PART A: MJC-3 (Poetry & Drama)
Q1. What is the genre of "The Nun’s Priest’s Tale"?
It is a Beast Fable (animals behaving like humans) and a Mock-Heroic poem.
Q2. Who is the "poor widow" in the tale?
She is the owner of the rooster Chanticleer, living a simple, patient life in a small cottage.
Q3. Describe Chanticleer’s singing.
His crowing was more precise than a clock and merrier than the church organ.
Q4. Who is Pertelote?
She is Chanticleer's favorite wife, a hen who is courteous and beautiful but dismissive of dreams.
Q5. What does Pertelote suggest causes nightmares?
She believes they are caused by indigestion or an imbalance of humours (specifically choler).
Q6. Who is Sir Russell?
Sir Russell is the name of the col-fox (black-tipped fox) who tricks Chanticleer.
Q7. How does the Fox catch Chanticleer?
By flattering his singing voice and asking him to sing with his eyes closed and neck stretched out.
Q8. How does Chanticleer escape?
He tricks the fox into opening his mouth to speak; when the fox opens his mouth, Chanticleer flies into a tree.
Q9. What moral does Chanticleer learn?
One should not close their eyes when they ought to be looking (stay alert).
Q10. What moral does the Fox learn?
One should not speak when they ought to remain silent.
Q11. What is the "holy season" in Spenser's Sonnet XXII?
It refers to Lent, a time of fasting and penance before Easter.
Q12. What does the poet intend to build for his beloved?
He intends to build a "glorious temple" in his mind/heart dedicated to her.
Q13. Why does the poet call his beloved a "saint"?
Because she is the author of his bliss and possesses divine, pure qualities.
Q14. What sacrifice does the poet offer to her?
He offers his bleeding heart on the altar of her love.
Q15. What does the title "The Retreat" signify?
It signifies a desire to go backward—to retreat from adulthood back to the innocence of childhood.
Q16. What is "Angel-infancy"?
It refers to the period of early childhood when the soul is pure and still close to God.
Q17. What does the phrase "white designs" mean?
It refers to the pure, sinless, and innocent thoughts the poet had as a child.
Q18. Why does the poet want to "travel back"?
He feels his current soul is corrupted by "fleshly dress" (sin/body) and wants to regain his original purity.
Q19. What does "shoot but one way" mean?
As a child, his thoughts were focused only on Heaven/God, not distracted by worldly sins.
Q20. What four powerful things does Sonnet 65 list?
Brass, stone, earth, and the boundless sea.
Q21. What is the central conflict of Sonnet 65?
The conflict between the fragility of beauty (like a flower) and the destructive rage of Time.
Q22. What is the "summer’s honey breath"?
A metaphor for the delicate, sweet beauty of youth that cannot withstand Time's siege.
Q23. What is the "miracle" in Sonnet 65?
That the poet's love can be preserved forever in "black ink" (poetry).
Q24. Why did the speaker take "bitter sauces" in Sonnet 118?
To stimulate his appetite, acting as a metaphor for creating artificial problems to spice up his relationship.
Q25. What does "sick of welfare" mean?
It means being tired of things going too well; creating trouble because the relationship was too perfect.
Q26. What lesson does the speaker learn in Sonnet 118?
That "drugs poison him that so fell sick of you"—trying to test a healthy love can destroy it.
Q27. Why is Othello called the "Moor"?
It refers to his North African heritage and distinct race within Venetian society.
Q28. What is the name of Desdemona’s father?
Brabantio, a Venetian senator.
Q29. Why does Iago hate Othello?
Othello promoted Cassio to Lieutenant instead of Iago.
Q30. What object is the "ocular proof" of infidelity?
A handkerchief spotted with strawberries.
Q31. Who is Emilia?
Iago's wife and Desdemona's attendant.
Q32. Who is Bianca?
A courtesan who is in love with Cassio; she is found with the handkerchief.
Q33. How does Othello kill Desdemona?
He smothers (or strangles) her in her bed.
Q34. What happens to Othello at the end?
He realizes his mistake and commits suicide by stabbing himself.
Q35. Why is Antonio sad at the beginning?
He does not know the cause, though his friends guess it is worry over his merchandise or love.
Q36. What is the "Bond"?
A legal agreement where Shylock lends 3,000 ducats; if unpaid, he takes a pound of Antonio's flesh.
Q37. Why does Bassanio need money?
To travel to Belmont and woo the wealthy heiress Portia.
Q38. What happens if suitors choose the wrong casket?
They must leave immediately and never propose marriage to any woman again.
Q39. Which casket does Bassanio choose?
The Lead casket, because "threatening" plainness appeals to him more than gaudy gold.
Q40. Who is Nerissa?
Portia’s clever lady-in-waiting who marries Gratiano.
Q41. How does Portia save Antonio?
She points out the bond allows for a pound of flesh but not a single drop of blood.
Q42. What happens to Shylock’s property?
Half goes to Antonio (in trust for Jessica) and half to the state (later pardoned).
PART B: MJC-4 (17th & 18th Century)
Q43. What is the subject of "Paradise Lost" Book I?
"Man's first disobedience" (eating the forbidden fruit).
Q44. Who is the "Shepherd" in the invocation?
Moses, who taught the chosen seed about creation.
Q45. What is the purpose of the poem?
To "assert Eternal Providence / And justify the ways of God to men."
Q46. Who is the arch-enemy of God?
Satan (formerly Lucifer).
Q47. What is "Pandemonium"?
