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51
Historically, the term 'Rekhta' referred to:
A. A highly Persianized courtly prose style
B. A dialect of Punjabi used in folk songs
C. The mixed poetic idiom incorporating Persian and local elements that developed into early Urdu
D. Medieval Arabic religious prose
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Rekhta originally described the hybrid poetic speech—mixing Persian with local vernaculars—that later evolved into what we call Urdu poetry.
52
In translation studies applied to Persian-to-English translation, which approach prioritizes natural, sense-for-sense rendering in the target language over literal word-for-word equivalence?
A. Dynamic equivalence (sense-for-sense)
B. Literal or formal equivalence (word-for-word)
C. Interlinear translation
D. Transcription
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Dynamic equivalence emphasizes conveying meaning and natural target-language expression rather than strict literal correspondence.
53
In Persian rhetorical terminology 'tashbīh' corresponds to which figure of speech in English?
A. Metonymy
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole
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'Tashbīh' literally means comparison and corresponds to the simile, explicitly comparing two things.
54
Who wrote the Persian works 'Bustan' (The Orchard) and 'Gulistan' (The Rose Garden) famous for moral and social wisdom?
A. Hafez
B. Rumi
C. Saadi
D. Omar Khayyam
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Saadi is the author of Bustan and Gulistan, prose and poetic collections noted for ethical advice and social commentary.
55
A 'rubāʿī' (quatrain) in Persian poetry is typically characterized by which rhyme scheme?
A. AABB
B. AABA
C. ABAB
D. ABBA
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The Persian rubāʿī traditionally follows an AABA rhyme pattern, with the first, second and fourth lines rhyming.
56
In classical Persian prosody the term 'behr' refers to:
A. The metrical pattern or poetic meter
B. A poetic stanza
C. A rhetorical device
D. A type of rhyme
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'Behr' denotes the metrical scheme or rhythm employed in Persian poetry.
57
Which Persian poet is the author of the Masnavi, a major Sufi didactic work?
A. Hafez
B. Saadi
C. Ferdowsi
D. Jalal ad-Din Rumi (Molana)
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Jalal ad-Din Rumi composed the Masnavi, a foundational Sufi poetic work of spiritual teaching and narrative.
58
In Persian grammar, the ezāfe (ezāfeh) construction primarily marks the relationship between:
A. A verb and its object
B. Two verbs in compound tenses
C. Negation particles and verbs
D. A noun and its modifier or possessor (linking a noun to adjectives or genitive phrases)
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Ezāfe is a linking particle used to connect a noun with its modifiers or possessor, indicating attribution or genitive relation.
59
Which feature best distinguishes the classical Persian ghazal?
A. Long narrative couplets telling a continuous story
B. Independent couplets unified by a common rhyme and refrain (qāfiya and radif)
C. Strict four-line stanzas with AABA rhyme
D. Written exclusively in prose
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A ghazal consists of autonomous couplets that share the same meter and a common rhyme and refrain (qāfiya and radif).
60
In the Perso-Arabic script used for Persian, which of the following letters does NOT connect to the following letter (i.e., has no left-joining form)?
A. Alef (ا)
B. Noon (ن)
C. Meem (م)
D. Seen (س)
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Alef is one of the non-connecting letters in Perso-Arabic script and therefore does not join to the following letter.
