MH SET Paper 2 Mock Test - 3 (English) - MAHA TET MCQ

The correct answer is Both 3 and 1Key Points

• An Apology for the Life of Mrs Shamela Andrews by Henry Fielding is an insightful and highly effective parody of Samuel Richardson’s popular epistolary novel Pamela (1740).
• Shamela was published on 2 April 1741, less than five months after the first edition of Pamela had appeared and three weeks after the third edition was released. Fielding’s well-timed text was highly topical, a factor which contributed significantly to its success.
• Fielding is no longer concerned with the genuineness or falsity of Pamela’s sexual morality, and what is more, the parodic motive has receded drastically.  
• The plot begins with a direct link to Richardson’s novel: Pamela has married Mr. B, and Fielding has endowed her with a brother, Joseph Andrews, who is in the service of Mr. Booby’s uncle, Sir Thomas Booby.
• Sir Thomas’s wife occupies a role analogous to that of Mr. B. in Pamela, as she soon sets about trying to seduce the attractive Andrews. 

Therefore, Option 4 is the correct answer.

 Additional Information

• Henry Fielding – novelist, playwright and magistrate – was an active and influential public figure in the early 18th century.
• Running short of funds, Fielding turned to writing, as did his sister, the novelist Sarah Fielding.
• His earliest theatrical writings so sharply satirised Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole that they were said to have catalysed the passage of the Theatrical Licensing Act of 1737, 
• Samuel Richardson is remembered today as one of the most important innovators of the novel form – and yet he did not publish his first novel until he was 51.
• Only once he was an established printer did Richardson turn his attention to literary innovation.
• His first began work on a collection of conduct letters, offering stylistic tips on how to give form to ideas and sentiments.

The correct answer is "The Spanish Tragedy"

Key Points

• "The Spanish Tragedy" is a play attributed to Thomas Kyd, not Robert Greene.
• Robert Greene (1558-1592) was an English author and playwright known for his prose works and contributions to Elizabethan literature.
• Greene's notable works include "Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay" and "Alphonsus, King of Aragon."
• "The Spanish Tragedy" is a revenge tragedy written by Thomas Kyd, a contemporary of Greene.
• Greene's plays often explore themes of love, morality, and the complexities of human relationships.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 2.'

Additional Information

• Option 1: "Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay" is a play by Robert Greene.
• Option 3: "The Honorable Historie of Frier Bacon and Frier Bungay" is an alternate title for the play by Robert Greene.
• Option 4: "Alphonsus, King of Aragon" is a play attributed to Robert Greene.

The correct answer is "(a -iii), (b- iv), (c - i), (d - ii)".

Key Points

• Ars Poetica is a work of literary criticism by Horace. It is written in the form of a poem and explains the 'art of poetry', its form and styles.
• Of Dramatic Poesy (1688) is a critical essay by John Dryden that attempts to justify drama as a 'legitimate' form of poetry.
• Timber; or Discoveries is a work by Ben Jonson, published posthumously in 1641. The work deals with a wide range of themes like nature, wisdom and observations on dramatic theory.
• A Defense of Rhyme (1641) is a prose by Samuel Daniel.
• The work defends English verse form for not following the classical standard. The work is written in response to Thomas Campion's 'Observations in the Art of English Poesie' (1602).

Therefore, the correct answer is "option 2".

The correct answer is 'The rejuvenating and transformative power of the West Wind.'

 Key Points

• The central theme of the ode is the transformative and rejuvenating power of the West Wind.
• Shelley portrays the West Wind as a force that brings both destruction and renewal, symbolizing the cyclical nature of life.
• The poet reflects on the wind's ability to scatter seeds (symbolizing ideas) and initiate new growth.
• The West Wind is presented as a catalyst for change, influencing the natural world and inspiring the poet to seek its transformative energy.
• The poem explores the idea of the West Wind as a symbol of creative and regenerative power, linking it to the poet's desire for renewal and inspiration.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 3.'

 Additional Information

• Option 1: While seasons are mentioned, the primary focus is on the transformative power rather than the beauty of changing seasons.
• Option 2: While the poem acknowledges the destructive aspect, it emphasizes the overall regenerative and transformative influence of the West Wind.
• Option 4: The poet is not yearning for tranquility but rather for the dynamic and inspiring energy of the West Wind.

