Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) 2006 B.A Political Science Age of Chaucer - Question Paper

B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION- JANUARY, 2006.
(For Academic Year 2004- 05 and Calendar Year 2005
students only)
AGE OF CHAUCER
Time: three hours Maximum marks: 75

ans any 5 of the subsequent in about
30 words each: (5 x two =10)

1. The importance of Canterbury. in Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales.
2. The description of the swans in Spenser's
"Prothalamion" .
3. Why does John Donne address the Sun as 'busy
old fool' in the poem "Sun Rising"?
4. Bacon's opinion on'adversity.
5. What is meant by Utopia?
6. "Book of Job" as a devotional song.
7. A note on miracle plays.
8. The 1st native English Tragedy.
9. The function of chorus in Marlowe's "Dr. Faustus".
10. Unity of Place in Dryden's "All for Love".

Write short notes on any 3 of the subsequent
in about 100 words each: (3 x five =15)

11. The Character of Pardoner in "The Prologue".
12. Spenser's "Prothalamion" as a Pre-wedding song.
13. Bacon's "Of Truth".
14. The last soliloquy of Dr. Faustus.
15. How is Dryden's "All for Love" various from
Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra"?

Write on 2 of the subsequent in about 200 words each: (2 X 10 = 20)

16. kinds and individuals in Chaucer's "Prologue".
17. Bring out the importance of patience in "The Book
of Job" .
18. Francis Bacon as an essayist.
19. Character of Dr. Faustus.

Write any 2 essays from the subsequent in about
200 words each: (2 x 15 =30)

20. Realism in Chaucer's "Prologue".
21. John Donne as a love poet.
22. provide reasons for the popularity of Thomas More's "Utopia".
23. Character of Cleopatra in Dryden's "All for Love".

Earning:   Approval pending.