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Topic	Error	Correction
BOOK-I (LITERATURE)
Poetry- Definitions (In Literary Genres)	“Art of uniting pleasure with truth" (Dr. Samuel Johnson: The Study of Poetry)	"Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth" (Dr. Samuel Johnson, in “Life of Milton”)
Comedy- Types (In Literary Genres)	Comedy of Menace: (Menace=danger/fear). Coined by David Compton. Fear of the characters become the source of the comedy.	Comedy of Menace: (Menace = danger/ fear). Term coined by Irving Wardle, who borrowed it from Compton’s play “The Lunatic View: Comedy of Menace (1958)”. Major playwrights are: David Compton, Nigel Dennis, N.F. Simpson and Harold Pintor. Fear of the characters become the source of the comedy.
History of English Literature in a Table	Act of Supremacy (1529)	Act of Supremacy (1534)
Age of Chaucer (MCQs)	15.What is the title of the poem by Chaucer that tells the story of the fall of Lucifer and the creation of the universe and mankind? a) "The Divine Comedy"  b) "The Pearl" c) "The Parliament of Fowls"  d) "The Book of the Duchess"	15. Which work by Chaucer that tells the story of the fall of Lucifer and the creation of the universe and mankind? a) "The Divine Comedy"         b) “Monk’s Story in Canterbury Tales” c) "The Parliament of Fowls"  d) "The Book of the Duchess"
Age of Revival	“Act of Supremacy (1529)”by Henry-VIII,	“Act of Supremacy (1534)”by Henry-VIII,
Age of Revival (English Chaucerians)	John Lydgate (1370-1451): 1.   The Story of Thebes- written to behest of the prince of Wales, later king Henry V. 2.   The Troy Book – Lydgate himself joins as pilgrim in Canterbury Tales and narrates a story.	John Lydgate (1370-1451): 1.   The Troy Book (1412-1420) – 30,117 lines poem in 5 books, in decasyllable couplets, history of Troy from its foundation through to the end of the Trojan War. commissioned by the Prince of Wales (later Henry V) to show English is better than other languages.  2.   The Story of Thebes (1420-1422)- 4716-line poem- Lydgate himself joins as pilgrim in Canterbury Tales and narrates a story
Beginning of the Drama (MCQs)	5.Who is considered the most prominent Scottish Chaucerian poet, known for his works like "The King’s Quair" and his admiration for Geoffrey Chaucer? A) Robert Burns        B) Robert Henryson    C) Sir Walter Scott       D) William Dunbar   6.Which Scottish Chaucerian poet wrote "The Testament of Cresseid," a continuation of Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde"? A) Gavin Douglas      B) Robert Fergusson   C) William Dunbar    D) Sir David Lyndsay   7. In "The Kingis Quair," the Scottish Chaucerian poet William Dunbar praises which English Chaucerian poet as his inspiration? A) John Gower         B) Sir Thomas Wyatt   C) Geoffrey Chaucer   D) John Skelton   11.Who is the English Chaucerian poet known for his collection of poems, "Tottel's Miscellany," which popularized the sonnet and other forms of lyric poetry in the 16th century? A) John Skelton        B) Sir Thomas Wyatt   C) Geoffrey Chaucer   D) Thomas Malory   13.Which medieval religious festival was a common occasion for the performance of Mystery plays? A) Christmas               B) Easter       C) Halloween              D) Valentine's Day	5.Who is considered the most prominent Scottish Chaucerian poet, known for his works like "The Kingis Quair" and his admiration for Geoffrey Chaucer? A) Robert Burns  B) Robert Henryson   C) Sir Walter Scott D) James-I of Scotland Answer: D 6.Which Scottish Chaucerian poet wrote "The Testament of Cresseid," a continuation of Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde"? A) Gavin Douglas        B) Robert Henryson  C) William Dunbar      D) Sir David Lyndsay Answer: B 7. In The Kingis Quair, which poet is praised as an inspiration? A) John Gower            B) Sir Thomas Wyatt  C) Geoffrey Chaucer   D) John Skelton Answer: C 11. Who is the English Chaucerian poet known for his sonnets published in the collection of poems, "Tottel's Miscellany," which popularized the sonnet and other forms of lyric poetry in the 16th century? A) John Skelton         B) Sir Thomas Wyatt   C) Geoffrey Chaucer   D) Thomas Malory Answer: B 13.Which medieval religious festival was a common occasion for the performance complete cycle of plays? A) Christmas   B) Chorus Christi Day C) Halloween  D) Valentine's Day Answer: B
Renaissance	Walter Raleigh The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd (1600)- a parody poem in response to Marlowe’s The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd. Note: "Raleigh Was Right" is a poem by William Carlos Williams in response these two poems.	Walter Raleigh The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd (1600)- a parody poem in response (parody) to Marlowe’s The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (1599). Note: "Raleigh Was Right (1940)" is a poem by William Carlos Williams in response these two poems.
