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B 1. The Canterbury Tales was written in _. A. Old English B. Middle English C. Modern English D. Current Modern EnglishB 2. Pilgrims travel to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury in _. A. March B. April C. May D. JuneC 3. _ pilgrims plus Chaucer are assembled at the Tabard Inn in the southern part of London. A. 25 B. 27 C. 29 D. 31C 4. Chaucer was a master of the heroic couplet which consists of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter means_. A. the line has 6 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. B. the line has 6 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable. C. the line has 5 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. D. the line has 5 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.B 5.The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely_. A. William Langlands Piers the Plowman B. Geoffrey Chaucers The Canterbury TalesC. John Gowers Confessio Amantis D. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD 6Shakespeares four great tragedies are _ A. Anthony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, King Lear, Timon of Athens B. Twelfth Night, Cynbeline, The Winters Tale, and The Tempest C. Hamlet, Othello, King John, and Macbeth D. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and MacbethC 7. Romeo and Juliet belongs to Shakespeares _. A. romantic comedy B. comedy C. tragedy D. historical playsC 8. A sonnet is a poem of _ lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to a certain definite patterns. A. 8 B. 6 C. 14 D. 24A 9. Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeares great comedies?A. Henry V B. The Merchant of Venice C. A Midsummer Nights Dream D. The Winters TaleC 10. Which of the following poetic forms is the principle form of Shakespeares drama?A. lyric B. sonnet C. blank verse D. quatrainC 11. The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summers day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeares _. A. comedies B. tragedies C. sonnets D. historiesB 12. In “ Sonnet 18 ” ， Shakespeare has a profound meditation on the destructive power of _ and the eternal_ brought forth by poetry to the one he loves . A. death/ life B. time / beauty C. death/ love D. hate / loveC13. Which of the following statements best illustrate the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet 18? A. The speaker eulogizes the power of nature. B. The speaker satirizes human vanity. C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation. D. The speaker meditates on mans salvationC 14. _is considered to be the summit of Shakespeares art. A. Romeo and Juliet B. The Comedy of Errors C. Hamlet D. The TempestB 15. The story of Hamlet takes place in _. A. England B. Denmark C. Italy D. GermanyC 16.The representatives of the enlightenment in English literature were the following writers but _. A.Joseph Addison B. Richard Steele C.William Blake D.Alexander pope A 17. Joseph Addison，Richard Steele and Alexander pope belonged to the school of _. A .classicism B. romanticism C .realism D. modernism B 18. The _ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century . A. Renaissance B. Enlightenment C. Religious Reformation D. Chartist Movement D 19. In addition to The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Defoe also wrote _. A. Tom Jones B. Pamela C. The Adventures of Roderick Random D. Moll FlandersC 20. Which of the following is not taken into consideration when Robinson Crusoe looks for a place to set up his tent: _. A. health and fresh water B. shelter from the heat of the sun C. a lot of trees D. a view to the seaC 21. Robinson Crusoe set foot upon the island in _ of 1659. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winterB 22. Which of the following is NOT true about Robinson Crusoe? A. It is written in the autobiographical form.B. It is a record of Defoes own experiences. C. Robinson spends 28 years of isolated life on the island. D. It is set in the middle of the 17th centuryC 23.The representatives of the enlightenment in English literature were the following writers but _. A .Joseph Addison B .Richard Steele C .William Blake D .Alexander pope B 24. “The Lamb” is included in William Blakes _. A. Poetical Sketche B. The Songs of InnocenceC. The Songs of Experience D. The Marriage of Heaven and HellC 25.Robert Burns came from _.A. England B. WalesC. Scotland D. IrelandB 26. Authors and poems are correctly paired in all of the following except _. A. William Wordsworth“The Solitary Reaper” B. William Blake“A Red, Red Rose” C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” D. Robert Burns“The Tree of Liberty”D 27. “Auld Lang Syne” means _. A. old son B. old acquaintance C. long friendship D. long agoD 28. The Lake Poets include the following except _.A. Robert Southey B. William WordsworthC. