. d) The tragic hero must be a figure of national or even cosmic importance.
Which statement is incorrect about a short story? a) It has few characters. b) It is short. c) It concentrates on the dilemma of many characters. d) Its plot usually reaches its climax to a revelation.
"Jaws of death" is an example of — a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Personification d) Symbol
"Euphemism" is — a) A direct expression of admiration b) A witty remark c) An indirect expression for a harsh one d) An unpleasant expression
A hyperbole is a/an : a) authentic statement of something b) overstatement of something c) understatement of something d) hesitant statement of something
The word "Paradoxical" refers to — a) Similar b) Consistent c) Opposite d) Contradictory
What is a simile? a) a conflict between two things b) a comparison between two things c) a symbol d) exaggeration
"That men might look and live as glowworms shine/And face the moon." What is the term used for the comparison in the lines? a) metaphor b) simile c) hyperbole d) metonymy
"Time waits for none" is an example of - a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Allusion d) Personification
When writers give human characteristics and attributes to object, it is called: a) Epithet b) Paradox c) Fable d) Personification
Bengal's rivers, fields, flowers, wailed like strings of bells on her feet." This is an example of- a) simile b) metaphor c) irony d) paradox
The patriot is the star of the country. Here the "star" is used as a/an a) simile b) metaphor c) allegory d) personification
Metaphor : Figurative : : a) Epic : Hasny b) Fable : Contemporary c) Irony : Dramatic d) Precept : Instructive
I raised my head at the rustling of the leaves. 'Rustling' is an example of — a) Homophone b) Rhyme c) Metonymy d) Onomatopoeia
The figure of speech found in "I have known the eyes already, known them all" is a) Synecdoche b) Personification c) Irony d) Eulogy
Which of the following sentences gives the example of a metaphor? a) She has a heart of stone b) Her heart is like a stone c) He has a stone like heart d) Her heart is as hard as stone
'Learning's bower' is an example of- a) metaphor b) simile c) image d) personification
Kicking the bucket is a humorous — for dying. a) dictum b) incantation c) euphemism d) addendum
Apparently contradictory words appearing in conjunction is called — a) hyperbole b) paradox c) oxymoron d) antithesis
"He is the black sheep of the family." What ornamentation of language has been used here? a) personification b) simile c) metaphor d) exaggeration
The figure of speech in which the author makes an obvious exaggeration for emphasis or to create some other specific effect is - a) metaphor b) personification c) metonymy d) hyperbole
Metaphor involves: a) implicit comparison b) like comparison c) explicit comparison d) elaborate comparison
What is the example of a metaphor? a) The lawn is a beautiful green blanket we spread out every summer b) You could have knocked me over with a feather c) The star danced playfully in the moonlit sky d) The weather was cool as a summer day in the Midwest.
"Time is money" is an example of - a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Allusion
The camel is the ship of the desert. Which of the following figures of speech is used in this sentence? a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Epigram
My heart leaped into my mouth. What type of component is used in the sentence? a) Personification b) Metaphor c) Onomatopoeia d) Simile
Consonance refers to the repetition of similar consonant sounds Which of the following is NOT an example of 'consonance'? a) Curse, bless me now b) Dark deep dread c) Blank and bin d) Furrow followed free
Assonance refers to the repetition of same vowel in two or more words placed closely. Which of the following is NOT an example of 'assonance'? a) Curse, bless me now b) Men sell the wedding bells c) Go and mow the lawn d) We light fire on the mountain
Personification is a figure of speech in which human features are attributed to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. Which of these is an example of personification? a) My song has put off her adornments. b) My poet's vanity dies. c) Time of rest. d) Both (A) & (B).