Shakespeare (Love’s Labour’s Lost)	Don Adriono Character is used to satirize Peele’s Euphemism	Don Adriono Character is used to satirize Peele’s Euphuism (not Euphemism)
Puritan Age (Age of Milton)	Works of Milton: On His Blindness 1623	Works of Milton: On His Blindness 1673
Alexander Pope (Neo-Classical)	Alexander Pope (1688-1744): He said, “I was born in London of an honest family. From twelve years of age, I hardly ever left my studies on went to bed early in midnight"​	These lines are related to Milton, not Pope
Victorian Age	R. L. (Robert Louis Balfour)  Stevenson  1850-1894: Scottish novelist, essayist and poet. Well-known for his short story “How to live to be 200”, a satire on health mania with Higgins as main character.	Remove this entry in red colour, “How to live to be 200’ is a story by Stephen Leacock
Victorian Age (MCQs)	10. Last poem by Tennyson which anticipated his death having refrain 'All is well that ends well". A. Crossing the bar     B. The Dreamer C. Break, Break, Break  D. Maud.	10. One of the last poems by Tennyson, anticipating his death, ends with a famous line..... “I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crost the bar.”. A. Crossing the bar   B.The Dreamer           C. Break, Break, Break      D. Maud. Answer: A
(In American Literature)	Ambrose (Gwinnett) Bierce 1842-1914: Known with his pen name God Grile	Read it as “Dod Grile”
NEO Classicism MCQs- SET-1	32. Who was deaf and has asked "Has miss Piper had twins" in The School for Scandals A. Mrs. Clackit             B. Mrs. Candour C. Lady Dundizzy         D. Lady Sneerwell	Answer is:   Lady Dundizzy
(MCQs in Post-Modern Age)	4. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020 for her "narrative imagination that with encyclopaedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life"? A. Margaret Atwood   B. Olga Tokarczuk C. Kazuo Ishiguro        D.Salman Rushdie	Read it as: 2018
(MCQs in Post-Modern Age)	13.Who is the author of the novel "Things Fall Apart," a seminal work in postcolonial literature that explores the impact of British colonialism in Nigeria? A. Chinua Achebe B. Wole Soyinka C. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o D. Salman Rushdie	Repeated question, so removed the question and added new one: 13.Who is known for the work ‘The Postmodern Condition (1979)? A.Jean-François Lyotard  B.Jacques Derrida C. Michel Foucault      D. Fredric Jameson
(MCQs in Post-Modern Age)	Answer: 15. A	Answer: 15 B Atwood won Booker in 2000 for Blind Assassin
(MCQs in Post-Modern Age)	17. Who is the only author to have been awarded both the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1982) and the Booker Prize (in 1974 for "The Conservationist")? A. Salman Rushdie      B. V S Naipaul C. Kazuo Ishiguro        D. Arundhati Roy	17. Who is the only author to have been awarded both the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1991) and the Booker Prize (in 1974 for "The Conservationist")? A. Salman Rushdie B.Nadine Gordimer C. Kazuo Ishiguro        D. Arundhati Roy
(MCQs in Post-Modern Age)	20. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 for his "powerful epic writing, most recently exemplified in 'A Man and His Dog' and 'The Blue Bird'"?	13.Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature is ………….
Indian Literature (Bhabani Bhattacharya)	He Who Rides a Tiger 1955- Sandipan, an intelligent young man enters politics and joins the party of corrupt politician Keshab Sen.	He Who Rides a Tiger 1955- backdrop of the Bengal famine and the Quit India Movement. Kalo, the protagonist of the novel, is a blacksmith living in a small town Jharna with his daughter, Chandra Lekha.
