TRB ENGLISH EXPECTED QUESTIONS - UNIT I

PG TRB MODEL QUESTIONS – UNIT I 1. How the word ‘April’ is spelled by Chaucer in Prologue to Canterbury Tales a) April b) Aprile c) Aprille d) Aprill 2. Where does the action begin at tavern outside of London, ….? a) Manchester b) York c) circa d) Portsmouth 3. Who will judge the best tale narrated by pilgrims? a)Chaucer b) Host c) Pilgrim d) None of these 4. How many tales are planned by Chaucer? a) 24 b) 48 c) 60 d) 120 5. Who complains Chaucer’s rhythm in tell-tale and asks him to narrate in prose? a) Monk b) Melibe c) Host d) Friar 6. Who proposes tell-telling game? a) Host b) Monk c) Pastor d) Friar 7. Who looks like Robin Hood in a dressed in green and decked out with bows and arrows? a) Squire b) Yeoman c) Prioress d) Monk 8. Who sings through nose, speaking incorrect French, never spills a drop in eating? a) Prioress b) Monk c) Friar d) Yeoman 9. Which character is described as ‘manly man’ by Chaucer?, and his past time is hunting. a) Friar b) Yeoman c) Monk d) Merchant 10. What is “ th'encrees of his wynnyng” in Canterbury Tales? a. Interest in Women b. Interest in Land c. Interest in money d. Interest in gold 11. Whose motivation is th'encrees of his wynnyng? a. Friar b. Yeoman c) Monk d) Merchant 12. Which character spends most on books rather than food or clothes? a. Merchant b. Clerk c. Sergent of law d. Franklin 13. Which character is the most financial success in profession and purchasour or land-buyer? a. Merchant b. clerk c. Sergent of Law d. Franklin 14. Who is known as ‘Saint Julian” and firm believer of the philosophy of Epicurus? a. Franklin b. Merchant c. Tradesman d. Cook 15. One of the tradesmen is not mentioned by Chaucer, who’s that? a. Carpenter b. Hair-dresser c. Weaver d. Cloth-dyer 16. Whose character is described as “With broad hips, a big butt, and a hat as big as a boat”? a. Shipman b. Physician c. Wife of Bath d. Parson 17. Whom does Chaucer tell as “gold in phisik is a cordial"? a. Plowman b. Physician c. Wife of Bath d. Shipman 18. How does not Host make fun of Chaucer in CT? a. little doll b. being fat c. talkative d. staring at ground all the time 19. In what genre the story is asked by Host to Parson in CT? a. Verse b. fable c. rhythm d. Prose 20. Which of the four powers of elderly is not mentioned by Reeve in CT? a. Boasting b. love c. anger lying FAERIE QUEEN BOOK – I 21. How many cantos are in Faerie Queen Book – I? a. 6 b. 12 c. 18 d. 24 22. The hero Red Cross Knight gets its name because of a. Red-cross emblazoned on his dagger b. Red-cross emblazoned on his dress c. blood Red-cross emblazoned on his shield d. blood red-cross emblazoned on his cap 23. The Red cross knight has been given task by a. Una b. Duessa c. Gloriana Archimango 24. What is the real name of Red Cross a. William b. George c. Andrew d. Hebrew 25. What is the real identity of the hermit? a. Archimango b. Sansfoy c. Fradubio d. Spenser 26. What does Spenser mean in this line “ Her vomit full of books and papers”? a. Protestant propaganda b. Roman Catholic propaganda c. Red cross fury on beast d. Beast fury on Red Cross 27. How many spirits Archimango conjures up to disturb Red cross? a. one b. two c. three d. four 28. Morpheus is the god of ……….. a. Sun b. love c. sleep d. moon 29. Fidessa is the daughter of the emperor of the ……. a. East b. West c. North d. South 30. The tree once it was man named ….. a. Archimango b. Sansfoy c. Fradubio d. Duessa 31. Spenser does not borrow from ….. a. Don Quixote b. Illiad c. Odyssey d. Bible 32. The lion, a protector and companion to Una, is killed by whom? a. Archimango b. Sansfoy c. Sansloy d. Church robber 33. Red cross and Duessa reached the House of …. where Lucifera was the queen. a. Fury b. Pride c. Love d. Help 34. Lucifera calling off her couch which is pulled by six beasts in which six …. are taking