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3001English LiteratureMedium

Section 31 of the Sale of Goods Act deals with duties of seller________?

ATo deliver goods

BNone of above

CTo change goods

DTo show goods

Correct answer

A. To deliver goods

Explanation

The correct answer is To deliver goods.

3002English LiteratureMedium

What is the significance of the line: Fate is established! in The Wanderer?

AThe line describes the optimistic attitude of the speaker.

BThe Wanderer is a poem about fatal endings.

CThe line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs

DThe line suggests that the speaker is comfortably settled.

Correct answer

C. The line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs

Explanation

The correct answer is The line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs.

3003English LiteratureMedium

There was greater emphasis placed on human potentiality for growth and excellence through Europe by which year?

A1400

B1650

C1500

D1600

Correct answer

C. 1500

Explanation

The correct answer is 1500.

3004English LiteratureMedium

Why is “The Castle of Otranto” often considered a reaction against the Enlightenment?

AIt suggests that reason is more important than emotion.

BIt marks a return to more primitive ways of pre-Enlightenment thought and expression.

CIt shows the possible dangers of science.

DIt exposes the deep flaws in medieval ways of thinking about the world.

Correct answer

B. It marks a return to more primitive ways of pre-Enlightenment thought and expression.

Explanation

The correct answer is It marks a return to more primitive ways of pre-Enlightenment thought and expression..

3005English LiteratureMedium

Complete the following sentence. According to Edmund Burke, the French Revolution was________?

Athe ultimate expression of humankind’s ability to control its own destiny.

Ba misguided attempt to overthrow human nature by rejecting tradition.

Can event that had little consequence to England

Da necessary change that was beginning to go astray.

Correct answer

B. a misguided attempt to overthrow human nature by rejecting tradition.

Explanation

The correct answer is a misguided attempt to overthrow human nature by rejecting tradition..

3006English LiteratureMedium

The collection of the papers and correspondence of a well-to-do Norfolk family is known as?

ALetters to the Margret Paston

BThe Paston letters

CTo John Paston

DMargret Paston to John Paston

Correct answer

B. The Paston letters

Explanation

The correct answer is The Paston letters.

3007English LiteratureMedium

A minimal meaningful unit in the grammatical system of a language is called________?

AMorpheme

BAllomorph

CPhoneme

DSyllable

Correct answer

A. Morpheme

Explanation

The correct answer is Morpheme.

3008English LiteratureMedium

How many times suicide occurs in Shakespeare’s plays?

C11

D13

Correct answer

D. 13

Explanation

The correct answer is 13.

3009English LiteratureMedium

The –or in actor is________?

APlural morpheme

BNoun forming morpheme

CPossessive morpheme

DAn adjective forming morpheme

Correct answer

B. Noun forming morpheme

Explanation

The correct answer is Noun forming morpheme.

3010English LiteratureMedium

What is the origin of the vampire myth?

ABeckford’s “Vathek”

BAncient civilizations worldwide

CStoker’s “Dracula”

DWalpole’s “The Castle of Otranto”

Correct answer

B. Ancient civilizations worldwide

Explanation

The correct answer is Ancient civilizations worldwide.

What is the significance of the line: Fate is established! in The Wanderer?

AThe line describes the optimistic attitude of the speaker.

BThe Wanderer is a poem about fatal endings.

CThe line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs

DThe line suggests that the speaker is comfortably settled.

Correct answer

C. The line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs

Explanation

The correct answer is The line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs.

Why is “The Castle of Otranto” often considered a reaction against the Enlightenment?

AIt suggests that reason is more important than emotion.

BIt marks a return to more primitive ways of pre-Enlightenment thought and expression.

CIt shows the possible dangers of science.

DIt exposes the deep flaws in medieval ways of thinking about the world.

Correct answer

B. It marks a return to more primitive ways of pre-Enlightenment thought and expression.

Explanation

The correct answer is It marks a return to more primitive ways of pre-Enlightenment thought and expression..

Complete the following sentence. According to Edmund Burke, the French Revolution was________?

Athe ultimate expression of humankind’s ability to control its own destiny.

Ba misguided attempt to overthrow human nature by rejecting tradition.

Can event that had little consequence to England

Da necessary change that was beginning to go astray.

Correct answer

B. a misguided attempt to overthrow human nature by rejecting tradition.

Explanation

The correct answer is a misguided attempt to overthrow human nature by rejecting tradition..