MJC 5 Question Paper Suggestion 2026 Set-4,Bankura University B.A. 4th Semester (Major) Examination, 2026: British Literature: 18th Century (MJC-5) Question Paper

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B.A. 4th Semester (Major) Mock Examination, 2026

    

ENGLISH (MJC-5) — Set 4

    

British Literature: 18th Century (NEP System)

  
     
    
Course Code: A/ENG-401/MJC-5
    
Course ID: 40311
    
Time Allowed: 2 Hours
    
Full Marks: 40
    
Instructions: The figures in the right-hand margin indicate full marks. Candidates are required to give answers in their own words as far as practicable.
  
     
    

Pattern Blueprint Note: This assessment paper strictly implements the official blueprint guidelines (04 long questions from Unit I, 02 long questions from Unit II, 04 short notes from Unit III, and 10 short-concept questions across Units I & II) mapped from IMG_20260606_200243_2.jpg.

  
  
     
              
      
        

1. Answer any one of the following questions from Unit I:

        1 × 10 = 10       
      
            
  1. Analyze how Jonathan Swift satirizes the absurdities of human warfare, modern weaponry, and treaties in Gulliver's accounts to the Lilliputian and Brobdingnagian courts.
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  2. Evaluate the thematic significance of the Yahoo-like traits Gulliver observes in humanity while contrasting his interactions with the court giants of Brobdingnag.
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  3. Examine how Equiano uses the language of Christian morality and biblical narrative to systematically expose the hypocrisy of Christian slaveholders.
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  4. Discuss the historical significance of *The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano* as a blend of spiritual autobiography, travelogue, and political manifesto.
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2. Answer any one of the following questions from Unit II:

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  1. Examine Samuel Johnson's *'London'* as an attack on Whig politics, colonial expansion, and the administration of Robert Walpole.
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  2. Analyse the landscape setting in Thomas Gray's *'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'*. How does the localized imagery reflect the internal melancholy of the speaker?
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3. Write short notes on any two of the following topics from Unit III:

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  1. The concept of "wit" vs. "judgment" as defined in Neo-classical 18th-century literary theory.
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  2. The structural layout of the Scriblerus Club and its contribution to English prose satire.
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  3. The representation of London life, coffee houses, and high-society manners in early 18th-century periodical columns.
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  4. The role of the 'Scriblerians' in defending classical literary standards against the rise of popular 'Dunce' culture.
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4. Answer any five of the following short questions from Units I & II:

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  1. What historical event or dispute is satirically represented by the controversy between the Big-Endians and Small-Endians in Lilliput?
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  2. How does Gulliver manage to escape from Lilliput to the neighboring empire of Blefuscu?
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  3. Describe the physical accident involving a monkey that endangers Gulliver's life at the palace of Brobdingnag.
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  4. State the name of the English slave ship on which Equiano experiences his first transatlantic voyage.
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  5. How does Equiano eventually buy his own freedom, and how much money does it cost him?
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  6. What does Dr. Johnson mean when he describes London as a place where "blockheads sign praises, and knaves commend"?
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  7. Identify the historical figures or English monarchs that Thales holds up as examples of true British liberty in *'London'*.
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  8. What specific warning does Gray give to "Grandeur" and "Ambition" regarding their treatment of the poor?
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  9. Explain the meaning behind the phrase "the applause of list'ning senates to command" in Gray's *Elegy*.
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  10. What does the rustic poet request passersby to read upon his tombstone at the end of Gray's poem?
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