BEGC-102 · June 2025 · English

IGNOU BEGC-102 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

EUROPEAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE

Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-102, June 2025 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 16 · Sections: 3

Verified: 5 Aug 2026

B. A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH

(BAEGH)

Term-End Examination

June, 2025

BEGC-102 : EUROPEAN CLASSICAL

LITERATURE

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note :

(i) This paper has three Sections —A, B

and C.

(ii) Attempt questions from all three

Sections.

(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.Hector

Q2.Achilles

Q3.Peripeleia

Q4.Unity of Action

Q5.Catharsis

Q6.“Bacchus arrived and the countryside rang with ecstatic cries.”

Section—B

Note : Answer any two of the following

questions in about 250 words each.

2×10=20

Q7.Discuss the characteristics of an epic with reference to the Iliad. [ 3 ]

Q8.Comment on the style of the Horatian satire.

Q9.What, according to the Chorus, is the condition of the city of Thebes ? Explain.

Q10.Comment on the ending of the Pot of Gold.

Section—C

Note : Answer any three of the following

questions in about 500 words each.

3×20=60

Q11.Do you think Euclio is finally integrated into society ? Give reasons for your answer.

Q12.“War brings about Honour and Horror.” Do you agree ? Comment keeping in mind the story of the Iliad.

Q13.Who is responsible for the fall of Oedipus – Fate or Oedipus himself ? Discuss.

Q14.Would you agree that both Hector and Achilles have claims for being the protagonist of the epic ? Give a reasoned answer. [ 4 ]

Q15.Would you agree that emotion and meaning are blended together in a tragedy ? Discuss with reference to Oedipus Rex.

Q16.Does the Pot of Gold shed light on the position of women in society, particularly with reference to the system of dowry ? Give instances and justifications to substantiate your answer.