41.
Love for Love' is a famous drama written by-
a) William Congreve
✓
b) Alexandar Pope
c) John Dryden
d) John Bunyan
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: William Congreve.
Explanation: 'The Way of the World' লিখেছেন William Congreve.
William Congreve ছিলেন একজন ইংরেজ নাট্যকার এবং Restoration period এর কবি।
তিনি 'Comedy of Manners' এর জন্য পরিচিত।
তাঁকে Bachelor poet ও বলা হয়।
William Congreve এর কিছু বিখ্যাত সাহিত্যকর্ম হল:
✔️ The Old Bachelor,
✔️ Love for Love,
✔️ The Double Dealer,
✔️ The Mourning Bride.
42.
William Congreve wrote famous-
a) tragedies
b) satires
c) comedies
✓
d) allegory
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: comedies.
Explanation: William Congreve বিশেষত কমেডির জন্য বিখ্যাত। তিনি 'Comedy of Manners' এর জনক হিসেবে পরিচিত।
❃ William Congreve এর কিছু বিখ্যাত সাহিত্যকর্ম হল:
✔️ The Way of the World
✔️ The Old Bachelor
✔️ Love for Love
✔️ The Double Dealer
✔️ The Mourning Bride.
43.
Which one is written by Henry Fielding?
a) Rape of the lock
b) Rape Upon Rape
✓
c) Rape of Lucrece
d) Rape of Bangladesh
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Rape Upon Rape.
Explanation:
AlexanderPope : 'Rape of the lock', (Mock Epic)
Henry Fielding: 'Rape Upon Rape',
Shakespeare: 'Rape of Lucrece', (Poem)
Anthony Mascarenhas: 'Rape of Bangladesh'.
44.
An essay on criticism' is written by-
a) Alexander Pope
✓
b) Samuel Johnson
c) Thomas Gray
d) Edmund Burke
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Alexandar Pope.
Explanation: Alexandar Pope, Neo-classical period এর একজন গুরুত্বপূর্ণ লেখক।
তাঁর উল্লেখযোগ্য সাহিত্যকর্মগুলো হল:
1) 'Essay on Criticism',
2) 'The Rape of the Lock',
3) 'An Essay on Man',
4) 'The Dunciad',
5) Translation of Homer's 'The Illiad'.
45.
The Rape of the Lock' by Alexander Pope is a/an-
a) epic
b) ballad
c) mock-heroic poem
✓
d) elegy
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: mock-heroic poem.
Explanation: 'The Rape of the Lock' by Alexander Pope is an 'Mock Epic'
Alexander Pope used 'Heroic Couplet' in poem.
'Belinda' is the heroin and central character of this mock-epic.
Famous poems by Alexander Pope are:
✔️ An Essay on Man (এ দার্শনিক কাব্যের Theme হলো: 'To vindicate the
ways of God to man')
✔️ The Dunciad
✔️ An Essay on Criticism
✔️ Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot
Famous quotes:
☛A Little learning is a dangerous thing.
☛ To err is human, to forgive is divine.
☛ An honest man is the noblest work of God.
☛ The proper study of mankind is man.
☛ Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
46.
Which one is not writing of 'William Congreve'?
a) The way of the world
b) All for Love
✓
c) The Double Dealer
d) The Mourning Bride
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: All for Love.
Explanation: William Congreve (Dramas):
-The Way of the World
-Love for love
-The Old Bachelor
-The Double Dealer
-The Mourning Bride.
47.
Which one is first modern novel in English literature?
a) Epistle
b) The Duncan
c) Gulliver's Travels
d) The virtue rewarded
✓
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: The virtue rewarded.
Explanation: Pamela or 'The Virtue Rewarded’ is written by Samuel Richardson.
এটা ইংরেজি সাহিত্যের প্রথম উপন্যাস।
48.
Who is called the 'Mock Heroic Poet'?
a) Milton
b) William Congreve
c) Thomas Gray
d) Alexandar Pope
✓
ব্যাখ্যা:
✿ Alexandar Pope belongs to Augastan Period (1700-1745).
✿ Alexandar Pope is called the Mock Heroic Poet.
✿ Famous poems by Alexandar Pope are:
✔️ The rape of the lock
✔️ An Essay on Man
✔️ The Dunciad
✔️ An Essay on Criticism
✔️ Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot
✿ Famous quotes:
☛A Little learning is a dangerous thing.
☛ To err is human, to forgive is divine.
☛ An honest man is the noblest work of God.
☛ The proper study of mankind is man.
☛ Charms strike the sight but merit strikes the heart.
☛ Hope springs eternal in the human breast.
☛ Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
49.
Who is the father of English Novels?
a) Shakespeare
b) Henry Fielding
✓
c) G. B. Shaw
d) R. L. Stevenson
ব্যাখ্যা:
✱ Sir Walter Scott called 'Henry Fielding' the 'Father of the English Novel'.
✱ Pen name of Henry Fielding is Captain Hercules.
✱ Famous plays of Fielding:
➡The Tragedy of Tragedies
➡The Temple Beau
➡ The Modern Husband
➡ The Mock Doctor
➡The Miser
➡ Rape Upon Rape ( The Rape of Lock লিখেছেন Alexander Pope)
✱ Famous novels:
✔️ Tom Jones
✔️ Amelia
✔️ Joseph Andrews
50.
'Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise''. Who said this?
a) Benjamin Franklin
✓
b) Alexander Pope
c) Oliver Goldsmith
d) William Congreve
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans:Benjamin Franklin.
Explanation: Benjamin Franklin ছিলেন একজন দার্শনিক।
His famous quotations:
1. "Honesty is the best policy".
2. "Admiration is the daughter of ignorance".
3. ''Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise''.
51.
Father of English Dictionary-
a) Samuel Richardson
b) Joseph Addison
c) Richard Steel
d) Samuel Johnson
✓
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Samuel Johnson.
Explanation: Samuel Johnson is considered 'The Father of English Dictionary'.
The age of sensibility is often known as 'The Age of Johnson'.
He was also a prominent critic.
Famous poem- 'The Vanity of Human Wishes'.
Some famous quotes by Samuel Johnson are-
1. "Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
2. "My dear friend, clear your mind of can't."
3. "Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not."
52.
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."- who said this?
a) Joseph Addison
b) Richard Steel
c) Samuel Johnson
✓
d) Abraham Cowley
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Samuel Johnson.
Explanation:
Some famous quotes by Samuel Johnson are-
1. "Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
2. "My dear friend, clear your mind of can't."
3. "Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not."
53.
'Hudibras' is a famous work by-
a) John Bunyan
b) Samuel Butler
✓
c) Walter Scott
d) William Congreve
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Samuel Butler.
Explanation: Samuel Butler তাঁর কাব্য Hudibras এর জন্য বিশেষভাবে বিখ্যাত। এটি একটি ব্যঙ্গাত্মক কাব্য।
54.
John Bunyan is famous for-
a) All for Love
b) The Pilgrim's Progress
✓
c) The Indian Emperor
d) The Way of the World
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: The Pilgrim's Progress
Explanation: John Bunyan, Puritan Period এর সবচেয়ে শক্তিশালী লেখক।
Famous books by John Bunyan are:
↘ Pilgrim's Progress
↘ The Holy War
↘ The Life and Death of Mr. Badman
'The Pilgrim's Progress' গল্পটি খ্রিষ্ট ধর্মের উপর প্রতিষ্ঠিত। এই গল্পের একটি বিখ্যাত উক্তি হচ্ছেঃ
☛ "In prayer it is batter to have a heart without words than words without a heart".
55.
Who called Dryden 'Glorious John'?
a) William Congreve
b) Walter Scott
✓
c) Francis Bacon
d) John Dryden
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Walter Scott.
Explanation: John Dryden কে Glorious John হিসেবে আখ্যায়িত করেছেন Sir Walter Scott.
He is called 'the father of both the Regional and Historical Novels'.
His best novel is 'Ivanhoe'.
His well-known works are:
- Patriotism(poem).
- The Tlisman.
- The Lady of the Lake.
56.
Four Zoas' is written by-
a) William Blake
✓
b) Samuel Johnson
c) Henry Fielding
d) Thomas Gray
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: William Blake.
Explanation: Blake is both a poet and a painter.
He is the 'Precursor of the Romanticism'.
তার রচিত বিখ্যাত দুটি গ্রন্থ হলো 'Songs of Innocence ও Songs of Experience'.
57.
A Voyage to Abyssinia' is written by-
a) Samuel Johnson
✓
b) Samuel Richardson
c) William Congreve
d) William Blake
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Samuel Johnson.
Explanation: ইংরেজিতে প্রথম Dictionary র প্রণেতা Dr. Samuel Johnson.
His well-known works are:
- London: A Poem,
- A Voyage to Abyssinia,
- The Vanity of Human Wishes,
- The Patriot (Pamphlet),
- Preface to Shakespeare.
- The False Alarms.
58.
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' is written by-
a) John Locke
b) John Bunyan
c) Jonathan Swift
d) William Blake
✓
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: William Blake.
Explanation: Blake is both a poet and a painter.
He is the 'Precursor of the Romanticism'.
Writings of William Blake:
- Milton a poem
- The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
- The Four Zoas
- Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.
59.
Father of conservatism-
a) Edmund Burke
✓
b) Lindlay Murray
c) John Dryden
d) Daniel Defoe
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Edmund Burke.
Explanation: Edmund Burke তাঁর Essay 'Speech on the East India Bill' এর জন্য বিখ্যাত।
Important Information:
1. Edmund Burke ছিলেন একজন Parliamentary Member.
2. তাঁকে বলা হয় 'The father of Modern Conservatism Philosophy'.
60.
The Vanity of Human Wishes' is written by-
a) Samuel Johnson
✓
b) Samuel Richardson
c) Alexander Pope
d) Daniel Defoe
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Samuel Johnson.
Explanation: ইংরেজিতে প্রথম Dictionary র প্রণেতা Dr. Samuel Johnson.
His well-known works are:
- London: A Poem,
- A Voyage to Abyssinia,
- The Vanity of Human Wishes,
- The Patriot (Pamphlet),
- Preface to Shakespeare.
- The False Alarms.
