Literature in English is the study of works written in the English language. It includes all forms of writing, such as novels, plays, short stories, and poetry. This subject involves exploring and analyzing these texts to understand their themes and meanings.
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Question 531:
'No, let them attack me. Is it not Ignorance that makes the rat attack the cat? Ten thousand of them-let them ... attack me. they have the arms, they have the swords. But me... I have only one weapon and this i have used, and mine is the victory...'
The one weapon to which the speaker in The Gods Are Not To Blame refers is
Options:
A) pprophecy
B) courage
C) truth
D) justice.
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 532:
'I am informed the day recycles itself today
When I slept in the Lord in February
I blame no one for an untimely death
I bless Good for a noble departure-His words
The lord taketh the righteous away before evil days
The persona in the poem appears happy to have died
Options:
A) a noble death
B) during the day
C) at an old age
D) an untimely death
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 533: This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
Which of the following characters fight against vague idealism in life?
Options:
A) major Petkoff
B) Captain Bluntschli
C) Catherine
D) Raina
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 534:
This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
One of the enriching factors of the comedy is the
Options:
A) lopsided resolution of conflicts
B) manipulation of appearance and reality
C) contrived misrepresentation of characters
D) match making attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 535:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Unity of time in a tragedy implies that all actions should take place
Options:
A) simultaneously
B) intermittently
C) in a single revolution of the sun
D) within the same locale
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 536:
'Thou losest labour
As easy mayst thou the interenchant air with kneel sword impress as make me bleed'
Macbeth contempt from Macduff's effort in this battle scene arises from
Options:
A) the quality of his military uniform
B) the fact that he cannot be hurt by mortals
C) the fact that the witches has given him charms
D) the fact that the witches have made him think no mortal can hurt him
E) the fact that he is as light as Air.
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 537:
'The early morning smoke had now gone off the eyes of the day. Trees and houses were still wet from last night's rain, but a cool breeze caressed the world like a gentle hand.'
The dominant literary device in this passage is
Options:
A) metaphor
B) oxymoron
C) synecdoche
D) personification
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 538:
The writing convention in which the events in a narrative are scrambled as they come to the writer's mind without any attempt to arrange them in orderly sequence is called
Options:
A) psycho-consciousness styles
B) narrator's mind style
C) shifting style
D) stream of consciousness
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 539: Which of the following is a major source of interest in As You Like It?
Options:
A) The effective use of disguise
B) The disappointment of lovers
C) The fidelity of Shakspeare's characters
D) The authors irreverent use of language
E) The consistency of roles
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The correct answer is E .
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Question 540: This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
'Go tell Overami that he has nothing to fear from the white men in matter of fair play....'In the above statement, the White man expects Ovonramwen to
Options:
A) allow the Whiteman free access to Benin
B) accept gifts from the Whiteman in exchange for land
C) surrender himself to the whiteman
D) surrender his chiefs who are in hiding
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The correct answer is C .