ride. a. Saints b. counselors c. soldiers d. lovers 35. Redcross is about to kill Sansloy but he disappears in a. black cave b. black forest c. black dress d. black cloud 36. Who throws Red cross Knight in the dungeon of castle? a. Orgoglio b. Dwarf c. Sansloy d. Archimango 37. King Arthur’s shield is made up of pure…………. a. Gold b. Pearls c. Platinum d. Diamond 38. Who is the Faerie queen? a. Una b. Gloriana c. Duessa d. Elizabeth 39. Caelia has three daughters. One of the characters below is not among them. a. Fidelia b. Sperenza c. Charissa d. Harizma 40. How was Trevisian’s friend Terwin killed? a. Killed by Despair b. Killed by Trevisian c. Killed by Arthur d. killing himself 41. Where does Red cross first manage to leave a wound? a. one of its claws b. one of its nails c. one of its wings d. long tail of spikes 42. Red cross rams his sword into dragon’s …… a. heart b. throat c. stomach d. eyes Prothalamion – Spenser 43. Nymphs does not use one of these flowers for preparing bouquet. a. Primroses b. Rose lilies c. white lilies d. violets 44. What is the first mythology used in this poem? a. swan b. nymphs c. Cynthia d. cupid 45. Venus and Cynthia are goddess of ……… and ……. a. love and sun b. sun and moon c. love and moon d. sun and moon 46. Thames exactly looked like ….the river of ancient fame. a. Peneus b. Vosges c. Apenine d. Emilia 47. The wedding starts at a. Southampton b. Leeds c. Manchester d. London 48. The river Lee, with headquarter at a. London b. Kent c. Southampton d. Tempe 49. The Earl of Essex walked along the river with his ……. hair. a. Silver hair b. golden hair c. black hair d. brown hair 50. The two young men resembled the twin of Jupiter namely, a. Castor and pollux b. Trudy and Castor c. Mawu and Pollux d. Mawu and Trudy 51. Prothalamion was published during the …….period. a. Norman dynasty b. House of Plantagenet c. Tudor dynasty d. Stuart dynasty Epithalamion 52. Epithalamion was written for his bride, Elizabethan Boyle, on their wedding day in a. 1593 b. 1594 c.1595 d.1596 53. Epithalamion follows the rhyme scheme of a. ABABCC DEDEFF b. ABAABADEDFFE c. ABCABC DEFDEF d. ABABCDCD EFEF 54. Each stanza has either 18 or 19 lines except 15th stanza which has only a. 16 lines b. 17 lines c. 15 lines d. 14 lines 55. Spenser compares his love to the mythology of a. Antony b. Orpheus c. Gladiator d. Apollo 56. Who is goddess of dawn? a. Cynthia b. Tithonus c. Rosy Morne d. Juno 57. In stanza 15th, the poet laments because a. he remembers his lady love b. the climate is not jovial c. Queen Elizabeth arrival may gets late for marriage d. marriage is fixed in Barnaby’s day Bacon’s essays 58. What is the full title of Bacon’s Essays? a. Essays or Counsels, morals and civil b. Essays or Counsels, civil and morals c. Essays or morals, counsels and civil d. Essays or morals, civil and counsels 59. In which age Bacon has come under? a. Renaissance b. Reformation c. Augustan d. Victorian 60. What is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not ……..an answer. a. wait b. stay c. stand d. find 61. Truth is like ………that shows what is visible to naked eye. a. gold b. diamond c. pearl d. sunlight 62. Bacon says, “A mixture of a lie doth ever add …………” a. pleasure b. unhappy c. pain d. reality 63. “A liar is man who is …….. towards god but is ….. towards men. a. brave,odd b. coward, brave c. odd, brave d. brave, coward 64. Which person is not referred by Bacon in Of Truth? a. Aristotle b. Lucian c. Pilate d. Montaigne Of Adversity 65. “Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are ….” a. broken b. crushed c. pressed d. huddled 66. According to Seneca “that the good things which belong to …….. are to be ……..; but the good things that belong to ……… are to be ……….” a. Prosperity, wished and adversity, admired b. Prosperity, admired and adversity, wished c. Adversity, wished and