Dr.M.Mazumdar

1. Give the Summary of Canto-2 A:- "The Rape of the Lock" begins with a passage outlining the subject of the poem and invoking the aid of the muse. Then the sun (“Sol”) appears to initiate the leisurely morning routines of a wealthy household. Lapdogs shake themselves awake, bells begin to ring, and although it is already noon, Belinda still sleeps. She has been dreaming, and we learn that the dream has been sent by “her guardian Sylph,” Ariel. The dream is of a handsome youth who tells her that she is protected by “unnumber’d Spirits”—an army of supernatural beings who once lived on earth as human women. The youth explains that they are the invisible guardians of women’s chastity, although the credit is usually mistakenly given to “Honour” rather than to their divine stewardship. Of these Spirits, one particular group—the Sylphs, who dwell in the air—serve as Belinda’s personal guardians; they are devoted, lover-like, to any woman that “rejects mankind,” and they understand

1  When did Milton wrote his sonnet “On His Blindness”? A: The sonnet “On His Blindness” may have been written in 1652. 2. What is the sonnet about? A: The sonnet laments the blindness of Milton. 3. What type of sonnet is “On His blindness”? A: On His Blindness is a Petrarchan or Italian type of sonnet with octave and sestet. 4: What does Milton mean by “era half of my days”? A: Milton became blind in the middle of his life. He became totally blind in 1652 at the age of about 44. 5: “That one talent” What is the double meaning of ‘talent’? Is there any allusion here? A: Here talent means gift (poetic gift given to him by God). Talent originally means o gold coin. It has the allusion to the Biblical story of one gold coin given by a master to his servant and the servant did not use the talent. 6: ‘Which is death to hide’ What does Milton mean here? A: It meant that to hide the gift or to keep it useless is death to him. It is spiritual death. 7: What does Milton’s soul wish? A: The soul

1. Give an introduction to the poem. A:- 'A valediction Forbidding Mourning' is one of the best known poems of John Donne for its conceit of the compass.  It was written in 1611.  The poem was addressed to the poet’s wife.  It was written on the occasion of the poet’s departure for France with Sir Robert Drury.  It is a typical metaphysical poem, remarkable for its ingenious comparisons, mockery of the sentiments,display of logical arguments and use of hyperbole. 2. Explain Stanza1. A:- Virtuous men are not afraid of death they pass away quietly, and gently ask their souls to depart from this world without any fret or fever, even though their friends are sad at their death,and want that they should live here for sometime more. Others do not want them to die at all. 3. Explain Stanza2. A:- Speaking to his wife the poet says that like virtuous people, let them also bid good-bye to eachother without making any noise about it.  The poet does not want to raise floods by their tearsn

Quiz 1. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam? Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi 2. Who is the present Chief Minister of Assam? Hemanta Biswa Sharma 3. The capital of Assam is- Dispur 4. NCC headquarter is in- New Delhi 5. President of Russia is- Vladimir Putin 6. President of Ukraine is- Vladimir Zelensky 7. How many districts are in Assam? 35 8. Who is the president of India? Draupodi Murmu 9. Draupodi Murmu belongs to- Odisha 10. NCC NorthEast Region (NER) headquarter is located in- Shillong 11. Prime Minister of our country is- Narendra Modi 12. How many states are there in Northeast? 7 13. Foreign or External Minister of our country - S. Jaishankar 14. Chief Minister of Tripura- Manik Saha 15. Which AK rifles are going to be made by India? AK 203 16. Full form of NCC is - National Cadet Corps 17. Full form of CDS Combined Defence Services 18. Which missile has been recently bought by India from Russia? S-400 19. No of constituencies in Cachar are- 7 20. Is Sonai a constituency? Yes 2

1.Why does Antonio agree to Shylock’s terms for the loan? A:- When Shylock states the terms he proposes for the loan, Antonio immediately accepts without any questions and agrees to offer a pound of his flesh if he cannot pay the loan back. Bassanio is the one to hesitate, urging his friend not to accept these dangerous terms, but Antonio is confident that the terms of the loan are irrelevant because he will easily be able to repay it. As he explains, “I do expect return / Of thrice three times the value of this bond” (I.iii.157-158). Because Antonio has always been prosperous and enjoyed good returns on his investments, he is lured into a false sense of security and does not worry about the risks he assumes. His intense devotion to Bassanio also makes him willing to accept almost any risk in order to help his friend, whom Antonio has an almost romantic obsession with. 2. Why does Shylock demand Antonio’s flesh instead of money? A:- Bassanio offers large sums of money to Shylock in exc