(i) What do you understand by the terms ‘outsider art’ and ‘art brut’ or ‘raw art’?
(ii) Who was the “untutored genius who created a paradise” and what is the nature of his contribution to art?
(i) Outsider art refers to the artist who don’t have any right to be an artist as they didn’t have a formal training. And art brut or raw art refers to the works that were in their raw state as regards cultural and artistic influence.
(ii) The “untutored genius who created a paradise” was an 80 years old creator-director, Nek Chand. His contribution of Rock Garden worked as an influencer for outsider’s art and also he contributed highly in raw art as he made his sculptures by raw materials like stones, broken crockery, and recycled materials.
“The Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered, but only the artist knows the way within.”
Find out the correlates of Yin and Yang in other cultures.
“The landscape is an inner one, a spiritual and conceptual space.”
What is the language spoken in Flanders?
(i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples.
(ii) Explain the concept of shanshui.
Give reasons for the following.
(i) King Tut’s body has been subjected to repeated scrutiny.
(ii) Howard Carter’s investigation was resented.
(iii) Carter had to chisel away the solidified resins to raise the king’s remains.
(iv) Tut’s body was buried along with gilded treasures.
(v) The boy king changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun.
The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.
Locate the lines in the text that support the title ‘The Ailing Planet’.
Comment on the attitude shown by Taplow towards Crocker-Harris.
List the steps taken by the captain
(i) to protect the ship when rough weather began.
(ii) to check the flooding of the water in the ship.
(i) List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky”.
(ii) What were the results of the CT scan?
(iii) List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.
(iv) Explain the statement, “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned — in death, as in life...”
Three reasons why the author’s grandmother was disturbed when he started going to the city school.
What does the notice ‘The world’s most dangerous animal’ at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, signify?
Does Frank seem to encourage Taplow’s comments on Crocker-Harris?
Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 January.
We have come across words like ‘gale’ and ‘storm’ in the account. Here are two more words for ‘storm’: typhoon, cyclone. How many words does your language have for ‘storm’?
What does the notice ‘The world’s most dangerous animal’ at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, signify?
List the steps taken by the captain
(i) to protect the ship when rough weather began.
(ii) to check the flooding of the water in the ship.
How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure “the direst stress”?
How are the earth’s principal biological systems being depleted?
Can you think of a song or a poem in your language that talks of homecoming?
Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.
What do you gather about Crocker-Harris from the play?
The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.
Give reasons for the following.
(i) King Tut’s body has been subjected to repeated scrutiny.
(ii) Howard Carter’s investigation was resented.
(iii) Carter had to chisel away the solidified resins to raise the king’s remains.
(iv) Tut’s body was buried along with gilded treasures.
(v) The boy king changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun.