1.In Eugene Ionesco’s Chairs, the absurdity is not so much in the banal words that are uttered as __________.
(A) in the large scale use of frightening stage props and lightning effects.
(B) in the absurdist interpretation of them by character after character.
(C) in the fact that they are spoken to an ever-growing number of empty chairs.
(D) in the fact that they are spoken time and again by members of the audience.
Explanation
The answer is C. We know well that absurd literature describes the life in illogical way. Here, we can see that the empty chairs are involved in conversation.
2. Who wrote Rosencrantz and Guildestern are dead??
A). Tom Stoppard
B). Samuel Beckett
C). Harold pinter
D). Matthew Arnold
The right answer is A.
3. Bertolt Brecht’s Epic Theatre
(a) turns the spectator into an observer
(b) wears down the spectator’s capacity for action
(c) relies on argument
(d) presents man as a process
(A) (a) and (d) are correct; (b) and (c) are incorrect.
(B) (a), (c) and (d) are correct; (b) is wrong.
(C) (b) and (d) are correct; (a) and (c) are incorrect.
(D) (a), (b) and (c) are correct; (d) is incorrect. Answer: (B) (a), (c) and (d) are correct; (b) is wrong.
Explanation:
Bertolt Brecht’s Epic Theatre turns the spectator into an observer, relies on argument, and presents man as a process. It does not wear down the spectator’s capacity for action, rather encourages it.
4. The term affective fallacy is given by
A). Northrop Frye
B). Wimsatt & Beardsley
C). R. P Warren
D). T. S. Eliot
The right answer is B.
5.Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler’s edition of The Family Shakespeare gave rise to the word “Bowdlerize”. What does it mean? (December Paper III)
A). The modernization of archaic library.
B). The expansion of female characters
C). The insertion of bawdy songs.
D). The expurgation of indelicate language.
Explanation
The answer is D. We know that indelicate language is removed while we Bowdlerize the text.
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