Time Allowed: 35 Minutes

(OBJECTIVE PART)
1- a) Encircle the correct answer:
i)

ii)

iii)

iv)

Max. Marks: 32
1x4

Sign of
Supdt.

Oedipus tells Teiresias that the magic of the sphinx demanded a real:
a) Scholar

b) Soldier

c) Priest

d) Exorcist

When Dr. Faustus starts writing a deed of gift for Lucifer, his blood:
a) Flows

b) Trickles

c) Congeals

d) Boils

Polixenes tells Hermione that is childhood, he and Leontes were like twinned:
a) Babies

b) Kittens

c) Lambs

d) Colts

Gwendolen tells Jack that Ernest is a divine name, it produces:

a) Sensations

b) Sentiments

c) Vibrations

d) Thrill

b) Encircle True or False as the case may be.

1x8

i)

Oedipus blinds himself with a dagger.

TRUE / FALSE

ii)

Oedipus mocks the blindness of Teiresias.

TRUE / FALSE

iii)

Mephistophilis tells that Lucifer was once the most dearly loved angel of God.

TRUE / FALSE

iv)

Lucifer never appears throughout the play Dr. Faustus.

TRUE / FALSE

v)

Brabantio thinks that Othello has used some magical power to seduce Desdemona.

TRUE / FALSE

vi)

Algernon orders his servant to prepare chicken sandwiches for Lady Bracknell.

vii)

Gwendolen is first cousin of Algernon.

TRUE / FALSE

viii)

Leontes tells his son Mamillius that they are as similar as two eggs.

TRUE / FALSE

c) Fill in the blanks with exact words:

i)

TRUE / FALSE

1x4

Teiresias says A blind man, who has his eyes now; a penniless man who is
__________________________________________________ now.

ii)

Faustus says about Helen, was this the face that launched a _________________________ ships.

iii)

Polixenes says about his son He makes a Julys day short as ______________________________.

iv)

Algernon says Divorces are made in _________________________________________________.

(Continued Overleaf)

2-

Give short answers to the following questions:

2x8
i) Why didnt people of Thebes make an inquiry into the murder of King Laios
just after his death?

________________________________________________________________________
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ii) Who was TEIRESIAS?
____________________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii)

How does Faustus punish the Knight for his misbehavior?

__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iv)

What does Dr. Faustus do to Pope and the Friars during the holy feast?

__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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v)

What does Algernon know through the cigarette case lost by Jack?

__________________________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________________________
vi)

What are Algernons views about his relatives?

__________________________________________________________________________________________
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vii)

How does Hermione persuade Polixenes to stay a little longer?

__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
viii)

Why is Othello sent to Cyprus?

__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Total Marks = 68+32 = 100

Pass Marks = 40%

SUBJECTIVE PART
3- Comment on the end of Oedipus Rex with particulars emphasis on the acts of the self-inflicted

blindness and the banishment.

17

4- How does Dr. Faustus reflect the spirit of Renaissance?

17

5- Othello is a villain dominated tragedy. Discuss.

17

6- Discuss The Winters Tale as a play of Sin and forgiveness.

17

7- The Importance of Being Earnest is a play full of witty dialogues. Do you agree? Give Reasons for
your answer.

17

8- Contrast the character of Desdemona and Emilia in the play Othello

17

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