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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Who among the following, was the first writer to stress the segregation of literary genres? (November)

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Aristotle

b.

Cicero

c.

Quintillion

d.

Horace

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2016

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The dominant political theorist of the 17th century who inspired many literary figures was (July)

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Blaise Pascal

b.

Thomas Hobbes

c.

John Milton

d.

Rene Descartes

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Getthold Ephraim Lessing in his classical essay, “Laocoon” observes that time is the element of ________ and space the element of the ________. (January)

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Novel, visual arts

b.

Prose, poetry

c.

Poetry, plastic arts

d.

Poetry, drama

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Paradise Lost shows the influence of (January)

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Greek nihilism

b.

Pre-Christian theology

c.

Paganism

d.

Christianity and the Renaissance

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Question 5

Appeared in Year: 2018

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The French scholar Paul Van Tieghem, while trying for a more precise definition of the term ‘General Literature’ uses the alternate term ________. (July)

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Synthetic Literature

b.

Cosmopolitan Literature

c.

Comparative Literature

d.

National Literature

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