prosperity, admired d. Adversity, admired and prosperity, wished 67. Bacon continues his argument with a Latin saying “Bona rerum secundarum optabilia; adversarum mirabilia”, meaning a. “Things of defeat are fear, opposing boldness” b.”Things of victory are wonderful, opposing desired” c. “Things of defeat are boldness, opposing fear” d. “Things of victory are desired, opposing wonderful” 68. Bacon refers two mythological figures a. Hercules and Gladiator b. Prometheus and Gladiator c. Prometheus and Hercules d. Gladiator and Achiles 69. By prosperity, one might discover the ……., but adversity helps to discover …... . a. Vice , virtue b. virtue ,vice c. immorality ,morality d. morality, immorality 70. As prosperity is the sacred sign of ………. while adversity is the sacred sign of ……… a. old testimony, new testimony b. new testimony, old testimony 71. Bacon uses ….. and ………. proverbs. a. Greek and Latin b. Greek and French c. Latin and German d. French and German Of Studies 72. “Crafty men …… studies, simple men ….. them, and wise men …. them” a. contemn, use, admire b. admire, contemn, use c. contemn, admire, use d. use, contemn admire 73. Who look down upon books as useless for them? a. angry men b. loving men c. cunning men d. illiterate men 74. ”Some books are to be …., others to be …, and some few to be …….”. a. tasted, digested, swallowed b. tasted, swallowed, digested c. swallowed, digested, tasted d. digested, swallowed, tasted 75. “Reading maketh a …. man; conference a ….. man; and writing an ……. man” . a. full, ready, exact b. full, exact, ready c. ready, full, exact d. exact, full, ready 76. Summaries and extracts of books are tasteless, insipid reading. They are like ……. water which is completely tasteless. a. distilled water b. carbonate water c. rose water d. rain water. 77. Wandering mind can read ………... a. English literature b. Physics c. Chemistry d. Mathematics 78. Excess of everything is …... a. pain b. bad c. pleasure d. disease Of Revenge 79. “Revenge is a kind of ….. justice”. a. wide b. gild c. wild d. wield 80. One who pardoning the wrong has …….. characteristics. a. Kings’ b. Prince’s c. counselors’ d. saints’ 81. Salomon – the son of ….., a Biblical figure. a. Christ b. King c. David d. Christopher 82. Bacon thinks of man as a selfish creature motivated by ……. a. idealism b. egoism c. fascism d. theism 83. Some perverse men are malignant by nature. Bacon uses simile of… a. shrub b. hedge c. fern d. bush 84. The revenge taken by hidden way is like……………... a. stabbing one’s back in the dark b. attacking clandestinely in the dark c. arrows shot in the dark d. choking one’s throat in the dark 85. One of the revenge deaths is not mentioned by Bacon. who is that? a. Julius Ceasar b. Emperor Pertinax c. Henry III of France d. Edward II of England Of Ambition 86. Of Ambition was First appeared ….; revised …... a. 1612, 1624 b. 1613, 1626 c. 1612, 1625 d. 1613, 1625 87. Unrealized ……. and unexpressed ……. are very poisonous and injurious. a. ambition, love b. ambition, anger c. love, ambition d. anger, ambition 88. Ambitious man is like a seeled ….. a. dove b. peacock c. parrot d. sparrow 89. Ambition is like a. choler b. cholar c. chaler d. cholre 90. Ambitious men serves as ………. to kings. a. hooligans b. soldiers c. servants d. shields Of Friendship 91. An essay was written by Bacon at the special request of his life-long friend, …... a. Mathew Arnold b. Tony Mathew c. Toby Mathew d. Arnold Mathew 92. “Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god”, said by. a. Plato b. Aristotle c. Cervantes d. Montaigne 93. Epimenides the Candian-said to have slept for …….. years in a cave. a. 55 b. 56 c. 57 d. 58 94. Numa the Roman, the second king of Rome. He retired off and on into a ……. a. cave b. forest c. mountains d. hills 95. Empedocles the Sicilian, the philosopher of Sicily who leapt into the