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Choose the correct option to answer the following questions(i) Which picture reflects a scene from the poem ‘Kubla Khan’ by Coleridge?(ii) Which phrase hints at a scene from the poem ‘Kubla Khan’ by Coleridge? (a) a girl with dulcimer (b) a boy with drums and flag (c) a girl with pearl earrings (d) a girl with heart shaped balloon(iii) What do the shadows represent in the poem ‘A Lecture upon the Shadows’? (a) Superstitions (b) Young Love (c) Pessimism (d) Discord and disagreements(iv) What things are associated with the eternal in the poem ‘On Time’? (i) Truth (ii) Material wealth (iii) Peace (iv) Monuments (a) (i), (iv) (b) (ii), (iv) (c) (i), (iii) (d) (ii), (iii)(v) Who did Marquez compare Neruda to in the story ‘I Sell my Dreams’? (a) School Principal (b) Renaissance Pope (c) Religious Zealot (d) a sycophant(vi) Name the city where the narrator of ‘I Sell my Dreams’ met Frau Frieda for the first Time? (a) Havana (b) Barcelona (c) Vienna (d) Oporto(vii) Which ceremony in the story ‘I Sell my Dreams’ is being compared to Neruda’s sacred siesta? (a) Breaking the bell ceremony (b) Releasing the dove ceremony (c) Japanese rice wine ceremony (d) Japanese tea ceremony(viii) What does Milton not suggest in the poem ‘To Shakespeare’? (a) Not necessary to build a monument for Shakespeare. (b) Shakespeare will be an inspiration for generations to come. (c) Shakespeare’s followers will build him an ornate mausoleum. (d) Shakespeare’s work’s brilliance has not been understood properly.(ix) J. Krishnamurti, does not say this in his essay ‘Understanding Freedom and discipline’: (a) In order to be truly free, one must break down the walls of tradition. (b) Discipline is imposed both externally and internally. (c) Intelligence demands breaking away from tradition. (d) Being concerned about one’s looks means one is sensitive.(x) In the essay ‘The mark on the wall’ what was the mark on the wall in reality? (a) a swatted fly (b) mark made by a nail (c) a snail (d) a tomb |
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Answer» (i) (a) maid with dulcimer (ii) (a) a girl with dulcimer (iii) (d) Discord and disagreements (iv) (c) (i), (iii) (v) (b) Renaissance Pope (vi) (c) Vienna (vii) (d) Japanese tea ceremony (viii) (c) Shakespeare’s followers will build him an ornate mausoleum. (ix) (d) Being concerned about one’s looks means one is sensitive (x) (c) a snail |
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