The correct answer is "Naturalism".

Key Points

• Between 1880 and 1903, George Robert Gissing (22 November 1857 – 28 December 1903) authored 23 books in England.
• The Nether World (1889), New Grub Street (1891), and The Odd Women (1893) are a few of them.
• Realism gave way to the movement of Naturalism in the late nineteenth century. 
• Realism placed a strong emphasis on the elements of daily life as a depiction of the characters' social context.
• The subjects shifted to largely being persons of lower birth in naturalist writing. 
• Gissing and other authors in the genre focused on society's seedier aspect and the struggles of the lower classes.
• In the nineteenth century, Darwinism and Marxism both had a significant impact on Naturalism.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Additional Information 

• ​Romanticism was an intellectual, artistic, and literary movement that began in Europe at the close of the 18th century and reached its pinnacle in most places between the years of 1800 and 1850.
• A philosophical movement known as transcendentalism emerged in New England in the late 1820s and early 1830s. Although society and its institutions have tainted the innocence of the individual, a basic notion is that people are at their best when they are truly "self-reliant" and autonomous.
• Beginning in the early 1900s and lasting through the first few years of the 1940s, modernism is a period in literary history. In general, modernist authors protested against formulaic verse and straightforward storytelling from the 19th century.

‘Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial’, or a ‘Discourse of the Sepulchral Urns’ is a work by Sir Thomas Browne. It was published in 1658 as the first part of a two-part work that concludes with The Garden of Cyrus. The work is a study on some forty or fifty Roman funeral urns that had been discovered near Norfolk.

The correct answer is 'Both the individual and the family will suffer.'

Key Points

• The quote implies that if an individual allows sorrow to weigh them down to the point of death, the family will suffer in exile. 
• The dead being displeased is mentioned as a caution against neglecting one's duty and succumbing to sorrow.

Therefore, the correct option is ‘Option 4.’

Additional Information 

• Option 1 is incorrect. The quote suggests that allowing sorrow to weigh one down has consequences beyond individual suffering. 
• Option 2 is incorrect. The family's suffering is connected to the individual's response to sorrow, not solely being in exile.
• Option 3 is incorrect. The dead being displeased is presented as a cautionary element, not a direct consequence.

The correct answer is 'Seven years.'

Key Points

• The quote specifies that the duty is to be fulfilled within a period of seven years. 
• This timeframe suggests a sense of urgency and emphasizes the importance of not allowing sorrow to hinder the fulfillment of familial responsibilities.

Therefore, the correct option is ‘Option 3.’

Additional Information 

• Option 1 is incorrect. The timeframe mentioned is seven years, not seven days. 
• Option 2 is incorrect. The specified period is seven years, not seven months.
• Option 4 is incorrect. The timeframe mentioned is seven years, not seventy years.

The correct answer is 'The family will die in exile.'

Key Points

• The speaker expresses concern that if sorrow weighs them down to the point of death, the family will suffer and potentially face death in exile. 
• This underscores the urgency and importance of fulfilling familial duties within the specified timeframe.

Therefore, the correct option is ‘Option 2.’

Additional Information 

• Option 1 is incorrect. The concern is about the family suffering, not becoming stronger.
• Option 3 is incorrect. Returning to the fatherland is the desired outcome, not a consequence of sorrow weighing the individual down.
• Option 4 is incorrect. The concern is about the potential suffering and death of the family, not personal happiness.

The correct answer is "William Langland".

Key Points

• William Langland wrote the Middle English allegorical narrative poem Piers Plowman, also known as Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman (William's Vision of Piers Plowman).
• The verse is divided into sections called passus (Latin for "step"). 
• It is written in an alliterative, non-rhyming verse.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.

Additional Information

• The Canterbury Tales, which Geoffrey Chaucer wrote, is his best-known work as a poet, author, and public official in England. He has been referred to as the "father of English poetry" and the "father of English literature."
• John Gower was an English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer's close friend, and a contemporary of William Langland and the Pearl Poet.
• Sir Thomas More was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and well-known Renaissance humanist. He is also known as Saint Thomas More in the Catholic Church.

The correct answer is "To Penshurst".

