DU Mphil PhD French Studies PDF Past Paper 2021

## DU Mphil Phd French Studies ### Topic:- FRENCH MPHIL P1 1) **Read the text and answer the following question:** **The Constitution of a National Literature** Language and literature have not only been witnesses but also catalysts for the constitution of modern nations. But their role has not...

## DU Mphil Phd French Studies ### Topic:- FRENCH MPHIL P1 1) **Read the text and answer the following question:** **The Constitution of a National Literature** Language and literature have not only been witnesses but also catalysts for the constitution of modern nations. But their role has not been the same everywhere. It should not be forgotten that the concept of "national literature" was born in the 19th century. One should be careful about projecting this perspective as it is on previous centuries. At least for cultural history, we cannot start from an evolution going from local traditions to larger integrative units. We already have the transnational dimension of literature in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The evolution was rather from a common cultural heritage to local differentiation. (...) As far as the role played by literature in the constitution of modern nations, one must first wonder if it has been considered as the foundation or only as an attribute of the nation. The case of Germany is certainly specific. (Joseph Jurt, “The Literary Field between the National and the Transnational” in The Intellectual Space in Europe (co-edited by G. Sapiro), Editions La Découverte, 2009, pp. 202-203) << One should be careful about projecting this perspective as it is on previous centuries >>. With this statement, the essayist means that: *** [Question ID = 11895] 1. Literatures of the Middle Ages are part of national literature. [Option ID = 47578] 2. French literature is a national literature from the outset. [Option ID = 47579] 3. Literature of the Middle Ages has not yet become a national literature. [Option ID = 47580] 4. French literature is fundamentally transnational. [Option ID 47581] *** 2) **Read the text and answer the following question:** **The Constitution of a National Literature** Language and literature have not only been witnesses but also catalysts for the constitution of modern nations. But their role has not been the same everywhere. It should not be forgotten that the concept of "national literature" was born in the 19th century. One should be careful about projecting this perspective as it is on previous centuries. At least for cultural history, we cannot start from an evolution going from local traditions to larger integrative units. (Joseph Jurt, “The Literary Field between the National and the Transnational” in The Intellectual Space in Europe (co-edited by G. Sapiro), Editions La Découverte, 2009, pp. 202-203) The evolution of literature has not been everywhere *** [Question ID = 11896] 1. Transnational [Option ID 47582] 2. Integrative [Option ID = 47583] 3. Global [Option ID 47584] 4. Identical [Option ID = 47585] *** 3) **Read the text and answer the following question:** **The Constitution of a National Literature** Language and literature have not only been witnesses but also catalysts for the constitution of modern nations. But their role has not been the same everywhere. It should not be forgotten that the concept of "national literature" was born in the 19th century. (...) We already have the transnational dimension of literature in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The evolution was rather from a common cultural heritage to local differentiation. (...) As far as the role played by literature in the constitution of modern nations, one must first wonder if it has been considered as the foundation or only as an attribute of the nation. The case of Germany is certainly specific. (Joseph Jurt, “The Literary Field between the National and the Transnational” in The Intellectual Space in Europe (co-edited by G. Sapiro), Editions La Découverte, 2009, pp. 202-203) According to the essayist *** [Question ID = 11897] 1. The emergence of national literatures precedes the constitution of nations [Option ID = 47586] 2. The constitution of nations follows the birth of national literature [Option ID = 47587] 3. There would be a correlation between the emergence of nations and the constitution of national literatures [Option ID = 47588] 4. There would be a specific way of constituting modern literatures [Option ID = 47589] *** 4) **Read the text and answer the following question:** **The Constitution of a National Literature** It is against a civilization, aristocratic in inspiration, French and apparently transnational, deemed superficial and alienating, that German intellectuals of bourgeois origin opposed in the second half of the 18th century their conception of Kultur, legitimating itself according to Kant through ethical qualities, not only social