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T. S. Eliot won the Nobel Prize of Literature in ________. A.1948 B.1952 C.1942 D.1958
Thomas Hardy’s pessimistic view of life predominates most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a ________ writer. A.naturalistic B.romantic C.modernist D.optimistic
“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? ... And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. ” The quo A.Jane Eyre B.Hamelet C.Wuthring Heights D.Bleak House
The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works is ________. A.wit B.satire C.character-portrayal D.plot
] G. B. Shaw’ s play ________ established his position as the leading playwright of his time. A.Mrs Warren.s profession B.Hamlet C.Widowers. Houses D.Candida
Jane Austen’ s first novel ________ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs. A.Mansfield Park B.Sense and Sensibility C.Pride and Prejudice D.Sons and Lovers
“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” the quoted line comes from ________. A.Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” B.Walt Whitman’ s Leaves of Grass C.John Milton’s Paradise Lost D.John Keats’“ Ode on a Grecian Urn”
All of the following poems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT________. A.“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” B.“An Evening Walk” C.“Tinter Abbey” D.“The Solitary Reaper”
Henry Fielding’ s ________ brings him the name of “Prose Homer”. A.The History of Jonathan Wild the Great B.The History of Amelia C.The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling D.The History of Joseph Andrews
Among the three major poetical works by John Milton, ________ is the most perfect example of verse drama after the Greek style in English. A.Samson Agonistes B.Paradise Lost C.Paradise Regained D.Areopagitica
T.S. Eliot’ s ________ not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a whole post- war generation. A.The Hollow Men B.The Waste Land C.Murder in the Cathedral D.Ash Wednesday
In ________, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized the bourgeois egoism. A.Hamlet B.Othello C.King lear D.Macbeth
John Milton’s greatest poetical work ________ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf . A.Areopagitica B.Paradise Lost C.Lycidas D.Samson Agonistes
The work ________ by William Blake is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy world, though not without its evils and sufferings. A.Songs of Innocence B.Songs of Experience C.Poetical Sketches D.Lyrical Ballads
The plays known as “the Lawrence trilogy” are all the following EXCEPT ________. A.A Collier’ s Friday Night B.The Daughter - in - Law C.Lady Chatterley’ s Lover D.The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyed
Greatly and permanently affected by the ________ experiences, Hemingway formed his own writing style, together with his theme and hero. A.mining B.farming C.war D.sea
The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one -eighth of it being above water. ” This “iceberg” analogy about prose style was put forward by ________. A.William Faulkner B.F·Scott Fitzgerald C.Henry James D.Ernest Hemingway
In Go Down , Moses , ________ illuminates the problem of black and white in Southern society as a close- knit destiny of blood brotherhood. A.William Faulkner B.Jack London C.Herman Melville D.Nathaniel Hawthorne
In Death in the Afternoon ________ presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bullfight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy. A.William Faulkner B.Jack London C.Ernest Hemingway D.Mark Twain
William Faulkner once said that ________ is a story of “lost innocence,” which proves itself to be an intensification of the theme of imprisonment in the past. A.The Great Gatsby B.The Sound and the Fury C.Absalom, Absalom! D.Go Down, Moses
Walt Whitman believed, by means of “________,” he has turned poetry into an open field, an area of vital possibility where the reader can allow his own imagination to play. A.free verse B.standardized rhyming C.strict verse D.regular rhyming
Herman Melville’s second famous work, ________, was not published until 1924, 33 years after his death. A.Pierre B.Redburn C.Moby-Dick D.Billy Budd
In 1920, ________ published his first novel This Side of Paradise which was, to some extent, his own story A.F·Scott Fitzgerald B.Ernest Hemingway C.William Faulkner D.Emily Dickinson
Unlike his contemporaries in the early 20th century, ________ did not break up with the poetic tradition nor made any experiment on form. A.Walt Whitman B.Robert Frost C.Ezra Pound D.T. S. Eliot
While Mark Twain seemed to have paid more attention to the “life” of the Americans, ________ had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the “inner world” of man. A.William Howells B.Henry James C.Bret Harte D.Hamlin Garland
At the age of eighty -seven, ________ read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961. A.Robert Frost B.Walt Whitman C.Ezra Pound D.T. S. Eliot
