UI Literature-In-English 2020/2021 Past Questions

Question 1

Plot in prose fiction is best defined as:

A.The cause - and - effect sequence of events
B.the brief summary of events
C.the central event
D.the subject - matter of a novel

Objective

Question 2

Which of these is not true about unity of action in a novel?

A.action may be unified through a single main character
B.action may be unified by being set in one place
C.action may be unified by many characters
D.action may be unified by having one

Objective

Question 3

Action in a novel is best defined as

A.the summary of the novel's story
B.what the characters do or say in the novel
C.the numerous sub-plots of the put together
D.the totality of all the episodes in a novel

Objective

Question 4

Suspense in a novel means

A.the postponement of the hero's death till the last possible moment
B.the intense emotions that the author conveys
C.the inconclusive end of a novel
D.when we are curious about what happens next in a novel

Objective

Question 5

Reversal of fortune as used in the central character of a literary work describes the

A.rise to fame of central character
B.success of the hero or heroine
C.reward of the hero or heroine for his or her courage
D.sudden changes in the fate of the central character

Objective

Question 6

A poem of mourning and dedication written on the death of an individual is called

A.an allegy
B.an elegy
C.a sonnet
D.an ode

Objective

Question 7

any work of literature which sets out to instruct may be called

A.Dialectic
B.Didactic
C.Definitive
D.Decadent

Objective

Question 8

A quatrain is

A.the last line in a poem
B.the fourth line of a sonnet
C.a poem which ends with a question
D.a Stanza

Objective

Question 9

A statement that appears self contradictory but with an underlying meaning is a/an

A.innuendo
B.oxymoron
C.comparision
D.paradox

Objective

Question 10

The odd one out of the following is

A.comedy
B.tragedy
C.farce
D.epic

Objective

Question 11

Drama is a literary genre which is characteristically for the ......

A.stage
B.audience
C.actor
D.scene

Objective

Question 12

The literary technique in which a reader is taken to the past of a current action is known as:

A.rewinding
B.fast forward
C.Flash back
D.Repetition

Objective

Question 13

A play which mainly aims at provoking excessive laughter is called

A.comedy
B.a farce
C.satire
D.a tragic comedy

Objective

Question 14

Both comedy and tragedy have

A.climax
B.stanza
C.tragic hero
D.happy ending

Objective

Question 15

A formal dignified speech or writing praising a person or a thing for past or present deeds is

A.eulogy
B.anthology
C.lampoon
D.premiere

Objective

Question 16

The major part of the Petrarchan sonnet is the

A.Quintet
B.Sestet
C.Tercet
D.Octave

Objective

Question 17

The large space above the proscenium in a theatre from which the scenes are controlled is called

A.aside
B.setting
C.anachronism
D.flies

Objective

Question 18

Conflict in a literary work begins to unfold with

A.Climax
B.Episode
C.Exposition
D.Resolution

Objective

Question 19

Soliloquy is a …………. technique

A.Descriptive
B.Dramatic
C.Narrative
D.Poetry

Objective

Question 20

The tragic hero's flaw is called

A.hubris
B.harmatia
C.caesura
D.peripeteia

Objective

Question 21

The word "cast" in a play refers to

A.Three of the actors
B.A few of the actors
C.All the actors
D.An exclusive social class in the play

Objective

Question 22

Theatre of the absurd portrays people whose sufferings seem

A.unfortunate
B.ridiculous
C.indefinite
D.sympathetic

Objective

Question 23

A short introductory speech delivered as part of a play is called

A.a preamble
B.a prologue
C.an introduction
D.an epilogue

Objective

Question 24

A poem written in praise of someone or something is

A.a ballad
B.an epic
C.a sonnet
D.an ode

Objective

Question 25

The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is

A.couplet
B.meter
C.consonance
D.strophe

Objective