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II. Answer the following questions in a paragraph (5 marks each with ceiling 35) :

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Mention the main themes of Homer’s epics.

What are the two doubts that trouble Dante ?

How does the title “Adam” match with the poet’s intentions ?
Write a note on the major theme of the poem “The Rubaiyat.”
Write a critical note on the Delphic Oracle.

Significance of the title Mother Sauvage.

What is the version of the murdered man in In a Bamboo Grove, about his death, as told
through the medium ?

Attempt a character sketch of Sohrab.

111. Answer any two of the following in an essay :

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State the salient features of the Greek Theatre.
How does Rilke express his unwavering faith in mankind ?
“Love conquers all” as the central theme of Les Miserables.

The short story Three Questions proves that Leo Tolstoy is first and foremost a moral
philosopher in quest for the meaning of life. Comment.

(2 x 10 = 20 marks)