Of all Herman Melville’s sea adventure stories, ________ proves to be the best A.Typee B.Reburn C.Moby – Dick D.Omoo
Man is a “victim of forces over which he has no control. ” This is a notion held strongly by ________. A.Robert Frost B.Theodore Dreiser C.Henry James D.Waltman
With the publication of ________, Theodore Dreiser was launching himself upon a long career that would ultimately make him one of the most significant American writers of the school later known as literary naturalism. A.Sister Carrie B.The Titan C.An American Tragedy D.The Stoic
Nathaniel Hawthorne was affected by ________’s transcendentalist theory and struck up a very intimate relationship with him. A.H. W. Longfellow B.Walt Whitman C.R. W. Emerson D.Washington Irving
Among the following writers ________ is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th -century “stream - of - consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism. A.T. S. Eliot B.James Joyce C.William Faulkner D.Henry James
Walt Whitman wrote down a great many poems to air his sorrow for the death of President ______, and one of the famous is “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’ d. ” A.Washington B.Lincoln C.Franklin D.Kennedy
The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a romance set in______, is concerned about the dark aberrations of the human spirit. A.France B.Spain C.England D.Italy
T. S. Eliot’ s ______ bearing a strong thematic resemblance to The Waste Land, is generally regarded as the darkest of Eliot’ s poems. A.Gerontion B.Prufrock C.Murder in the Cathedral D.The Hollow Men
Shelley’ s political lyrics ______ is not only a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their political oppressors, but an address to them pointing out the intolerable injustice of economic exploitation. A.“Ode to Liberty” B.“Ode to Naples” C.“Ode to the West Wind” D.“Men of England”
Charlotte’s works are famous for the depiction of the life of ______ working women, particularly governesses. A.the middle - class B.the lower class C.the upper - middle - class D.the upper - class
All of the following works are known as Hardy’ s “novels of character and environment” EXCEPT ______. A.The Return of the Native B.Tess of the D’ Urbervilles C.Jude the Obscure D.Far from the Madding Crowd
Jane Austen’ s practical idealism is that love should be justified by ______ and disciplined by self-control. A.reason B.sensibility C.sense D.rationality
Shakespeare’ s ______, an elaborate and fantastic story, is known as the best of his final romances. A.The Winter’s Tale B.The Tempest C.The Taming of the Shrew D.Love’ s Labour’ s Lost
“Where intelligence was fallible, limited, the Imagination was our hope of contact with eternal forces, with the whole spiritual world.” was said by ______. A.William Wordsworth B.William Blake C.Samuel Taylor Coleridge D.John Keats
“To be, or not to be - that is the question;/Whether’ tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against a sea of troubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are taken from ______. A.Hamelt B.Macbeth C.King Lear D.Othello
John Milton’ s most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model is ______. A.Paradise Lost B.Paradise Regained C.Samson Agonistes D.Lycidas
Because of her sensitivity to universal pattens of human behavior, ______ has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity. A.Charlotte Bronte B.Jane Austen C.Emily Bronte D.Henry Fielding
Daniel Defoe’s ______ is universally considered as his masterpiece. A.Colonel Jack B.Robinson Crusoe C.Captain Singleton D.A Journal of the Plague Year
Poetry is defined by ______ as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility”. A.Wordsworth B.Shelly C.Keats D.Wialliam Blake
Jonathan Swift’ s ______ is generally regarded as the best model of satire, not only of the period but also in the whole English literary history. A.Gulliver’s Travels B.The Battle of the Books C.“A Modest Proposal” D.A Tale of a Tub
All of the following statements about the Victorian period is true EXCEPT ______. A.England was the “workshop of the world”. B.The early years was a time of rapid economic development as well as serious social problem C.Towards the mid -century, England had reached its highest point of development as a world D.Capitalism came into its monopoly stage, the gap between the rich and the poor was further
George Bernard Shaw’ s ______ is a grotesquely realistic exposure of slum landlordism. A.Widower’ s House B.Mrs. Warren’ s Profession C.The Apple Cart D.Getting Married
Dickens’ s first child hero is ______. A.Little Nell B.David Copperfield C.Oliver Twist D.Little Dorrit
Of all the eighteenth - century novelists ______ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “comic epic in prose”, the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A.Henry Fielding B.Daniel Defoe C.Jonathan Swift D.Laurence Sterne
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