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.
Topic-wise mock tests
- Who wrote that 'the true philosopher and the true poet are one, and a beauty, which is truth, and a truth, which is beauty, is the aim of both'?
- Which book is the sequel to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women (1868)?
- Which is NOT a play by Eugene O'Neill?
- Which of the following writers belonged to the Harlem Renaissance? A. Leslie Jamison B. Stephen King C. Alain Locke D. Langston Hughes E. Zora Neale Hurston
- Who wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
- Match List I with List II: List I: Author List II: Work A. Sally Morgan I. Karobran B. Monica Clare II. Caprice: A Stockman's Daughter C. Doris Pilkington (Nugi Garimara) III. My Place D. Alexis Wright IV. Plains of Pro…
- Which of the following played a significant part in the Australian Aboriginal movement? A. Judith Wright B. Oodgeroo Noonuccal C. Jack Davis D. David Malouf E. Kevin Gilbert
- Which of the following nineteenth-century novels portray disabled characters? A. Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment B. Flaubert, Madame Bovary C. Austen, Pride and Prejudice D. Dickens, A Christmas Carol E. Melville, Moby…
- Arrange the following campus novels in chronological order: A. Coetzee, Disgrace B. Malcolm Bradbury, The History Man C. Mary McCarthy, The Groves of Academe D. Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited E. Philip Roth, The Hum…
- Arrange the following works by Black British writers in chronological order: A. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, No Place Like Home B. Mike Phillips, London Crossings C. Ekow Eshun, Black Gold of the Sun D. George Lamming, The Ple…
- Which of the following are NOT slave narratives? A. Richard Wright, Black Boy B. Roxane Gay, An Untamed State C. Elizabeth Keckley, Behind the Scenes D. Caryl Phillips, The Nature of Blood E. Booker T. Washington, Up fr…
- Which of the following are key features of the Harlem Renaissance? A. It advocated freedom from Victorian moral values. B. It emerged in the early nineteenth century. C. It began in the Harlem district of New York City.…
- Who said that Northrop Frye 'did not lock literature into an ivory tower' but stressed its role in building a civilised, humane society?
- Statement I: Toni Morrison's Beloved is based on the true story of an enslaved Black woman. Statement II: Beloved is a novel about the trauma of apartheid.
- What is the main thrust of Sartre's strongly worded reply to Camus's The Rebel?
- Which of the following are Australian Aboriginal texts? A. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God B. Claire G. Coleman, Terra Nullius C. Sally Morgan, My Place D. Hannah Crafts, The Bondwoman's Narrative E. Do…
- Who received the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2021?
- Assertion (A): Montaigne established the essay as a literary form in his Essais. Reason (R): Francis Bacon is generally considered the father of the English essay.
- Statement I: Doris Pilkington's Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence draws on the Stolen Generations. Statement II: Nadine Gordimer's My Son's Story concerns 'coloured' protagonists under apartheid.
- Who remarked, 'I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor'?
- Which text is taken as a short treatise on Transcendentalism?
- Assertion (A): Toni Morrison and Adrienne Rich have contributed to a distinctive style. Reason (R): Feminism, Adrienne Rich observes, is the field where 'subjectivity and politics have to come together' most naturally.
- Which of the following is true about Arthur Miller's plays? A. After the Fall is semi-autobiographical. B. Incident at Vichy deals with Nazi persecution of Jews. C. The Price anticipates an economic crash. D. The Creati…
- Which of the following is true about Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire? A. It is set in New Orleans. B. The protagonist is a Mississippi landowner. C. It ends with Blanche's defeat and departure. D. Tom Wing…
- Choose the correct option in the light of the statement: 'The fact that I am a black working-class man shapes how I see the world more than anything I consciously learn.' A. Human beings can freely choose intellectually…
- What among the following is NOT true about Anna Karenina?
- 'All happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' This is the opening line of:
- Which of the following best describe Anna Karenina's situation and worldview? A. Anna is deeply committed to family and children. B. Anna's choices were more an outcome of passion and instinct. C. Anna accepted the exil…
- 'I am a sick man… I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man. I believe my liver is diseased.' These are the opening lines of:
- Match List I with List II: List I: Story List II: Author A. 'A Simple Heart' I. Joseph Conrad B. 'An Outpost of Progress' II. Gustave Flaubert C. 'Six Feet of the Country' III. R. K. Narayan D. 'A Horse and Two Goats' I…