[BA 1st Sem Question Papers, Dibrugarh University, 2012, English, Major, History of English Society and Culture - I]
1. Answer the following questions: 1x8=8
- Who came to Mughal India as the ambassador of James-I seeking permission for trade and commerce?
- Who wrote Piers Plowman?
- Who came to England first as the representative of the Pope to preach Christianity?
- Who is the author of Le Morte Darthur?
- Who is the poet of Amoretti?
- Who wrote Utopia?
- When did Queen Victoria ascend the throne?
- In which battle during the English Civil War, Cromwell defeated Charles-I?
UNIT – 1
2. Answer any one of the following: 12
- Discuss the effect of Norman Conquest of England on the development of English prose and poetry.
- Give an account of the effect of the Norman Conquest of 1066 on English feudalism.
- Discuss the Anglo-Norman literature with special reference to fabliau, fables and allegories.
UNIT – 2
3. Answer any one of the following: 12
- Make an assessment of Chaucer as the representative poet of the 14th-century England.
- Trace the history of printing in England with special reference to William Caxton.
- Give an account of the Middle English Romances with particular reference to the Arthurian Romances.
UNIT – 3
4. Answer any one of the following: 12
- Prepare a note on explorations and discoveries during the Renaissance. How did they help in establishing colonies?
- Prepare a note on Elizabethan sonnet tradition with special reference to Thomas Wyatt and Earl of Surrey.
- Critically assess the contribution of Christopher Marlowe to English drama.
UNIT - 4
5. Answer any one of the following: 10
- Prepare an illustrative note on the Commonwealth of England and the role Rump Parliament played in it.
- Make an assessment of women’s writing in the 17th-century England.
- Who were Cavalier poets? Assess their contribution to English poetry.
UNIT – 5
6. Answer any one of the following: 10
- Prepare a note on the development of drama in Restoration period.
- Discuss the features of Metaphysical poetry.
- Write a note on the historical significance of the Restoration.
7. Write short notes on any four of the following: 4x4=16
- Tottel’s Miscellany.
- Peasants’ Revolt.
- Aphra Behn.
- The Black Death.
- Wycliffe and the Lollards.
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
- The East India Company.
- University Wits.
- The Role of Reformation.
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