'Rose' is often used as — for beauty or the beautiful. a) a metaphor b) parallel c) collocation d) antonym
'So that I saw into the clear well of his eyes'. What ornamentation of language has been used here? a) personification b) simile c) metaphor d) exaggeration
Substitution of an unpleasant or vulgar expression is called: a) euphemism b) alliteration c) allusion d) eponym
"The foggy day mocks at my plan to wash clothes." The literary technique used in the sentence is a/an— a) personification b) analogy c) metaphor d) none of the above
The sentence "Who would have thought Shylock was so unkind"? a) hyperbole b) interrogation c) command d) wonder
In the poem "Ozymandias", the phrase "King of Kings" is an example of - a) exaggeration b) irony c) sarcasm d) humour
What figure of speech do you find in "building beauty"? a) Assonance b) Alliteration c) Simile d) Metaphor
'Milton! Thou shouldst be living at this hour' is an example of - a) Apostrophe b) Euphemism c) Hyperbole d) Personification
The 'merit' in the sentence 'The boy showed his merit by making twenty mistakes in ten minutes' is an example of - a) personification b) metaphor c) pun d) irony
"The Bench found him guilty." Here 'Bench' is- a) Synecdoche b) Metonymy c) Simile d) Metaphor
'Ten thousand saw I at a glance' is a figure of speech known as - a) hyperbole b) litotes c) irony d) satire
The sentence, "Death, thou shalt not die" is an example of— a) simile b) metaphor c) irony d) paradox
The literary term 'euphemism' means - a) vague idea b) in-offensive expression c) a wise saying d) offensive expression
Which one is not a literary ornament? a) Simile b) Stellar c) Similitude d) Sarcasm
"A way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more exciting, dangerous etc. than it is really is." This can be the best definition of the term- a) personification b) simile c) synecdoche d) hyperbole
The technique of treating non-living things as humans is called — a) Living b) Description c) Feeding d) Personification
'Paradox' means — a) A statement containing two opposing but true ideas b) A funny situation involving a dilemma c) A false statement to deceive people d) a disease
Answers and Explanations (Group D)
Ans: a) metaphor Explanation: The "ever-fixed mark" is a direct comparison to love (from Shakespeare's Sonnet 116) without using "like" or "as".
Ans: a) unnecessary repetition of the same thing in different words Explanation: e.g., "free gift" or "return back".
Ans: b) fox Explanation: The standard idiom is "as cunning as a fox".
Ans: b) a comic strip Explanation: A graphic novel uses the sequential art format of comic strips to tell a longer narrative.
Ans: d) The tragic hero must be a figure of national or even cosmic importance. Explanation: While true for Classical/Shakespearean tragedy, Modern tragedy (like Death of a Salesman) features common people. Therefore, D is the statement that does not apply to all tragedy types (especially modern).
Ans: c) It concentrates on the dilemma of many characters. Explanation: Short stories typically focus on one or very few characters due to length constraints.
Ans: a) Metaphor Explanation: Comparing death to a beast with jaws.
Ans: c) An indirect expression for a harsh one Explanation: Using a polite term for something unpleasant.
Ans: b) overstatement of something Explanation: Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration.
Ans: d) Contradictory Explanation: Paradoxes involve contradiction.
Ans: b) a comparison between two things Explanation: Specifically using "like" or "as".
Ans: b) simile Explanation: The use of "as" makes it a simile.
Ans: d) Personification Explanation: "Waiting" is a human action attributed to the abstract concept of Time.
Ans: d) Personification Explanation: Giving human traits to non-human objects.
Ans: a) simile Explanation: "Wailed like strings of bells".
Ans: b) metaphor Explanation: Direct comparison: The patriot is the star.
Ans: c) Irony : Dramatic Explanation: Just as a Metaphor is a type of Figurative language, Dramatic Irony is a specific type of Irony (or potentially the source implies Irony is Dramatic in nature).
Ans: d) Onomatopoeia Explanation: "Rustling" imitates the sound of leaves.
Ans: a) Synecdoche Explanation: "Eyes" (a part) represents the people (the whole). (From T.S. Eliot).
Ans: a) She has a heart of stone Explanation: Direct comparison. Options B, C, D use "like" or "as" (Similes).
Ans: a) metaphor Explanation: Learning is compared to a bower (a pleasant shady place).
Ans: c) euphemism Explanation: "Kicking the bucket" is a slang euphemism for dying.
Ans: c) oxymoron Explanation: e.g., "Deafening silence" (contradictory words side by side).
Ans: c) metaphor Explanation: Comparing a person to a "black sheep" (disgrace).
Ans: d) hyperbole Explanation: Obvious exaggeration.
Ans: a) implicit comparison Explanation: The comparison is implied, not stated with "like/as".
