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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Which English king is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke in Richard II?
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Explanation:
• Richard II is forced to surrender the crown to Henry Bolingbroke.
• Bolingbroke then becomes King Henry IV.
• The deposition raises questions about divine right, political competence and the legitimacy of rebellion.
• Richard III and Edward IV belong to a later phase of the history plays.
• Bolingbroke then becomes King Henry IV.
• The deposition raises questions about divine right, political competence and the legitimacy of rebellion.
• Richard III and Edward IV belong to a later phase of the history plays.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
In Henry IV, Part 1, who leads the rebellion against King Henry IV and becomes Prince Hal's chief martial rival?
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Explanation:
• Hotspur, also known as Henry Percy, becomes the most prominent rebel against Henry IV.
• His military honour and impetuous courage contrast with Prince Hal's apparently irresponsible youth.
• Their confrontation at Shrewsbury is central to Hal's emergence as a national warrior.
• Falstaff is Hal's comic companion rather than the leader of the rebellion.
• His military honour and impetuous courage contrast with Prince Hal's apparently irresponsible youth.
• Their confrontation at Shrewsbury is central to Hal's emergence as a national warrior.
• Falstaff is Hal's comic companion rather than the leader of the rebellion.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Which character is most closely associated with the tavern world of Eastcheap in the Henry IV plays?
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Explanation:
• Sir John Falstaff dominates the tavern scenes in Eastcheap.
• He represents wit, appetite, theatrical improvisation and resistance to conventional honour.
• His companionship with Prince Hal forms a comic counterworld to the royal court.
• Prospero and Camillo belong to the late romances, while the Chorus appears prominently in Henry V.
• He represents wit, appetite, theatrical improvisation and resistance to conventional honour.
• His companionship with Prince Hal forms a comic counterworld to the royal court.
• Prospero and Camillo belong to the late romances, while the Chorus appears prominently in Henry V.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
At the beginning of Henry V, which political project is used to support Henry's claim to the French throne?
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Explanation:
• The Archbishop of Canterbury presents a complex interpretation of the Salic Law to justify Henry's claim in France.
• The legal argument helps transform dynastic ambition into a national military project.
• The play nevertheless leaves room to question the motives behind the campaign.
• The other options belong to different Shakespearean plots.
• The legal argument helps transform dynastic ambition into a national military project.
• The play nevertheless leaves room to question the motives behind the campaign.
• The other options belong to different Shakespearean plots.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Which battle forms the central military triumph of Henry V?
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Explanation:
• The Battle of Agincourt is the decisive English victory celebrated in Henry V.
• Shakespeare presents the battle as an achievement of leadership, discipline and national solidarity.
• The St Crispin's Day speech prepares the soldiers for this conflict.
• Bosworth Field ends Richard III, while Shrewsbury is central to Henry IV, Part 1.
• Shakespeare presents the battle as an achievement of leadership, discipline and national solidarity.
• The St Crispin's Day speech prepares the soldiers for this conflict.
• Bosworth Field ends Richard III, while Shrewsbury is central to Henry IV, Part 1.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Which character opens Richard III by declaring his dissatisfaction with the peaceful present and revealing his intention to become a villain?
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Explanation:
• Richard, Duke of Gloucester, opens the play with a soliloquy that presents his alienation and ambition.
• He announces his determination to manipulate events and pursue the crown.
• His direct address makes the audience aware of schemes hidden from other characters.
• Buckingham becomes his ally, while Richmond later defeats him.
• He announces his determination to manipulate events and pursue the crown.
• His direct address makes the audience aware of schemes hidden from other characters.
• Buckingham becomes his ally, while Richmond later defeats him.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Who defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field?
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Explanation:
• Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, defeats Richard III at Bosworth Field.
• Richmond's victory ends Richard's reign and prepares the establishment of the Tudor dynasty.
• He later becomes Henry VII and marries Elizabeth of York.
• Bolingbroke, Hal and Hotspur belong to the earlier history sequence.
• Richmond's victory ends Richard's reign and prepares the establishment of the Tudor dynasty.
• He later becomes Henry VII and marries Elizabeth of York.
• Bolingbroke, Hal and Hotspur belong to the earlier history sequence.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which issue lies at the centre of Measure for Measure?
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Explanation:
• Measure for Measure centres on the enforcement of sexual law in Vienna.
• Angelo applies the law rigidly while privately attempting to exploit Isabella.
• The play questions whether legal authority can be separated from hypocrisy, desire and mercy.
• These tensions make the work a major example of Shakespearean problem drama.
• Angelo applies the law rigidly while privately attempting to exploit Isabella.
• The play questions whether legal authority can be separated from hypocrisy, desire and mercy.