Key Points

• Every Man in His Humour is a 1598 play by the English playwright Ben Jonson.
  • The play belongs to the subgenre of the "humours comedy," in which each major character is dominated by an over-riding humour or obsession.
• Volpone is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable.
• The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson.
  • First performed in 1610 by the King's Men
• "To Penshurst" is a country house poem by Ben Jonson.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1.

Additional Information

• A country house poem is a poem in which the author compliments a wealthy patron or a friend through a description of his country house.
• Such poems were popular in early 17th-century England.

• Chartism was a well -known movement for political reform in Britain that existed from 1838 to 1857. It took its name from the People’s Charter of 1838 and was a national protest movement.
• The People’s Charter called for six reforms to make the political system more democratic:

1. A vote for every man twenty-one years of age, of sound mind, and not undergoing punishment for a crime.
2. Vote by secret ballot to protect the elector in the exercise of his vote.
3. No property qualification for Members of Parliament.
4. Payment of Members, enabling tradesmen, working men, or other persons of modest means to leave or interrupt their livelihood to attend to the interests of the nation.
5. Equal constituencies, securing the same amount of representation for the same number of electors.
6. Annual Parliamentary elections.

Funny Boy is a novel written in English Language by a Sri Lankan origin, Canadian author Shyam Selvadurai. The novel is categorized under Coming-of-age novel or Bildungsroman.

It was the debut novel of the author, got published in 1994 and most possibly draws on Selvadurai’s own experience of being gay in Sri Lanka. Being Set in Selvadurai’s home country SriLanka, the novel constructed in six parts and tells the story of Arjie Chelvaratnam, the protagonist.

It covers the life story of the protagonist from the innocence of childhood into the more complex world of adults.

Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist, poet, and writer. He was a central figure of the Romantic movement and Criticism in England. The lines are from an essay by Hunt “An Answer to the Question: What is Poetry? “In the essay, Hunt talks over Romanticism and the purpose of Poetry.

What is poetry? is a didactic work for the reader to follow and benefitted. This essay is, a valuable contribution to early 19th century literary criticism and inspired Shelley, Coleridge and Wordsworth to write their well-known treatises.

The correct answer is 'Jürgen Habermas'.

Key Points

• Jürgen Habermas, a German sociologist and philosopher, is best known for introducing and developing the concept of "The Public Sphere" in his pivotal work, "The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere," published in 1962.
• The public sphere is conceived as the space of communication in which individuals gather to discuss and identify societal problems, and through such rational discourse, influence political action.
• Habermas's model highlights the critical role of media, particularly newspapers and periodicals, in the emergence of the public sphere during the Enlightenment in Europe.
• The concept emphasizes inclusivity, rational debate, and the separation of the public sphere from both the state and the official economy, advocating for a democratic process of public opinion formation.
• Habermas critiques the decline of the public sphere in contemporary society, attributing it to the commercialization of mass media and the consequent blurring of lines between private and public interests.
• His theory has sparked extensive debate and research on the role of the public sphere in democratic societies, including discussions on digital media's impact on public discourse.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

Additional Information

• Louis Althusser: A Marxist philosopher known for his theory of ideological state apparatuses, not the public sphere.
• Raymond Williams: A Welsh Marxist theorist who contributed to cultural materialism and the study of media, culture, and society but isn't primarily known for the concept of the public sphere.
• Benedict Anderson: Best known for his work on nationalism, particularly his concept of "Imagined Communities," not the public sphere

The correct answer is Goldsmith.

Key Points

• Samuel Johnson, often called Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic and biographer.
• Johnson was a moral critic. He never judged literature solely on aesthetic grounds, nor did he value literature for its own sake.
• Life and literature were inseparable for him. He supported the established custom in letters that held that poetry should provide utility and pleasure.
• Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet, who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield, his pastoral poem The Deserted Village.
• The greatest protagonist of classicism during this period was Dr. Johnson himself, and he was supported by Goldsmith. In the midst of change, these two held fast to the classical ideals, and the creative work of both of them in the field of poetry was imbued with the classical spirit.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Additional Information

• Johnson's Preface to Shakespeare is an everlasting contribution to English literary criticism. Though Johnson is a neo-classical critic, his assessment of Shakespeare is unprejudiced on the whole. Johnson praises as well as points out defects. For him the greatest judge is the public.
• Shakespeare was criticized for mixing comedy and tragedy and failing to observe the unities of time and place prescribed by the rules of classical drama.
• Dryden and Johnson were among the critics claiming that he had corrupted the language with false wit, puns, and ambiguity.

