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The only dramatist ever to win a Nobel Prize was _____. A.Bernard Shaw B.Eugene O’Neill C.Richard Brinsley D.William Shakespeare
____ is the author of the play “The Hairy Ape”. A.Eugene O’Neill B.Henry James C.Herman Melville D.Charles Dickens
______ is the leading figure of the English Romantic poetry, the focal poetic voice of the period. A.William Blake B.William Wordsworth C.George Gordon Byron D.Percy Bysshe Shelley
Daisy Miller is one of Henry James’ early works that dealt with ____. A.the international theme B.local colorism C.psychological analysis D.patriotism
Which of the following novels is not written by Henry Fielding? A.Jonathan Wild B.Moll Flanders C.Joseph Andrews D.Tom Jones
The Rivals and _____ are generally regarded as important links between the masterpieces of Shakespeare and those of Bernard Shaw. A.The School for Scandal B.The Duenna C.Widower’s Houses D.The Doctor’s Dilemma
As he is a leading spokesman of the “Imagist Movement”, _____ famous one-image poem “In a Station of the Metro” would serve as a typical example of the imagist ideas. A.T. S. Eliot’s B.Robert Frost’s C.Ezra Pound’s D.Wallace Stevens’
_____ is a poem based on a traditional Spanish legend of a great lover and seducer of women. A.Adonais B.Don Juan C.Prometheus Unbound D.The Revolt of Islam
_____ is the leading figure of the metaphysical school. A.John Milton B.John Donne C.John Bunyan D.John Keats
In Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the mariner suffers the horror of death, because _____. A.he experiences a shipwreck B.he is tortured with starvation C.he undergoes much suffering D.he kills an albatross
Statement ______ is WRONG in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne. A.One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is over-reaching intellect B.Hawthorne is a realistic writer C.Hawthorne is also a great allegorist D.Hawthorne is a master of symbolism
______ is the most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works. A.Language B.Character portrayal C.Humor D.Plot
______ shows the contrast between the performance of art and the transience of human passion. A.Ode to the West Wind B.Ode to a Nightgale C.Ode to Psyche D.Ode on a Grecian Urn
The literary form which is fully-developed and the most flourishing during the Romantic period is _________. A.prose B.drama C.novel D.poetry
Christopher Marlowe’s second achievement is his creation of ______ for the English drama. A.the Byronic hero B.the Renaissance hero C.the Realistic hero D.the Romantic hero
_______ is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf. A.Paradise Lost B.Paradise Regained C.Samson Agonistes D.The Faerie Queene
In 1847, the Bronte sisters published the following famous novels EXCEPT “______”. A.Jane Eyre B.Shirley C.Wuthering Heights D.The Tenant of Windfall Hall
In Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the mariner suffers the horror of death, because _________. A.he experiences a shipwreck B.he is tortured with starvation C.he undergoes much suffering D.he kills an albatross
In William Blake’s later period, he wrote quite a few prophetic books including the following writing EXCEPT _____. A.The Book of Urizen B.The Book of Los C.Milton D.Lyrical Ballads
Romance, a popular literary form in the medieval period reflects a ________ age. A.chivalric B.heroic C.realistic D.modern
Which writing is a typical example of Shakespeare’s pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years? A.The Tempest B.King Lear C.Hamlet D.Othello
Among the works by John Milton, which is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf？ A.Paradise Regained B.Samson Agonistes C.Areopagitica D.Paradise Lost
______ is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age. A.Ernest Hemingway B.F. Scott Fitzgerald C.William Faulkner D.Ezra Pound
“Man shall find grace.” But he must lay hold of it by an act of free will. The freedom of the will is the key stone of _______ creed. A.Milton’s B.Jonathan Swift’s C.Henry Fielding’s D.Samual Johnson’s
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?/Thou art more lovely and more temperate/ Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May/And summer’s lease hath all too short a date,” the above beautiful sonnet was written by ______. A.John Donne B.John Milton C.William Shakespeare D.Francis Bacon
In _____’s hands, “dramatic monologue” reaches its maturity and perfection. A.Alfred Tennyson B.Robert Browning C.William Shakespeare D.George Eliot
Here is a sentence from an essay, “Read not to contradict and confuse, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weight and consider”. The essay must be ______. A.Of Studies by Francis Bacon B.The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon C.Novum Organum by Francis Bacon D.Essays by Francis Bacon
_____ explores the scrupulous individualism in a world of fantastic speculation and unstable values, and gives its name to the get-rich-quick years of the post-Civil War era. A.Innocents Abroad B.The Gilded Age C.Roughing It D.The Middle Years
A proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin is called _____ hero in Romantic Period of English literature. A.Romantic B.Realistic C.Renaissance D.Byronic
The protagonist of the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a kind of tragic figure caught in a sense of deafened idealism and tortured by unsatisfied desires. Of the following descriptions of him, which isn’t suitable for him? A.He is neurotic. B.He is self-important. C.He is illogical. D.He is a man of action.
