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1. Choose the correct name of the play (from those given) from which the following lines have been taken-” -œWe are such stuff As dreams are made on - and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.-
2. Find out the figure of speech in the following lines-” -˜Is this the face that launched a thousand ships. And burned the topless towers of Illium ?'
3. Which - of the following words - means -˜a place where the birds are kept' ?
4. The figure of speech in which the sound suggests the sense or meaning is known as-”
5. -œThey also serve who only stand and wait.- This line occurs in-”
6. Pick out the right option which expresses the meaning of word -˜Invaluable' ?
7. The road to Hell is -¦-¦ with good intentions.
8. The dominating passion of Macbeth is-”
9. Shakespeare-”
10. The following sentence has a blank space and four words given after the sentence. Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank space ? -˜The doctor said that a small daily -¦-¦ of the new drug would soon cure him.'
11. One of the following poets was nicknamed -˜The Lady of Christ's' by his fellow undergraduates. Spot the correct name of the poet-”
12. Shakespeare has mostly used in his plays-”
13. Milton's Paradise Lost has been praised for its-”
14. What figure of speech has been used in the following line ? -˜Rascals and rogues ran a race round and round the rugged rock.'
15. -˜On the Morning of Christ's Nativity' is a-”
16. One of the following works of Milton is a prose work. Mention that-”
17. An eclogue is-”
18. What do we call a piece of writing that is an imitation of an action that is serious and complete ?
19. Everyman is-”
20. -˜The fall of-¦-¦in 1453 marks the beginning of Renaissance in Europe.' Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank in the above sentence-”
21. Ben Jonson's name is associated with-”
22. Which of the following plays does not belong to the group of four great tragedies of Shakespeare ?
23. What figure of speech has been used in the following line ? -˜Frailty - thy name is woman !'
24. Who wrote the following about Shakespeare ? -˜Others abide our question - thou art free.'
25. Choose the correct spelling of the word-”