C.U. English Honours First Semester Question Paper 2021 [CC-2]

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   2021

 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)  Compare and contrast the conflict between the gods and mortals in the first book of Home's The Iliad.                                                                                                                                                        15

Or,

(b) Comment on the relationship between Agamemnon and Achilles.              15

2. (a) Comment on the character of Jocasta in Oedipus the King.

Or,

(b) Comment on Oedipus's view of the gods.                                    15

Group-C

(Answer within 600 words)

3. (a) In Ovid's Metamorphoses, some people are transformed as a reward, and some as a punishment for bad actions -- illustrate with reference to Book III.                                                                         15

Or,

(b) Narrate the story of Tiresias, Jove and June in Book III of Ovid's Metamorphoses.         15

4. (a) How does Plautus' Pot of Gold reflect the role of women in Greek society?                          15

Or,

(b) Can Plautus’s Pot of Gold be defined as a comedy? Give reasons for your view.                       15

Or,

(c) Discuss the main issues highlighted by Horace in his Satire I:IV.                                               15

Or,                     

(d) How does Horace differentiate his satires from those of Lucilius, in Satires I:IV?                    15

5. Answer the following questions :                      1x5

(a) What is Zeus's message in Book II of The Iliad.

(b) How does Oedipus try to avenge the murder of Laius.

(c) What prophesy does Cadmus hear after killing the serpent?

(d) What was the cause of Acteaon's death?

(e) Who discovers Euclio's pot of gold from its hiding place?

Or,

(f) What was Horace's prime intention of writing the Satires?

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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 2019 [CC-2]

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   2019

 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) To what effect does Homer employed the Invocation in the first two books of The Iliad ? Discuss.                                 15

Or,

(b) Write a note on the character of Agamemnon as revealed in Books I and II of The Iliad.              15

2. (a) Would you agree with the view that Sophocles' Oedipus the King is a tragedy of destiny? give reasons for your answer.                                                                                                                        15

Or,

(b) Discuss the role of Jocasta in shaping the course of events in Sophocles' play Oedipus.                                                                                                                                                15

Group-C

(Answer within 600 words)

3. (a) Describe the events leading to the rejection of Echo by Narcissus. what was its final outcome.  15

Or,

(b) Narrate the story of Actaeon's transformation in Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book-III.     15

4. (a) Critically analyse the women characters in Plautus' the Pot of Gold.                     15

Or,

(b) How does Plautus use the classical conventions of comedy in the Pot of Gold?          15

Or,

(c) What, according to Horace, is the moral purpose of satire? Discuss, with reference to Horace's Satires 1:IV.                                                                                                                       15

Or,                     

(d) What does Horace say about his upbringing in his 'Satires I:IV' ?                              15

5. Answer the following questions :                      1x5

(a) What favour does Thetis ask of Zeus?

(b) Name the three goddesses who lay claim to the golden apple.

(c) Why was Creon sent to Delphi?

(d) How did Semele's baby survive?

(e) By whom was Phaedria ravished?

Or,

What, according to Horace, is the stating point of all knowledge?

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C.U. English Honours First Semester Question Paper 2018 [CC-2]

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2018

 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) Discuss with examples, the epic conventions employed by Homer in the first two books of The Iliad. 

                                                                    Or,

(b) Analyse the character of Achilles as revealed in Books I and II of The Iliad.                        15

2. (a) Is it Fate or Free Will that is responsible for Oedipus’s tragedy? Analyse.                        15

                                                                    Or,

(b) The role of the Chorus in Sophocles’ Oedipus The King is more than a mere dramatic device. Discuss.                                                                                                                                      15

                                                                            Group - C

(Answer within 600 words)

3. (a) Describe, in detail, Pantheus’ death at the instigation of Bacchus in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Book III).                                                                                                                              15

Or,

(b) Narrate how Teiresias became blind. How was Teiresias recomposed for his loss?                                                                                                                                           15

 4. (a) Sketch the character of Euclio in Plautus’ The Pot of Gold.                                          15

Or,

(b) The Pot of Gold portrays a picture of the Roman society during Plautus’ time. Elucidate.                                                                                                                                  15

Or,

(c) What are Horace’s views on satire and its moral content as stated in his Satires I. IV? Discuss.                                                                                                                                    15

Or,

(d) What does Horace say in his Satires I. IV about his father’s training in providing a key to his satiric art?                                                                                                                                          15

5. Answer the following questions: (1 x 5)

(a) How was Narcissus born?

(b) Name the two maidens whom the soldiers of Agamemnon had captured.

(c) Name Oedipus’s foster parents.

(d) With what did Oedipus blind himself?

(e) Who finally steals Euclios’ guarded pot of gold?

         Or,

    Name the writers of ancient comedy as mentioned in Horace’s Satires I.IV.

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