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11English LiteratureMedium

The intellectual movement that believed that the observation of nature elevates the nature of humans, that deep truths can be grasped through intuition, and that God, Nature and humanity are united in a shared universe is________?

ACommunism

BTotalitarianism

CFeudalism

DTranscendentalism

Correct answer

D. Transcendentalism

Explanation

The correct answer is Transcendentalism.

12English LiteratureMedium

Who made a distinction between Fancy and Imagination?

AWordsworth

BHazlitt

CColeridge

DSouthey

Correct answer

C. Coleridge

Explanation

The correct answer is Coleridge.

13English LiteratureMedium

Which events in and after the 1960s contributed significantly to the decentralization of England from London to a more regional focus, ultimately also making way for a less homogenous vision of England and the popularity of postcolonial fiction?

AThe Arts Council designated many of its resources to supporting regional arts councils.

BRegional radio and television stations appeared throughout the country.

CRadio announcers were permitted to speak in regional dialects and multicultural accents.

Dall of the above

Correct answer

D. all of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is all of the above.

14English LiteratureMedium

In the poem ‘Tintern Abbey’, ‘dearest friend’ refers to?

AColeridge

BDorothy

CNature

DWye

Correct answer

B. Dorothy

Explanation

The correct answer is Dorothy.

15English LiteratureMedium

In the play, “Henry V,” who is the daughter of the King of France?

AAlice

BNim

CCatherine

DThe Hostess

Correct answer

C. Catherine

Explanation

The correct answer is Catherine.

16English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements best describes the “British East India Company?”

AThe British East India Company first entered South Asia as importers of British Tea.

BBoth A and B

CThe British East India Company was essentially a covert British army.

DThe British East India Company was originally a group of London businessmen engaged in importing spices from South Asia.

Correct answer

D. The British East India Company was originally a group of London businessmen engaged in importing spices from South Asia.

Explanation

The correct answer is The British East India Company was originally a group of London businessmen engaged in importing spices from South Asia..

17English LiteratureMedium

According to most historians, why was it so important for a man to marry a virgin wife?

Ait assured him that his children were his own

Bit assured him that his wife would carry a dowry with her

Cit assured him that her wife would never commit adultery

Dit assured him that his wife was not a sinner

Correct answer

A. it assured him that his children were his own

Explanation

The correct answer is it assured him that his children were his own.

18English LiteratureMedium

________ is term introduced by CHOMSKY to describe ‘the actual use of language in concrete situations’

AParole

BParadigmatic

CPerformance

DN. O. T

Correct answer

C. Performance

Explanation

The correct answer is Performance.

19English LiteratureMedium

This is the implied comparison between two dissimilar things________?

AMetaphor

BTradition

CHistory

DMyth

Correct answer

A. Metaphor

Explanation

The correct answer is Metaphor.

20English LiteratureMedium

In The Dubliners, which literary style is used?

Aimpressionism

Bgothic

Cfantasy

Drealism

Correct answer

D. realism

Explanation

The correct answer is realism.

Which events in and after the 1960s contributed significantly to the decentralization of England from London to a more regional focus, ultimately also making way for a less homogenous vision of England and the popularity of postcolonial fiction?

AThe Arts Council designated many of its resources to supporting regional arts councils.

BRegional radio and television stations appeared throughout the country.

CRadio announcers were permitted to speak in regional dialects and multicultural accents.

Dall of the above

Correct answer

D. all of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is all of the above.

Which of the following statements best describes the “British East India Company?”

AThe British East India Company first entered South Asia as importers of British Tea.

BBoth A and B

CThe British East India Company was essentially a covert British army.

DThe British East India Company was originally a group of London businessmen engaged in importing spices from South Asia.

Correct answer

D. The British East India Company was originally a group of London businessmen engaged in importing spices from South Asia.

Explanation

The correct answer is The British East India Company was originally a group of London businessmen engaged in importing spices from South Asia..

According to most historians, why was it so important for a man to marry a virgin wife?

Ait assured him that his children were his own

Bit assured him that his wife would carry a dowry with her

Cit assured him that her wife would never commit adultery

Dit assured him that his wife was not a sinner

Correct answer

A. it assured him that his children were his own

Explanation

The correct answer is it assured him that his children were his own.