AD's English Literature

A Set of 26 Objective Questions & Answers UGC NET ENGLISH / COMPETITIVE EXAM QUESTION BANK 1. Which of the following works is considered Robert Seymour Bridges's masterpiece? a) The Canterbury Tales b) Utopia c) The Testament of Beauty d) The Necklace Answer: c) The Testament of Beauty Explanation : ‘The Testament of Beauty’ is described as Robert Seymour Bridges's masterpiece. 2. Who wrote ‘The Canterbury Tales’? a) Geoffrey Chaucer b) Thomas More c) William Shakespeare d) John Dryden Answer: a) Geoffrey Chaucer Explanation : Geoffrey Chaucer is the author of ‘The Canterbury Tales’. 3. Which work satirizes British life through a story of a mythical, perfect society? a) Utopia b) The Most Dangerous Game c) The Pilgrim’s Progress d) Paradise Lost Answer: a) Utopia Explanation : Thomas More’s ‘Utopia’ is a satire on British life that describes a perfect society. 4.Who is considered the greatest playwright of all time, with plays that are unequaled anywhere in the world? a) ...

E very man in a sense is the product of his age and since Shakespeare was a man, he must have represented his age. This is not to say that he did not exceed his age for that would be to strip him of his native genius, the indelible mark of which is impressed forever in the history of world literature. It is just to point out that such a remarkable man represented in his person and works a very remarkable age, Elizabethan England .

Franz  K afka’s work, like all the best literature, is multidimensional, can mean different things to different people. As such his Metamorphosis  ( Die Verwandlung 1915 ), a novella, is so rich that we can find many deeper meanings. Aabye Kierkegaard's existentialism and surrealism- the realm of dreams and the unconscious mind shape the Kafka's Metamorphosis to put forth the loneliness, frustration, and oppressive guilt of an individual threatened by anonymous forces beyond his comprehension or control.