C.U. English Honours First Semester Question Paper 2020 [CC-2]

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   2020

 ENGLISH-HONOURS

Paper : CC - 2

Full Marks- 65

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

 Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Group-B

(Answer within 600 words)

1. (a)  How is the interplay between gods and men depicted in the first two books of The Iliad ?                                                                                                                                                                            15

Or,

(b) Elaborate on the theme of war and man's honour in the second book of The Iliad.              15

2. (a) Is King Oedipus a victim of fate or a victim of his own actions? Substantiate your answer with textual illustrations.

Or,

(b) Write an essay on the role of the Chorus in Sophocles' Oedipus the King.                                    15

Group-C

(Answer within 600 words)

3. (a) Transgression is a major theme in Ovid's Metamorphoses -- Justify this statement with special reference to the birth of Bacchus in Book 3.                                                                               15

Or,

(b) Narrate the story of Cadmus' search of Europa, ending with the founding of Thebes.         15

4. (a) What are some of the social messages in Plautus' Pot of Gold? Substantiate your answer with textual references.                                                                                                                               15

Or,

(b) What is the role of the slaves in Plautus' Pot of Gold?                                                                15

Or,

(c) How are Horace's views on the principles of poetry applied to his own Satires? Discuss this with reference to Satires I:IV.                                                                                                                 15

Or,                     

(d) What does Horace say about his father's contribution in his life, in his 'Satires I:IV' ?                 15

5. Answer the following questions :                      1x5

(a) Whose murder has to be avenged to end the plague in Thebes?

(b) What news did Creon bring from the Oracle at Delphi?

(c) Why does Juno want to punish her husband?

(d) How is Actaeon transformed?

(e) How did Euclio get the pot of gold?

Or,

(f) What, according to Horace, is the starting point for the production of good poetry?

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C.U. English Honours First Semester Question Paper 2020 [CC-1]

For almost a decade, Wise Notes has been offering valuable help to the CU English Honours students as venture into this exciting course. This year Wise Notes brings the CU English Honours Question Paper 2020 for the first time on the internet.

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 2020

 ENGLISH-HONOURS

Paper : CC - 1

Full Marks- 65

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

 Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Group-A

(History of English Literature)

Section- I

1. Answer the following:       1 x5

(a) Who was Aelfric?

(b) Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?

(c) Which English dramatist is closely associated with the Comedy of Humours?

(d) Name one dramatist who belonged to the group of 'University Wits'.

(e) Name a novel by Samuel Richardson.

2. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):  10 x 1

(a) Write a short essay on Old English Heroic poetry.

(b)  Give a critical account of the growth and development of the Elizabethan sonnet.

(c)   Write a short essay on the Restoration Comedy of Manners with special reference to any two playwrights.

3. Answer any one question from the following (within 200 words):    5 x 1

(a)  Write a short note on King Alfred's contribution to the development of Old English prose.

(b)  Show your acquaintance with Christopher Marlowe.

(c)   Assess the importance of Henry Fielding in the rise of the Eighteenth century English novel.

Section - II

4. Answer the following:   1 x 5

(a)  Name one writer of Romantic Non-Fiction prose.

(b)  Name one founder of the 'Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood'.

(c)   Name the author of "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard".

(d)  Who wrote Heart of Darkness?

(e)   Who wrote Waiting for Godot? 

5. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):   10 x 1

(a) Write a short essay on Pre-Romantic poetry with special reference to any two poets.

(b) Give an account of the works of any two major Victorian novelists.

(c) Assess the contribution of T.S. Eliot to 20th Century English poetry.

6. Answer any one question from the following (within 200 words):   5 x 1

(a) Write a short note on the Essays of Elia.

(b)  Briefly assess the importance of Charles Dickens.

(c) Show your acquaintance with Harold Pinter.

Group - B

(Philology)

Section - I

7. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):   10 x 1

(a) Discuss the Latin influence on the English language in different historical periods.

(b)  Examine the nature and extent of the French influence on the English language.

(c) Assess the importance of Americanism in English language.

Section - II

8. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):  10 x 1

(a) Write a note on the Consonant Shift.

(b) Discuss any two word-formation processes in English.

9. Write a short note on any one of the following:  5 x 1

(a) Malapropism

(b) "ing" formation

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