Table of Contents
- Question 21: Author of For The Unfallen
- Question 22: Plays Written by W.B. Yeats
- Question 23: Publication Year of The Song of the Earth
- Question 24: Chronology of Poets by Birth Year
- Question 25: Chronological Order of Diverse Texts
- Question 26: Chronology of Novelists by Birth Year
- Question 27: Chronology of Essayists/Writers by Period
- Question 28: Chronology of Dickens's Novels
- Question 29: Chronology of Major Non-Fiction/Prose Works
Question 21
For The Unfallen is a book of poems written by:
For the Unfallen: Poems 1952-1958 is the highly acclaimed debut poetry collection of the English poet and critic Geoffrey Hill, published in 1959.
The collection immediately established Hill as a major, deeply serious poetic voice. The poems are known for their dense, formal rhetoric, exploring heavy themes of history, myth, violence, and theology (particularly referencing the trauma of World War II and the Holocaust).
Question 22
Which of the following two plays were written by W. B. Yeats?
A. The Land of Heart's Desire
B. Time and the Conways
C. The Silver Tassie
D. The Countess Cathleen
E. The Plough and the Stars
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Identifying the dramatic works of the Irish literary revival leader, W.B. Yeats:
- (A) The Land of Heart's Desire (1894) is a fairy-tale play exploring the conflict between domestic duty and the supernatural.
- (D) The Countess Cathleen (1892) is a highly controversial verse drama about a noblewoman selling her soul to save her starving tenants.
Why the others are wrong: Time and the Conways is a "time play" by J.B. Priestley. The Silver Tassie and The Plough and the Stars are both famous realistic/expressionistic plays by the Irish playwright Seán O'Casey.
Question 23
Jonathan Bate's The Song of the Earth was published in:
Jonathan Bate's seminal ecocritical text, The Song of the Earth, was published in the year 2000.
It is one of the foundational texts of British ecocriticism. Bate argues powerfully for "ecopoetics," suggesting that poetry is not just an aesthetic escape, but a crucial tool for helping humanity reconnect with the natural world. He heavily analyzes Romantic poets like Wordsworth and John Clare, arguing their work has urgent ecological relevance today.
Question 24
Arrange the following poets in accordance with their years of birth.
A. George Herbert
B. Edmund Spenser
C. Philip Sidney
D. John Donne
E. Oliver Goldsmith
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The correct chronological sequence of these poets by birth year spans the Renaissance to the Augustan age:
- (B) Edmund Spenser (1552): The quintessential Elizabethan poet (The Faerie Queene).
- (C) Philip Sidney (1554): The great Elizabethan courtier and poet.
- (D) John Donne (1572): The founder of the Metaphysical poetry movement.
- (A) George Herbert (1593): The younger Metaphysical poet and priest.
- (E) Oliver Goldsmith (1728/30): The much later 18th-century Augustan poet and playwright.
Question 25
Find the chronological order of publication of the given works:
A. Darwin's Origin of Species
B. Macaulay's “Essay on Milton”
C. Stevenson's Treasure Island
D. Browning's “Pauline”
E. Arnold Bennett's Old Wives' Tale
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The correct historical chronological sequence is:
- (B) Macaulay's “Essay on Milton” (1825)
- (D) Browning's “Pauline” (1833): His first published poem.
- (A) Darwin's Origin of Species (1859)
- (C) Stevenson's Treasure Island (1883)
- (E) Arnold Bennett's Old Wives' Tale (1908)
(Note: The provided answer key logic frequently lists Macaulay after Browning, but historically Macaulay's famous essay in the Edinburgh Review preceded Pauline by 8 years. Always be prepared for slight NTA key discrepancies).
Question 26
Find the chronological order of the writers in terms of their years of birth:
A. Jane Austen
B. Henry Fielding
C. James M. Barrie
D. Richard Doddridge Blackmore
E. William Makepeace Thackeray
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The correct sequence of these major British novelists by birth year:
- (B) Henry Fielding (1707): The 18th-century pioneer of the English novel (Tom Jones).
- (A) Jane Austen (1775): The Regency era novelist (Pride and Prejudice).
- (E) William Makepeace Thackeray (1811): The early Victorian satirist (Vanity Fair).
- (D) Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1825): The later Victorian novelist (Lorna Doone).
- (C) J.M. Barrie (1860): The late Victorian/Edwardian creator of Peter Pan.
Question 27
Find the chronological order of the writers in terms of the period they belonged to:
A. Richard Steele
B. Charles Lamb
C. John Dryden
D. Francis Bacon
E. Matthew Arnold
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The correct chronological sequence of these major essayists and critics:
- (D) Francis Bacon (1561-1626): Elizabethan/Jacobean essayist.
- (C) John Dryden (1631-1700): The defining voice of the Restoration period.
- (A) Richard Steele (1672-1729): The early 18th-century Augustan essayist (The Tatler).
- (B) Charles Lamb (1775-1834): The Romantic era essayist (Essays of Elia).
- (E) Matthew Arnold (1822-1888): The towering Victorian poet and cultural critic.
Question 28
Find the chronological order of publication of Charles Dickens's novels:
A. Oliver Twist
B. Dombey and Son
C. Pickwick Papers
D. Bleak House
E. David Copperfield
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The question was dropped because none of the given options reflect the correct historical publication order.
The actual correct chronological sequence is C, A, B, E, D:
- (C) The Pickwick Papers (1836-1837)
- (A) Oliver Twist (1837-1839)
- (B) Dombey and Son (1846-1848)
- (E) David Copperfield (1849-1850)
- (D) Bleak House (1852-1853)
Question 29
Find the chronological order of publication of the given works:
A. Boswell's Life of Johnson
B. Hobbes's Leviathan
C. Pepys's Diary
D. Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
E. Locke's Human Understanding
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The historical reality of these publications:
- (B) Hobbes's Leviathan (1651)
- (D) Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
- (E) Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689)
- (A) Boswell's Life of Johnson (1791)
- (C) Pepys's Diary (Written 1660s, Published 1825). Because the diary remained encoded and unpublished for over a century, strictly based on publication, it is the last on this list (making the true order BDEAC). If arranged by when they were written, it would fall between Hobbes and Bunyan.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ecocriticism?
Ecocriticism is the interdisciplinary study of literature and the environment. Scholars like Jonathan Bate (The Song of the Earth) examine how literature represents the natural world, aiming to foster ecological awareness and address the modern environmental crisis.
Why are Charles Dickens's novels so hard to date accurately?
Almost all of Dickens's novels were published in "serial form" (monthly or weekly installments in magazines) over the course of a year or two, before being published as a complete book. For example, The Pickwick Papers ran from April 1836 to November 1837.
Why was Samuel Pepys's Diary published so late?
Samuel Pepys kept his deeply personal and politically sensitive diary from 1660 to 1669 written in a complex form of shorthand (the Shelton system) to protect it from prying eyes. It wasn't until the 1820s that a clergyman named John Smith finally deciphered and transcribed the text, leading to its first publication in 1825.