MCQs in Indian English Literature   (As they are not related to Indian Literature, They are Deleted and replaced with new MCQs)	1. The children of violence is a series of five novels written by  A. Doris Lessing          B. Iris Murdoc  C. Wintersm               D. Kazuo Ishiguro. 2. The Dyer's Hand is a critical work written by A. Dylan Thomas        B. WH Auden  C. Robert frost            D. E.M.Foster 3. Which of the following is not a work by Graham Greene. A. The Power and the Glory    B. Heart of the matter.  C. Our man in Havana  D. The Talking Turkeys. 16. Klara in Ishiguro's 2021 novel is an AF, or: A. Artificial friend B. Alternate future c. Android function D.Algebraic formula 17. Azaro, the spirit child, is a character created by A. Ben okri      B. Pepper clank           C. Kafka           D. Frantz Fanon. 18. Identify the author of ‘Black skin, white Masks’  A. Edward Said           B. Frantz Fanon. C. Amie Cesaire           D. Ashcroft 19. ‘A far cry from Africa’ is work by  A. George Lamming   B. Derek Walcott. C. Eduard Brathwaite  D. Chinua Achebe 20 ‘The English patient’ and ‘Coming through Slaughter’ are by  A. Cyrus Mistry B. Michael Ondaatje C. Rohinton Mistry      D. J.M. Coetzee	1. Which Indian English novel won the Booker Prize in 1997? A.Midnight’s Children  B.The God of Small Things C. The Inheritance of Los D. The White Tiger 2. The Guide by R K Narayan is set mainly in A. Malgudi B. Mysore C. Madras D. Delhi 3. How many Indian writers have received the Bokker Prize for Fiction (as on 2025)? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five 16. Which of the following awards is not given to Indian-English writers? (1) Booker Prize (2) Sahitya Akademi Award (3) Pulitzer Prize  (4) Whitbread Award A. 1 & 2    B. 3 & 4    C. 1 & 4   D. 2 & 3 17. Who is credited with writing the first Indian novel in English, Rajmohan's Wife (1864)? A. R K Narayan B.Bankim Chandra Chatarjee C. Raja Rao      D. Mulk Raj Anand 18. Which novel was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for English in 2024? A. The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh B. Spirit Nights by Easterine Kire C. The God of Small Things by Arundati Roy      D. Siddhartha: The Boy Who Became the Buddha by Advait Kottary 19. Which Indian author's short story collection Heart Lamp won the International Booker Prize in 2025? A. Arundati Roy           B. Amitav Ghosh C. Bhanu Mushtaq      D. Jhumpa Lahiri            20 Who is the author of The Palace of Illusions (2008), a feminist retelling of the Mahabharata from Draupadi’s perspective? A. Anita Desai B. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni C. Shashi Deshpande  D. Manju Kapur
BOOK-II (CRITICISM)
Archetypal Criticism (MCQs)	12. Which literary work by Carl Jung is significant in the development of archetypal criticism? a) "The Catcher in the Rye" b) "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" c) "The Great Gatsby" d) "Moby-Dick"	12. Which literary work by Carl Jung is significant in the development of archetypal criticism?  A)The Hero with a Thousand Faces B) Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious C) Archetypal patterns in Poetry D)The Golden Bough
Feminism chapter-	Ø  Vandana Shiva is often referred to as Gandhi of grain. Ø  She wrote the article Empowering Women (2004); Ecofeminism (1993) with Maria Mies (co-author) Ø  The writings of Annette Kolodny (American Critic) gave impetus to what has come to be called Eco-feminism. Ø  Her work- “The Lay of the hand: Metaphor as experience and History in American life and letters (1975) Ø  Stresses male authored literature gendering of the land as female. Ø  Parallel b/w domination & subjugation of women and the exploitation and spoliation of the land. Ø  Devastation of natural scene is figured in detail as the rape of a virgin Ø  The hand before her fantasy and experiences of the American Frontiers (1680-1866) – 1984” traditional representation of the frontier by male authors and neglected narratives about the frontiers by Women	(these points are given under the title Cultural Feminism, but they are related to “Eco Feminism”)   Vandana Shiva and Annette Kolodny comes under eco feminism   Replace hand with land: Ø  Her work- “The Lay of the Land: Metaphor as experience and History in American life and letters (1975)
Deconstruction (MCQs)	6.Which philosopher is often associated with the idea of "trace" in deconstruction? a) Friedrich Nietzsche b)Jean-Jacques Rousseau        c) Karl Marx    d) Immanuel Kant	6.Which philosopher is often associated with the idea of "trace" in deconstruction? a) Friedrich Nietzsche b) Jacques Derrida c) Karl Marx    d) Immanuel Kant
