American and World Literature – Previous Year Questions
144 questions from past UGC NET English papers, each with the correct answer. Open any question for its explanation.
- Match List I with List II: List I: Critic List II: Work A. D. G. Jones I. Vertical Man / Horizontal World B. Margaret Atwood II. Patterns of Isolation in English Canadian Fiction C. John Moss III. Survival D. Laurence R…
- Arrange the following novels in chronological order: A. The Handmaid's Tale B. Lucky Jim C. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie D. Things Fall Apart
- Herder, Goethe and Schiller experimented with new subjective modes of expression as part of:
- Who wrote: 'Like his favourite philosopher, Plato, Rousseau sought to discover and produce the moral man' in a moral society?
- 'Success is counted sweetest / By those who ne'er succeed. / To comprehend a nectar / Requires sorest need.' Who composed these lines?
- Match List I with List II: List I: Author List II: Work A. Henry Miller I. The Grapes of Wrath B. John Steinbeck II. No Name in the Street C. James Jones III. Tropic of Cancer D. James Baldwin IV. From Here to Eternity
- Langston Hughes's poem 'I, Too' ('I, too, sing America') is a response to which poet?
- Who is best known for articulating the concept of Négritude?
- Identify the statements which are correct: A. Flâneur – Baudelaire B. Habitus – Pierre Bourdieu C. 'Modernity: An Unfinished Project' – Michel Foucault D. Imagined Communities – Frantz Fanon E. Thick description – 'Clif…
- Choose the correct sequence of the following works of Pablo Neruda: A. Spain in Our Hearts (España en el corazón) B. Crepusculario (Book of Twilight) C. The Inhabitant and His Hope D. Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Des…
- Arrange the following works chronologically: A. The English Patient B. The Swinging Bridge C. Lives of Girls and Women D. Family Matters E. Birnam Wood
- Match List I with List II: List I: Novel List II: Author A. The Childhood of Jesus I. L. P. Hartley B. The Go-Between II. Evelyn Waugh C. Brideshead Revisited III. J. M. Coetzee D. The Catcher in the Rye IV. J. D. Salin…
- Identify all the Australian Aboriginal writers: A. Kim Scott B. Peter Carey C. Oodgeroo Noonuccal D. Kevin Gilbert E. Derek Walcott
- Which of the following is not an autobiography?
- Which of the following novels deal with the theme of apartheid? A. Purple Hibiscus B. July's People C. Cry, the Beloved Country D. The Mimic Men E. My Son's Story
- Absalom, Absalom! is:
- Which was Hugo Gernsback's science-fiction magazine, the first of its kind?
- Arrange the following plays in chronological order: A. Miller, Death of a Salesman B. Williams, The Glass Menagerie C. Albee, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? D. O'Neill, The Iceman Cometh E. Rose, Twelve Angry Men
- Big Daddy is a character in:
- Arrange the following novels by Toni Morrison in chronological order: A. Jazz B. Beloved C. The Bluest Eye D. Song of Solomon E. Tar Baby
- Who was the first African American appointed US Poet Laureate (Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress)?
- Who wrote 'poem in praise of menstruation'?
- Arrange the following writers by year of birth: A. Maya Angelou B. Toni Morrison C. Alice Walker D. Langston Hughes E. James Baldwin
- Arrange the following works by Dostoevsky in chronological order: A. Notes from Underground B. Crime and Punishment C. The Idiot D. The Brothers Karamazov E. Poor Folk
- Which is the first book of poetry published by an Aboriginal Australian?
- Match List I with List II: List I: Work List II: Author A. Wahngin Country I. Alexis Wright B. Plains of Promise II. Jack Davis C. My Place III. Anita Heiss D. Not Meeting Mr Right IV. Sally Morgan
- Which Ibsen play did a London reviewer call 'an open drain' (or 'open sewer')?
- Match List I with List II: List I: Event List II: Year A. International Year of the World's Indigenous People I. 1998 B. Australian Parliament's apology to the Stolen Generations II. 1993 C. Formal end of the White Aust…
- Arrange the following novels by Margaret Atwood in chronological order: A. The Edible Woman B. The Handmaid's Tale C. The Blind Assassin D. Lady Oracle E. The Robber Bride
- Arrange the following novels by Chinua Achebe in chronological order: A. A Man of the People B. Things Fall Apart C. Arrow of God D. Anthills of the Savannah E. No Longer at Ease