49th BCS Subjective (English) Exam 25 (উত্তরপত্র)
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Subject
1.
'I am a man more sinned against than sinning'. This is uttered by___
Created: 3 months ago
A
Horatio
B
Hamlet
C
King Lear
D
Macbeth
English
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
King Lear
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3
Updated: 2 weeks ago
2.
Why does Hamlet delay avenging his father’s murder?
Created: 1 month ago
A
He wants to be sure Claudius is guilty
B
He fears the moral and spiritual consequences of killing a king
C
He thinks revenge is unnecessary and prefers forgiveness
D
He is distracted by Ophelia’s rejection
English
Hamlet
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
2
Updated: 1 month ago
3.
What is the significance of Ophelia’s madness?
Created: 1 month ago
A
It is caused solely by Hamlet’s harsh words
B
It shows the impact of romantic heartbreak
C
It reflects the moral and political decay of Elsinore
D
It serves as comic relief in a tragic story
English
Hamlet
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
1
Updated: 1 month ago
4.
Why does Hamlet stage “The Mousetrap”?
Created: 1 month ago
A
To amuse the court and gain political favour
B
To confirm Claudius’ guilt by observing his reaction
C
To teach his mother a moral lesson
D
To distract himself from his grief temporarily
English
Hamlet
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
5.
How does Hamlet’s relationship with his mother contribute to the conflict?
Created: 1 month ago
A
It is the source of comic relief
B
It intensifies his feelings of betrayal and moral outrage
C
It makes him decide to leave Denmark
D
It motivates him to reconcile with Claudius
English
Hamlet
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
6.
What does Yorick’s skull symbolise in Hamlet’s reflection?
Created: 1 month ago
A
It provides comic relief in the scene
B
It motivates him to seek revenge immediately
C
It reminds Hamlet of death’s inevitability and human equality
D
It symbolizes Ophelia’s lost innocence
English
Hamlet
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
7.
What motivates Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy?
Created: 1 month ago
A
Curiosity about life and death
B
Desire to impress the court with philosophy
C
Frustration with Ophelia’s behavior
D
His deep inner conflict over action versus inaction
English
Hamlet
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
1
Updated: 1 month ago
8.
How does Claudius reveal his guilt?
Created: 1 month ago
A
Through his reaction during “The Mousetrap” play
B
By consulting with Polonius
C
By confessing to Hamlet directly
D
By writing a letter to Laertes
English
Hamlet
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
9.
Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?
Created: 1 month ago
A
Mistakenly, thinking he is Claudius
B
Out of personal hatred for Polonius
C
To protect Ophelia from harm
D
As part of a public demonstration of revenge
English
Hamlet
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
10.
What role does Fortinbras play in the resolution of the play?
Created: 1 month ago
A
He kills Claudius to end the conflict
B
He avenges Hamlet’s father directly
C
He serves as Hamlet’s close friend and advisor
D
He represents the external political threat and restores order
English
Hamlet
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
11.
How does Hamlet view human mortality after seeing Yorick’s skull?
Created: 1 month ago
A
As a humorous reminder of past friendships
B
As inevitable and equalising for all humans
C
As irrelevant to his current troubles
D
As an opportunity to take revenge quickly
English
Hamlet
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
12.
Why does King Lear decide to divide his kingdom among his daughters?
Created: 1 month ago
A
To reward the daughter who expresses her love most convincingly
B
To avoid political conflicts
C
To give all daughters equal rights
D
To follow the nobles’ advice
English
King Lear
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
13.
How does Lear react to Cordelia’s refusal to flatter him?
Created: 1 month ago
A
He consults the nobles to mediate
B
He forgives her immediately
C
He angrily disowns her and banishes her
D
He postpones dividing the kingdom
English
King Lear
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
14.
Why does Gloucester get betrayed by his illegitimate son, Edmund?
Created: 1 month ago
A
He envies his brother Edgar
B
He wants to punish Gloucester
C
He fears Edgar will inherit everything
D
He envies his father’s attention
English
King Lear
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
3
Updated: 1 month ago
15.
What is the significance of the storm on the heath in King Lear?
Created: 1 month ago
A
It shows Cordelia’s military strategy
B
It demonstrates Gloucester’s punishment
C
It symbolises Lear’s inner turmoil and madness
D
It is just a literal storm with no metaphorical meaning
English
King Lear
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
16.
Why does Cordelia return to England with an army?
Created: 1 month ago
A
To confront Edmund personally
B
To punish her sisters for stealing her inheritance
C
To rescue her father, Lear, and restore order
D
To claim the throne for herself
English
King Lear
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
17.
