UGC NET December 2026 – English Paper-II

Full-Length Mock Test – 6

Unit–1: Drama

Time: 30 Minutes
Total Questions: 20
Maximum Marks: 40

Instructions: Each question carries 2 marks. Select the most appropriate answer from the four alternatives.

1. Which of the following dramatic terms refers to the moment of recognition in a tragedy?

(A) Peripeteia
(B) Hamartia
(C) Anagnorisis
(D) Catharsis

2. Which of the following plays is NOT written by William Shakespeare?

(A) The Tempest
(B) The Duchess of Malfi
(C) Twelfth Night
(D) Measure for Measure

3. Assertion (A) – Reason (R)

Assertion (A): Shakespeare's tragic heroes are generally men of high rank.

Reason (R): Classical tragedy traditionally focused on the downfall of kings, princes, and nobles.

Choose the correct answer:

(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true, but R is false.
(D) A is false, but R is true.

4. Which Shakespearean play is primarily concerned with the themes of old age, authority, and filial ingratitude?

(A) Hamlet
(B) King Lear
(C) Macbeth
(D) Julius Caesar

5. Match the Following:

List I	List II
(a) Doctor Faustus	(i) Thomas Kyd
(b) The White Devil	(ii) Christopher Marlowe
(c) The Spanish Tragedy	(iii) John Webster
(d) The Way of the World	(iv) William Congreve

Codes:

(A) a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv
(B) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii
(C) a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i
(D) a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii

6. Which literary movement is closely associated with Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco?

(A) Romanticism
(B) Theatre of the Absurd
(C) Naturalism
(D) Expressionism

**7. Who wrote the play The Caretaker?**

(A) Harold Pinter
(B) Tom Stoppard
(C) John Osborne
(D) Arnold Wesker

8. Which of the following plays is a Problem Play by George Bernard Shaw?

(A) Major Barbara
(B) The Importance of Being Earnest
(C) Volpone
(D) The Way of the World

9. Statement-Based Question

Consider the following statements:

Hamlet contains more soliloquies than any other Shakespearean tragedy.
"To be, or not to be" is Hamlet's famous soliloquy.
Soliloquies reveal a character's inner thoughts.

Choose the correct answer.

(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

10. Which of the following plays is considered Ben Jonson's greatest comedy?

(A) The Alchemist
(B) Volpone
(C) Bartholomew Fair
(D) Every Man in His Humour

11. Case Study

A playwright presents an ordinary family struggling with economic hardship. The setting is realistic, and the characters speak in everyday language. The purpose is to expose social injustice rather than celebrate heroic ideals.

The play most closely belongs to:

(A) Realism
(B) Epic Theatre
(C) Heroic Drama
(D) Romantic Drama

12. Application-Based Question

A theatre director wants the audience to observe the action critically by using projected captions, songs, and direct audience address.

Which dramatic technique is being employed?

(A) Catharsis
(B) Alienation Effect
(C) Dramatic Irony
(D) Comic Relief

**13. Who wrote the influential essay The Tragic Theatre?**

(A) Arthur Miller
(B) T. S. Eliot
(C) George Bernard Shaw
(D) Bertolt Brecht

14. Which of the following plays is written by T. S. Eliot?

(A) Murder in the Cathedral
(B) The Birthday Party
(C) Saint Joan
(D) Endgame

15. Match the Following:

List I	List II
(a) The Birthday Party	(i) Harold Pinter
(b) Waiting for Godot	(ii) Samuel Beckett
(c) Look Back in Anger	(iii) John Osborne
(d) Saint Joan	(iv) George Bernard Shaw

Codes:

(A) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
(B) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
(C) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
(D) a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-iii

16. Which playwright is most closely associated with the "Comedy of Menace"?

(A) Harold Pinter
(B) Samuel Beckett
(C) John Osborne
(D) Tom Stoppard

17. Assertion (A) – Reason (R)

Assertion (A): Epic Theatre rejects emotional identification between the audience and the characters.

Reason (R): Brecht wanted the audience to analyze social conditions critically instead of experiencing emotional catharsis.

Choose the correct answer:

(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true, but R is false.
(D) A is false, but R is true.

18. Which dramatic work is based on the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket?

(A) The Duchess of Malfi
(B) Murder in the Cathedral
(C) The White Devil
(D) Edward II

19. Statement-Based Question

Consider the following statements:

Comedy of Manners flourished during the Restoration period.
William Congreve was one of its greatest dramatists.
The School for Scandal is an important example of Comedy of Manners.

Choose the correct answer.

(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

20. Which of the following playwrights is known as the father of Epic Theatre?

(A) Henrik Ibsen
(B) Bertolt Brecht
(C) Anton Chekhov
(D) Samuel Beckett

Answer Key

Question	Answer	Question	Answer
1	(C)	11	(A)
2	(B)	12	(B)
3	(A)	13	(A)
4	(B)	14	(A)
5	(A)	15	(A)
6	(B)	16	(A)
7	(A)	17	(A)
8	(A)	18	(B)
9	(D)	19	(D)
10	(B)	20	(B)

Question Pattern

✅ Conceptual Questions (Aristotle, Tragedy, Dramatic Theory)
✅ Previous Year Question (PYQ) Trends
✅ Frequently Asked UGC NET Questions
✅ Expected Questions for December 2026
✅ Assertion–Reason Questions
✅ Statement-Based Questions
✅ Match the Following
✅ Case Study
✅ Application-Based Questions
✅ Moderate to High Difficulty Level (Latest NTA Standard)

Note: This mock test has been designed according to the latest NTA UGC NET English Paper-II syllabus for Unit–1: Drama. It emphasizes high-weightage areas including Greek Tragedy, Shakespeare, Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Restoration Comedy, Realism, Epic Theatre, Theatre of the Absurd, Modern Drama, Problem Plays, and dramatic criticism, ensuring exam-oriented preparation for UGC NET December 2026.

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