As a woman of exceptional intelligence and life experience, George Eliot shows a particular concern for _________. A.the feminism B.the education for women C.the destiny of women D.the low status of women
In the description of sun-rise, the poet unconsciously expresses his helplessness in having to face up his duty as a man. This statement is about Robert Browning’s _______. A.“My Last Duchess” B.“Meeting at Night” C.“Parting at Morning” D.“Pippa Passes”
Most of the poems in _____ sing of the “en-masse” and the self as well. A.Leaves of Grass B.Drum Taps C.North of Boston D.The Cantos
Two distinctive features of demonic possession by Coleridge are mysticism and _____. A.conversation B.religion C.imagination D.nature
In which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bull-fight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy? A.The Green Hills of Africa B.The Snows of Kilimanjaro C.To Have and Have Not D.Death in the Afternoon
______ , which bears a strong resemblance to The Waste Land is generally regarded as the darkest of T. S. Eliot’s poems. A.“Gerontion” B.The Hollow Men C.“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” D.The Cocktail Party
Who, disregarding grammar and punctuation, always used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself as a protest against self-importance? A.Cummings B.Wallance Stevens C.F. Scott Fitzgerald D.Ernest Hemingway
Joyce’s masterpiece, ______ gives an account of man’s life during one day in Dublin. A.Dubliners B.Finnegans Wake C.Ulysses D.A Portrait of the Artist
The following statement ______ is WRONG in describing Transcendentalism. A.It absorbed some ideological concerns of American Puritanism and European Romanticism. B.It advocates the importance of Individual and Nature. C.Trancendentalists believed that there should be an emotional communication between an indi D.It emphasizes that man is the measure of all things.
Symbolism appeared in the late 19th century in _____. A.France B.Germany C.England D.Italy
Most of Hardy’s novels are set in _____, the fictional primitive and crude region which is really the home place he both loves and hates. A.London B.Yoknapatawpha C.Wessex D.Paris
The four great odes of John Keats are the following EXCEPT _______. A.Ode on Melancholy B.Ode on a Grecian Urn C.Ode to a Nightingale D.Ode to the West Wind
Which writing is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English? A.Samson Agonistes B.Paradise Lost C.Paradise Regained D.Beowulf
English Romanticism is generally said to have begun in 1798 with the publication of a joint volume of poetry, Lyrical Ballads, written by Wordsworth and _______. A.Keats B.Coleridge C.Southey D.Byron
The three trilogies of ______’s Forsyte novels are masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century. A.John Galsworthy B.Arnold Bennet C.James Joyce D.H. G. Wells
Statement ____ is NOT true in describing Gothic novel. A.Gothic novel is a type of romantic fiction B.Gothic novel predominated in the early 18th century C.Its principal elements are violence, horror and supernatural D.The Mystery of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe is typical Gothic romance
Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between ____ and _____ centuries. A.14th; mid-17th B.16th; mid-17th C.14th; mid-18th D.16th; mid-19th
Which of the following writings is NOT completed by William Blake? A.Songs of Experience B.Songs of Innocence C.Marriage of Heaven and Hell D.Emma
As the representative of the Enlightenment, Pope was one of the first to introduce _____ to England. A.rationalism B.criticism C.romanticism D.realism
The most important and popular comedy written by Shakespeare is _______. A.Romeo and Juliet B.Twelfth Night C.The Merchant of Venice D.As You Like It
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