The high capital of Hell and the meeting place for Satan and his peers.
Q48. Who is Mulciber?
The architect of Pandemonium (the fallen god Hephaestus).
Q49. Describe the size of Satan.
He is compared to the Titan Briareos or the massive Leviathan.
Q50. Who is Beelzebub?
Satan’s second-in-command who is next to him in power and crime.
Q51. What saying defines Satan’s character?
"The mind is its own place... Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n."
Q52. Why does Pope say "Shut, shut the door, good John"?
To keep out the annoying poets seeking his patronage.
Q53. Who is "Atticus"?
A satirical name for Joseph Addison, depicted as jealous and cowardly.
Q54. What does "Damn with faint praise" mean?
To compliment someone so slightly that it serves as an insult.
Q55. Who is "Sporus"?
A satirical caricature of Lord Hervey, described as a "painted child of dirt."
Q56. What is Dr. Arbuthnot's role?
He is Pope’s friend and doctor who warns Pope not to be too harsh in his satire.
Q57. How does Pope describe his father?
As a humble, honest man who was not a poet but possessed good morals.
Q58. Why does Jaffeir hate Priuli?
Priuli rejected Jaffeir because Jaffeir married his daughter, Belvidera, without permission.
Q59. Why does Pierre recruit Jaffeir?
To join the conspiracy to overthrow the corrupt Senate.
Q60. What does Jaffeir give as a pledge of loyalty?
He gives his wife, Belvidera, as a hostage, along with a dagger to kill her if he betrays them.
Q61. Why does Belvidera want Jaffeir to reveal the plot?
Because one of the conspirators (Renault) tried to assault her, and she wants to save Venice.
Q62. How does Jaffeir die?
He stabs his friend Pierre (to save him from torture) and then stabs himself.
Q63. What happens to Belvidera?
She goes mad with grief and dies seeing the ghosts of Jaffeir and Pierre.
PART C: SEC-3 (Phonetics)
Q64. Define Phonetics.
The scientific study of the production, transmission, and reception of speech sounds.
Q65. What does IPA stand for?
International Phonetic Alphabet.
Q66. What is RP?
Received Pronunciation (the standard accent of British English).
Q67. What is Acoustic Phonetics?
It deals with physical sound waves (frequency/amplitude).
Q68. What is the common Air Stream Mechanism in English?
Pulmonic Egressive Air Stream Mechanism (air pushed out from the lungs).
Q69. What is the Larynx?
The "voice box" in the throat that holds the vocal cords.
Q70. What is the function of Vocal Cords?
They vibrate to produce **voiced** sounds and remain open for **voiceless** sounds.
Q71. What is the Glottis?
The gap or opening between the vocal cords.
Q72. What is the Velum?
The Soft Palate; it regulates airflow to the nasal cavity.
Q73. What is the Alveolar Ridge?
The hard, bumpy ridge behind the upper teeth.
Q74. What are "Active Articulators"?
The organs that move to create sound (e.g., tongue, lower lip).
Q75. What are "Passive Articulators"?
The stationary organs active articulators touch (e.g., upper teeth, hard palate).
Q76. What is a Phoneme?
The smallest meaningful unit of sound (e.g., /p/ vs /b/).
Q77. Difference between Vowel and Consonant?
Vowels have an open vocal tract; Consonants involve obstruction of airflow.
Q78. What is a Monophthong?
A pure vowel sound with a single, unchanging quality (e.g., /e/ in "bed").
Q79. What is a Diphthong?
A vowel glide from one sound to another within the same syllable (e.g., /ai/ in "fly").
Q80. What is a Plosive?
A consonant formed by a complete closure of air followed by a sudden release (P, B, T, D, K, G).
Q81. What is a Fricative?
A consonant formed by narrowing the air passage to create friction (F, V, S, Z).
Q82. What is an Affricate?
A sound that begins as a plosive and releases as a fricative (e.g., /tʃ/ in "church").
Q83. What is a Nasal sound?
A sound where the soft palate lowers, allowing air through the nose (M, N, ŋ).
Q84. What is a Lateral sound?
A sound where air escapes along the sides of the tongue (e.g., /l/).
Q85. Define "Voiced" sounds.
Sounds produced with vocal cord vibration (e.g., /z/, /d/).
Q86. Define "Voiceless" sounds.
Sounds produced without vocal cord vibration (e.g., /s/, /t/).
Q87. IPA symbol for 'sh' in "Sheep"?
/ʃ/
Q88. IPA symbol for 'ng' in "King"?
/ŋ/
Q89. IPA symbol for vowel in "Cup"?
/ʌ/
Q90. What is Stress (Word Accent)?
The emphasis given to a specific syllable, making it louder/higher.
Q91. What is Intonation?
The rise and fall of voice pitch while speaking.
Q92. What is a Syllable?
A unit of pronunciation typically having one vowel sound.
Q93. What is a Simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as" (e.g., "Red as a rose").
Q94. What is a Metaphor?
An implied comparison without "like" or "as" (e.g., "He is a lion").
Q95. What is Personification?
Attributing human qualities to inanimate objects.
Q96. What is Oxymoron?
A figure of speech combining contradictory terms (e.g., "Cold fire").
Q97. What is Hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration for emphasis.
Q98. What is Onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate the sound they represent (e.g., "Buzz").
Q99. What is Alliteration?
Repetition of the same initial consonant sound.
Q100. What is Apostrophe?
A direct address to an absent person or abstract concept.
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