Please keep at least one language enabled. / కనీసం ఒక భాషను ఎంచుకోండి.
Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Who wrote An Essay of Dramatic Poesy?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• John Dryden wrote An Essay of Dramatic Poesy, one of the foundational works of English neoclassical criticism.
• It was published in 1668 and presents critical debate through a dialogue among four speakers.
• Pope, Johnson and Rymer are important neoclassical critics, but none of them wrote this essay.
• It was published in 1668 and presents critical debate through a dialogue among four speakers.
• Pope, Johnson and Rymer are important neoclassical critics, but none of them wrote this essay.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
What literary form does Dryden use in An Essay of Dramatic Poesy?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Dryden presents the essay as a dialogue among Crites, Eugenius, Lisideius and Neander.
• The conversational form allows rival critical positions to be stated, compared and qualified.
• This structure supports Dryden's comparative method rather than imposing a single dogmatic conclusion at the outset.
• The conversational form allows rival critical positions to be stated, compared and qualified.
• This structure supports Dryden's comparative method rather than imposing a single dogmatic conclusion at the outset.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Which speaker in An Essay of Dramatic Poesy defends the superiority of the ancients?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Crites argues that ancient dramatists established sound rules and achieved a high degree of artistic perfection.
• Eugenius replies on behalf of the moderns.
• Lisideius supports French drama, while Neander defends English drama.
• Eugenius replies on behalf of the moderns.
• Lisideius supports French drama, while Neander defends English drama.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Which speaker argues in favour of the moderns against the ancients?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Eugenius defends modern writers against Crites's praise of the ancients.
• He argues that later writers benefit from accumulated knowledge and can improve upon earlier models.
• The exchange represents the seventeenth-century controversy between ancient authority and modern achievement.
• He argues that later writers benefit from accumulated knowledge and can improve upon earlier models.
• The exchange represents the seventeenth-century controversy between ancient authority and modern achievement.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Who is the principal advocate of French drama in Dryden's dialogue?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Lisideius praises French drama for regularity, decorum and observance of the dramatic unities.
• He contrasts French structural discipline with what he sees as the irregularity of English plays.
• Neander later answers him by defending the richness and variety of English drama.
• He contrasts French structural discipline with what he sees as the irregularity of English plays.
• Neander later answers him by defending the richness and variety of English drama.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Which speaker most directly defends English drama against French drama?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Neander is the principal defender of English drama in the dialogue.
• He values its energetic variety, mixture of characters and capacity to represent a broad range of life.
• Neander is often regarded as the speaker closest to Dryden's own critical position.
• He values its energetic variety, mixture of characters and capacity to represent a broad range of life.
• Neander is often regarded as the speaker closest to Dryden's own critical position.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Dryden defines a play as a just and lively image of:
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Dryden defines a play as a just and lively image of human nature.
• Drama represents human passions, humours and changes of fortune for delight and instruction.
• The definition expresses the neoclassical belief that art imitates nature while shaping experience into an intelligible form.
• Drama represents human passions, humours and changes of fortune for delight and instruction.
• The definition expresses the neoclassical belief that art imitates nature while shaping experience into an intelligible form.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which pair of purposes is included in Dryden's definition of drama?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Dryden states that drama represents human life for the delight and instruction of mankind.
• The formulation continues the classical union of pleasure and moral usefulness.
• Entertainment alone is insufficient, but instruction should also be made artistically engaging.
• The formulation continues the classical union of pleasure and moral usefulness.
• Entertainment alone is insufficient, but instruction should also be made artistically engaging.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Which three dramatic unities are discussed in An Essay of Dramatic Poesy?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The dramatic unities are unity of time, unity of place and unity of action.
• French neoclassical drama was praised for observing them more strictly than English drama.
• Dryden treats the rules seriously but does not apply them with absolute rigidity.
• French neoclassical drama was praised for observing them more strictly than English drama.
• Dryden treats the rules seriously but does not apply them with absolute rigidity.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Statement I: Lisideius praises French drama for its regularity and observance of the unities.
Statement II: Neander argues that English drama gains strength from variety and fuller representation of life.
Statement II: Neander argues that English drama gains strength from variety and fuller representation of life.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because Lisideius emphasizes French order, decorum and structural regularity.
• Statement II is correct because Neander values the range, vitality and variety of English drama.
• The two statements summarize the central French-English comparison in the dialogue, so option A is correct.
• Statement II is correct because Neander values the range, vitality and variety of English drama.
• The two statements summarize the central French-English comparison in the dialogue, so option A is correct.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Assertion: Dryden does not simply reject dramatic rules.
Reason: He treats rules as aids derived from observation and practice rather than as inflexible laws that override artistic effect.
