Question. Johnson tries Shakespeare by the test of
(a) Coherence and cogence
(b) relevance and contemporariness
(c) relativity, clarity and imaginativity
(d) time, Nature and Universality

Question. Shakespeare’s characters portrays
(a) humanity
(b) nature
(c) art
(d) truth

Question. In Preface to Shakespeare, Johnson defended Shakespeare’s use of _________.
(a) tragic-comedy
(b) tragedy
(c) comedy
(d) None of the above

Question. Shakespeare’s drama is the mirror of
(a) human beings
(b) peace
(c) remorse
(d) life

Question. This, therefore is the praise of Shakespeare, that his drama is the __ of life.
(a) Reflection
(b) Contemplation
(c) Mirror
(d) Study

Question. “Shakespeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul” was said by –
(a) Samuel Johnson
(b) Matthew Arnold
(c) John Dryden
(d) Boyle

Question. Who is the ‘father of English poetry’, the well of English undefiled according to Arnold?
(a) Milton
(b) Dante
(c) Shakespeare
(d) Chaucer

Question. Samuel Johnson defended Shakespeare’s use of the
(a) comedy
(b) tragedy
(c) tragi-comedy
(d) none of the above

Question. The defect or fault in Shakespeare according to Johnson is that
(a) He sacrifices virtue to convenience
(b) He is so much more careful to please than to instruct
(c) He seems to write without any moral purpose.
(d) All of the above

Question. Regarding the observance of the three unities in a play, Dr. Johnson’s view is that
(a) Only the Unity of Time should be observed
(b) Only the Unity of Action should be observed
(c) Only the Unity of Place should be observed
(d) All the three unities should be observed

Question. The end of writing is to instruct, the end of poetry is to instruct by __.
(a) Writing
(b) Composition
(c) Pleasing
(d) Passion

Question. An action which ended happily to the principal persons is a __.
(a) Comedy
(b) Tragedy
(c) History
(d) Tragi- comedy

Question. The dialogue of Shakespeare are sometimes spoilt by:
(a) Artificiality
(b) Difficult Diction
(c) Ruggedness
(d) None of the above

Question. Johnson said that Shakespeare showed no regard to
(a) The unity of time and place
(b) The unity of action
(c) Characterization
(d) Poetic language

Question. According to Johnson what type of drama did Shakespeare write with much labour?
(a) Comedy
(b) Tragedy
(c) Tragi-comedy
(d) None of the above

Question. Shakespeare’s drama reflects
(a) life
(b) nature
(c) chaos
(d) order

Question. Dennis and Rymer think Shakespeare’s Romans are not sufficiently
(a) Brave
(b) Roman
(c) Strong
(d) Loyal

Question. A quibble is to Shakespeare, what luminous vapours are to
(a) Adventurers
(b) Farmers
(c) Sailors
(d) Travellers

Question. The object of all criticism according to Johnson is to make the obscure and the confused
(a) clear and understood
(b) focused and precise
(c) unobscured
(d) orderly

Question. Samuel Johnson was a writer of the
(a) 17th Century
(b) 18th Century
(c) 19th Century
(d) 20th Century

Question. Johnson said that Shakespeare often surpassed expectation or desire when he wrote
(a) Comedy
(b) tragedy
(c) Tragi-comedy
(d) All of the above

Question. According to Johnson, Shakespeare presented nature
(a) Faithfully
(b) Artificially
(c) Foolishly
(d) Unrealistically

Question. When we read a Shakespearean play, we are not bothered by consideration of
(a) Characterization
(b) Dialogue
(c) Time and Place
(d) Humour and Pathos

Question. Samuel Johnson’s Preface to Shakespeare was published in _________.
(a) 1756
(b) 1770
(c) 1800
(d) 1765

Question. Johnson is of the opinion that Shakespeare writes without moral purpose and is more careful to please than to ___________.
(a) dictate
(b) instruct
(c) sacrifice
(d) inform

Question. Shakespeare had no regard to the unities of
(a) action and place
(b) time and action
(c) time and place
(d) action and theme