crater of the volcano Mount ……. to prove his divinity. A. Patna b. Adnes c. Everest d. Etna 96. Heraclitus saith well in one of his enigmas, …… light is ever the best. a. Dry b. Fade c. Good d. Bright 97. The second fruit of friendship is ……… and …….. for the understanding. a. infirmity, chief b. majestic, paramount c. prevalent, regal d. healthful, sovereign 98. Magna civitas, magna solitudo [A great town is a great solitude] is the adage from a. French b.German c. Greek d. Latin Apologie for Poetrie – Philip Sidney 99. Sidney justified his stand by referring a. cowmanship of Philip Hugo b. Horsemanship of Philip Hugo c. cowmanship of Piatro Pugliano d. Horsemanship of Piatro Pugliano 100. A treatise entitled The School of Abuse written by Stephen Gosson was dedicated to a. Sir Philip Sidney b. Edmund Spenser c. Bacon d. None of these 101. Gosson calls poets Pipers and jesters a. Pipers,jokers b. jesters,papers c. pipers,jesters d. peppers, justers 102. Romans had called poets ……….. a. Vates b. prophet c. seer d. all of them 103. Greeks called Poets by the word poiein which means a. creator b. liar c. truth-sayer d. soothsayer 104. Poetry is superior to Philosophy and History. a. Mathematics, history b. philosophy, history c. science, history d. science, philosophy 105. According to Sidney, the end of all knowledge is the teaching of ……. a. vice b. wisdom c. virtue d. all of the above 106. What are lacking in the present generation of poets, according to Sidney? a. art, imitation & exercise b. art, aesthetic, & grammar c. aesthetic, nature & imitation d. art, aesthetic & exercise 107. According to Sidney, Gorboduc is a a. good work b. bad work c. fault work d. weak work 108. The proper aim of comedy is to afford ………... a. giving themes b. express social evils c. complete laughter d. delightful teaching The Book of Job 109. The Book of Job is “the greatest poem of ancient and modern times”, said by a. Shakespeare b. Bacon c. Tennyson d. Arnold 110. Prologue in two scenes: first in ……., second in ……… a. earth, heaven b. earth, hell c. heaven, earth d. hell, earth 111. How many cycles of speech between Job and his three friends? a. Two b. Three c. Four d. Five 112. Job’s three friends are Eliphaz the ……., Bildad the …… and Zophar the ……….. a. Shuhite, Temanite, Naamathite b. Naamathite, Shuhite, Temanite c. Temanite, Naamathite, Shuhite d. Temanite, Shuhite, Naamathite 113. One of the monologues is not used in The Book of Job. a. Poem to wisdom b. opening monologues c. closing monologues d. Elihu’s speeches 114. God speeches from a. lightning b. whirlwind c. forest d. sea 115. What is the theme of book of job address? a. how to handle unfaithful friends b. reason for righteous person difficulties c. how to lead a married life d. none of the above 116. Who did Job invite to his son’s birthday? a. Friends b. servants c. Brother and sister d. none of the these 117. What was Satan originally? a. rival of god b. angel of god c. enemy of god d. none of these 118. Who replied, "Skin for Skin, A man will give anything to save his life? a. satan b. god c. Job d. Elihu 119. How did Job's friends react when they heard about his sufferings? a. start praying b. touch with each other c. neglect him d. none of these 120. Why did Job friends sit quietly? a. It is the jewish tradition not to speak b. they do not know how to console him c. they are afraid to face Job d. friends could not tolerate 121. How much longer did Job live after his sufferings? a. 120 b. 130 c. 140 d. 150 122. What does Job ask to God? a. Wealth b. Health c. patience d. mercy 123. "For we are but of yesterday and know nothing, because our days on earth are but a shadow". who said this? a. Job b. Bildad c. Elihu d. Zophar 124. What does Job talk about to sinners? a. Trials and tribulations of the righteous b. People who hates god c. selfishness of people