Ans: a) The lawn is a beautiful green blanket... Explanation: Lawn = Blanket. Option B is hyperbole/idiom. C is personification. D is simile.
Ans: b) Metaphor Explanation: Time = Money.
Ans: b) Metaphor Explanation: Camel = Ship.
Ans: b) Metaphor Explanation: While often considered hyperbole, "Heart in mouth" is a metaphor for the physical sensation of fear. (Source Key: b).
Ans: a) Curse, bless me now Explanation: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds (often at the end/middle of words). "Dark Deep Dread" (D), "Blank/Bin" (B/N), "Furrow Followed Free" (F) are strong examples. "Curse/Bless" lacks the distinct repetitive pattern of the others in this context.
Ans: a) Curse, bless me now Explanation: Assonance is vowel repetition. "Men sell wedding bells" (e), "Mow the lawn" (o), "Light fire" (i). A does not fit.
Ans: d) Both (A) & (B). Explanation: A song "putting off adornments" and vanity "dying" are human qualities/actions.
Ans: a) a metaphor Explanation: Rose is a standard metaphor for beauty.
Ans: c) metaphor Explanation: Eyes compared to a "clear well".
Ans: a) euphemism Explanation: Substituting a mild term for a harsh one.
Ans: a) personification Explanation: Foggy day "mocks".
Ans: b) interrogation Explanation: A rhetorical question (Interrogation) used for effect, not for an answer.
Ans: b) irony Explanation: The inscription "King of Kings" is ironic because his statue is shattered and his empire is gone.
Ans: b) Alliteration Explanation: Building Beauty.
Ans: a) Apostrophe Explanation: Addressing an absent person (Milton) or abstract idea directly.
Ans: d) irony Explanation: Calling mistakes "merit" is ironic.
Ans: b) Metonymy Explanation: "The Bench" refers to the judges who sit on it.
Ans: a) hyperbole Explanation: Seeing 10,000 at once is an exaggeration.
Ans: d) paradox Explanation: The statement "Death, thou shalt die" contradicts itself but conveys a spiritual truth (immortality).
Ans: b) in-offensive expression Explanation: Definition of euphemism.
Ans: b) Stellar Explanation: Stellar means "star-like" or "outstanding," it is not a specific literary device.
Ans: d) hyperbole Explanation: Making something sound "more" than it is (exaggeration).
Ans: d) Personification Explanation: Treating non-living things as humans.
Ans: a) A statement containing two opposing but true ideas Explanation: Definition of paradox.
Group E
Questions
'Paradox' is — a) A statement which is false b) A statement which is apparently self-contradictory c) A statement which is apparently false d) A statement which is apparently true
A 'Paradox' is — a) an impossibility b) something unnatural c) a perfect model or copy d) an improbable combination of opposing qualities
In linguistics, 'collocation' means — a) words that have the same root b) words that go together c) words that do not go together d) words that given the same meaning
In the sentence, "Death lays his icy hands on kings", "Death" is an example of — a) symbolism b) metaphor c) hyperbole d) personification
If a part of a speech or writing breaks the theme, it is called- a) pomposity b) digression c) exaggeration d) anti-climax
(They seem to push you back into a corner) 'like a poor intruder' is an example of — a) simile b) metaphor c) metonymy d) hyperbole
'I wandered lonely as a cloud' is an example of — a) a symbol b) a simile c) a metaphor d) an alliteration
In the sentence 'The man is a mad dog.' 'mad dog' is an example of a/an- a) simile b) metaphor c) assonance d) alliteration
What figure of speech has been used in "Jingle-jangle, melodious murmur"? a) personification b) metaphor c) onomatopoeia d) alliteration
Here's the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. a) Euphemism b) Epigram c) Metonymy d) Hyperbole
Man proposes, God disposes. a) Oxymoron b) Antithesis c) Pun d) Irony
Commencement of words with the same letter— a) Rhyme b) Alliteration c) Pun d) Oxymoron
Use of more words than are needed to express the meaning. a) Circumlocution b) Verbatim c) Pleonasm d) Ventriloquism
'A storm now struggling with the storm of the fate.' Which figure of speech is appropriate in the case of the italics used in the sentence? a) Euphemism b) Alliteration c) Tautology d) Oxymoron e) Pun
King Lear banished his youngest daughter Cordelia from his Kingdom; but at the end, she became her only shelter. This is an example of- a) sarcasm b) irony c) hyperbole d) metaphor
The underlined part in "She felt it was taking a hundred years to complete the exam." is an example of — a) a simile b) a symbol c) a hyperbole d) an understatement
Metaphor is a comparison between — a) two things of Nature b) two similar things c) two dissimilar things d) two criteria
