Mock Test 01 English | UGC NET | Unit Drama 51 to 100 скачать в хорошем качестве

Mock Test 01 English | UGC NET | Unit Drama 51 to 100

Part 1: The University Wits (Q.51–75) Q.51) Which play by Christopher Marlowe features the character "Zenocrate"? Answer: [3] Tamburlaine the Great Explanation: Zenocrate is the daughter of the Soldan of Egypt and becomes the devoted wife of the Scythian shepherd-conqueror Tamburlaine. Q.52) Which famous jester of Henry VIII’s court appears in Summer’s Last Will and Testament? Answer: [2] Will Summers Explanation: Will Summers (or Sommers) was the actual court jester of Henry VIII. Nashe uses his ghost as a commentator and narrator in the play. Q.53) Who completed Christopher Marlowe’s Hero and Leander? Answer: [1] George Chapman Explanation: Marlowe died leaving Hero and Leander unfinished (he wrote the first two sestiads). George Chapman completed the poem. Q.54) In The Scottish History of James the Fourth, the King falls in love with which character? Answer: [2] Ida Explanation: In Greene's play, James IV ignores his wife (Queen Dorothea) and lusts after Ida, the daughter of the Countess of Arran. Q.55) Which play by George Peele is drawn entirely from Biblical sources? Answer: [1] The Love of King David and Fair Bethsabe Explanation: This is the only extant Elizabethan play drawn entirely from Scripture, dealing with David’s affair with Bathsheba and Absalom’s rebellion. Q.56) Who co-wrote A Looking Glass for London and England with Thomas Lodge? Answer: [2] Robert Greene Explanation: This moralistic play is a collaboration between Thomas Lodge and Robert Greene, applying the biblical story of Jonah to London society. Q.57) In The Jew of Malta, how does Barabas die? Answer: [3] He falls into a boiling cauldron he had prepared for others. Explanation: Barabas constructs a trapdoor over a boiling cauldron for the Turkish leader Calymath, but the Governor (Ferneze) triggers the trap on Barabas instead. Q.58) In Endymion, the character "Cynthia" represents which historical figure? Answer: [2] Queen Elizabeth I Explanation: In Lyly’s allegory, Cynthia (the Moon Goddess) represents Queen Elizabeth I, while Endymion represents her courtier (possibly the Earl of Leicester). Q.59) Which University Wit is famous for "Coney-Catching Pamphlets"? Answer: [2] Robert Greene Explanation: Greene wrote a famous series of pamphlets (1591–92) revealing the tricks of the London underworld (thieves and swindlers). Q.60) The character Muly Mahamet in The Battle of Alcazar is a precursor to: Answer: [2] Aaron the Moor (Titus Andronicus) Explanation: Muly Mahamet is a villainous Moor in Peele’s play, serving as a direct literary prototype for Shakespeare's Aaron. Q.61) Who is the author of The Unfortunate Traveller? Answer: [2] Thomas Nashe Explanation: Published in 1594, this prose narrative is often cited as the first picaresque novel in English literature. Q.62) In Edward II, who is the King’s favorite? Answer: [2] Piers Gaveston Explanation: The play focuses on the intense relationship between Edward II and his favorite, Piers Gaveston, which alienates the nobility. Q.63) Which play by John Lyly features Phillida and Gallathea disguised as boys? Answer: [3] Gallathea Explanation: The plot involves two girls disguised as boys who fall in love, a device that influenced Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and As You Like It. Q.64) What is the English title of Kyd's translation of Garnier's play? Answer: [1] Cornelia Explanation: Kyd translated Robert Garnier’s French Seneca-style tragedy Cornélie into English as Cornelia (1594). Q.65) "Infinite riches in a little room" is spoken by: Answer: [2] Barabas Explanation: Barabas says this in the opening soliloquy of The Jew of Malta while admiring his piles of gems. Q.66) Which group was accused of atheism and rumored to include Marlowe? Answer: [2] The School of Night Explanation: A supposed group of free-thinkers. Shakespeare satirizes this group (referencing the "School of Night") in Love's Labour's Lost. Q.67) George Peele’s The Old Wives’ Tale features a sorcerer named: Answer: [1] Sacrapant Explanation: The sorcerer Sacrapant transforms characters and holds them captive, acting as a prototype for Milton's Comus. Q.68) Which University Wit lived the longest and became a physician? Answer: [2] Thomas Lodge Explanation: Lodge abandoned literature for medicine, became a Catholic, and lived until 1625, long outliving the other Wits. Q.69) In Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, what does Friar Bacon create? Answer: [1] A Brazen Head Explanation: He creates a head made of brass that is supposed to speak and reveal how to wall England with brass. Q.70) Which play by John Lyly is written in blank verse? Answer: [1] The Woman in the Moon Explanation: While Lyly is famous for his Euphuistic prose, this play stands out as his only attempt at blank verse. Q.71) The subtitle of Marlowe's The Jew of Malta is: Answer: [2] The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta Explanation: This is the full title as it appears on the title page of the 1633 e