Reason: He treats rules as aids derived from observation and practice rather than as inflexible laws that override artistic effect.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because Dryden respects classical principles and the discipline they provide.
• The Reason is correct because he evaluates rules in relation to nature, probability and dramatic effectiveness.
• The Reason explains Dryden's flexible neoclassicism, which avoids both lawless freedom and mechanical rule-following.
• The Reason is correct because he evaluates rules in relation to nature, probability and dramatic effectiveness.
• The Reason explains Dryden's flexible neoclassicism, which avoids both lawless freedom and mechanical rule-following.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Which statement best describes Dryden's attitude toward the unity of action?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Dryden values coherent action and causal organization as central to dramatic form.
• He is more flexible about time and place when broader scope improves representation.
• Unity of action does not prohibit secondary characters or subordinate incidents when they contribute to the main design.
• He is more flexible about time and place when broader scope improves representation.
• Unity of action does not prohibit secondary characters or subordinate incidents when they contribute to the main design.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Why does Lisideius object to the English practice of mixing tragedy and comedy?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Lisideius sees tragicomic mixture as a breach of generic decorum and emotional consistency.
• French neoclassical taste favoured clearer separation between tragedy and comedy.
• Neander counters that mixed drama can represent the variety of life and provide relief without necessarily destroying the main action.
• French neoclassical taste favoured clearer separation between tragedy and comedy.
• Neander counters that mixed drama can represent the variety of life and provide relief without necessarily destroying the main action.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Which defence of English tragicomedy is most consistent with Neander's position?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Neander defends the mixture of serious and comic materials as a fuller representation of life.
• Human experience contains shifting passions, social levels and emotional tones.
• Properly managed variety can strengthen rather than destroy dramatic interest.
• Human experience contains shifting passions, social levels and emotional tones.
• Properly managed variety can strengthen rather than destroy dramatic interest.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Which speaker opposes the use of rhyme in serious drama during the later part of the dialogue?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Crites argues against rhyme in drama and supports the greater naturalness of blank verse.
• Neander responds by defending rhyme as capable of discipline, elevation and artistic pleasure.
• This debate extends the essay's comparative method from national drama to dramatic versification.
• Neander responds by defending rhyme as capable of discipline, elevation and artistic pleasure.
• This debate extends the essay's comparative method from national drama to dramatic versification.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
What is Neander's main defence of rhyme in drama?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Neander argues that rhyme can impose order, concision and elevation upon dramatic language.
• He does not claim that rhyme copies ordinary speech exactly; rather, drama is an artistic imitation of nature.
• The value of rhyme depends on skill and suitability, not on universal ancient precedent.
• He does not claim that rhyme copies ordinary speech exactly; rather, drama is an artistic imitation of nature.
• The value of rhyme depends on skill and suitability, not on universal ancient precedent.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Which verse form does Crites regard as more natural for English drama?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Crites favours blank verse because it can approximate the freedom and movement of speech more readily than rhyme.
• Neander answers that dramatic language need not reproduce ordinary conversation mechanically.
• The dispute illustrates competing neoclassical ideas of naturalness and artistic refinement.
• Neander answers that dramatic language need not reproduce ordinary conversation mechanically.
• The dispute illustrates competing neoclassical ideas of naturalness and artistic refinement.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Match List I with List II.
List I:
1. Crites
2. Eugenius
3. Lisideius
4. Neander
List II:
a. Defence of the moderns
b. Defence of English drama
c. Defence of the ancients
d. Defence of French drama
List I:
1. Crites
2. Eugenius
3. Lisideius
4. Neander
List II:
a. Defence of the moderns
b. Defence of English drama
c. Defence of the ancients
d. Defence of French drama
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Crites defends the ancients and later argues against rhyme in drama.
• Eugenius defends the moderns against ancient supremacy.
• Lisideius praises French dramatic practice.
• Neander defends English drama, so the correct code is 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b.
• Eugenius defends the moderns against ancient supremacy.
• Lisideius praises French dramatic practice.
• Neander defends English drama, so the correct code is 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Consider the following statements about Dryden's comparative criticism:
1. He places competing views in dialogue.
2. He compares ancient and modern drama.
3. He compares French and English dramatic practice.
4. He refuses to evaluate rhyme and blank verse.
Which statements are correct?
1. He places competing views in dialogue.
2. He compares ancient and modern drama.
3. He compares French and English dramatic practice.
4. He refuses to evaluate rhyme and blank verse.
Which statements are correct?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because the essay is structured as a debate among distinct speakers.
• Statement 2 is correct because Crites and Eugenius discuss ancients and moderns.
• Statement 3 is correct because Lisideius and Neander compare French and English drama.
• Statement 4 is incorrect because the essay includes an extended debate on rhyme and blank verse; therefore 1, 2 and 3 only are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because Crites and Eugenius discuss ancients and moderns.