Which one is a Metaphor? a) He is the star of the family b) He is as good as his brother c) She sang like a cuckoo d) The boy takes after his father
He was moving as fast as a train. Here 'as fast as' is — a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Exaggeration d) Personification
What figure of speech do you find in the expression? "I wandered lonely as a cloud" a) personification b) metaphor c) simile d) imagery
"My love is like a red, red rose" is an example of a — a) metaphor b) simile c) metonymy d) synecdoche
Oxymoron refers to a term made of two words that contradict each other. Which of the following is an example of oxymoron? a) screaming bull b) blue eyes c) big sleep d) deafening silence
'There is no one so poor as a wealthy miser.' This is an example of: a) paradox b) synecdoche c) consonance d) caesura
'mist and mellow fruitfulness'. Which of the following figure of speech is used in this sentence? a) personification b) metaphor c) Alliteration d) onomatopoeia
A simile is — a) A comparison between male and female b) A comparison between a ballad and a sonnet c) A comparison between two dissimilar things d) A comparison between two similar things
The word "Euphemism" means — a) Stating one thing like another b) Description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name c) Contrast of words is made in the same sentence d) A statement is made emphatic by overstatement
Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables. Which one is the best example of alliteration? a) "And, doubly dying, shall go down" b) "Living shall forfeit fair renown" c) "Despite those titles, power and pelf" d) "Unwept, unhonoured and unsung"
Personification is a figure of speech in which human features are attributed to inanimate object or abstract ideas. Which of these is an example of personification? a) "Let the traffic policeman wear black cotton gloves" b) "Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead" c) "The eggs loves round the white necks of the public doves" d) "Tall aeroplanes circle moaning over head"
Personification is a figure of speech in which human features are attributed to inanimate object or abstract ideas. Which one is an example of personification? a) "His footsteps he hath never" b) "Breathes there the man with soul" c) "no Minstrel raptures swell" d) "the vile dust"
"Bangladesh Biman your home in the air" is an example of —. a) metaphor b) simile c) hyperbole d) personification
"Metaphor" is a word or phrase that is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Which one is an example of metaphor? a) He is the eternal summer b) He is youthful and happy. c) Death will never touch him d) He will live forever
Assonance refers to the repetition of similar vowel sounds. Which of the following is an example of assonance? a) the flash of a hand b) burning broom c) carving snow d) blazing hell
Apostrophe is an exclamatory addressing of an imaginary person or abstract idea. Which of the following is not an example of apostrophe? a) Death! be not proud b) Roll on thou dark deep ocean c) Where O Death thy sting! d) Science! a daughter of All
Choose the best answer. NASA is — a) an acronym b) an initialism c) an anonym d) an abbreviation
AIDS is an example of a) Acronym b) Accent c) Synonym d) Alliteration
Words different in meaning but similar in sounds is — a) acronym b) homonym c) pseudonym d) antonym
In English if two different words have the same spelling and pronunciation they are called — a) synonyms b) homonyms c) homophones d) homographs
Homophones are two or more words that have the same — a) pronunciation but different meanings b) meaning but different pronunciation c) spelling but different meanings d) spelling but different pronunciations
Wright and right a) homonyms b) homophones c) synonyms d) antonyms
'Write' and 'right' are - a) Synonyms b) Homonyms c) Homophones d) Syntax
Choose the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to the word 'Acronym' a) similar meaning b) word formed from initial letters c) poem of sorrow d) pen name used by an author
IELTS stands for - a) International English Language Teaching Society b) International English Learning & Teaching System c) International English Language Testing System d) Institute of English Language Testing System
TOEFL stands for — a) Test of English as First Language b) Testing of Efficiency in Foreign Language c) Testing of English Fluency Level d) Test of English as a Foreign Language
GRE stands for — a) General reading in English b) Graduation reading English c) Graduate reading Examination d) Graduate Record Examination
Answers and Explanations (Group E)
Ans: b) A statement which is apparently self-contradictory Explanation: It seems contradictory but may contain truth.
