BEGC-102 · December 2021 · English
IGNOU BEGC-102 December 2021 Previous Year Question Paper
EUROPEAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-102, December 2021 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 23 · Sections: 4
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BA ENGLISH (HONOURS)
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 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 sections. Attempt any
four questions from Section A, two questions from
Section B and three questions from Section C.
SECTION A
I. Write short notes on any four of the following in
about 200 words/answer with reference to the context :
45=20
Q1.Hector
Q2.Catharsis
Q3.Hamartia
Q4.Unity of Place
Q5.I’d be ashamed to pour a glistening cup to Zeus with unwashed hands. I’m splattered wi th blood and filth — how could I pray to the lord of storm and lightning ?
Q6.Out, out you worm, what hole have you just crawled from ?
Q7.How did you suddenly appear ? Now that you have you’ll disappear Mangy malefactor ! I’ll destroy you in a thousand wretched ways.
Q8.Bacchus arrived and the cou ntryside rang with ecstatic cries. The crowds poured in ; there were mothers and wives with their sons and husbands, nobles and ordinary folk, swept up in the strange new rituals.
Q9.Neighbourhood made for acquaintance and planted the seeds of friendship which time matured into love. They’d have been united in marriage, had not their fathers opposed it. But feelings may not be forbidden; their hearts belonged to each other and burned with an equal passion.
SECTION B
II. Answer any two of t he following questions in about
400 words each : 210=20
Q10.Explain the characteristics of an epic.
Q11.Why does Oedipus accuse Cre on of a conspiracy ? Explain with quotes, if possible.
Q12.Analyse the native Italian traditions and their impact on Roman comedy.
Q13.What are the differe nt devices used to project Euclio as a miser ?
Q14.Elucidate the positive values that Horace represents in his sermons.
Q15.What prophecy does Cadmus hear after killing the serpent ?
SECTION C
III. Answer any three of the following questions in about
800 words each : 320=60
Q16.How does war bring about honour as well as horror ? Discuss with reference to the Iliad.
Q17.Who is responsible for the fall of Oedipus — Fate or Oedipus himself ? Give a reasoned answer.
Q18.Trace the ending of the Iliad.
Q19.Would you agree that emotion and meaning are blended together in a tragedy ? Discuss with reference to Oedipus Rex.
Q20.Does The Pot of Gold shed light on the position of women in society, particularly with reference to the system of dowry ? Give instances to substantiate your answer.
Q21.How does Strobi lus intervene in the plot in The Pot of Gold ?
Q22.Would you consider Ovid’s Metamorphoses to be an epic ? If yes, how does it differ from the conventional epic ?
Q23.How convinced are you with the revenge that Procne takes for the rape of her sister Philomela ? Explain.