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. William BlakeB 29. William Wordswoth is frequently referred to as _. A. a religious poet B. a worshipper of nature C. a modern poet D. a worshipper of beautyD 30. Lyrical Ballads (1798. was a collection of poems by _. A. James Thomson and William Collins B. Thomas Gray and Robert Burns C. Percy Bysshe Shelley and George Gordon Byron D. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD 31. Byron wrote the following except _. A. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage B. Manfred C. Don Juan D. The Revolt of IslamC 32. The description of “a man proud, moody, cynical, with defiance on his brow, and misery in his heart, a scorner of his kind, implacable in revenge, yet capable of deep and strong affection” may be applied to _. A. an epic hero B. an antihero C. a Byronic hero D. a modern heroC 33. In “Ode to the West Wind”, the wild west wind is referred to as the wind of _. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winterD 34. John Keats wrote the following except _.A. Endymion B. The Eve of Saint AgnessC. Ode to a Nightingale D. Ode to DutyB 35. Jane Austens first novel was _.A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and SensibilityC. Emma D. Mansfield ParkD 36. The following characters are correctly paired according to the works in which they appear except _. A. ElizabethPride and Prejudice B. Mr. KnightleyEmma C. CatherineNorthanger Abbey D. ElinorMansfield ParkD 37. One of the important themes of Jane Austens novels is _. A. war B. urban life C. education D. marriageC 38. The phrase “a single man in possession of a good fortune” is applied to a single man with _. A. luck B. status C. wealth D. healthD 39. In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _ appeared. And it flourished in the forties and in the early fifties.A. romanticism B. naturalism C. realism D. critical realismA 40. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of _ . A. novel B. drama C. poetry D. sonnetB 41. The following are frequently referred to as the Victorian realist novelists except _.A. Charles Dicken B. Jane AustenC. George Eliot D. Anthony TrollopeC 42. _ is the greatest representative of English critical realism.A. Jane Austen B. Thackeray C. Dickens D. CharlotteD 43 .Charles Dickens was impressive for his _.A. wide spread of critical realism B. his spirit of democracy and humanismC. his unforgettable figures with satire and simple and clear language D. including A, B and CD 44. Which of the following is Thackerays masterpiece?A. The Virginians B. The Books of Snobs C. The Newcomes D. Vanity FairC 45. The story of _ deals with the adventures of a retired old merchant.A. A Tale of Two Cities B. David Copperfield C. Pickwick Papers D. Oliver TwistA 46. _ made Dickens famous overnight.A. Sketches by Boz B .The Pickwick Papers C. Oliver Twist D. The Old Curiosity ShopB 47. Which novel makes a fierce attack on the bourgeois system of education?A. Oliver Twist B. Hard Times C. Great Expectations D. A Tale of Two CitiesC 48. Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream to enter the higher society regardless of the social reality?A. A Tale of Two Cities B. David Copperfield C. Great Expectation D. Dombey and SonB 49._ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of the hero is largely based on the authors early life.A. The Curiosity Shop B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Great ExpectationsC 50. In 1864, Dickens published his last complete novel _.A. The Old Curiosity Shop B. The Pickwick Paper C. Our Mutual Friend D. Little DorritD 51. Dickens third literary period shows intensifying _.A. optimism B. excitement C. irritation D. pessimismC 52. The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities refer to _. A. London and Berlin B. London and New York C. London and Paris D. London and TokyoC 53. Dickens writing is an encyclopedic knowledge of _.A. Paris B. New York C. London D. PortsmothA 54. Magwitch works hard in _ to make Pip a gentleman. A. Australia B. Canada C. Britain D. The United StatesB 55. “Art for arts sake” expresses the prevailing literary philosophy of _. A. Alfred Lord Tennyson B. Robert Browning C. Oscar Wilde D. George Bernard ShawD 56. Oscar Wilde was the author of the following works except _. A. The Picture of Dorian Gray B. Salom C. Lady Windermeres Fan D. My Fair