From where Matthew Arnold took the story for his Sohras and Rustam ?

Related Mcqs:

1. For what do Matthew Arnold’s moral investment in nonfiction and Walter Pater’s aesthetic investment together pave the way ?

   A. a renewed secularism in the twentieth century B. modern literary criticism C. late “nineteenth-century and early” twentieth-century satirical drama D. the surrealist movement...

2. Matthew Arnold;s Thyrsis is an elegy written on the death of______________?

   A. Arthur Hallam B. Milton C. Edward King D. Hugh Clough...

3. For what do Matthew Arnold’s moral investment in nonfiction and Walter Pater’s aesthetic investment together pave the way ?

   A. a renewed secularism in the twentieth century B. modern literary criticism C. late nineteenth-century and earlytwentieth- century satirical drama D. the surrealist movement...

4. In Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach,” the speaker refers to the “melancholy, long, withdrawing roar” of “The Sea of Faith.” This reference alludes to which of the following ?

   A. The Protestant Reformation B. Religious interpretations of changes to the oceans C. The decline of religion’s importance in the modern West D. His lover’s betrayal...

5. Which of the following does NOT characterize Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach” ?

   A. It is a dramatic monologue. B. Like earlier Romantic lyrics, it takes a natural setting as an occasion for philosophical reflection. C. It has a melancholic tone. D. It envisions Christianity as eternal....

6. Complete the following sentence. Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach” is illustrative of modernist poetry, because it________________?

   A. employs free verse. B. has an undertow of nihilism. C. is chauvinistic about British “exceptionalism.” D. was composed between WW I and WW II....

7. The cautious old gentleman knit his brows tenfold closer after this explanation, being sorely puzzled by the ratiocination of the syllogism; while methought the one in pepper and salt eyed him with something of a triumphant leer. At length he observed, that all this was very well, but still he thought the story a little extravagant – there were one or two points on which he had his doubts. “Faith, sir,” replied the story-teller, “as to that matter, I don’t believe one half of it myself.” This passage exemplifies_____________?

   A. Narrative frame B. Hortatory sermon C. Snaring D. Jamming...

8. Who write the story “Story Teller” ?

   A. William Wordsworth B. William Shakespeare C. Thomas Grey D. Saki...

9. His son Rip, an urchin begotten in his own likeness, promised to inherit the habits, with thåe old clothes of his father. He was generally seen trooping like a colt at his mother’s heels, equipped in a pair of his father’s cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. What are “galligaskins” ?

   A. Long, wide petticoats B. A trench-coat C. Loose, wide breeches D. Underpants...

10. The basic theme of Arnold’s Literature and Dogma is____________?

    A. Contemporary literary criticism B. Art and Literature C. Theology D. Social changes in the Victorian Age...