Question. For Johnson, in Shakespeare’s works, even when the agency is supernatural the dialogue is level with ___.
(a) Tragedy
(b) Life
(c) Nature
(d) Character

Question. Johnson praises Shakespeare and comments that his drama is the mirror of __________.
(a) himself
(b) nature
(c) life
(d) his family members

Question. The two modes of imitation according to Dr. Johnson are
(a) Tragedy and comedy
(b) Tragedy and tragicomedy
(c) Tragicomedy and Comedy
(d) None of the above

Question. Tragedy was not in those times a poem of more general dignity or elevation than __.
(a) History
(b) Tragi-comedy
(c) Comedy
(d) Drama

Question. According to Dr. Johnson, authors are rated by their best when they are _____.
(a) In their prime
(b) Matured
(c) Old
(d) Dead

Question. Johnson insists that Shakespeare’s mode of composition
(a) Was inconsistent
(b) Lacked seriousness
(c) Remained the same
(d) Changed constantly

Question. Shakespeare’s first defect according to Johnson was that Shakespeare
(a) Sacrifices virtue to convenience
(b) He disregarded the distinction of time and place
(c) His plots are loose
(d) His declamations are cold and weak

Question. According to Johnson, the plays of Shakespeare were originally classified into
(a) Comedies and tragedies
(b) Comedies, tragedies and histories
(c) Comedies, tragedies and love stories
(d) None of the above

Question. In the violation of Unities, Johnson
(a) Criticizes Shakespeare
(b) Praises Shakespeare
(c) Follows Shakespeare
(d) Defends Shakespeare

Question. Which of the following critics preferred Shakespeare’s comedies to his tragedies?
(a) Dryden
(b) Pope
(c) Johnson
(d) Addison

Question. Poetic justice is:
(a) Followed by Shakespeare
(b) Not at all followed by Shakespeare
(c) Criticizes by Shakesperae
(d) Not always followed by Shakespeare

Question. Shakespeare has no heroes, his scenes are occupied by
(a) Kings
(b) Queens
(c) Men
(d) Fairies

Question. Shakespeare approximates the remote, and familiarizes the
(a) Marvelous
(b) Wonderful
(c) Beautiful
(d) Magnificent

Question. Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting laughter and sorrow not only in one mind, but in one __.
(a) Composition
(b) Narration
(c) Genre
(d) Action

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

Question. Through all these denominations of the drama, Shakespeare’s mode of composition is the same; an interchange of ______ and merriment. 

Question. Shakespeare is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of ________; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. 

Question. According to Dr. Johnson, authors are rated by their best when they are _____. 

Question. Shakespeare approximates the remote, and familiarizes the ______ 

Question. In Preface to Shakespeare, Johnson defended Shakespeare’s use of _________. 

Question. Dr. Johnson claimed that Shakespeare’s drama is the mirror of ______ 

Question. An action which ended happily to the principal persons is a __. 

Question. Shakespeare has no heroes, his scenes are occupied by _____ 

Question. Voltaire censures Shakespeare’s kings as not completely______. 

Question. Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting laughter and sorrow not only in one mind, but in one________. 

Question. An action which ended happily to the principal persons is a __. 

Question. A ______ is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to travellers. 

Question. In Shakespeare’s other works, he has well enough preserved the unity of ___. 

Question. A ___ was to Shakespeare the fatal Cleopatra for which he lost the world, and was content to lose it. 

Question. For Johnson, in Shakespeare’s works, even when the agency is supernatural the dialogue is level with ___. 

Question. Shakespeare’s characters are ________, but they are individuals too. 

Question. Johnson tries Shakespeare by the test of time, of nature, of universality and finds him _____ in all. 

Question. This, therefore is the praise of Shakespeare, that his drama is the __ of life. 

Question. Johnson is of the opinion that Shakespeare writes without moral purpose and is more careful to please than to ___________. 

Question. Johnson said that Shakespeare often surpassed expectation or desire when he wrote ______