BFL Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
- Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
The Wakefield Master is regarded as a man of sharp contemporary observation, likely clerically educated due to his command of Latin and music, his Biblical and patristic lore. Known for his humor and sympathy for the oppressed, his works are considered realistic portrayals of the agricultural poor. His play merges secular realism with religious reverence, depicting pastoral life and the plight of country folk with both realism and artistic flair.
- Of the following statements, which is not true of Wakefield Master?
(a) He and Chaucer were contemporaries.
(b) Wakefield Master is remembered as having written five or six realistic plays.
(c) His plays realistically portray the plight of the country folk of his day.
(d) His writing was similar to that of John Steinbeck.
(e) He was an accomplished artist. (Ans: D)
- The word 'patristic' in the first paragraph is used to mean:
(a) Patriotic
(b) Superstitious
(c) Folk
(d) Relating to the Christian Fathers
(e) Realistic (Ans: D)
- The statement about the "secularization of the medieval drama" (opening sentence of the second paragraph) refers to the:
(a) Introduction of religious themes in the early days
(b) Presentation of erudite material
(c) Use of contemporary materials
(d) Return to early innocent reverence at the end of the play
(e) Introduction of mundane matters in religious plays (Ans: E)
- From the following, what would the writer be expected to do in the subsequent paragraphs?
(a) Make a justification for his comparison with Steinbeck
(b) Put forth a viewpoint, which would take up the thought of the second paragraph
(c) Point out the anachronisms in the play
(d) Discuss the works of Chaucer
(e) Talk about the lack of realism in the works of the Wakefield Master (Ans: B)