Why does Macduff ultimately defeat Macbeth?
Created: 1 month ago
A
Macduff is physically stronger
B
Macduff was born by cesarean and thus fulfils the witches’ prophecy
C
Macbeth surrenders voluntarily
D
Lady Macbeth commands Macduff
English
Macbeth
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
18.
Why does Macbeth revisit the witches?
Created: 1 month ago
A
To ask about Banquo’s fate
B
To challenge them to a duel
C
To gain more prophecy and security
D
To warn them about Duncan
English
Macbeth
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
19.
What is the role of Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene?
Created: 1 month ago
A
To show her loyalty to Macbeth
B
To reveal her guilt and mental breakdown
C
To encourage Macbeth to act
D
To instruct the servants
English
Macbeth
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
20.
How does Macbeth respond to the news of Lady Macbeth’s death?
Created: 1 month ago
A
He grieves deeply and abandons ambition
B
He shows despair and reflects on the futility of life
C
He immediately plans revenge
D
He celebrates his achievements
English
Macbeth
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
21.
What is the significance of Macbeth seeing Banquo’s ghost?
Created: 1 month ago
A
It shows supernatural help
B
It encourages him to flee
C
It represents Duncan’s presence
D
It symbolises guilt and mental instability
English
Macbeth
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
22.
Why does Macbeth order the murder of Banquo?
Created: 1 month ago
A
To avenge Duncan
B
To prevent Banquo’s descendants from taking the throne
C
To show loyalty to Lady Macbeth
D
To satisfy the witches directly
English
Macbeth
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
23.
What role does Banquo play in Macbeth’s downfall?
Created: 1 month ago
A
He conspires with Duncan
B
He is a moral contrast and a potential threat
C
He flees Scotland
D
He advises Macbeth to kill Duncan
English
Macbeth
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
24.
Why does Macbeth initially hesitate to murder King Duncan?
Created: 1 month ago
A
He fears the consequences and moral guilt
B
He doubts the witches’ prophecy
C
He wants to wait for Malcolm
D
He plans to go into exile
English
Macbeth
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
25.
How do the witches influence Macbeth’s actions?
Created: 1 month ago
A
They threaten him with death
B
They give him a magical weapon
C
They plant ambitious thoughts and prophecy his rise
D
They encourage him to flee Scotland
English
Macbeth
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
26.
Why does Lady Macbeth challenge Macbeth’s manhood and ambition?
Created: 1 month ago
A
To make him reconsider his ambition
B
To provoke him into committing regicide
C
To convince him to flee
D
To show her loyalty to the king
English
Macbeth
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
1
Updated: 1 month ago
27. “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That starts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more” - quoted from?
Created: 1 month ago
A
King Lear
B
Macbeth
C
Dr. Faustus
D
Othello
English
Macbeth
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
28. “All the perfume of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”-who said this?
Created: 1 month ago
A
Macbeth
B
Lady Macbeth
C
Lady Macduff
D
Macduff
English
Macbeth
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
29.
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince Hamlet is the prince of which country?
Created: 3 months ago
A
Denmark
B
Venice
C
Scotland
D
Norway
English
Hamlet
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 3 months ago
30.
What does Ophelia do before she dies?
Created: 3 months ago
A
Marries Hamlet
B
Becomes queen
C
Goes mad
D
Kills Claudius
English
Hamlet
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
2
Updated: 3 months ago
31. At the beginning of the play, what does the ghost of King Hamlet command his son, Hamlet, to do?
Created: 1 month ago
A
Flee Denmark to save his own life.
B
Marry Ophelia immediately for political stability.
C
Avenge his "foul and most unnatural murder."
D
Seize the throne from Claudius by force.
English
Hamlet
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
32. How does Edmund deceive his father, Gloucester, into believing his legitimate son, Edgar, is a traitor?
Created: 1 month ago
A
He bribes witnesses to lie about Edgar.
B
He shows him a forged letter.
C
He challenges Edgar to a duel and makes it look like Edgar cheated.
D
He tells Gloucester that Edgar is secretly practicing witchcraft
English
King Lear
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
33. What does King Lear demand from his daughters before he will divide his kingdom?
Created: 1 month ago
A
A promise to care for him in his old age
B
A declaration of their love for him
C
A dowry from their future husbands
D
A vow to never go to war with each other
English
King Lear
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
34. The quote "As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; / They kill us for their sport" reflects which of the play's major themes?
