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English Language and Literature

The Modern Period

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121. Who is one of them a famous American short story writer?

a) Earnest Hemingway
b) O'Henry
c) Nathaniel Fitzgerald
d) Herman Melvile
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: O'Henry. Explanation: O'Henry is a famous American short story writer. O'Henry was his pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. His works- The gift of the Magi, Cabbages and Kings, The four million, Roads of destiny, Sixes and sevens.

122. ''The Gift of the Magi'' is the writing of-

a) Earnest Hemingway
b) Joseph Conrad
c) O'Henry
d) Herman Melvile
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: O'Henry. Explanation: O'Henry is a famous American short story writer. O'Henry was his pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. His works- The gift of the Magi, Cabbages and Kings, The four million, Roads of destiny, Sixes and sevens.

123. From the following who got Nobel prize?

a) Rudyard Kipling
b) Henry James
c) O'Henry
d) Walt Whitman
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Rudyard Kipling. Explanation: Rudyard Kipling got Nobel prize in 1907. He was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. His works of fiction- The Jungle Book etc.

124. ''The Jungle Book'' is a collection of-

a) Novels
b) Short stories
c) Dramas
d) Poems
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Short stories. Explanation: ''The Jungle Book'' is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. Rudyard Kipling got Nobel prize in 1907. He was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. His works of fiction- The Jungle Book, Gunga Din etc.

125. ''All changed, changed utterly/A terrible beauty is born''-This line is taken from

a) Sail to Byzantium
b) Ode to Autumn
c) Easter- 1916
d) Ode to a Nightingale
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Easter- 1916. Explanation: ''All changed, changed utterly/A terrible beauty is born''-This line is taken from Easter- 1916. Easter- 1916 is a poem by W.B Yeats.

126. Which one is written by W.B Yeats?

a) The Tower
b) Easter 1990
c) The Whale
d) The Swan
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: The Tower. Explanation: The Tower (poetry) is written by W.B Yeats. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Irishman. His well-known works- The tower, Leda and The Swan, Sail to Byzantium, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, Easter 1916, A prayer for my daughters, The wild swans at Coole, The green helmet etc.

127. Which one is not written by W.B Yeats?

a) Leda and The Swan
b) The Isle of dogs
c) The wild swans at Coole
d) A prayer for my daughters
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: The Isle of dogs. Explanation: W.B Yeats was an Irish poet. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Irishman. His well-known works- The tower, Leda and The Swan, Sail to Byzantium, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, Easter 1916, A prayer for my daughters, The wild swans at Coole, The green helmet etc.

128. Who wrote ''The wild swans at Coole''?

a) S.T Coleridge
b) W.B Yeats
c) Ezra Pound
d) T.S Eliot
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: W.B Yeats. Explanation: W.B Yeats was an Irish poet. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Irishman. His well-known works- The tower, Leda and The Swan, Sail to Byzantium, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, Easter 1916, A prayer for my daughters, The wild swans at Colle, The green helmet etc.

129. Who wrote ''The second coming''?

a) Ben Johnson
b) H.G Wells
c) W.B Yeats
d) T.S Eliot
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: W.B Yeats. Explanation: W.B Yeats was an Irish poet. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Irishman. His well-known works- The tower, Leda and The Swan, Sail to Byzantium, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, Easter 1916, A prayer for my daughters, The wild swans at Colle, The green helmet etc.

130. 'The Time Machine' is a/an-

a) Essay
b) Science fiction
c) Poem
d) Drama
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Science fiction. Explanation: 'The Time Machine' is a science fiction by H.G. Wells.

131. Who wrote 'The Invisible Man'?

a) G.B Shaw
b) H.G. Wells
c) Sigmund Freud
d) Joseph Conrad
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: H.G. Wells. Explanation: Full name of H.G. Wells- Herbert George Wells. His famous science fiction- The Time Machine and The Invisible Man.

132. Who wrote 'The Silver Box'?

a) G.B Shaw
b) H.G. Wells
c) John Galsworthy
d) John Webster
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: John Galsworthy. Explanation: 'The Silver Box' is a famous play by John Galsworthy.

133. Which is not written by Bertrand Russell?

a) Roads of destiny
b) Marriage and Morals
c) Theory of Knowledge
d) The analysis of mind
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Roads of destiny. Explanation: Roads of destiny is written by O'Henry.

134. 'Riders to the Sea' is a ____ .

a) Comedy play
b) Tragedy play
c) Satire
d) Novel
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Tragedy play. Explanation: 'Riders to the Sea' is an one act tragedy play by John Millington Synge.

135. ''Good fences make good neighbours'' is taken from-

a) Home burial
b) Mending wall
c) Man and superman
d) The devils disciple
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Mending wall. Explanation: Mending wall is a poem by Robert Frost. He is an American poet. His famous poems- A boy's will, Mending wall, The death of the hired man, Home burial, The mountain, After Apple-picking, The road not taken, Birches, New Hampshire, Stopping by wood on a snowy evening etc. His famous quotations- ✔ ''Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. I took the one less travelled by And that has made all the difference.'' (The road not taken) ✔ ''The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep''. (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening) ✔ ''Good fences make good neighbors''. (Mending wall)

136. Which literary work is not written by Robert Frost?

a) Mending wall
b) Road to Freedom
c) The mountain
d) After Apple Picking
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Road to Freedom. Explanation: Proposed Road to Freedom is written by Bertrand Russell.


The Road to Freedom- novel written by - Sarte

137. ''The mending wall'' is a/an-

a) Novel
b) Play
c) Critic
d) Poem
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Poem. Explanation: Mending wall is a poem by Robert Frost. He is an American poet. His famous poems- A boy's will, Mending wall, The death of the hired man, Home burial, The mountain, After Apple-picking, The road not taken, Birches, New Hampshire, Stopping by wood on a snow evening etc. His famous quotations- ✔ ''Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. I took the one less travelled by And that has made all the difference.'' (The road not taken) ✔ ''The woods are lovely, dark and deep.But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep''. (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening) ✔ ''Good fences make good neighbours''. (Mending wall)

138. ''The Luncheon'' is a short story by-

a) G.B Shaw
b) T.S Eliot
c) W.B Yeats
d) Somerset Maugham
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Somerset Maugham. Explanation: ''The Luncheon'' is a short story by- Somerset Maugham. He was a Novelist and short story writer. His famous novels are Cakes and Ale, The razor edge, of human bondage, Liza of Lambeth. His short stories are- The ant and the grasshopper, The luncheon etc.

139. 'Cakes and Ale' is a novel by-

a) G.B Shaw
b) Somerset Maugham
c) T.S Eliot
d) E.M Froster
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Somerset Maugham. Explanation: 'Cakes and Ale' is a novel by- Somerset Maugham. He was a Novelist and short story writer. His famous novels are Cakes and Ale, The razor edge, of human bondage, Liza of Lambeth. His short stories are- The ant and the grasshopper, The luncheon etc.

140. ''The ant and the grasshopper'' is a-

a) Play
b) Short story
c) Novel
d) Essay
ব্যাখ্যা:

Answer: Short story. Explanation: ''The ant and the grasshopper'' is a Short story by- Somerset Maugham. He was an Novelist and short story writer. His famous novels are Cakes and Ale, The razor edge, of human bondage, Liza of Lambeth. His short stories are- The ant and the grasshopper, The luncheon etc.