Question 1

The term avant-garde literally means-------

Accepted Answer

A)  advance-guard
B)  carry on guards
C)  cheers guards
D)  come on guardsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

The Magi are the three wise men from the east who travelled to-----

Accepted Answer

A)  bethalhem
B)  israel
C)  jerusalem
D)  romeE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The winged horse mentioned in the poem 'Easter 1916'

Accepted Answer

A)  pegasus
B)  sleipinir
C)  unicorn
D)  hippocampusE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

'He had done most bitter wrong'-To whom was the wrong done?

Accepted Answer

A)  w.b yeats
B)  thomas macdonagh
C)  major john macbride
D)  maud gonneE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

'This man had kept a school……' Who is referred to here by W B Yeats?

Accepted Answer

A)  patrick henry pearse
B)  thomas macdonagh
C)  major john macbride
D)  maud gonneE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 1: Literature

The winged horse mentioned in the poem 'Easter 1916'