ones. It is precisely Justus Möser who, in response to Frederick II, in 1781, defended a German cultural identity through his writing Über die deutsche Sprache und Literatur, denouncing the French literary ideal as exclusively aristocratic and praising Goethe and English authors for having integrated the dimension of the people into their writings. (Joseph Jurt, "The Literary Field between the National and the Transnational" in The Intellectual Space in Europe (co-edited by G. Sapiro), Editions La Découverte, 2009, pp. 202-203) According to the German conception of literature, literature *** [Question ID = 11898] 1. is constituted in relation to the people [Option ID = 47590] 2. has aristocratic origins [Option ID 47591] 3. is universal [Option ID = 47592] 4. recognizes the writer's autonomy [Option ID = 47593] *** 5) **Read the text and answer the following question:** **The Constitution of a National Literature** It is against a civilization, aristocratic in inspiration, French and apparently transnational, deemed superficial and alienating, that German intellectuals of bourgeois origin opposed in the second half of the 18th century their conception of Kultur, legitimating itself according to Kant through ethical qualities, not only social ones. It is precisely Justus Möser who, in response to Frederick II, in 1781, defended a German cultural identity through his writing Über die deutsche Sprache und Literatur, denouncing the French literary ideal as exclusively aristocratic and praising Goethe and English authors for having integrated the dimension of the people into their writings. (Joseph Jurt, "The Literary Field between the National and the Transnational" in The Intellectual Space in Europe (co-edited by G. Sapiro), Editions La Découverte, 2009, pp. 202-203) Which of the following is correct? A. French literature is accused of elitism and cosmopolitanism B. French literature is aristocratic and very superficial C. Any national literature must be centered on the idea of the people D. German literature is centered on the idea of the people *** [Question ID = 11899] 1. A and B [Option ID = 47594] 2. A and D [Option ID 47595] 3. C and D [Option ID = 47596] 4. B and C [Option ID = 47597] *** ### Topic:- FRENCH MPHIL P2 1) Complete the following sentence. She felt unwell _____ she stayed at home *** [Question ID = 11900] 1. so that [Option ID = 47598] 2. as a result of [Option ID = 47599] 3. although [Option ID = 47600] 4. in order to [Option ID 47601] *** 2) Complete the following sentence. That's the reason _____ it's necessary to take your time *** [Question ID = 11901] 1. why [Option ID = 47602] 2. for which [Option ID = 47603] 3. with which [Option ID 47604] 4. according to which [Option ID = 47605] *** 3) Which expression below is not related to the research process? *** [Question ID = 11902] 1. Analyze data [Option ID = 47606] 2. Conduct a survey [Option ID = 47607] 3. Collect data [Option ID = 47608] 4. Write chapters [Option ID = 47609] *** 4) Complete the following sentence. If it snows heavily, I _____ the sidewalk *** [Question ID = 11903] 1. will clean [Option ID = 47610] 2. would clean [Option ID 47611] 3. cleaned [Option ID = 47612] 4. clean [Option ID = 47613] *** 5) Complete the following sentence. They _____ and _____ on the phone for an hour. A. talked B. talked C. spoke D. spoke *** [Question ID = 11904] 1. A and C [Option ID 47614] 2. A and D [Option ID = 47615] 3. B and C [Option ID = 47616] 4. B and D [Option ID = 47617] *** 6) Match the following words with their correct definitions: a. We finally got the go-ahead _____ the reform project. b. A poem comprised of 14 _____ is called a sonnet. c. He accidentally ran over a _____ while walking in the woods. d. One more _____ and he'd be drunk. i. glass ii. verse iii. for iv. drink *** [Question ID = 11905] 1. A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I [Option ID = 47618] 2. A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III [Option ID = 47619] 3. A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV [Option ID = 47620] 4. A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II [Option ID = 47621] *** 7) Complete the following sentences: a. He let himself be ____ by his success, his success was unbelievable. b. He is such a _____ judge, he gives his all to his work. c. She is a real _____ , she never stops telling stories. d. at the end of the meeting, the discussion had become ____, so I left. i. incorrigible ii. scrupulous iii. intoxicate iv. vain *** [Question ID = 11906] 1. A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I [Option ID = 47622] 2. A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III [Option ID = 47623] 3. A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV [Option ID = 47624] 4. A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II [Option ID = 47625] *** 8) Complete the following sentence by choosing the most appropriate word: This