Paper Code: A-EG24(A)(R-19)

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EXAMINATION: April-May 2023
M.A. (ENGLISH LITERATURE) PREVIOUS (Semester-II)
Subject: English Literature Paper: Paper-IV (A)
Title: Prose
Maximum Marks: 70 Duration: 3 hrs. (Part-A: 20 min. and Part-B & C: 2:40 hrs.)
Note: All questions are compulsory. Distribution of marks is given in the relevant section. In the question paper do not write
anything other than roll number.

PART - A
(MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)

Note: Separate OMR Sheet for marking the correct options of multiple choice question paper is provided. Mark your option on
the OMR Sheet by properly darkening the circle.
Marks: 10 (10 Questions of 1 mark each)

A-01: Ruskin’s Sesame and Lilies is about:

(A) Flora and Fauna
(B) Education for women
(C) Book and the importance of reading
(D) Both (B) and (c)

A-02: “A reader seldom precise a book with pleasure till to knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair
one”. Which essay begins with this observation?
(A) Sir Roger at Home
(B) Sir Roger at church
(C) The Coverle Household
(D) The Spectator’s account of Himself

A-03: The Man in Black professes himself to be a:

(A) Braggard
(B) Eccentric
(C) Man hater
(D) Philanthropist

A-04: Who called Lamb “gentle hearted Charles”?

(A) Leigh Hunt
(B) Hazlitt
(C) De Quincey
(D) Coleridge

A-05: Where did Thorean write Civil Disobedience?

(A) Massachusetts
(B) Geurgia
(C) England
(D) Newyork

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A-06: The essay “On the Rule of the Road” argues that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the
liberties of everyone must be………
(A) Granted
(B) Sel free
(C) Banned
(D) Curtailed

A-07: The commonest form of forgetfulness is:

(A) Posting letters
(B) Taking medicine
(C) Travelling
(D) None of those

A-08: Table Talk was first published in:

(A) 1828-29
(B) 1831-32
(C) 1821-22
(D) 1840-41

A-09: Swift’s The Battle of the Books deals with the dispute between.
(A) Swift and Arbuthnot
(B) Church and State
(C) The ancient and the moderns
(D) Whigs and Tories

A-10: “ It requires a sense of superiority, assurance and ………to write bores at all”
(A) Selflessness
(B) Self motive
(C) Self confidence
(D) Selfishness

PART - B
(SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)
Marks: 20 (4 Questions of 5 marks each)

B-01: What is Ruskin’s view on the nature and duties of men in Sesame and Lilies?
Or
Summarize Ruskin’s view in part two of Sesame and Lilies.

B-02: What makes Will Wimble a perfect gentleman?

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Or
What is the major theme of A City Night- Pierce?

B-03: What are the main themes of Charles Lamb’s essay Imperfect Sympathies?
Or
Comment on the element of humor present in William Hazlitt’s essays citing examples from the essays
prescribed in your syllabus.

B-04: What are R.L. Stevenson’s views and ideas in defense of idleness?
Or
What is the difference between unbirthday and other presents?

PART -C
(ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS)
Marks: 40 (4 Questions of 10 marks each)

C-01: Describe John Ruskin’s prose style.

Or
Discuss the vision of Mirza as an allegory

C-02: Portray the character of Man in Black as given by Oliver Goldsmith.

Or
Give salient features of Charles Lamb’s prose style..

C-03: Describe Gardiner’’s views on the idea of Liberty as given in the essay on the Role of the Road.
Or
Is Thorean’s conception of civil disobedience compatible with democratic government? Why or why not?

C-04: Discuss the Battle of the Books as a mock epic satire on learning.
Or
Discuss R.L. Stevenson’s prose style in detail.

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Key to Part-A
(Objective Type Questions)
Paper Code: A-EG24(A)
Question Answer Key
D
A-01:
D
A-02:
C
A-03:
D
A-04:
A
A-05:
D
A-06:
A
A-07:
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A-08:
C
A-09:
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A-10:

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