QUESTION PAPER 1 ENGLISH LITERATURE PAPER 2
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- Q1
1. 1. Shylocksays, "I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes?" What theme is explored in his speech?
Jews are superior to Christians.
People are tolerant of other religions and belief systems.
Revenge is completely unacceptable.
The treatment of religions is hypocritical.
30s - Q2
What emotion best describes Antonio's feelings when he realises that Shylock won't
relent?
energized
(a) resigned and complacent
vengeful
angry
30s - Q3
Which of the following group of words from the poem 'I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings' provide a negative connotation?
(a) worms, trill, tune
(a) shouts, sings, freedom
(a) clipped, stalks, rage
(a) floats, dips, claims
30s - Q4
4.Browning's philosophyof world and heaven reflectedin the poem 'The Patriot' is
.
(a) God is always good.
(a) Heaven is always better than this earthly life.
(a) The World and the Heaven make a whole and make life complete.
(a) God's in His Heaven, and all's Right with the World.
30s - Q5
5.The poem 'The Patriot'is a harsh and critical satire on .
(a) people's fickle minded attitude
(a) public hero worship
(a) religious intolerance
(a) heroic martyrdom
30s - Q6
6.. What is the poem 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' most often interpreted as an
allegory for?
(a) The perils of bird ownership
(a) Environmental activism
(a) A comparison between the relative freedom of White and Black Americans
(a) There is no hidden moral or politicalmeaning to the poem
30s - Q7
7.. Shylock accused Solanio and Salerio of knowing about his daughter’s
dishonesty
(a) flight
theft
fright
30s - Q8
8. What do you mean by the term ‘wager’ in the line, “And on the wager lay two earthly
women.”
(a) bet
bed
salary
weighing scale
30s - Q9
9. What is the irony in the story 'The Little Match Girl'?
(a) The girl’s wish was fulfilled but only after her death.
(a) The girl's wish was not fulfilled.
(a) The girl came to see her grandmother alive.
(a) The girl died of hunger and cold.
30s - Q10
10. “Creatures of great wet noses and moving jaws and gaunt black bones”– What
creatures are referred to here?
(a) Buffaloes
gharials
(a) Malaria mosquitoes
snakes
30s - Q11
I . Read the following extract from The Merchant of Venice (Act 3) and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate response from the choices given below: [5X1]
Portia: I pray you, tarry, pause a day or two
(1) What was Bassanio going to do before Portia says this?
(a) Choose a hazard
(a) Forbear awhile
Take the casket test
(a) Return to Belmont
30s - Q12
Which word does NOT describe Portia’s state of mind in this extract?
disturbed
perturbed
sanguine
anxious
30s - Q13
(3) Portia could teach Bassanio but then she would become .
tongue-tied
sinful
hateful
(a) forsworn
30s - Q14
(4) According to Portia, these wicked times have put obstacles between the owners and 1 point
their rightful possessions and so .
(a) she feels his eyes have overlooked her
(a) she feels angry
(a) she wants fortune to go to hell
(a) she cannot be Bassanio'swife
30s - Q15
5) Bassanio confesses to being in a tormentedstate of mind. To expressthis, he says,
" ."
Let me choose
O happy torment
I live upon the rack
Promise me life
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