• These tensions make the work a major example of Shakespearean problem drama.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Why is Claudio sentenced to death in Measure for Measure?
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Explanation:
• Claudio is condemned because Juliet has become pregnant before their marriage is legally completed.
• Angelo revives and strictly enforces a neglected law against sexual misconduct.
• Claudio's sentence exposes the harshness of literal justice without proportionate mercy.
• His case initiates Isabella's confrontation with Angelo.
• Angelo revives and strictly enforces a neglected law against sexual misconduct.
• Claudio's sentence exposes the harshness of literal justice without proportionate mercy.
• His case initiates Isabella's confrontation with Angelo.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
What does Angelo demand from Isabella in exchange for sparing Claudio's life?
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Explanation:
• Angelo demands that Isabella surrender her chastity to him in exchange for Claudio's life.
• The demand reveals the corruption concealed beneath his public reputation for moral strictness.
• Isabella refuses to purchase one injustice through another violation.
• The situation creates the play's central ethical dilemma.
• The demand reveals the corruption concealed beneath his public reputation for moral strictness.
• Isabella refuses to purchase one injustice through another violation.
• The situation creates the play's central ethical dilemma.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which device allows Mariana to take Isabella's place during the secret meeting with Angelo?
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Explanation:
• The bed trick allows Mariana to meet Angelo while he believes that she is Isabella.
• Mariana had previously been betrothed to Angelo but was rejected after the loss of her dowry.
• The device exposes Angelo's hypocrisy and creates grounds for restoring his obligation to Mariana.
• It is a theatrical strategy rather than a magical transformation.
• Mariana had previously been betrothed to Angelo but was rejected after the loss of her dowry.
• The device exposes Angelo's hypocrisy and creates grounds for restoring his obligation to Mariana.
• It is a theatrical strategy rather than a magical transformation.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
In The Tempest, who was responsible for usurping Prospero's dukedom of Milan?
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Explanation:
• Antonio, Prospero's brother, usurped the dukedom of Milan.
• He acted with the political support of Alonso, King of Naples.
• Prospero and the infant Miranda were set adrift but survived through Gonzalo's assistance.
• Prospero later uses the island and the tempest to confront his former enemies.
• He acted with the political support of Alonso, King of Naples.
• Prospero and the infant Miranda were set adrift but survived through Gonzalo's assistance.
• Prospero later uses the island and the tempest to confront his former enemies.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which spirit serves Prospero and helps execute his magical designs in The Tempest?
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Explanation:
• Ariel is the airy spirit who serves Prospero and carries out much of the magical action.
• Ariel creates illusions, music and the tempest while guiding the shipwrecked groups.
• The spirit repeatedly asks Prospero to honour his promise of freedom.
• Puck and Hecate belong to other Shakespearean plays.
• Ariel creates illusions, music and the tempest while guiding the shipwrecked groups.
• The spirit repeatedly asks Prospero to honour his promise of freedom.
• Puck and Hecate belong to other Shakespearean plays.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Which character in The Tempest claims that the island belongs to him through his mother Sycorax?
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Explanation:
• Caliban claims possession of the island through his mother, the witch Sycorax.
• His conflict with Prospero raises questions about mastery, language, dispossession and colonial authority.
• Prospero regards Caliban as rebellious and dangerous, while Caliban views Prospero as a usurper.
• Ferdinand, Sebastian and Trinculo are later arrivals on the island.
• His conflict with Prospero raises questions about mastery, language, dispossession and colonial authority.
• Prospero regards Caliban as rebellious and dangerous, while Caliban views Prospero as a usurper.
• Ferdinand, Sebastian and Trinculo are later arrivals on the island.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
In The Winter's Tale, who falsely accuses Hermione of adultery with Polixenes?
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Explanation:
• Leontes, King of Sicilia, becomes irrationally jealous and accuses Hermione of adultery with Polixenes.
• His suspicion develops without reliable evidence and destroys his family.
• The oracle declares Hermione innocent, but Leontes initially rejects its authority.
• His eventual repentance prepares the play's movement toward reconciliation.
• His suspicion develops without reliable evidence and destroys his family.
• The oracle declares Hermione innocent, but Leontes initially rejects its authority.
• His eventual repentance prepares the play's movement toward reconciliation.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Which famous stage direction occurs in The Winter's Tale?
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Explanation:
• Exit, pursued by a bear is one of Shakespeare's most famous stage directions.
• It accompanies the death of Antigonus after he leaves the infant Perdita in Bohemia.
• The moment combines danger, abrupt tonal change and theatrical surprise.
• It also helps mark the romance's movement from tragedy toward pastoral comedy.
• It accompanies the death of Antigonus after he leaves the infant Perdita in Bohemia.
