Exam

Question 1

Define Romanticism

Answer 1

It is an artistic and intellectual movement that opposes reason and refinement as it stresses on strong emotions.

Question 2

Define Realism

Answer 2

Everyday experience, everyday man, portrays real life

Question 3

Define Gothicism

Answer 3

Dark setting, emotions, themes, supernatural, etc. Always has an element of psychological torment.

Question 4

Define Individualism

Answer 4

Focuses on the individual rather than the society as a whole

Question 5

Naturalism

Answer 5

Focuses on human nature in its natural habitat

Question 6

Aestheticism

Answer 6

Art for art sake. Stepping away from art being an influential thing. Art should just be seen for its beauty instead of having meaning or reasoning.

Question 7

Define Hedonism

Answer 7

Pursue sensual pleasure. Ignore morals and just chase pleasure.

Question 8

Name 4 Characteristics of Old English era

Answer 8

*Epic
*Epic Hero with supernatural abilities
*Oral based
*Setting is not limited

Question 9

Name 4 Characteristics of Middle English era

Answer 9

*Religious
*Oral/Storytelling
*Structured poetry
*Dark Ages leads to political issues

Question 10

Name 4 Characteristics of Renaissance era

Answer 10

*Humanism
*Individualism
*Rationalism
*Intellectual and religious revolution

Question 11

Name 4 Characteristics of Neoclassical era

Answer 11

*Realism - emphasis on societal concerns
*The reasoning and morality of things
*Entertainment
*Assumption they are morality and intellectually superior

Question 12

Name 4 Characteristics of Romantic era

Answer 12

*Nature
*Glorification of the ordinary
*Imagination
*Supernatural elements

Question 13

Name 4 Characteristics of Victorian era

Answer 13

*Reflects social, economic and intellectual issues
*Social classes, social plight and religion vs science
*Mix of romanticism and realism

Question 14

Name 4 Characteristics of Modern era

Answer 14

*Experimentation
*Surrealism
*Individualism
*Multiple perspectives

Question 15

Name 4 Characteristics of Postmodern era

Answer 15

*Embrace of randomness
*Playfulness
*Metafiction
*Existentialism

Question 16

Name 4 authors of the Middle English era

Answer 16

*G. Chaucer
*W.Langland
*Everyman

Question 17

Name 4 authors of the Renaissance era

Answer 17

*F.Bacon
*W. Shakespeare
*C. Marlow
*T. Wyatt

Question 18

Name 4 authors of the Neoclassical era

Answer 18

*J.Swift
*J.Milton
*R.Harley
*D.Deofe

Question 19

Name 4 authors of the romantic era

Answer 19

*Byron
*Jane Austen
*Marie Shelley
*W. Wordsworth

Question 20

Name 4 authors of the victorian era

Answer 20

*Emily Dickinson
*Charles Dikens
*The Bronté sisters
*Walt Whitman

Question 21

Name 4 authors from the modern era

Answer 21

*Verginia Woolf
*J.Conrad
*W. Faulkner
*J. Joyce

Question 22

Name 4 authors from the postmodern era

Answer 22

• J. L. Gorges
  *K. Vonnegut
  *G.G. Marquez
  *J.L. Borges

Question 23

Name 5 commandments for writing a detective fiction

Answer 23

1. All supernatural or preternatural agencies are ruled out
2. No Chinaman must figure in the story

3.Not more than one seceret room or passage is allowable

4.The detective must not himself commit the crime

5.Twins must not appear unless we have been duly prepared for them

Question 24

Who are the Handmaids in Gilead and what is their role?

Answer 24

Fertile women assigned to Commanders to bear children. They wear red and are controlled strictly, reduced to their reproductive function.

Question 25

Who are the Wives in Gilead?

Answer 25

Wives are the legal spouses of Commanders. They wear blue and have higher social status, but are often bitter and jealous of the Handmaids.

Question 26

What is the role of the Marthas?

Answer 26

Older, infertile women who serve as household domestic workers—cooking, cleaning, etc. They wear green.

