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P.T.O.
MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
Fourth Semester B.A. Degree Examination, June 2016
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Core Course: English V
AUEN441: Reading Prose
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions each in a word or in a sentence.
1. Who „contemn‟ studies
2. Who is referred to as „Brother by Samuel Pepys
3. What is Nihilism
4. Who is famous for taking the law of everybody
5. Who are the imaginary children of Charles Lamb
6. In which year was Samuel Johnson commissioned to compile a dictionary
7. Mention one factor that shapes our personality according to Lynd.
8. What is the opposite of the „familiar according to Hazlitt
9. What does John Ruskin mean by „peerage of
10. To whom does Anne Frank address her diary entries
(10 × 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. What according to Bacon are the chief uses of studies
12. How does Stevenson criticise „overwalkers‟
13. Why did Anne decide to maintain a dairy
14. Write about opinion of Evelyn.
15. Narrate the episode of Saracen‟s head.
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16. How was Johnson insulted by Lord Chesterfield
17. How does Lamb portray his brother John
18. What are the merits of Hazlitt‟s style according to Charles Lamb
19. What is reaction to the Nobel Award
20. On what grounds did Hazlitt criticize Johnson‟s style
21. "Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man". Explain.
22. How did Pepys spend a typical day
× 2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words.
23. Describe the performance of Sir Roger at the sessions court.
24. How does Johnson criticize the hypocrisy of Lord Chesterton
25. Narrate portrayal of his great grandmother.
26. What are the characteristics of the „familiar according to Hazlitt
27. What kind of education, according to Ruskin, is wanted by parents for their children
28. Write about justification of indifference.
29. Write a short note on description of the Nazi persecution of the Jews.
30. What according to Camus is the role of writers in society
31. What according to Stevenson are the chief benefits of a walking tour
× 4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, each in about 300 words.
32. Critically evaluate Bacon‟s essay "Of Studies".
33. Bring out the humour and pathos in the essay "Dream Children".
34. How does Lynd demonstrate his belief that interest in some areas necessarily implies indifference in others
35. Bring out the salient features of Addison‟s essays as illustrated in "Sir Roger at Assizes".
× 15 30 Marks)