analysis has been criticized for its lack of clarity. As a result, the reader is plunged into complete _____ from the first paragraph. *** [Question ID = 11907] 1. effusion [Option ID = 47626] 2. confusion [Option ID 47627] 3. clarity [Option ID = 47628] 4. diffusion [Option ID = 47629] *** 9) When citing a reference, the following order must be followed: *** [Question ID = 11908] 1. Name of the work, name of the author, publishing house, place, date, page number(s) [Option ID = 47630] 2. Name of the author, name of the work, place, date, publishing house, page number(s) [Option ID = 47631] 3. Name of the author, name of the work, publishing house, place, date, page number(s) [Option ID = 47632] 4. Name of the work, name of the author, page number(s) [Option ID = 47633] *** 10) Match the following words with their correct definitions: a. A newly coined word b. A short sentence expressing a truth c. An instinctive fear of something d. An individual's unique mannerisms i. Aphorism ii. Phobia iii. Neologism iv. Idiosyncrasy *** [Question ID = 11909] 1. A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I [Option ID = 47634] 2. A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III [Option ID = 47635] 3. A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV [Option ID = 47636] 4. A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II [Option ID = 47637] *** 11) What does the expression "having a bad head" mean? *** [Question ID = 11910] 1. Looking tired [Option ID = 47638] 2. Being ugly [Option ID 47639] 3. Not washing your hair [Option ID = 47640] 4. Being stupid [Option ID = 47641] *** 12) Match the following words with their correct definitions: a. She couldn’t stop crying, tears streamed down her face like a _____. b. The ____ darkness of the night made the stars twirl. c. My _____ thoughts wander barefoot in the evening. d. I am dying, I am dead, I am buried. i. Hyperbole ii. Personification iii. Oxymoron iv. Gradation *** [Question ID = 11911] 1. A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I [Option ID = 47642] 2. A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III [Option ID = 47643] 3. A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV [Option ID = 47644] 4. A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II [Option ID = 47645] *** 13) Complete the following definitions: a. A tool for conducting a survey is a _____ . b. _____ results in a theory or a model. c. When you copy word-for-word from someone else's work, it's called _____. d. _____ is a list of works that a researcher has cited in their work. i. Plagiarism ii. Bibliography iii. Questionnaire iv. Research *** [Question ID = 11912] 1. A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I [Option ID = 47646] 2. A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III [Option ID = 47647] 3. A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV [Option ID = 47648] 4. A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II [Option ID = 47649] *** 14) Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate word: This adventure story has been criticized for its lack of twists and turns. It seems to mainly reflect _____ . *** [Question ID = 11913] 1. Feudalism [Option ID 47650] 2. Feminism [Option ID = 47651] 3. Traditionalism [Option ID = 47652] 4. Mannerism [Option ID = 47653] *** 15) Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate word: The editorial in this daily newspaper shows a lack of insight on the part of the journalist. His _____ has angered many readers. *** [Question ID = 11914] 1. Accommodation [Option ID 47654] 2. Loyalty [Option ID = 47655] 3. Certainly [Option ID = 47656] 4. Blindness [Option ID 47657] *** 16) Self-assessment of learning is done by [Question ID = 11915] 1. The teacher alone [Option ID = 47658] 2. The teacher and the learner together [Option ID = 47659] 3. The learner and the headmaster of the school together [Option ID = 47660] 4. The learner alone [Option ID = 47661] *** 17) In the CEFR, Level B1 is called [Question ID = 11916] 1. Threshold Level [Option ID = 47662] 2. Advanced Level [Option ID = 47663] 3. Independent Level [Option ID = 47664] 4. Independent Level [Option ID = 47665] *** 18) A learner who has completed level A2 is considered an _____ user. [Question ID = 11917] 1. Independent [Option ID = 47666] 2. Basic [Option ID = 47667] 3. Experienced [Option ID = 47668] 4. Autonomous [Option ID = 47669] *** 19) Of the following, which is a method focused on memorizing vocabulary? [Question ID = 11918] 1. The Silent Method [Option ID = 47670] 2. The SGAV method [Option ID = 47671] 3. The Grammar-Translation Method [Option ID = 47672] 4. The Direct Method [Option ID = 47673] *** 20) Which of the following statements are correct? a. Communicative activity implies a choice of what is said and how it is said. b. Communicative activity transmits information. c. Communicative activity is a task. d. Communicative activity