LadyD 57. In The Importance of Being Earnest, _. A. Algernon is Cecilys guardian B. Jack is Gwendolens cousin C. Algernon invents a younger brother called Ernest, and Jack invents a patient called Bunbury D. Jack invents a younger brother called Ernest, and Algernon invents a patient called BunburyC 58. Both Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw came from _. A. England B. Scotland C. Ireland D. WalesC 59. _is Oscar Wildes only novel.A. Lady Windermeres Fan B. A Woman of No Importance C. The Picture of Dorian Gray D. The Importance of Being EarnestC 60. James Joyce was born in _. A. Edinburgh B. London C. Dublin D. ParisD 61. Joyces short story “Araby” is characterized by the following except _. A. realistic description B. symbolic details C. epiphany D. excitement of the plotC 62. Both Virginia Woolf and Jame Joyce died in _. A. 1939 B. 1940 C. 1941 D. 1942B 63. _ is a great novel spending James Joyce 7 years of hard working to complete. A. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man B. Ulysses C. Finnegans Wake D. DublinersD 64. _ is a collection of short stories which reflect three aspects of life in politics, culture and religion. A. A Portrait of the Artrist as a Young Man B. Ulysses C. Finnegans Wake D. DublinersD 65. The modernist writers such as Richardson, Joyce and Woolf are mainly concerned with the _. A. external world B. public life of an individual C. social activities of human beings D. inner life of an individualA 66.Which of the following is Not written by D. H. Lawrence?A. The Waste Land B. The Rainbow C. Lady Chatterleys Lover D. Women in LoveD 67. According to D. H. Lawrence, the _is the most responsible for the alienation of the human relationships and the perversion of human personality. A. pride of the aristocratic class B. vanity of the middle class C. mans desire for power and money D. capitalist mechanical civilizationA 68. _ is D. H. Lawrences semi-autographical novel.A. Sons and Lovers B. Women in Love C. Rainbow D. Lady Chatterlays LoverB 69. William Faulkner is the author of _. A. Far From the Madding Crowd B. Sound and Fury C. For Whom the Bell Tolls D. Scarlet Letter C 70. Robert Frost is a famous_. A. novelist B. playwright C. poet D. literary critic D 71. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by _. A. Jack London B. Charles Dickens C. Samuel Coleridge D. Earnest Hemingway C 73. _refers to some contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality. A. Allegory B. Conflict C. Irony D. Flashback B 74. The great transcendental work by Henry David Thoreau is_. A. Nature B. Walden C. Experience D. Essays A 75. Mark Twain shaped the worlds view of America and made a combination of _and serious literature. A. American folk humor B. funny jokes C. English folklore D. American values D 76. Who was the first American to achieve an international literary reputation after the Revolutionary War? A. Fennimore Cooper B. Nathaniel Hawthorn C. Walt Whitman D. Washington IrvingC 77. I Have a Dream is addressed by _. A. Abraham Lincoln B. John F. Kennedy C. Martin Luther King D. Ralph Waldo Emerson C 78. Which of the following is NOT a poem by Emily Dickinson? A. This is my letter to the world B. I heard a Fly buzzwhen I died C. This is just to say D. Because I could not stop for death B 79. Eugene ONeil is an American _. A. novelist B. playwright C. poet D. essayist A 80. The period from 18651914 has been referred to as the _in the literary history of the United States. A. Age of Realism B. Age of Classicalism C. Age of Romanticism D. Age of Renaissance C 81. With “Collected Poems”, _won the second Pulitzer Prize. A. Ezra Pond B. e. e. cummings C. Robert Frost D. William Cullen Bryant B 82. Grass is a poem written by _. A. Walt Whitman B. Carl Sandburg C. Langston Hughes D. Allen Ginsberg B 83. Moby Dick is the most important work by _. A. Jack London B. Herman Melville C. Sinclair Lewis D. Ralph Ellison C 84. O. Henry earned his fame mainly for his _. A. novels B. poems C. short stories D. dramas B 85. _ is NOT a novel of Francis Scott Fitzgerald. A. Tender Is the Night B. Anna Christie C. The Beautiful and Dammed D. The Great Gatsby B 86. The American literature in modern period is divided into two parts by the event of _. A. the expatriate movement B. the Great Depression C. the First World War D. the Second World War C 87. Which of the following novels does NOT belong to Dreisers Trilogy of Desire? A. The Titan B. The Financier C. The “Genius” D. The Stoic D 88. The 1954 Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to _for his “mastery of the art of modern narration”. A. William Faulkner