TGT English Mock Test 16

1. "We must enjoy before we can criticize." Who said?

2. "Poetry should surprise us by a fine excess." Who said?

3. "We hate poetry that has a palpable design upon us." Who said?

4. How many poems were there in the collection The Less Deceived (1955)?

6. Walt Whitman's poem 'O Captain, my Captain' is a sad poem (elegy) mourning the death of a great man Who was he? (PGT-03)

7. Whom Dickinson calls "My closet earthly friend"?

8. "The fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows" is a line from -

9. "And nothing to look backward to with pride, And nothing to look forward to with hope" The above lines are from-

10. "Philosophy, Poverty and Poetry, three Companions shared my basement room" Which poem of Ezekiel the above lines are taken from?

11. In my room, I talk To my invisible guests: They do not argue, but wait Till I am exhausted, Then they slip away With inscrutable faces. Which poem of Ezekiel the above lines are taken from?

12. What reason does Antonio give for being sad in the opening scene of the play? A. He stands to lose a fortune in his present business

13. From what character flaw does Bassanio believe Gratiano suffers?

14. The caskets that Portia's suitors must pick from are made of what materials?

15. Which of the following is not a reason Shylock gives for hating Antonio?

16. How does Shylock initially describe his demand for a pound of flesh to Bassanio and Antonio?

17. Why does the prince of Morocco fear that Portia will dislike him?

18. In which year was Ben Jonson arrested and imprisoned for killing a fellow actor in a duel? g

19. Who is the town gull in the play?

20. Who is the blusterer of new kind in the play?

21. Who is the conspirator in the play?

22. What is the name of Kitely's wife?

23. In which year did Ben Jonson come to his step- father?

24. Which play of Dryden was admired by Samuel Pepys in his Diary "so great performance of a comical part was never, I believe, in the world before...."? Pepys was the performance of the play eight times. It was also a special favourite of the King, who reportedly called it "his play."

25. How much time is granted for a One act play?

26. Atticism" is the style of......orators.

27. The term 'caesura' represents

28. 'Existentialism' pertains to a sch01 of thought that found expression in the post-war writings of

29. Who coined the phrase Negative capability' ?

30. Developed in the 18th century, the term 'novel' stands for a fictitious narrative

31. Repartee' means a–

32. Dryden drew plot materials for his play from two prose fictions by Madeleine de Scudéry, Le Grand Cyrus (for the main plot) and Ibrahim, ou l’ llustre Bassa (for the subplot). The play was-

33. Who speaks, "Soldiering, my dear madam, is the coward's art of attacking mercilessly when you are strong, and keeping out of harm's way when you are weak. That is the whole secret of successful fighting. Get your enemy at a disadvantage; and never, on any account, fight him on equal terms"?

34. "My rank is the highest known in Switzerland: I'm a free citizen." Who says?

35. "Justice is a machine that, when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself." The above lines are taken from:

36. "It isn't enough to love people because they're good to you, or because in some way or other you're going to get something by it. We have to love because we love loving." The above lines are taken from: A. A Man of Demon B. A Bit O' Love C. The Silver Box D. Fraternity36. "It isn't enough to love people because they're good to you, or because in some way or other you're going to get something by it. We have to love because we love loving." The above lines are taken from:

37. "Only love makes fruitful the soul... Love! Beyond measure beyond death - it nearly kills. But one wouldn't have been without it." The above lines are taken from:

38. "I cannot explain. There are things that I can't make clear, because you are wilfully blind to all that I believe in."The above lines are taken from:

39. Harold Pinter received the French Légion d'honneur in-

40. Harold Pinter was diagnosed with- in December 2001.

41. Harold Pinter gave his last performance in the title role of Samuel Beckett's one-act monologue-

42. What is the "stokehole" in Hairy Ape?

43. How does Yank describe his parents?

44. Fortunate Lady's Flower appears in...

45. This play is written in two acts with a prologue. In prologue, a man is told by a mendicant, "you must keep awake at least one whole night this month". The play is-

46. Who considered his essays "as recreation of my other studies"?

47. According to Bacon a person can become an exact an through-

48. Whose motive in writing The Tatler was "to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the disguises of cunning, vanity, and affectation, and to recommend a general simplicity in our dress, our discourse, and our behaviour".

49. How many papers Steele contributed to The Tatler-

50. Why was The Tatler closed down?

51. What is Christie's in the story?