61.
Who is the writer of 'Joseph Andrews'?
a) Henry Fielding
✓
b) Thomas Gray
c) Alexander Pope
d) Thomas Lindlay
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Henry Fielding.
Explanation: Henry Fielding, considered to be 'the father of English Novel', is a famous Neoclassical writer.
His pen name 'Captain Hercules Vinegar'.
His well-known works:
- Joseph Andrews,
- Miscellanies,
- Tom Jones,
- Amelia,
- An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews.
62.
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews' is written by-
a) Benjamin Frnaklin
b) Henry Fielding
✓
c) Edmund Burke
d) Lindlay Murray
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Henry Fielding.
Explanation: Henry Fielding is considered to be 'the father of English Novel'.
His pen name 'Captain Hercules Vinegar'.
His well-known works:
- Joseph Andrews,
- Miscellanies,
- Tom Jones,
- Amelia,
- An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews.
63.
Who was known as 'the father of Modern English Criticism'?
a) William Congreve
b) Samuel Johnson
c) John Dryden
✓
d) Samuel Butler
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: John Dryden
Explanation: John Dryden কে বলা হয়:
✔️ Father of Modern English Criticism
✔️ England's First Poet Laureate
John Dryden সর্বপ্রথম 'Metaphysical Poetry' টার্মটি ব্যবহার করেন।
John Dryden কে Glorious John হিসেবে আখ্যায়িত করেছেন Sir Walter Scott.
John Dryden's famous works are-
✔️ All for love,
✔️ The Indian Emperor,
✔️ Aureng-Zebe
✔️ Mac Flecknoe,
✔️ Absalom and Achitophel
John Dryden's famous quotes:
✔️ "They think too little who talk too much".
✔️ "We first make our habits then habits make us".
✔️ "Jealousy is the proof of love".
64.
Pseudo Classical Period is the other name of the age-
a) Middle age
b) Restoration age
c) Neoclassical Age
✓
d) Augustan age
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Neoclassical Age
Explanation: Neoclassical Period কে অন্য আরো নামে অভিহিত করা হয়। যেমন-
➥ 18th century period
➥ Pseudo classical
➥ The age of Prose and Reason.
65.
The Restoration Period belonged to-
a) 1400-1485
b) 1660-1700
✓
c) 1700-1745
d) 1745-1785
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: 1660-1700
Explanation: Duration of Neoclassical period is 1660-1798
Neoclassical period কে ৩টি ভাগে ভাগ করা হয়।
1.The Restoration Period(1660-1700)
2.The Augustan Period/ Age of pope(1700-1745)
3.The Age of Sensibility/ Age of Johnson(1745-1785/98).
66.
Art for Humanity's sake' is the slogan of-
a) Romantic period
b) Neoclassical period
✓
c) Victorian Period
d) Modern Period
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Neoclassical period.
Explanation:
☛ Art for humanity's sake - Neoclassical period
☛ Art for art's sake - Romantic Period
☛ Art for life's sake - Modern Period.
67.
Who wrote 'Mac Flecknoe' ?
a) Dryden
✓
b) Milton
c) Daniel Dafoe
d) Congreve
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Dryden.
Explanation: Mac Flecknoe, John Dryden এর একটি ব্যাঙ্গাত্মক কবিতা।
কবিতাটিতে Dryden, Thomas Shadwell কে হাস্যকরভাবে উপস্থাপন করেছেন।
John Dryden's famous works are-
✔️ All for love,
✔️ The Indian Emperor,
✔️ Aureng-Zebe
✔️ Mac Flecknoe,
✔️ Absalom and Achitophel
✔️ The Essay on Dramatic Poesy.
68.
"They think too little who talk too much"- who said this?
a) John Milton
b) William Congreve
c) Jonathan Swift
d) John Dryden
✓
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: John Dryden.
Explanatiob: John Dryden's famous quotes:
✔️ They think too little who talk too much.
✔️ We first make our habits then habits make us.
✔️ Jealousy is the proof of love.
69.
The Holy War' is written by-
a) John Dryden
b) John Bunyan
✓
c) William Butler
d) Daniel Dafoe
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: John Bunyan.
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
⍟ Famous quote:
☛ "In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart."
70.
Who is called 'the Father of Modern Democracy'?
a) John Bunyan
b) John Locke
✓
c) Alexander Pope
d) John Dryden
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: John Locke.
Explanation: John Locke is called 'the Father of Modern Democracy'.
✪ John Locke's famous quotes are:
☞ "Where there is no law, there is no freedom."
☞ "All wealth is the product of labor."
☞ "No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience."
71.
"Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea." is a quote of__
a) Henry Fielding
✓
b) John Locke
c) John Dryden
d) John Milton
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Henry Fielding.
Explanation: Henry Fielding is the author of this line "Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea."