• The moment combines danger, abrupt tonal change and theatrical surprise.
• It also helps mark the romance's movement from tragedy toward pastoral comedy.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Consider the following statements about Richard II.
Statement I: Richard's belief in sacred kingship is challenged by his political failures.
Statement II: Bolingbroke's seizure of the crown resolves all questions of legitimacy without future consequences.
Choose the correct answer.
Statement I: Richard's belief in sacred kingship is challenged by his political failures.
Statement II: Bolingbroke's seizure of the crown resolves all questions of legitimacy without future consequences.
Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because Richard invokes divine kingship but loses support through misrule, financial exactions and political misjudgement.
• Statement II is incorrect because Bolingbroke's usurpation creates continuing anxiety about legitimacy and rebellion.
• The later Henry IV plays show the political and psychological consequences of the deposition.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement II is incorrect because Bolingbroke's usurpation creates continuing anxiety about legitimacy and rebellion.
• The later Henry IV plays show the political and psychological consequences of the deposition.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which of the following statements about Henry V are correct?
1. The Chorus repeatedly guides the audience's imagination.
2. Henry orders the execution of former companions Bardolph and Nym.
3. The play presents nationalism without any irony or moral tension.
4. Henry courts Katherine after the French defeat.
1. The Chorus repeatedly guides the audience's imagination.
2. Henry orders the execution of former companions Bardolph and Nym.
3. The play presents nationalism without any irony or moral tension.
4. Henry courts Katherine after the French defeat.
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Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because the Chorus invites the audience to imagine large armies and shifting locations.
• Statement 2 is correct because Henry enforces military discipline even against former associates.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because the play includes tensions involving war, legitimacy, casualties and royal performance.
• Statement 4 is correct because Henry courts Katherine as part of the political settlement with France.
• Therefore, the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4 only.
• Statement 2 is correct because Henry enforces military discipline even against former associates.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because the play includes tensions involving war, legitimacy, casualties and royal performance.
• Statement 4 is correct because Henry courts Katherine as part of the political settlement with France.
• Therefore, the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4 only.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Assertion: Measure for Measure is frequently classified as a problem play.
Reason: It combines comic devices and an apparent marriage-based resolution with disturbing questions about coercion, sexuality, law and justice.
Choose the correct answer.
Reason: It combines comic devices and an apparent marriage-based resolution with disturbing questions about coercion, sexuality, law and justice.
Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because Measure for Measure resists simple classification as either comedy or tragedy.
• The Reason is correct because its comic ending does not erase the serious ethical problems raised by Angelo's conduct and the Duke's methods.
• The uneasy mixture of tones and unresolved moral questions supports the label problem play.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because its comic ending does not erase the serious ethical problems raised by Angelo's conduct and the Duke's methods.
• The uneasy mixture of tones and unresolved moral questions supports the label problem play.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Match List I with List II.
List I
1. Richard II
2. Henry IV, Part 1
3. The Tempest
4. The Winter's Tale
List II
P. Prospero's renunciation of magic
Q. Deposition of an anointed king
R. Jealous accusation followed by late reconciliation
S. Prince Hal's conflict with Hotspur
Choose the correct code.
List I
1. Richard II
2. Henry IV, Part 1
3. The Tempest
4. The Winter's Tale
List II
P. Prospero's renunciation of magic
Q. Deposition of an anointed king
R. Jealous accusation followed by late reconciliation
S. Prince Hal's conflict with Hotspur
Choose the correct code.
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Explanation:
• Richard II matches Q because the play culminates in the deposition of an anointed monarch.
• Henry IV, Part 1 matches S because Prince Hal confronts Hotspur at Shrewsbury.
• The Tempest matches P because Prospero ultimately renounces his magical art.
• The Winter's Tale matches R because Leontes' jealousy gives way to repentance and reconciliation.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-Q, 2-S, 3-P, 4-R.
• Henry IV, Part 1 matches S because Prince Hal confronts Hotspur at Shrewsbury.
• The Tempest matches P because Prospero ultimately renounces his magical art.
• The Winter's Tale matches R because Leontes' jealousy gives way to repentance and reconciliation.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-Q, 2-S, 3-P, 4-R.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Arrange the following events in the second English historical tetralogy in chronological order within the dramatic narrative.
1. Henry V wins at Agincourt.
2. Richard II is deposed.
3. Prince Hal defeats Hotspur.
4. Henry IV dies and Hal becomes king.
1. Henry V wins at Agincourt.
2. Richard II is deposed.
3. Prince Hal defeats Hotspur.
4. Henry IV dies and Hal becomes king.
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Explanation:
• Richard II is first deposed by Bolingbroke, who becomes Henry IV.