only takes place orally. *** [Question ID = 11919] 1. A and B [Option ID = 47674] 2. A and C [Option ID = 47675] 3. C and D [Option ID = 47676] 4. B and C [Option ID = 47677] *** 21) In fairy tales, which character kills the wives he marries because they enter a forbidden room? [Question ID = 11920] 1. Bluebeard [Option ID = 47678] 2. Riquet with the Tuft [Option ID = 47679] 3. Little Red Riding Hood [Option ID = 47680] 4. Donkey Skin [Option ID = 47681] *** 22) Match the following works with their authors. a. The Frightened b. Childhood c. The Misérables d. The Coffee Pot i. Théophile Gautier ii. Arthur Rimbaud iii. Nathalie Sarraute iv. Victor Hugo *** [Question ID = 11921] 1. A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I [Option ID = 47682] 2. A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III [Option ID = 47683] 3. A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV [Option ID = 47684] 4. A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I [Option ID = 47685] *** 23) Which poet associated a color with each vowel? [Question ID = 11922] 1. Verlaine [Option ID = 47686] 2. Baudelaire [Option ID = 47687] 3. Rimbaud [Option ID = 47688] 4. Mallarmé [Option ID = 47689] *** 24) Match the following quotes with their authors: a. You must cultivate your garden. b. Hell is other people. c. If you tame me, we will need each other. You will be unique in the world for me. I will be unique in the world for you. d. Despite what Aristotle and all philosophy might say, there is nothing equal to tobacco: it is the passion of honest people, and he who lives without tobacco does not deserve to live. i. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ii. Molière iii. Voltaire iv. Jean-Paul Sartre *** [Question ID = 11923] 1. A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I [Option ID = 47690] 2. A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II [Option ID = 47691] 3. A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV [Option ID = 47692] 4. A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II [Option ID = 47693] *** 25) Match the following plays with their authors. a. Monsieur Jourdain b. Mr. and Mrs. Smith c. Gavroche d. Meursault i. The Stranger ii. The Bourgeois Gentleman iii. The Bald Soprano iv. Les Misérables *** [Question ID = 11924] 1. A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I [Option ID = 47694] 2. A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III [Option ID = 47695] 3. A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II [Option ID = 47696] 4. A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III [Option ID = 47697] *** 26) The epistolary novel by Montesquieu that tells the story of Uzbek and Rica's adventures is called _____. [Question ID = 11925] 1. Letters from My Mill [Option ID = 47698] 2. Persian Letters [Option ID = 47699] 3. Letters from My Mother [Option ID = 47700] 4. Oriental Letters [Option ID = 47701] *** 27) Of the following, which statements are correct? a. Alain Mabanckou was elected to the Académie Française in 2015. b. Édouard Glissant is a Martinican thinker. c. The École Normale Supérieure is a school for gifted children. d. The Manifesto for a World Literature in French (2007) brought together contributions from French and Francophone writers. *** [Question ID = 11926] 1. A and B [Option ID = 47702] 2. A and D [Option ID = 47703] 3. C and D [Option ID = 47704] 4. B and D [Option ID = 47705] *** 28) _____ was a French impressionist painter. [Question ID = 11927] 1. Raphael [Option ID = 47706] 2. Claude Monet [Option ID = 47707] 3. Jean-Louis David [Option ID = 47708] 4. Nicholas Poussin [Option ID = 47709] *** 29) Match the following people with their titles. a. Danton b. Jules Ferry c. Georges Clemenceau d. Philippe Pétain i. Minister of Public Education ii. Revolutionary leader iii. Head of State iv. The Third French Republic *** [Question ID = 11928] 1. A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III [Option ID = 47710] 2. A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I [Option ID = 47711] 3. A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV [Option ID = 47712] 4. A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III [Option ID = 47713] *** 30) Match the following events with their dates. a. The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre b. The Algerian War c. The independence of French colonies in Africa d. The Fourth Republic in France i. 1960 ii. 1572 iii. 1946-1958 iv. 1954-1962 *** [Question ID = 11929] 1. A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II [Option ID = 47714] 2. A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III [Option ID = 47715] 3. A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV [Option ID = 47716] 4. A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III [Option ID = 47717] *** 31) Match the following people with their titles. a. Joan of Arc b. Victor Schœlcher c. Évariste