A. A noble person who becomes completely corrupted
B. A cowardly person who doubts himself or herself despite possessing great wealth and political power
C. A cowardly person who shows some personal strength when faced with a crisis
D. A noble person who makes a costly mistake
Related Mcqs:
- Who is praised as a hero by Carlyle in his lecture on the ‘Hero as King’ ?
A. Johnson
B. Cromwell
C. Shakespeare
D. Luther - ‘Hero and Hero worship’ was written by______________?
A. Ruskin
B. Carlyle
C. Mill
D. None of these - Which of the following statements offers the best definition of the term Bildungsroman ?
A. A story of one person’s fall from grace and into destruction
B. A story of one person’s growth and development within a particular social order
C. A story of one person’s success within a capitalistic economic system
D. A story of one person’s selfrealization and attempt to return to innocence - Which of the following statements offers the best definition of an epistolary novel ?
A. A novel set in the past
B. A novel that consists entirely of dialogue
C. A novel that is set in the countryside of Europe
D. A novel that consists of a series of documents, such as diary entries, letters, and newspaper articles - Which of the following statements offers the best definition of a novel of manners ?
A. A novel that attacks the lower classes
B. A novel set in Europe in the 18th century
C. A novel that explores the behavior and values of a particular class of people
D. A novel that explores class conflict - Which of the following statements offers the best definition of “rhetoric” ?
A. Questions for which the answers are obvious
B. Persuasive writing and speaking
C. Writing that is complicated and scholarly
D. Logical writing and speaking - Which of the following statements offers the best definition of the concept of strange attractors in chaos theory ?
A. Strange attractors are mysterious forces that are entirely random.
B. Strange attractors are complex forces that are determined by the laws of physics.
C. Strange attractors are mysterious forces that are both random and determined.
D. Strange attractors are complex forces that are entirely random - Which of the following statements offers the best definition of the concept of strange attractors in chaos theory ?
A. Strange attractors are mysterious forces that are entirely random.
B. Strange attractors are complex forces that are determined by the laws of physics.
C. Strange attractors are mysterious forces that are both random and determined.
D. Strange attractors are complex forces that are entirely random. - According to Dr. Frances Pritchett’s version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi’s “The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative”, which of the following offers the best definition of a “history” ?
A. A narrative based entirely on verifiable facts
B. A narrative that does not analyze characters on a situation-by-situation basis
C. A narrative without characters
D. A narrative that takes place in the past. - Which of the following offers the best definition of the concept of persuasion ?
A. Persuasion is the art of making readers or listeners believe what the writer or speaker is stating.
B. Persuasion is the art of lying to good effect.
C. Persuasion is the opposite of rhetoric.
D. Persuasion is the use of syllogisms to influence the opinions of readers and listeners.