d. none of these 125. What does the name Job mean? a. Persecuted and object of scorn b. Humiliated and object of treason c. Despised and object of silly things d. aggrieved and object of jeering 126. How many times was Job accused by his friends as sinner? a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20 127. Who said, "Quit quarreling with God" agree with him and you will have peace? a. Bildad b. Job c. Shuhide d. Zophar 128. What did Job say about the widows concerning a loan? a. give exemption b. can maintain same charge c. some relaxation d. need to repay what they have 129. “Man is a worm in god’s sight” – who said this? a. Bildad b. Job c. Shuhide d. Zophar 130. Whose heart make Job to sing? a. Widow b. wife c. poor d. children 131. What was the symbol used for exploited poor people? a. dog b. cat c. donkey d. horse 132. What did Job do to orphans? a. feeding them b. teaching them c. caring them as his own children d. consoling them 133. How did God call Job? a. My son b. silent sufferer c. god critic d. god lover 134. After the death of Job's children and servants, how does Satan make life even worse for Job? a. Give him chronic disease b. takes his energy c. takes all his wealth d. All of the above Dr. Faustus 135. The full title of Dr. Faustus is a. The tragical history of the life and death of Dr. Faustus b. The historical tragedy of the life and death of Dr. Faustus c. The history of the life and death of Dr. Faustus’s tragedy d. The tragedy of the life and death of Dr. Faustus’s history 136. Dr. Faustus is based on the …….story of the title character …. a. German, Johan Georg Faust b. French, Oliver Gram Faust C. German, William Georg Faust d. French, Georg Gram Faust 137. The play is in ……….and …… in thirteen scenes (1604) or twenty scenes (1616). a. blank verse, poetic b. poetic, blank verse c. blank verse, prose d. prose, blank verse 138. Chorus functions as i) narrator ii) interact with characters iii)rather provides an introduction to the play iv) rather provides a conclusion to the play a. i), ii), iii) b)ii), iii), iv) c) i), ii), iv) d) i), iii), iv) 139. Chorus describes Faustus as a. “ease of stock” b. “base of stock” c. “case of stock” d. “face of stock” 140. Faustus earns his doctorate at University of a. Wittenburg b. Oxford c. Cambridge d. London 141. Faustus story is likened to the story of a. Icles b. Hercules c. Icales d. Icarus 142. Faustus’ end bring to the reader’s mind to the idea of a. hubris b. debris c. destiny d. character 143. Faustus ….. Divinity as ……. a. accepts, useful b. rejects, useless c. hates, loveless d. humiliates, sinful 144. Who proclaims this, "How am I glutted with conceit of this"? a. Wagner b. Faustus c. good angel d. bad angel 145. Lucifer is also called a. King of devils b. Prince of devils c. messenger of devils d. servant of devils 146. Mephistophilis saying: "Oh, Faustus, leave these frivolous demands, which strikes a terror to my fainting soul" because of Faustus’ a. inquiring about the nature of black magic b. inquiring about the nature of Lucifer c. inquiring about the nature of Hell d. inquiring about the nature of soul 147. “Per inoequalem motum respect totes”- this latin phrase is used Mephistophilis for Faustus questions about a. science related questions b.who made the world c. theology related questions d. man related questions 148. Mephistophilis brings …….. to break the wound open again, and thus Faustus is able to take his oath written in his own blood. a. herbs b. oil c. coal d. soil 149. Lucifer, accompanied by ……….. to present the seven deadly sins to Faustus. a. Beelzebub and bad angel b. Mephistophilis and bad angel c. Beelzebub and Mephistophilis d. bad angel and good angel 150. Lucifer then, as ………, brings to Faustus the personification of the seven deadly sins. a. duty b. entertainment c. illustration d. pleasure