• Statement 3 is correct because Lisideius and Neander compare French and English drama.
• Statement 4 is incorrect because the essay includes an extended debate on rhyme and blank verse; therefore 1, 2 and 3 only are correct.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which judgement does Dryden make about Shakespeare in An Essay of Dramatic Poesy?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Dryden famously praises Shakespeare as the man who, among modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul.
• He admires Shakespeare's natural genius and deep knowledge of human character.
• Dryden also recognizes Shakespeare's irregularities, showing that comparative praise need not exclude criticism.
• He admires Shakespeare's natural genius and deep knowledge of human character.
• Dryden also recognizes Shakespeare's irregularities, showing that comparative praise need not exclude criticism.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Which dramatist does Dryden describe as the most learned and judicious writer for the theatre?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Dryden presents Ben Jonson as highly learned, exact and judicious in dramatic construction.
• Shakespeare receives the stronger praise for comprehensive natural genius.
• The contrast demonstrates Dryden's ability to distinguish different kinds of excellence among dramatists.
• Shakespeare receives the stronger praise for comprehensive natural genius.
• The contrast demonstrates Dryden's ability to distinguish different kinds of excellence among dramatists.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Which statement best illustrates Dryden's comparative method?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Dryden's method is comparative rather than narrowly prescriptive.
• He sets ancients against moderns, French drama against English drama and rhyme against blank verse.
• He also distinguishes the natural genius of Shakespeare from the learned judgement of Jonson.
• His criticism advances through balanced evaluation of relative strengths and weaknesses.
• He sets ancients against moderns, French drama against English drama and rhyme against blank verse.
• He also distinguishes the natural genius of Shakespeare from the learned judgement of Jonson.
• His criticism advances through balanced evaluation of relative strengths and weaknesses.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Lisideius defends French drama, not English drama.
• Crites supports the ancients, and Eugenius supports the moderns.
• Neander defends English drama and later argues in favour of rhyme.
• The incorrectly matched pair is therefore Lisideius — defence of English drama.
• Crites supports the ancients, and Eugenius supports the moderns.
• Neander defends English drama and later argues in favour of rhyme.
• The incorrectly matched pair is therefore Lisideius — defence of English drama.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Assertion: Dryden can praise Shakespeare despite Shakespeare's departures from neoclassical regularity.
Reason: Dryden's criticism recognizes imaginative power, vitality and knowledge of human nature alongside formal correctness.
Reason: Dryden's criticism recognizes imaginative power, vitality and knowledge of human nature alongside formal correctness.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because Dryden openly admires Shakespeare while acknowledging structural irregularities.
• The Reason is correct because Dryden evaluates dramatic greatness by more than strict compliance with rules.
• Shakespeare's range, characterisation and natural genius explain why Dryden's praise survives his neoclassical reservations.
• The Reason is correct because Dryden evaluates dramatic greatness by more than strict compliance with rules.
• Shakespeare's range, characterisation and natural genius explain why Dryden's praise survives his neoclassical reservations.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which integrated statement best characterizes Dryden's role as a literary critic?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Dryden combines respect for classical standards with attention to historical circumstance and national practice.
• His dialogic method tests principles through comparison rather than simple assertion.
• He evaluates structure, language, genre, theatrical effect and individual genius with practical flexibility.
• For these reasons, he is often regarded as a major founder of systematic English literary criticism.
• His dialogic method tests principles through comparison rather than simple assertion.
• He evaluates structure, language, genre, theatrical effect and individual genius with practical flexibility.
• For these reasons, he is often regarded as a major founder of systematic English literary criticism.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. John Dryden సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: A. A dramatic dialogue among four speakers సమాధానం: A.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. Crites సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. Eugenius సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. Lisideius సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. Neander సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: D. Human nature సమాధానం: D.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: B. Delight and instruction సమాధానం: B.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: D. Time, place and action సమాధానం: D.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct సమాధానం: A.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: B. He treats it as more fundamental than mechanical restrictions of time and place. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. He believes it violates decorum and weakens the emotional unity of the play. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: C. It reflects the mixed and changing conditions of human life. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. Crites సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: A. Rhyme can discipline expression and give elevated speech artistic form. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: D. Blank verse సమాధానం: D.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: D. 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b సమాధానం: D.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. 1, 2 and 3 only సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: B. He possesses the largest and most comprehensive soul among modern and perhaps ancient poets. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: C. Ben Jonson సమాధానం: C.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: D. He weighs strengths and limitations across authors, nations, periods and forms. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: C. Lisideius — defence of English drama సమాధానం: C.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: C. He combines classical principles, historical awareness, comparison and practical judgement in evaluating literature. సమాధానం: C.