49th BCS Subjective (English) Exam 17 (উত্তরপত্র)
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1.
Who is considered the father of Dramatic Monologue?
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A
William Shakespeare
B
Robert Browning
C
T. S. Eliot
D
John Donne
English
Literary terms and genres
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2.
Which of the following is an example of an Elegy?
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A
Ode to a Nightingale – John Keats
B
The Waste Land – T. S. Eliot
C
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard – Thomas Gray
D
The Rape of the Lock – Alexander Pope
English
Literary terms and genres
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3.
Which play is an example of Absurd Drama?
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A
Hamlet – Shakespeare
B
Doctor Faustus – Christopher Marlowe
C
Oedipus Rex – Sophocles
D
Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett
English
Literary terms and genres
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4.
Which of the following is not a type of Sonnet?
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A
Petrarchan Sonnet
B
Shakespearean Sonnet
C
Spenserian Sonnet
D
Romantic Sonnet
English
Literary terms and genres
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5.
Which of the following is the best example of Satire?
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A
Paradise Lost – John Milton
B
Animal Farm – George Orwell
C
Ode to the West Wind – Shelley
D
The Iliad – Homer
English
Literary terms and genres
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6.
Which of the following is a feature of a Tragic Hero?
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A
Catharsis
B
Hubris
C
Anagnorisis
D
All of the above
English
Literary terms and genres
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7.
Which of the following is an example of a Mock Epic?
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A
Paradise Lost – John Milton
B
Ulysses – James Joyce
C
The Rape of the Lock – Alexander Pope
D
Hamlet – William Shakespeare
English
Literary terms and genres
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8.
What is the main difference between Literary Terms and Figures of Speech?
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A
Literary Terms are broader concepts, and Figures of Speech are limited to decoration
B
Figures of Speech are broader, Literary Terms are limited
C
Both are the same
D
None of the above
English
Literary terms and genres
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9.
Which poem is an example of an Ode by John Keats?
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A
Ode to a Nightingale
B
Ode to the West Wind
C
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
D
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
English
Literary terms and genres
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10.
Which of the following is an example of a Fable?
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A
Gulliver’s Travels – Jonathan Swift
B
The Panchatantra – Indian Literature
C
Paradise Lost – John Milton
D
Hamlet – William Shakespeare
English
Literary terms and genres
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11.
Which of the following is a type of Ballad?
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A
Pindaric Ballad
B
Broadside Ballad
C
Romantic Ballad
D
Modernist Ballad
English
Literary terms and genres
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12.
Which of the following works is the best example of Satire?
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A
Candide – Voltaire
B
Hamlet – Shakespeare
C
Lycidas – Milton
D
Doctor Faustus – Marlowe
English
Literary terms and genres
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13.
Which of the following is a type of Drama based on real events or kings?
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A
Absurd Drama
B
Historical Drama
C
Tragicomedy
D
Morality Play
English
Literary terms and genres
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14.
Which of the following is an example of a Historical Novel?
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A
War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy
B
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
C
Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
D
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë
English
Literary terms and genres
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15.
Which of the following is one of the six elements of Tragedy according to Aristotle?
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A
Allegory
B
Plot
C
Elegy
D
Satire
English
Literary terms and genres
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16.
Which of the following is the correct definition of an Epic?
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A
A short lyrical poem about love
B
A long narrative poem about heroic deeds
C
A play with comic and tragic elements
D
A poem of mourning
English
Literary terms and genres
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17.
Which of the following is an example of a Mock Epic?
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A
The Odyssey – Homer
B
Paradise Lost – John Milton
C
The Rape of the Lock – Alexander Pope
D
Beowulf – Anonymous
English
Literary terms and genres
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18.
The Three Unities in drama are—
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Unity of Action, Time, and Place
B
Unity of Character, Plot, and Style
C
Unity of Thought, Music, and Diction
D
Unity of Comedy, Tragedy, and Satire
English
Literary terms and genres
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19.
Which of the following is an example of a Soliloquy?
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A
“Out, out brief candle” – Macbeth
B
“All the world’s a stage” – As You Like It
C
“Friends, Romans, countrymen” – Julius Caesar
D
“To be, or not to be” – Hamlet
English
Literary terms and genres
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20.
Which of the following is an example of Poetic Justice?
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A
The punishment of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice
B
Hamlet’s death in Shakespeare’s play
C
Willy Loman’s downfall in Death of a Salesman
D
Oedipus’s blindness in Oedipus Rex
English
Literary terms and genres
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21.