The Spanish Tragedy 151. Who is Pluto and Prosperine? a. King and queen of underworld b. Prince and Princess of Underworld c. King and queen of Heaven d. Prince and Princess of Heaven 152. Andrea and Revenge back to the world after passing through the gates of a. Horn b. Ivory c. Gold d. Diamond 153. Why does Lorenzo kill Horatio? a. Lorenzo wants to get her sister married to Balthazar b. Lorenzo wants to take revenge for Horatio’s false claim of capturing Balthazar c. Horatio’s lower birth d. Lorenzo does not like Duke’s intimation with Horatio 154. Who is verbal manipulator and machiavellian plotter? a. Andrea b. Hieronimo c. Lorenzo d. Balthazar 155. What motivates Balthazar to kill Horatio? a. Horatio’s lower birth b. Balthazar wants to make reconciliation with two countries. c. Balthazar was defeated by Horatio in war d. Balthazar’s genuine love on Bel-imperia 156. Who cries out first for revenge? a. Andrea b. Balthazar c. Lorenzo d. Hieronimo 157. How many murderes killed Horatio? a. Two b. three c. four d. five 158. Why was Serbarine killed by Pedringano? a. Balthazar suspects Serbarine that latter may inform murder to Viceroy. b. Lorenzo suspects Serbarine that latter may inform murder to King. c. Balthazar suspects Serbarine that latter may inform murder to Hieronimo. d. Lorenzo suspects Serbarine that latter may inform murder to Hieronimo. 159. What did the old man Bazulto request to Hieronimo? a. Bazulto requested the monetary help after his son’s death b. Bazulto wanted to participate in war to take revenge for his son’s death c. Bazulto requested Hieronimo’s help to take revenge for his son’s death d. Bazulto requested Hieronimo justice for his son’s death 160. Viceroy discovered Alexandro is not the culprit but it is Villupo. what did Alexandro ask to Viceroy? a. Alexandro begged that he wanted to behead Villupo. b. Alexandro begged that he wanted Villupo to exile from Portuguese. c. Alexandro begged that he wanted to beat Villupo d. Alexandro begged that Villupo need mercy and freed. 161. Who is Christophil? a. servant to Bel-imperia appointed by Hieronimo b. servant to Bel-imperia appointed by Lorenzo in prison c. servant to Bel-imperia appointed by King in prison d. servant to Bel-imperia appointed by Balthazar in prison 162. Who discovers the letter on Pedringano’s body? a. Hieronimo b. Hangman c. Loranzo d. Balthazar 163. The Page, a messenger boy who brings ……… to the execution. a. Lorenzo’s letter contained box b. Balthazar’s letter contained box c. Lorenzo’s empty box d. Balthaar’s empty box The Alchemist – Ben Jonson 164. Who considered it as one of three most perfect plots in literature? a. Coleridge b. Shakespeare c. Kyd d. Greene 165. Face is compared to highway man ……….. a. Richard Ratsey b. William Ratsey c. Robert Ratsey d. Gamaliel Ratsey 166. Captain refers in Captain Face is a. sea captain b. captain of the team c. captain of the house d. nothing 167. Full name of Surly is a. Sir Patine Surly b. Sir Prigate Surly c. Sir Felinax Surly d. Sir Pertinax Surly 168. Who delivers the epilogue? a. Lovewit b. Face c. Dol d. Subtle 169. Lovewit has been away from his home about a. four weeks b. five weeks c. six weeks d. seven weeks 170. One of the names is not used by Jeremy a. Face b. Lungs c. Ulen Spiegel d. Stean 171. Tribulation and Ananais are a. Protestants b. Roman catholics c. Puritans d. Presbytarians 172. Tribulation and Ananais never realize their scheme to counterfeit ……..money. a. Spanish b. Portuguese c. Dutch d. German 173. “Tis his fault. He ever murmurs and objects his pains, and says the weight of all lies upon him.” – who said? a. Face b. Subtle c. Lovewit d. Epicure Mammon 174. Who calls this truce as “venture tripartite”? a. Face b. Subtle c. Dol d. Lovewit 175. The Alchemist is not a a. Renaissance Play b. coney-catching play c. Reformation play d. classical play