His notable works are:
-Joseph Andrews
-Tom Jones
-Amelia.
72.
Thomas Gray wrote-
a) To Blossom
b) The Funeral
c) Ode on the Spring
✓
d) Volpone
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Ode on the Spring.
Explanation: Thomas Gray wrote 'Ode on the Spring'.
His famous work:
- 'Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat',
- 'The Bard',
- 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'.
73.
'Clarissa' is a epistolary novel written by-
a) Henry Fielding
b) Samuel Johnson
c) Samuel Richardson
✓
d) Edward Gibbon
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Samuel Richardson.
Explanation: 'Clarissa', The History of a Young Lady, epistolary (পত্রোপন্যাস) novel by Samuel Richardson.
His Notable works are-
- 'Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded',
- 'Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady'.
74.
"Now fades the glimm'ring landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds" In which poem we found those line?
a) The patriot
b) A voyage to Abyssinia
c) Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
✓
d) London: A poem
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.
Explanation: 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard', Thomas Gray রচিত একটি elegy বা শোককবিতা।
তার বিখ্যাত দুটি শোককবিতা হলো 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' ও 'Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat.'
অনেকে মনে করেন 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' এই কবিতাটিই Tomas Gray কে সাহিত্য জগতে অমর করেছে।এ কবিতায় বিখ্যাত কয়েকজন ব্যক্তির নাম এসেছে। তারা হলেন Hampden, Milton, Cromwell
এছাড়াও দেবী Muse এর কথা আছে যিনি ছিলেন দেবতা Zeus এর কন্যা।
75.
Which one is John Dryden's comedy?
a) The Indian Emperor
b) Tyrannick Love
c) Religio Laici
d) The Wild Gallant
✓
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: The Wild Gallant.
Explanation: John Dryden's comedy is 'The Wild Gallant'.
তার অন্যান্য রচনাগুলো হলো :
i) All for Love (1678)
ii) The Indian Emperor (1665
iii) Aureng Zebe (1675)
iv) Absalom and Achitophel (1681)
v) Mac Flecknoe (1682)
vi) The Essay on Dramatic Poesy (1668).
76.
Which of the following books is written by Henry Fielding?
a) The Modern Husband
✓
b) Death of Sir Roger
c) The True Born Englishman
d) A Tale of The Tub
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: The Modern Husband
Explanation: Henry Fielding's pen name was 'Captain Hercules Vinegar'.
His well-known works:
- 'An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews',
- 'Joseph Andrews',
- 'Tom Jones', (novel)
- 'Top Secret'. (novel).
77.
The Augustan period belonged to-
a) 1700-1745
✓
b) 1660-1700
c) 1745-1785
d) 1798-1832
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: 1700-1745
Explanation: Neoclassical period কে ৩টি ভাগে ভাগ করা হয়। যেমন:
1.The Restoration Period(1660-1700)
2.The Augustan Period/ Age of pope(1700-1745)
3.The Age of Sensibility/ Age of Johnson(1745-1785/98).
78.
The another name of Augustan Period-
a) The age of sensibility
b) The age of Pope
✓
c) The age of Johnson
d) The age of Romanticism
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: The age of Pope.
Explanation: Augustan period এর বিখ্যাত কবি Alexander Pope এর নামানুসারে এই যুগের নামকরণ করা হয় Age of Pope.
এ যুগের অধিকাংশ সাহিত্য গদ্যে (Prose) লেখা Satire.
খযোগ্য হচ্ছে-
Alexander Pope এর 'The Rape of the Lock',
Jonathan Swift এর 'Gulliver's Travel',
Daniel Defoe এর 'Robinson Crusoe'.
এ যুগের বিখ্যাত সাহিত্যকর্মের মধ্যে উল্লে
79.
Which of the following was a mock-epic?
a) Paradise Lost
b) Paradise Regained
c) Rape of the Lock
✓
d) Absalom & Achitophel
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: Rape of the Lock.
Explanation: Mock Epic একপ্রকার ব্যঙ্গাত্মক কাব্যরচনা যা নাইট বা শক্তিশালী বীরদের নিয়ে রচিত বাধা ধরা ক্ল্যাসিকাল সাহিত্যকে উপহাস করে।
Alexander Pope ইংরেজি সাহিত্যে 'The mock-heroic poet' নামে পরিচিত। তাঁর বিখ্যাত mock heroic poem হচ্ছে 'The Rape of the lock'.
80.
Belinda is the heroin from-
a) Absalom & Achitophel
b) The Rape of the Lock
✓
c) All for Love
d) The Way of the World
ব্যাখ্যা:
Ans: The Rape of the Lock.
Explanation: Belinda is the central character (heroin) from the greatest mock heroic poem, 'The Rape of the Lock' by Alexander Pope.
Barran is the hero of this poem.