• Prince Hal later defeats Hotspur at the Battle of Shrewsbury.
• After Henry IV's death, Hal succeeds as Henry V.
• Henry V then leads the French campaign and wins at Agincourt.
• The correct sequence is 2, 3, 4, 1.
• Prince Hal later defeats Hotspur at the Battle of Shrewsbury.
• After Henry IV's death, Hal succeeds as Henry V.
• Henry V then leads the French campaign and wins at Agincourt.
• The correct sequence is 2, 3, 4, 1.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
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Explanation:
• The pair Measure for Measure — uncomplicated festive comedy without ethical tension is incorrect.
• Measure for Measure is marked by moral ambiguity, coercion, sexual politics and uneasy resolution.
• Richard III portrays the rise and defeat of an ambitious usurper.
• The Tempest and The Winter's Tale are correctly associated with forgiveness and restoration.
• Measure for Measure is marked by moral ambiguity, coercion, sexual politics and uneasy resolution.
• Richard III portrays the rise and defeat of an ambitious usurper.
• The Tempest and The Winter's Tale are correctly associated with forgiveness and restoration.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Which statement best distinguishes Shakespeare's late romances from his earlier histories?
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Explanation:
• The late romances commonly begin with grave error, political rupture, family separation or apparent death.
• Their conclusions move toward recognition, forgiveness, restored kinship and renewed social order.
• Magic, prophecy, improbable survival and theatrical wonder are important structural elements.
• Political authority remains significant, but it is reoriented through repentance and reconciliation.
• Their conclusions move toward recognition, forgiveness, restored kinship and renewed social order.
• Magic, prophecy, improbable survival and theatrical wonder are important structural elements.
• Political authority remains significant, but it is reoriented through repentance and reconciliation.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
How does Prospero's decision near the end of The Tempest contribute to the play's reconciliation?
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Explanation:
• Prospero chooses forgiveness over continued revenge after bringing his enemies under his power.
• He restores political relationships and accepts the marriage of Miranda and Ferdinand.
• His renunciation of magic signals a movement away from domination and theatrical control.
• The reconciliation remains complex because Caliban's future and the history of possession are not fully resolved.
• He restores political relationships and accepts the marriage of Miranda and Ferdinand.
• His renunciation of magic signals a movement away from domination and theatrical control.
• The reconciliation remains complex because Caliban's future and the history of possession are not fully resolved.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which combination correctly identifies recurring concerns in Shakespeare's histories, problem plays and romances?
1. The legitimacy and performance of political authority
2. The tension between justice and mercy
3. The disruptive effects of jealousy, ambition or usurpation
4. The possibility of reconciliation after suffering
1. The legitimacy and performance of political authority
2. The tension between justice and mercy
3. The disruptive effects of jealousy, ambition or usurpation
4. The possibility of reconciliation after suffering
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Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because the histories repeatedly examine succession, sovereignty and the public performance of kingship.
• Statement 2 is correct because Measure for Measure and the romances test the relation between law, judgement and mercy.
• Statement 3 is correct because Richard's ambition, Leontes' jealousy and Antonio's usurpation generate political and familial disorder.
• Statement 4 is correct because the late romances especially imagine forgiveness and reunion after severe loss.
• Therefore, all four statements are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because Measure for Measure and the romances test the relation between law, judgement and mercy.
• Statement 3 is correct because Richard's ambition, Leontes' jealousy and Antonio's usurpation generate political and familial disorder.
• Statement 4 is correct because the late romances especially imagine forgiveness and reunion after severe loss.
• Therefore, all four statements are correct.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. Richard II సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. Hotspur సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. Falstaff సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. An interpretation of the Salic Law సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. Agincourt సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. Richard, Duke of Gloucester సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: C. Richmond సమాధానం: C.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. The conflict between strict law, sexual regulation, justice and mercy సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. He has impregnated Juliet before their formal marriage. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: B. Her sexual submission సమాధానం: B.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: C. The bed trick సమాధానం: C.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: D. Antonio సమాధానం: D.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. Ariel సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: B. Caliban సమాధానం: B.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: C. Leontes సమాధానం: C.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: D. Exit, pursued by a bear సమాధానం: D.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: C. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect సమాధానం: C.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. 1, 2 and 4 only సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: D. 1-Q, 2-S, 3-P, 4-R సమాధానం: D.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: A. 2, 3, 4, 1 సమాధానం: A.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: B. Measure for Measure — uncomplicated festive comedy without ethical tension సమాధానం: B.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: C. The romances often move through loss, separation and apparent death toward wonder, forgiveness and reunion. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: D. He forgives his enemies and renounces the magical power used to control them. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 సమాధానం: D.