BEGC-102 · December 2024 · English
IGNOU BEGC-102 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
EUROPEAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-102, December 2024 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 16 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2024
BEGC-102 : EUROPEAN CLASSICAL
LITERATURE
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
(i) This paper has three S ectionsµ A, B
and C.
(ii) Attempt questions from all three Sections
as directed.
(iii) Attempt four questions from Section A,
two from Section B and three from
Section C.
[ 2 ] BEGC–102
Section—A
Note : Write short notes on/answer with reference
to the context any four in about 100 words
each. 4×5=20
Q1.‘Thou art the man, Thou the accursed polluter of this land.’
Q2.‘You are the one hit hardest by the fighting, Hector, you more than all–and all for me, Whore that I am, and this blind mad Paris ?
Q3.Mimesis
Q4.Anagnorisis
Q5.Unity of time
Q6.Hamarita Section&B Note : Answer any two of the following questions in about 250 words each. 2×10=20
Q7.Examine the role of fate and destiny in Oedipus Rex. [ 3 ]
Q8.Explain the characteristics of an epic.
Q9.Elucidate the positive values that Horace represents in his sermons.
Q10.Write a brief note on the closing of theatres and the end of classical drama.
Section—C
Note : Answer any three of the following questions
in about 500 words each. 3×20=60
Q11.What were the implications of the marriage proposal in Pot of Gold ?
Q12.Write an essay on the heroic attributes of the Homeric world. Explain with examples from the Iliad.
Q13.Would you agree that emotion and meaning are blended together in a tragedy ? Discuss with reference to Oedipus Rex. [ 4 ]
Q14.Would you agree that both Hector and Achilles have claims for being the protagonist of the epic ? Give a reasoned answer.
Q15.“Tragedy, bl ends emotion and meaning .” Discuss with reference to the Iliad.
Q16.Can Oedipus Rex be called a tragedy of all times ? Why ?