Thomas Hardy – Previous Year UGC-NET | GATE Questions

Who among the following protagonists of Thomas Hardy feels his lot as akin to Job’s ?
(A) Clym Yeo bright
(B) Angel Clare
(C) Jude
(D) Troy
Ans: (C)

Under the Greenwood Tree is written by :
(A) Mrs. Gaskell
(B) George Eliot
(C) Thomas Hardy
(D) Emily Bronte
Ans: (C)

Abel Whittle is a character in:
(A) The Return of the Native
(B) The Mayor of Casterbridge
(C) Far from the Madding Crowd
(D) Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Ans: (B)

Match List – I with List – II according to the code given below:
List – I (Novel)
i. Dombey and Son
ii. The Return of the Native
iii. Bleak House
iv. Tess
List – II (Major symbol)
1. fog
2. train
3. heath
4. mist
Codes:
i ii iii iv
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 1 3 4 1
Ans: (A)

A protagonist writes a letter of confession, but it gets lost under the carpet only to be found on the wedding day. Who is the protagonist?
(A) Bathsheba
(B) Lucetta
(C) Sue
(D) Tess
Ans: (D)

 In which of Hardy’s novels does the character Abel Whittle appear?
(A) Far from the Madding Crowd
(B) The Return of the Native
(C) A Pair of Blue Eyes
(D) The Mayor of Caster bridge
Ans: (D)

Thomas Hardy’s last major novel was _______.
(A) Tess of the D’urbervilles
(B) Jude the Obscure
(C) The Return of the Native
(D) The Trumpet Major
Ans: (B)

From the following women characters in Hardy’s novels choose the odd one out :
(A) Bathsheba Everdene
(B) Eustacia Vye
(C) Elizabeth Jane
(D) Lucetta
Ans: (C)

Like many other novelists, Hardy employed language variation (dialect and standard) with a purpose. In this respect which of the following statements is correct?
(A) His major characters such as Tess and Jude always speak in local dialects, as per their social positions.
(B) His major characters such as Tess and Jude rarely speak in local dialects, in spite of their social positions.
(C) His major characters such as Tess and Jude rarely speak in standard language in spite of their social positions.
(D) His major characters such as Tess and Jude rarely speak in a mixture of a dialect and standard.
Ans: (B)

God is referred to as “The President of Immortals” in
(A) Paradise Lost
(B) Waiting for Godot
(C) Tess of the D’urbervilles
(D) The White Devil
Ans: (C)

Which novel of Thomas Hardy begins with the sombre description of Egdon Heath ?
(A) Jude the Obscure
(B) The Return of the Native
(C) Far from the Madding Crowd
(D) Under the Greenwood Tree
Ans: (B)

Which of the following poems by Thomas Hardy was originally titled By the Century’s Deathbed?
(A) The Minute Before Meeting
(B) Neutral Tones
(C) The Darkling Thrush
(D) The Oxen
Ans: (C)