Reader used by eighteenth-and nineteenth-century novelists to address the reader of their words. Henry Fielding, for example, used it eleven times in Joseph Andrews adding in- stances of O reader, (O) my good reader. One of the best-known literary quotes is from Charlotte Bronte's JaneEyre: Reader, I married him.

The correct answer is '2. Metaphor.'

 Key Points

• The poem extensively uses metaphors to convey complex emotions and experiences.
• The "old playhouse" serves as a metaphor for the speaker's marital life.
• Describing herself as a "doll-wife" employs metaphorical language to depict her sense of objectification.
• The metaphor of the "old playhouse" extends to represent societal expectations and traditional gender roles.
• The use of metaphors adds layers of meaning, allowing for a nuanced exploration of the speaker's feelings.
• Kamala Das skillfully employs metaphor to create a vivid and evocative portrayal of the speaker's internal struggles.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 2.'

 Additional Information

• Symbolism (Option 1) is present, but the overarching literary device is metaphor.
• Enjambment (Option 3) is a structural element and not the primary literary device used for conveying emotions.
• Anaphora (Option 4) involves repetition, which is not the dominant feature; metaphor takes precedence.

The correct answer is 'the mimetic theory of literature'.

 Key Points

• Abrams uses the metaphor of the "mirror" to represent the mimetic theory of literature.
• The mimetic theory holds that literature imitates or reflects reality.
• Abrams argues that the mimetic theory has been dominant in Western literary criticism since Aristotle.
• Abrams's discussion of the mimetic theory is one of the most influential parts of The Mirror and the Lamp.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

 Additional Information

• Option 1 is incorrect because the "mirror" represents the mimetic theory of literature, not the Romantic theory of literature.
• Option 3 is incorrect because the "mirror" represents the mimetic theory of literature, not the expressive theory of literature.
• Option 4 is incorrect because the "mirror" represents the mimetic theory of literature, not the pragmatic theory of literature.

Gulliver does not visit Congo.

The correct answer is ‘the author's intention'.

 Key Points

• Abrams uses the metaphor of the "lamp" to represent the author's intention.
• Abrams argues that the author's intention is an important factor in understanding a work of literature.
• He believes that the author's intention is not always explicit, and that it can be inferred from the text itself.
• Abrams also argues that the author's intention is not the only factor that determines the meaning of a work of literature.
• The reader's response and the literary tradition also play a role in shaping the meaning of a text.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

Additional Information

• Option 2 is incorrect because the "lamp" represents the author's intention, not the reader's response.
• Option 3 is incorrect because the "lamp" represents the author's intention, not the text itself.
• Option 4 is incorrect because the "lamp" represents the author's intention, not the literary tradition.

Death in Venice is a novella written by the German author Thomas Mann and was first published in 1912 as Der Tod in Venedig. The work presents a great writer suffering writer's block who visits Venice and is liberated, uplifted, and then increasingly obsessed, by the sight of a stunningly beautiful youth. Though he never speaks to the boy, much less touches him, the writer finds himself drawn deep into ruinous inward passion; meanwhile, Venice, and finally, the writer himself, succumb to a cholera plague.
In Mann's Death in Venice, death of the protagonist occurs in a beach.

New Criticism, the culmination of liberal humanist ideals, had stressed that only that which is within a text is part of the meaning of the text; that the text is “autotelic” entity (complete within itself). Hence, it neglected authorial biography, social conditions during the composition of a work of art and the reader’s psychology.

Hence, the correct answer is D.

The correct answer is 'Industrial Landscape.'

 Key Points

• The industrial setting is a prominent backdrop, reflecting the working-class environment of Nottingham.
• The factory landscape symbolizes the monotony and constraints of Arthur's everyday life.
• Sillitoe uses the industrial milieu to highlight the challenges and struggles of the working class.
• The noise, machinery, and routine of the factory become integral to Arthur's sense of confinement.
• The stark contrast between the industrial setting and Arthur's desire for freedom underscores the tension.
• The industrial landscape serves as a metaphor for societal limitations and the struggles of the working class.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 1.'