Question 27

Who are the Aunts?

Answer 27

Women tasked with indoctrinating and controlling Handmaids. They enforce Gilead’s rules and often use psychological and physical abuse. Aunt Lydia is a key example.

Question 28

Who are the Econowives?

Answer 28

Wives of lower-status men (not Commanders). They perform all roles—housework, childbirth, and child-rearing. They wear striped dresses.

Question 29

What is the role of Jezebels in Gilead?

Answer 29

Women forced into sexual slavery at secret government-run brothels for elite men. They wear makeup and provocative clothing, defying Gilead’s supposed moral code.

Question 30

What is the Ceremony in Gilead?

Answer 30

A monthly ritual where a Commander has sex with a Handmaid (while she lies between the Wife’s legs) to try to conceive a child—justified by scripture.

Question 31

What is a Birth Day in Gilead?

Answer 31

A celebration where Wives, Handmaids, and Marthas gather to witness and support a Handmaid giving birth. The Wife pretends to be in labour too.

Question 32

What is a Salvaging in Gilead?

Answer 32

A public execution of women (often Handmaids) for crimes against the state. Sometimes includes “Particicution,” where Handmaids are forced to kill someone (usually a man) with their bare hands.

Question 33

What kind of government rules Gilead?

Answer 33

A totalitarian theocracy—ruled by a strict interpretation of the Bible, especially the Old Testament. There is no separation between church and state, and power is held by elite men (Commanders).

Question 34

Why did Chinua Achebe write Things Fall Apart?

Answer 34

To challenge colonial narratives that portrayed African culture as primitive. He wanted to show the complexity, dignity, and value of Igbo society before and during European colonization. After having read the darkest heart.

Question 35

What drives Okonkwo’s behaviour throughout the novel?

Answer 35

A fear of weakness and being like his father, Unoka. He values strength, masculinity, and control above all else.

Question 36

What are the consequences of Okonkwo's violent and rigid behaviour?

Answer 36

He becomes emotionally isolated, kills Ikemefuna (against advice), is exiled for accidentally killing a clansman, and ultimately hangs himself when he realizes he cannot stop the changes in his society.

Question 37

How does Okonkwo respond to colonization and Christianity?

Answer 37

He resists it violently, hoping to spark rebellion, but is shocked when his clan does not support him—showing how much things have changed.

Question 38

What is the Evil Forest in Things Fall Apart?

Answer 38

A cursed area where the Igbo throw twins, bury the diseased, and abandon outcasts. It symbolizes death, taboo, and spiritual danger.

Question 39

What happens when the missionaries are given land in the Evil Forest?

Answer 39

The clan expects them to die or flee, but nothing happens. This strengthens the missionaries’ influence and weakens traditional beliefs.

Question 40

Who are the Egwugwu?

Answer 40

Masked elders who represent ancestral spirits in Igbo justice and religious ceremonies.

Question 41

Who is Ezinma and why is she important?

Answer 41

Okonkwo’s favorite daughter. He wishes she were a boy because she understands him deeply and is strong-willed. Her role challenges gender expectations.

Question 42

What is the “chi” in Igbo belief?

Answer 42

A personal god or spiritual double. One’s success or fate is linked to their chi, but personal effort still matters. Okonkwo blames his chi for his downfall.

Question 43

What is an obi?

Answer 43

The personal hut or compound of the head of a household (like Okonkwo). It represents his status, power, and family authority.

Question 44

What is the ilo?

Answer 44

The central village square where assemblies, festivals, and wrestling matches take place.

Question 45

What is an iyi-uwa?

Answer 45

A special stone believed to link an ogbanje (a child who repeatedly dies and returns) to the spirit world. It must be found and destroyed to break the cycle.

Question 46

What car did Mr. Paravicini claim to drive?

Answer 46

A Rolls-Royce. He says it overturned in a snowdrift.

Question 47

What did Mollie send Giles out to buy?

Answer 47

Chicken wire