Parny d. Olympe de Gouges i. Abolition of slavery ii. Poet critical of colonization iii. Pioneer of French feminism iv. King Charles VI *** [Question ID = 11930] 1. A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I [Option ID = 47718] 2. A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III [Option ID = 47719] 3. A - I, B - IV, C - III, D - II [Option ID = 47720] 4. A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III [Option ID = 47721] *** 32) Of the following, which city is not located in southern France? [Question ID = 11931] 1. Nîmes [Option ID = 47722] 2. Grasse [Option ID = 47723] 3. Reims [Option ID = 47724] 4. Perpignan [Option ID = 47725] *** 33) Match the following artists with their trades. a. Paul Gauguin b. Pierre Boulez c. Georges Bizet d. François Truffaut i. Film director ii. Composer of opera music iii. Painter iv. Contemporary music composer *** [Question ID = 11932] 1. A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I [Option ID = 47726] 2. A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I [Option ID = 47727] 3. A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV [Option ID = 47728] 4. A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II [Option ID = 47729] *** 34) Which of the following is not a French region? [Question ID = 11933] 1. Normandy [Option ID = 47730] 2. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [Option ID = 47731] 3. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté [Option ID = 47732] 4. Bavaria [Option ID = 47733] *** 35) The film "The Hate," directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, released in 1995, depicts _____. [Question ID = 11934] 1. The Resistance during the Algerian War [Option ID = 47734] 2. The war crimes in Bosnia [Option ID = 47735] 3. The violence in the Parisian suburbs [Option ID = 47736] 4. The traumas experienced by young French people [Option ID = 47737] *** 36) Match the following writers with their works. a. Blue, White, Red b. Leave c. The Poetics of Relation d. I, Tituba, Witch i. Maryse Condé ii. Édouard Glissant iii. Alain Mabanckou iv. Tahar Ben Jelloun *** [Question ID = 11935] 1. A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I [Option ID = 47738] 2. A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III [Option ID = 47739] 3. A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV [Option ID = 47740] 4. A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II [Option ID = 47741] *** 37) The Collège de France, located in Paris, was founded by _____. [Question ID = 11936] 1. Charlemagne [Option ID = 47742] 2. Francis I [Option ID = 47743] 3. Victor Hugo [Option ID = 47744] 4. Charles de Gaulle [Option ID = 47745] *** 38) What is the equivalent of the warning "Beware of the dog!"? [Question ID = 11937] 1. Naughty dog. [Option ID = 47746] 2. Wicked dog. [Option ID = 47747] 3. Beware of the dog. [Option ID = 47748] 4. Beware of the wicked dog. [Option ID = 47749] *** 39) How is the sentence "He started the car" translated into English? [Question ID = 11938] 1. He put the car in motion. [Option ID = 47750] 2. He started the car. [Option ID = 47751] 3. He parked the car in the market. [Option ID = 47752] 4. He put the car on the market. [Option ID = 47753] *** 40) Of the following, identify two examples of Modulation: a. He nearly got arrested. He almost got arrested. b. You can reach his room through the study. You can reach his room by way of the study. c. Who knows? You might be right. Who knows, you may be right. d. Her name rings a bell. Her name is familiar to me. *** [Question ID = 11939] 1 A and B [Option ID = 47754] 2. A and D [Option ID = 47755] 3. C and D [Option ID = 47756] 4. B and C [Option ID = 47757] *** 41) Of the following, identify two examples of Transposition: a. It's raining cats and dogs. It's pouring down. b. She was annoyingly polite. Her politeness was irritating. c. I stated what I believed in and hoped for. I expressed my hopes and convictions. d. Life is cheaper. The cost of living is lower. *** [Question ID = 11940] 1. A and B [Option ID = 47758] 2. A and D [Option ID = 47759] 3. C and D [Option ID = 47760] 4. B and C [Option ID = 47761] *** 42) Choose the correct translation of the phrase. "Tomorrow at this time, you will have arrived in Rome." [Question ID = 11941] 1. Tomorrow at this time, you will arrive in Rome. [Option ID = 47762] 2. Tomorrow at this time, you will be in Rome. [Option ID = 47763] 3. At this time tomorrow, you will have arrived in Rome. [Option ID = 47764] 4. At this time tomorrow, you shall be in Rome. [Option ID = 47765] *** 43) Read the following two sentences: * X. Postmodernism calls for a critical re-evaluation of Enlightenment philosophy. * Y. Postmodernism believes that the Enlightenment philosophical project cannot be defended due to the brutality of World War Two. Which of the following statements is correct? *** [Question ID = 11942] 1. Both sentences X and Y