Created: 1 month ago
A
The corrupting nature of power
B
The injustice and cruelty of fate
C
The struggle between good and evil
D
The theme of madness
English
King Lear
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
3
Updated: 1 month ago
35. In his final speech, Othello asks the Venetian officials to "Speak of me as I am" and as one who...
Created: 1 month ago
A
"...hated wisely, but too well."
B
"...loved not wisely but too well."
C
"...was a victim of a cruel fate."
D
"...sought honor above all else."
English
Othello
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
1
Updated: 1 month ago
36. What does Iago do with the handkerchief after Emilia finds it?
Created: 1 month ago
A
He returns it to Desdemona.
B
He burns it to destroy the evidence.
C
He plants it in Cassio's lodging.
D
He shows it directly to Othello.
English
Othello
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
1
Updated: 1 month ago
37.
What is the "divided duty" that Desdemona speaks of to her father?
Created: 2 months ago
A
Her duty to Venice versus her duty to Cyprus.
B
Her duty to her father versus her duty to her husband, Othello.
C
Her duty to her faith versus her duty to her marriage
D
Her duty to help Cassio versus her duty to obey Othello.
English
Othello
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
1
Updated: 1 month ago
38.
What is the name of Prospero's spirit servant?
Created: 2 months ago
A
Caliban
B
Ariel
C
Ferdinand
D
Gonzalo
English
Othello
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
39. Who reveals the truth about Iago's plot in the final scene?
Created: 1 month ago
A
Cassio
B
Emilia
C
Roderigo's letter
D
Iago confesses
English
Othello
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
40.
What game are Ferdinand and Miranda playing when they are revealed to the nobles?
Created: 2 months ago
A
Checkers
B
Cards
C
Chess
D
Dice
English
The Tempest
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
2
Updated: 1 month ago
41.
In "The Tempest," Shakespeare's choice to have characters speak in either poetic verse or everyday prose is primarily used to distinguish between:
Created: 2 months ago
A
The past and the present
B
Different locations on the island
C
Characters of noble and lower social status
D
The play's tragic and comedic scenes
English
The Tempest
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
2
Updated: 1 month ago
42.
"The Tempest" is most accurately classified as one of Shakespeare's:
Created: 2 months ago
A
Tragedies
B
Histories
C
Satires
D
Romances
English
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
The Tempest
Tragedy play
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
43.
What task does Prospero assign to Ferdinand to test his love for Miranda?
Created: 2 months ago
A
To build them a new house
B
To solve a series of magical riddles
C
To hunt and kill a dangerous beast
D
To pile up thousands of logs
English
The Tempest
Tragedy play
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
বিসিএস
0
Updated: 1 month ago
44.
Who inspired Coleridge to publish Kubla Khan in 1816?
Created: 2 months ago
A
John Murray
B
Thomas De Quincey
C
George Gordon Byron
D
William Wordsworth
English
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
বিসিএস
6
Updated: 2 months ago
45.
The Shepheardes Calender is a collection of:
Created: 2 months ago
A
Plays
B
Novels
C
Pastoral poems
D
Sonnets
English
English Literature
No subjects available.
2
Updated: 2 months ago
46.
What is a limerick in literature?
Created: 2 months ago
A
A five-line humorous poem with a specific rhyme
B
An eight-line love poem
C
A six-line ballad sung with music
D
A Japanese poetic form
English
English Grammar
English Literature
Limerick
Periods of english literature
No subjects available.
1
Updated: 2 months ago
47.
Find the odd-man-out-
Created: 3 months ago
A
George Eliot
B
Thomas Hardy
C
Joseph Conrad
D
James Joyce
English
Titles of important writers
বিসিএস
2
Updated: 3 months ago
48.
Who is the author of 'A Farewell to Arms'?
Created: 5 months ago
A
H. G. Wells
B
George Orwel
C
Thomas Hardy
D
Ernest Hemingway
English
Corrections
Titles of important writers
বিসিএস
1
Updated: 5 months ago
49.
'The Neoclassical Period' is also known as -
Created: 7 months ago
A
Decadence age
B
Aestheticism age
C
Pseudo-classical Age
D
Age of Jonathan
English
English Literature
Periods of english literature
The Neoclassical Period (1660-1798)
No subjects available.
1
Updated: 7 months ago
50.
Utopia was first written in _______.
Created: 7 months ago
A
Latin
B
English
C
Greek
D
French
English
English Literature
Periods of english literature
No subjects available.
2
Updated: 7 months ago
