BEGC-102 · December 2020 · English
IGNOU BEGC-102 December 2020 Previous Year Question Paper
EUROPEAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-102, December 2020 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 22 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BA (HONOURS) ENGLISH
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
February, 2021
BEGC-102 : EUROPEAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This paper has three sections – A, B and C.
Attempt questions from all three sections. Atte mpt
four questions from Section A, two from Section B,
and three from Section C.
SECTION A
I. Write short notes on any four of the following in
about 200 words each. Answer with reference to the
context : 45=20
Q1.Epic
Q2.Mimesis
Q3.Anagnorisis
Q4.Unity of Action
Q5.You, Hector – you are my father now, my n oble mother, a brother too, and you are my husband, young and warm and strong ! Pity me please !
Q6.Thou art the man, Thou the accursed polluter of this land.
Q7.The cleaner, tailor, jeweller and embroiderer, The woolifier, linen -maker, fringe -maker, tunic-maker, Crimson-dyer, brown-dyer, violet-dyer...
Q8.... after assuming the form of a crone with whitened temples, wrinkles lining her skin, bent back and tottering legs. Adopting an old cracked voice, she quickly appeared in the spitting image of Bero ë, Semele’s old Epidaúrian nurse.
SECTION B
II. Answer any two of the following questions in about
400 words each : 210=20
Q9.Discuss the character of Achilles, the warrior hero.
Q10.What, according to the chorus, is the condition of the city of Thebes ? Explain.
Q11.Illustrate from Oedipus Rex the role of the three unities briefly.
Q12.Explain briefly the connections between Greek drama and the development of theatre in Rome.
Q13.Discuss the role of Lar Familiaris in The Pot of
Q14.What were the factors that directed Horace’s choices of tone in his satires ? Expand your answer with examples.
SECTION C
III. Answer any three of the following questions in about
800 words each : 320=60
Q15.Write an essay on the heroic attributes of the Homeric world. Explain with examples from the Iliad.
Q16.Does the Iliad offer any morals ? Elucidate.
Q17.Trace the development of ancient Greek theatre.
Q18.Write a detailed note on the fou r basic elements of a tragedy, relating them to Oedipus Rex.
Q19.Explain the structure of marriage in The Pot of
Q20.What do you think was the importance of physical performances in the Roman c omic genre ?
Q21.Do you think Ovid’s Metamorphoses has had an impact on subsequent literature and art ? Give a reasoned answer.
Q22.Describe Phaedria’s position in The Pot of Gold.