The 9064 Code Prose Quiz Solution for Autumn 2024 is designed for AIOU (Allama Iqbal Open University) students enrolled in BS (2.5 Years) and BS Classes. This is an English language course that focuses on various forms of prose, including essays, short stories, and non-fiction writings. It helps students develop analytical and critical thinking skills by studying different prose styles, narrative techniques, and thematic elements. The quiz consists of 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) to assess students’ understanding of key literary concepts. Additionally, quiz solutions for other AIOU subjects are available on mrpakistani.com to assist students in their academic journey.
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9064 Code Prose
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(1) John Ruskin was born in:
a) 1816
b) 1818
c) 1819
d) 1817
(2) Edward had done his PhD in:
a) Astronomy
b) Linguistics
c) Philosophy
d) Literature
(3) John Ruskin’s argument is:
a) Taste internalizes a person’s social position as their objective disposition
b) Taste connects a person’s social position as their subjective disposition
c) Taste internalizes a person’s economic position as their subjective disposition
d) Taste internalizes a person’s social position as their subjective disposition
(4) Who was concerned with the status of women in society and campaigned for equality?
a) Charles Lamb
b) Ralph Waldo Emerson
c) Edward W. Said
d) John Stuart Mill
(5) Prose consists of:
a) Clauses only
b) Phrases only
c) Sentences and Paragraphs
d) Sentences only
(6) What is the main theme of Emerson’s “Representative Men”?
a) The greatness of American literature in the 1850s
b) The study of humanity through the personality types of historical figures
c) The biography of American characters
d) The limitations of great men
(7) How much fine did Francis Bacon have to pay when he was found guilty of corruption?
a) £20,000
b) £28,000
c) £40,000
d) £10,000
(8) In Brobdingnag:
a) Gulliver is a midget
b) Gulliver was a rich man
c) Gulliver was a giant
d) Gulliver was an ordinary man
(9) When was John Stuart Mill born?
a) 20th May 1806
b) 20th June 1808
c) 7th June 1817
d) 15th August 1773
(10) What did Orientalism help?
a) Western domination of the East
b) Slavery
c) Colonialism
d) Empirical Knowledge
(11) Where did Bertrand Russell die?
a) Oxford
b) Winchester
c) Penrhyndeudraeth
d) Rochester
(12) Personal essay is called:
a) Subjective
b) Autobiographical
c) Biographical
d) Objective
(13) Culture and Imperialism was written in:
a) 1993
b) 1992
c) 1990
d) 1991
(14) Very simply, the Houyhnhnms are:
a) Cats
b) Cows
c) Horses
d) Camels
(15) What do critics remark about Emerson’s writing style in his essays?
a) It is not understood by most people
b) It is powerful and expressed succinctly
c) It is without logical connection
d) It is masterful and has a command of common language
(16) “Traffic” discusses the relationship between ___________ and morals.
a) Taste
b) Class
c) Poetry
d) Politics
(17) The utilitarian basis of Mill’s liberalism is evident in his ___________ defense of freedom of
expression.
a) Only-one
b) Three-part
c) Four-part
d) Two-part
(18) “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.” This line is taken
from which essay?
a) Of Truth
b) Of Counsel
c) Of Studies
d) Of Discourse
(19) What is the conclusion of “Experience”?
a) The years teach us nothing
b) Experience is just a matter of luck
c) Experience is a waste of time
d) A faith in human events grounded in a sense of the total penetration of the divine in all matter
(20) “On Utilitarianism” satirizes the philosophy of utilitarianism for:
a) Their inhumane behavior towards the colonized people
b) Its inability to solve the problems of humans
c) Their inability to see and solve their own problems
d) Being apathetic and ignorant of the problems of the people of Ireland
(21) Where was Bertrand Russell in 1938-1944?
a) Australia
b) USA
c) Russia
d) Canada
(22) His professional life is recalled in:
a) The South-Sea House
b) Westminster
c) East India Company
d) The Christ Hospital
(23) When did Bertrand Russell die?
a) 1 June 1968
b) 15 December 1975
c) 2 February 1970
d) 15 July 1972
(24) ________________ is the part where the outcome of the event and the fate of the protagonist and
antagonist are revealed.
a) Resolution
b) Middle
c) Beginning
d) Climax
(25) When was Jonathan Swift born?
a) December 30, 1666
b) November 30, 1667
c) November 28, 1667
d) December 30, 1667
(26) Russell attributes life with freedom of thought, expression, inquiry, and feeling.
a) Disturbed
b) Detracted
c) Prosperous
d) Civilized
(27) Bacon held high positions in the Court of:
a) Neither of the above
b) Both of the above
c) Queen Elizabeth I
d) King James I
(28) Edward Said has been ranked among the most influential thinkers of:
a) 20th century
b) 19th century
c) 18th century
d) 17th century
(29) Who says “Never was any man more intimate in print than Lamb”?
a) Compton-Rickett
b) Hooker
c) Cazamian
d) Coleridge
(30) From which of the following companies did Charles Lamb retire?