 Additional Information

• Countryside Retreats (Option 2) are not the predominant setting and are not central to Arthur's character.
• Urban Glamour (Option 3) is not the focus; the novel portrays a working-class urban environment.
• Coastal Environments (Option 4) are not featured prominently in the narrative; the industrial landscape dominates.

The correct answer is  Augustan. Key Points

• In the first half of the 18th century, English poets such as Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift emulated Virgil, Ovid, and Horace—the great Latin poets of the reign of the Emperor Augustus (27 BCE to 14 CE).
• Like the classical poets who inspired them, the English Augustan writers engaged the political and philosophical ideas of their day through urbane, often satirical verse.
• The reign of Augustus has often been called the Golden Age of Rome.
• This was the age of many great cultural achievements—including the writing of Roman poetry by the master poets Virgil and Ovid.
• Virgil, known for the Aeneid, and Horace, a prolific writer of smaller poems, were two of the most famous poets of the early Roman Empire in the first century B.C. Primarily known for his love of poetry.
• Ovid was the most successful poet of the following generation.

Therefore, Option 1 is the correct answer.

 Additional Information

• Neo-Romanticism was an art movement that flourished in Great Britain during the first half of the twentieth century. Highlighting natural landscapes as canvases for emotion, the Neo-Romantics bridged numerous art history traditions, including Surrealism and Cubism
• The Romantic Period began roughly around 1798 and lasted until 1837.
• The political and economic atmosphere at the time heavily influenced this period, with many writers finding inspiration from the French Revolution. There was a lot of social change during this period
• Metaphysical poets (act. c. 1600–c. 1690), is a label often attached to a loosely connected group of seventeenth-century poets, among whom the central figures are John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell, and Richard Crashaw.
• Metaphysical poetry is a group of poems that share common characteristics: they are all highly intellectualized, use rather strange imagery, use frequent paradox and contain extremely complicated thought.

1, 3, 5 are correct
Participles are identified with certain verbal tenses. In English, there are two major types of participles. These are present participle and past participle and not so common the perfect participle.
The past participle, also sometimes called the passive or perfect participle, is identical to the past tense form (ending in -ed) in the case of regular verbs, for example "loaded", "boiled", "mounted", but takes various forms in the case of irregular verbs, such as done, sung, written, put, gone, etc.
present participles include swimming, laughing, and playing. The present participle can function as an adjective and modify nouns in sentences. For example, in the sentence “The winning athlete gets a trophy,” the present participle winning describes the noun athlete.

The correct answer is 'Reflections on the Revolution in France'.

Key Points

• Burke's "Reflections on the Revolution in France" was written as a response to the events of the French Revolution, which he saw as a dangerous experiment in political and social engineering.
• Rather than seeing the revolution as a fight for liberty, Burke perceived it as a chaotic and destructive force that threatened societal order and stability.
• His critique of the revolution was grounded in his political philosophy, which valued tradition, established institutions, and gradual reform over radical change. Burke believed that society's complexities could not be easily dissected and reconstructed through reason alone, a viewpoint that informed his criticisms of the French Revolution.
• Despite its controversial reception at the time, Burke's "Reflections" had a profound impact on political thought, establishing him as one of the foundational thinkers of modern conservatism.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.

I-3, II-4, III-2, IV-1

The correct answer is 'Option 2'.

 Key Points

• Bloom's concept of the "Western canon" refers to a dynamic and evolving list of works that are considered to be significant.
• Bloom argues that the canon is not fixed and unchanging, but rather that it is constantly being revised and updated.
• The canon is based on the principle of aesthetic value, and it includes works from all periods of Western literature.
• Bloom's canon is controversial, and it has been criticized for being too narrow and for excluding works by women and minority writers.
• Despite the criticism, Bloom's canon remains an important and influential concept in literary theory and criticism.

 Additional Information

• Option 1 is incorrect because Bloom believes that the canon is not fixed and unchanging.
• Option 3 is incorrect because Bloom's canon is not simply a list of works that are written in the Western tradition.
• Option 4 is incorrect because Bloom's canon is not simply a list of works that are written by Western authors.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi autobiographical novel and Ulysses is focused on the events of a single day and related them to one another in thematic patterns based on Greek mythology. Both figure Stephen Dedalus as a lead role.