1) The preface to "The Wretched of the Earth", one of the most moving critiques of colonialism, is written by a)Frantz Fanon b) Albert Camus c) Jean-Paul Sartre d) Ngugi wa Thiong'O e) Edward Said
The correct option is (c) whose preface is both, theoretically rich yet humane. Ngugi and Said, like the author Frantz Fanon, are major theoreticians/critics of colonialism.
2) "O! Horror, horror, horror" is a quote from a)Hamlet b) Othello c) Macbeth d) King Lear.
The correct option is (c).
This famous repetition of "O! horror, horror, horror!" in Act 2, Scene 3 functions almost as if it is the structural and thematic epicenter of the play. Spoken by Macduff upon discovering King Duncan’s assassinated body, the threefold repetition, it is argued, highlights an existential dread so profound that it strips even a seasoned warrior of his expressive ability.
Joseph Conrad has used it brilliantly in his novel "Heart of Darkness".
3) "Portrait of a lady" is a poem written by a) Robert Browning b) T. S. Eliot c) Khushwant Singh d) Henry James.
The correct option is (b). It is a 1915 poem. Browning's poem about a lady's portrait is "My last Duchess". Singh's is a short story, a tribute to his granny. The title of James' superb novel is "The portrait of a lady".
Pratima Agnihotri Pune
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