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William Blake – Previous Year UGC-NET
1. Which of the following is a “Visionary” work by William Blake?
2. Who is the author of the statement “A prophet is a Seer, not an Arbitrary Dictator”?
3. In Blake’s “The Human Abstract”, the fragmented world of Experience is symbolized in the image of the
4. “Beneath them sit the aged men, wise guardians of the poor; Then cherish pity, lest you drive an angel from your door.” These concluding lines of William Blake’s Innocence poem called “Holy Thursday” allude to a Biblical passage. Identify the passage.
5. In particular William Blake was influenced by the religious writings of
Religious Writers:
I. Martin Luther
II. Jacob Boehme
III. Emanuel Swedenborg
IV. Confucius
The right combination according to the code is:
6. Among the Romantic poets William Blake was a total artist, undertaking many roles usually separated. In his last years he produced some of his finest engravings. Which of the following was NOT illustrated by Blake?
7. The second part of Pilgrim’s Progress deals with the pilgrimage of Christian’s wife, Christiana. She has a companion and a guide in this journey. Pick out the pair’s names from the following list.
Characters:
(a) Patience
(b) Tenderheart
(c) Mercy
(d) Greatheart
The right combination according to the code is:
8. ‘The mind-forged manacles’ is phrase from:
9. William Blake’s famous poems such as “London”, “The Sick Rose”, and “The Tyger” appear in
10. William Blake developed the ideas of “Prolifics” and “Devourers” in
11. The phrase “dark satanic mills” has become the most famous description of the force at the centre of the industrial revolution. The phrase was used by
12. Match the items in the List – I with items in List – II according to the code given below:
List – I (Authors):
i. Lucy Hutchinson
ii. John Bunyan
iii. John Evelyn
iv. Margaret Cavendish
List – II (Works):
1. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman
2. Sylva : or a Discourse of Forest Trees
3. Natures Pictures
4. Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson
Codes: i ii iii iv
13. “Love seeketh only self to please, To bind another to its delight.” This selfish and possessive nature of love is illustrated in Blake’s
14. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is a …………… by …………….
15. Who is the author of the following lines?
“To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour…”
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour…”
16. William Blake expressed the importance of the particular when he said that “To Generalize is to be ____________. To Particularize is the alone Distinction of Merit.” Fill in the blank.
17. In which work does William Blake say that Milton was “a true poet and of devil’s party without knowing it”?
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