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Name: _____________________________ Roll No._______________

Govt. Postgraduate College, Haripur

Department of English

PAPER: TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE

(Terminal Exam, Fall-2018, 7th Semester, Literature Section)

SECTION-A (MCQs)

Time: 10 Minutes Marks: 10

Note: Fill in the box with the correct answer given against each question. Cutting or
erasing in the box will not be credited to any mark.

1. What position does Thomas hold at the time of his murder?

(Exchequer/King/Chancellor/Archbishop)

2. What position did Thomas hold in the past? (Exchequer/King/Chancellor/Archbishop)

3. What do the Priests compare the Knights to? (Angels/Devils/Ghosts/Beasts)

4. How can one best describe the Chorus's attitude at the top of the play?
(happy/optimistic/angry/pessimistic)

5. What is the First Priest like? (angry/worried/pragmatic/patient)

6. What is the Second Priest like? (angry/worried/pragmatic/patient)

7. What is the Third Priest like? (angry/worried/pragmatic/patient)

8. In the image of the “wheel”, who sits at the center? (God/the King/Pope/Archbishop)

9. Who brings news of Thomas's return? (First Priest/Chorus/Herald/Third Priest)

10. What does the Fourth Knight believe was the cause of Beckett's death?
(Suicide/Egoism/Asthma/Fear)
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Govt. Postgraduate College, Haripur

Department of English

PAPER: TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE

(Terminal Exam, Fall-2018, 7th Semester, Literature Section)

SECTION-B (LONG QUESTIONS)

Time: 1 Hour & 50 Minutes Marks: 40

Note: Attempt any TWO of the following questions, each carrying 20 marks.

1. Discuss various interpretations of Murder in the Cathedral.

2. Evaluate Thomas Becket as an Ideal Tragic Hero.

3. Write a critical appreciation of the play Murder in the Cathedral.