Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 41
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The three main unities in drama are those of

Aaction, time and place
Btime, space and action
Cplace, time and space
Dspace, action and time
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Question 42
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Persona refers to the 

Acentral character in a play
Bvoice of the character
Cthe image a character presents
Dthe personality of a character
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Question 43
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A band of singers and dancers in drama who acts as a link between the play and the audience is the 

AChorus
BClown
CPlaywright
DCast
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Question 44
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A situation where an actor addresses the audience without the other actors hearing him is called 

ASoliloquy
BChorus
CAside
DSolo
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Question 45
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Criticism is a literary activity which seeks to 

AFind faults in a literary work
BAnalyze and evaluate a literary work
Ccompare and contrast novels
DDiscover the beauty of a literary work.
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Question 46
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A technique by which a previous scene or action can be recalled in a play to shed light on the present action is 

AClimax
BFlashback
CInterlude
DCathersis
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Question 47
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A play in which the acts succeed one another without probable or necessary sequence is 

AEpisodic
BSimple
CLinear
DConvoluted
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Question 48
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The repetition of a consonant sound in quick succession of sound effect is 

AAlliteration
BPun
Conomatopoeia
DAssonance
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