Which of the following is the best example of Euphemism?
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A
“He is unemployed.”
B
“He passed away.”
C
“She died.”
D
“He is poor.”
English
Euphemism
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22.
Which of the following is an example of Imagery in literature?
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A
“The dog barked loudly.”
B
“He runs as fast as a cheetah.”
C
“Time is a thief.”
D
“Life is a tale told by an idiot.”
English
English Literature
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23.
Which of the following lines is an example of a Simile?
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A
“Time is a thief.”
B
“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
C
“The classroom was a zoo.”
D
“Hope is a thing with feathers.”
English
English Literature
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24.
Which of the following is an example of a Metaphor?
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A
“Her smile is like sunshine.”
B
“The soldiers were as brave as lions.”
C
“Time is a thief.”
D
“She was trembling like a leaf.”
English
Metaphor
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25.
In which of the following plays do we find the famous soliloquy “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow”?
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A
Hamlet
B
Macbeth
C
King Lear
D
Othello
English
Soliloquy
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
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26.
Which of the following lines from poetry is an example of Paradox?
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A
“I must be cruel only to be kind.” – Hamlet
B
“Hope is a thing with feathers.” – Emily Dickinson
C
“The pen is mightier than the sword.”
D
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
English
Hamlet
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
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27.
Which of the following is the correct definition of a Fable?
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A
A long narrative poem about heroic deeds
B
A short story with a moral lesson, often using animals
C
A play mixing both comedy and tragedy
D
A lyrical poem with fourteen lines
English
English Literature
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28.
Which of the following is an example of an Interlude?
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A
The Murder of Gonzago in Hamlet
B
Lycidas by Milton
C
The Waste Land – Burial of the Dead
D
Ulysses by James Joyce
English
Hamlet
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29.
Which of the following is the best example of a Tragedy?
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A
The Importance of Being Earnest – Wilde
B
Oedipus Rex – Sophocles
C
Waiting for Godot – Beckett
D
Arms and the Man – Shaw
English
Tragedy play
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30.
Which of the following is a feature of an Epic?
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A
Use of supernatural elements
B
Invocation to a Muse
C
Long narrative with heroic adventures
D
All of the above
English
ইংরেজি সাহিত্যে বিখ্যাত মহাকাব্য (Epics)
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31.
Which of the following is an example of Lyric poetry?
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A
The Iliad – Homer
B
Ode to a Nightingale – John Keats
C
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Coleridge
D
Arms and the Man – Shaw
English
Elegy
John Keats (1795-1821)
Sonnet
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32.
Which of the following is an example of Onomatopoeia?
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A
“The leaves whispered in the wind.”
B
“She sells sea shells by the sea shore.”
C
“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
D
“The sun smiled down at us.”
English
Onomatopoeia
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33.
Which of the following is the best example of Irony?
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A
“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.”
B
“Life is but a walking shadow.”
C
“Time is a thief.”
D
“He passed away.”
English
English Literature
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34.
Which of the following is a characteristic of Satire?
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A
Use of humour, irony, and ridicule to correct faults
B
Expression of love and passion through imagery
C
Philosophical meditation on life and death
D
Representation of supernatural elements
English
Satire
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35.
Which of the following is the correct definition of Allegory?
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A
A short poem with musical quality
B
A narrative with two levels of meaning—literal and symbolic
C
A poem with fourteen lines and fixed rhyme scheme
D
A humorous imitation of another work
English
Allegory
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36.
Which of the following is an example of Personification?
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A
“The sun smiled at us.”
B
“He is as brave as a lion.”
C
“Time is a thief.”
D
“All the world’s a stage.”
English
Personification
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37.
Which of the following best explains the term “Catharsis”?
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A
Purification of emotions through pity and fear
B
Logical arrangement of events in a tragedy
C
Use of rhyme and rhythm in poetry
D
Combination of comic and tragic elements
English
English Literature
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38.
Which of the following is an example of Hyperbole?
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A
“I am so hungry I could eat a horse.”
B
“The leaves danced in the wind.”
C
“The classroom was a zoo.”
D
“Life is like a journey.”
English
Hyperbole
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39.
Which of the following is an example of an Oxymoron?
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A
“Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
B
“Life is but a dream.”
C
“The pen is mightier than the sword.”
D
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
English
Oxymoron
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40.
Which of the following sentences contains alliteration?
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A
“She sells sea shells by the sea shore.”
B
“Time is a thief.”
C
“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
D
“The classroom was a zoo.”
English
alliteration
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