Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
Assignment August – 2024
Course : MA Subject Name : British Drama
Subject Code : MEG-2 Max. Marks : 30
Que. 1 Answer the following in detail: (Attempt any ONE) (10)
1. Discuss the silent features of the Elizabethan tragedy.
2. “Murder in the Cathedral is a Christian history drama.” – Explain in detail.
Que.2 Answer the following in brief: (Attempt any TWO) (10)
1. Elizabethan Theatre
2. Hamlet’s Soliloquies
3. Dramatic Structure of Pygmalion
4. Life and Works of T. S. Eliot
Que.3 Fill the blanks with suitable options: (10)
1 The Spanish Tragedy is written by _______.
A Shakespeare B Chaucer
C Milton D Marlowe
2 _________ is the author of Hamlet.
A Shakespeare B Chaucer
C Milton D Marlowe
3 Hermia and Helena are the characters of ________.
A A Midsummer Night’s Dream B Hamlet
C King Lear D none
4 The Alchemist is a satirical play written by ________.
A Marlowe B Shakespeare
C Ben Jonson D Dr. Johnson
5 The dramatic genre “Comedy of Humours” is associated with________.
A Marlowe B Shakespeare
C Ben Jonson D Dr. Johnson
6 ________ is a comedy written by Sheridan.
A The Alchemist B The School for Scandal
C A Midsummer Night’s Dream D Hamlet
7 The Ideal Husband is written by__________.
A Oscar Wilde B Geoffrey Chaucer
C John Dryden D Alexander Pope
8 Pygmalion is written by_______.
A John Dryden B Dr. Johnson
C G. B. Shaw D Shakespeare
9 John Millington Synge was _______ dramatist.
A a British B an American
C an Irish D an Affrican
10 The Playboy of the Western World is a masterpiece of _______.
A John Millington Synge B T. S. Eliot
C John Donne D Pope
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