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A
Thomas Kyd
B
Christopher Marlowe
C
Shakespeare
D
Ben Jonson

Explanation

'The Spanish Tragedy' is an Elizabethan tragedy written by Thomas Kyd. It established the genre of revenge tragedy.

A
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
B
R.K. Narayan
C
Nissim Ezekiel
D
Kamala Das

Explanation

R.K. Narayan is a celebrated Indian novelist writing in English, famous for his fictional town 'Malgudi'. Nissim Ezekiel and Kamala Das are primarily poets.

A
Criticism
B
elaborate praise
C
curse
D
high sound

Explanation

'Panegyric' means a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something. Hence, 'elaborate praise'.

A
heterogeneous
B
hetarogeneous
C
hetrogeneous
D
hetroganeous

Explanation

The correct spelling is 'heterogeneous' (hetero + geneous), meaning diverse in character or content.

A
The Victorian age
B
The Elizabethan age
C
The Restoration age
D
The Eighteenth Century

Explanation

The Elizabethan Age (1558–1603) is often called the Golden Age of English literature due to the flourishing of drama, poetry, and arts (Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser).

A
He demanded me why had I beaten his dog
B
He asked me why I have had beaten his dog
C
He enquired me why had I had beaten his dog
D
He demanded of me why I had beaten his dog

Explanation

For reporting a question, 'said to' becomes 'asked' or 'demanded of'. The tense shifts from Present Perfect to Past Perfect. 'He demanded of me why I had beaten his dog' is the correct formal structure.

A
G.B. Shaw
B
Thomas Hardy
C
Ernest hemingway
D
Charles Dickens

Explanation

'Man and Superman' is a famous four-act drama written by George Bernard Shaw (G.B. Shaw).

A
Jonathan Swift
B
Alexander Popy
C
Joseph Addison
D
Richard Steel

Explanation

Jonathan Swift is considered the greatest prose satirist in the English language, famous for 'Gulliver’s Travels'.

A
two
B
more than two
C
two or more than two
D
four only

Explanation

'Between' is used for two people/things. 'Among' is used for more than two people/things.

A
manner
B
history
C
tradition
D
style

Explanation

Every writer has a distinct 'style'. 'Style' refers to the unique way a writer uses language.