Hermeneutics	Correction at Hans George Gadamer Ø  He coined the term “Hermenutic Circle”	Read it as: He reinterpreted the Hermeneutic circle
Literary Terms (at the end of Book-I)	Stream of Consciousness- Term coined by Henry James	William James, psychologist (He is brother of Henry James, writer)
BOOK-III (POETRY -TEXTS FOR JL DL)
MCQs - "Immortality Ode" by Wordsworth	23. Who said it about Immortality Ode: "There are certainly some pieces there which are good for nothing….”. A. Emerson     B. Coleridge   C. Waltor Scott  D. Lord Byron	Read it as Robert Southey
MCQs – Robert Browning	15 What is the name of the narrator in "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister"? A.Brother Lawrence  B.Brother Sebastian C.Brother Francis  D.Brother Jerome	15. The narrator in Robert Browning's poem "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister" expresses his hatred towards ……….? A.Brother Lawrence  B.Brother Sebastian C.Brother Francis  D.Brother Jerome Answer: A
MCQs – My Last Duchess	What is the main theme of "My Last Duchess"? 1.The power of love 2.The dangers of jealousy 3.The role of women in society 4.The abuse of power and control	What is the main theme of "My Last Duchess"? 1.The power of love 2.The dangers of art 3.The role of women in society 4.The abuse of power and control Answer: D
BOOK-IV (ESSAY-DRAMA -TEXTS FOR JL DL)
A Room of One’s Own (Brief Summary)	(Hogarth Press) to publish their own books in 2017.	(Hogarth Press) to publish their own books in 1917. (not 2017)
A Room of One’s Own (Chapter-I)	she hurries across a lawn at the fictional Oxbridge, a Beadle (a security guard, intercepts her saying, “only Fellows and Scholars, not women, are allowed on the lawn.” The interruption makes her to lost the “little fish” of idea.	she hurries across a lawn at the fictional Oxbridge, a Beadle (a security guard), intercepts her. His face expressed horror and indignation.  The narrator thought, “he was a Beadle; I was a woman. This was the turf; there was the path. Only the Fellows and Scholars are allowed here; the gravel is the place or me. Such thoughts were the work of a moment.” This interruption makes her to lost the “little fish” of idea.
A Room of One’s Own (Chapter-VI)	She cites a professor's argument that of the top poets of the last century, all but three were well-educated, and all but Keats were fairly well-off.	She cites a professor of literature’s argument (Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch): 'What are the great poetical names of the last hundred years or so? Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Landor, Keats, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Morris, Rossetti, Swinburne—we may stop there. Of these, all but Keats, Browning, Rossetti were University men, and of these three, Keats, who died young, cut off in his prime, was the only one not fairly well to do.’
MCQs- A Room of One’s Own (1929)-	25. Which of Virginia Woolf's works is a satirical biography of her close friend, the art historian Roger Fry? A. Jacob's Room B. Between the Acts C. Flush: A Biography D. The Waves	25. Which of Virginia Woolf's works is a satirical biography of her close friend, and art historian? A. Jacob's Room B. Orlando C. Roger Fry D. Flush: A Biography
Hayavadana	Agni mattu Male -  (The Fire and the Rain, 1995) - story of Yavakrita in the Ramayana	Agni mattu Male -  (The Fire and the Rain, 1995) - story of Yavakrita in the Mahabaratha. (not Ramayana)
MCQs- Death of a Salesman	Which is not true of Loman’s family? A. Biff is elder son, aged 34 B. Happy is younger son, aged 32 C. They call their mom ‘pal’; and dad ‘pop’ D.  All the above	Remove the word ‘not’
BOOK-V (NOVEL -TEXTS FOR JL DL)
MCQs- THINGS FALL APART	Q.no-21 answer is A) Church	Q.No-21 answer is A) Locusts  (not Church)
Beloved- Short Summary	Last line of the novel: Paul D: “You your best thing, Sethe. You are.” His holding fingers are holding hers. Sethe: “Me? Me?”(it is last line of chapter 27, not last chapter)	Read it as: Narrator: By and by all trace is gone, and what is forgotten is not only the footprints but the water too and what it is down there. The rest is weather. Not the breath of the disremembered and unaccounted for, but wind in the eaves, or spring ice thawing too quickly. Just weather. Certainly, no clamor for a kiss. Beloved.
Beloved- Timeline	Infanticide/filicide Incident: ·  27 days after Sethe's arrival, Stamp Paid brings blueberries, leading to a feast at 124.	Infanticide/filicide Incident: ·  28 days after Sethe's arrival, Stamp Paid brings blackberries, leading to a feast at 124.
Beloved - MCQs	126. The novel’s final line emphasizes:	126. The novel’s final chapter emphasizes:
BOOK-VI (ELT -TEXTS FOR JL DL)