Ans: d) an improbable combination of opposing qualities Explanation: e.g., "A wise fool".
Ans: b) words that go together Explanation: e.g., "Fast food" (not "quick food").
Ans: d) personification Explanation: Death is given "hands".
Ans: b) digression Explanation: Moving away from the main subject.
Ans: a) simile Explanation: Uses "like".
Ans: b) a simile Explanation: Uses "as".
Ans: b) metaphor Explanation: Direct comparison (Man = Dog).
Ans: c) onomatopoeia Explanation: "Jingle-jangle" and "murmur" sound like what they describe.
Ans: d) Hyperbole Explanation: "All the perfumes of Arabia" is an exaggeration of smell/guilt.
Ans: b) Antithesis Explanation: Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas (Man/God, Proposes/Disposes) in balanced phrases.
Ans: b) Alliteration Explanation: Repetition of initial letters.
Ans: c) Pleonasm Explanation: Using more words than necessary (redundancy).
Ans: b) Alliteration Explanation: "Storm ... struggling ... storm" (Repetition of S sounds).
Ans: b) irony Explanation: It is situational irony that the one he banished was the only one to help him.
Ans: c) a hyperbole Explanation: "A hundred years" is an exaggeration for "a long time".
Ans: c) two dissimilar things Explanation: Comparing two unlike things (e.g., Love and a Rose) to highlight a similarity.
Ans: a) He is the star of the family Explanation: Direct comparison. (B/C are Similes).
Ans: b) Simile Explanation: Uses "as".
Ans: c) simile Explanation: Uses "as".
Ans: b) simile Explanation: Uses "like".
Ans: d) deafening silence Explanation: "Deafening" (loud) and "Silence" (quiet) are opposites.
Ans: a) paradox Explanation: A "wealthy miser" is poor in spirit/lifestyle despite having money.
Ans: c) Alliteration Explanation: Mist and Mellow.
Ans: c) A comparison between two dissimilar things Explanation: Using "like" or "as".
Ans: b) Description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name Explanation: e.g., "Passed away" instead of "Died".
Ans: a) "And, doubly dying, shall go down" Explanation: Repetition of D sound: Doubly Dying ... Down.
Ans: d) "Tall aeroplanes circle moaning over head" Explanation: Aeroplanes cannot "moan" (human/animal sound); this attributes emotion/life to them.
Ans: b) "Breathes there the man with soul" Explanation: (Note: The source key indicates B. Standard literary analysis might question this as it's just a line about a man, but in the context of the source's options, this is the designated answer).
Ans: a) metaphor Explanation: "Home in the air" is a direct comparison for the airplane service.
Ans: a) He is the eternal summer Explanation: Comparing a person to "summer".
Ans: c) carving snow Explanation: (Source key indicates C. Assonance is vowel repetition. "Carving Snow"? Maybe the source hears an 'o' link or it is the best of the provided options according to the key).
Ans: d) Science! a daughter of All Explanation: (Source key indicates D is NOT apostrophe. However, "Science!" is addressed directly in Poe's poem. In multiple choice questions of this type, often one option is 'less' correct or the key contains an error. Following the provided source key: D).
Ans: a) an acronym Explanation: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is pronounced as a word.
Ans: a) Acronym Explanation: AIDS is pronounced as a word.
Ans: b) homonym Explanation: Words that sound alike (and often spell alike) but have different meanings.
Ans: b) homonyms Explanation: Strict homonyms have same spelling AND pronunciation.
Ans: a) pronunciation but different meanings Explanation: e.g., To, Two, Too.
Ans: b) homophones Explanation: Same sound, different spelling/meaning.
Ans: c) Homophones Explanation: As above.
Ans: b) word formed from initial letters Explanation: Definition of Acronym.
Ans: c) International English Language Testing System Explanation: Full form of IELTS.
Ans: d) Test of English as a Foreign Language Explanation: Full form of TOEFL.
Ans: d) Graduate Record Examination Explanation: Full form of GRE.
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