1、DGlorification of religious faith.1The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_.Athe rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureBthe vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaCthe new discoveries in geography and astrologyDthe religious refor
2、mation and the economic expansion1The 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 _.AWilliam Langland s Piers Plowman BGeoffrey C
3、haucers The Canterbury TalesCJohn Gowers Confession Amantis DSir Gawain and the Green Knight6_ is the essence of the Renaissance.APoetry BDramaCHumanism DReason1.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is（ ）.A. humanism B. realismC. naturalism D. skepticism6. In English poetry, a four-line stan
4、za is called _.A. heroic couplet B. quatrain C. Spenserian stanza D. terza rima 11.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance humanism?ACultivation of the art of this world and this life.BTolerance of human foibles.CSearch for the genuine flavor of ancient cu
5、lture.19. Renaissance first started in Italy, with the flowering of the following fields EXCEPT_.A. architecture B. paintingC. sculpture D. literature1. In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to do the following EXCEPT _.A. getting rid of those old feudalist ideasB
6、. getting control of the parliament and governmentC. introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisieD. recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church2. The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by _.A. Surrey B.
7、WyattC. Sidney D. Shakespeare3. _, the melancholic scholar, prince, faces the dilemma between action and mind.( )A. Othello B. Macbeth C. Hamlet D. Antonio4. Shakespeares _ are mainly written under the principle that national unity under a mighty and just sovereign is a necessity.( )A. comedies B. t
8、ragedies C. history plays D. dark comedies19. As the best of Shakespeares final romances, _ is a typical example of his pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years.A. The Tempest B. The Winters TaleC. Cymbeline D. The Rape of Lucrece6. Shakespeare s _, an elaborate and fantasti
9、c story, is known as the best of his final romances.A. The Winters Tale B. The TempestC. The Taming of the Shrew D. Love s Labour s Lost8. “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 se
10、a of troubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are taken from _.A. King Lear B. Romeo and JulietC. Othello D. Hamlet19. 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
11、. OthelloC. King Lear D. Macbeth21. The Renaissance marks a transition from _ to the modern world.A. the old English B. the medievalC. the feudalist D. the capitalist4. The most important play among Shakespeares comedies is _.A. A Midsummer Nights Dream B. The Merchant of VeniceC. As You Like It D.
12、Twelfth Night3. As the best of Shakespeares final romances,_ is a typical example of his pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years.A. The Tempest B. The Winters TaleC. Cymbeline D. The Rape of Lucrece6. “Graveyard School”writers are the following sentimentalists EXCEPT _.A. J
13、ames Thomson B. William CollinsC. William Cowper D. Thomas Jackson10. Which of the following descriptions of Gothic Novels is NOT correct?A. It predominated in the early eighteenth century.B. It was one phase of the Romantic movement.C. Its principal elements are violence, horror and the supernatura
14、l.D. Works like The Mysteries of Udolpho and Frankenstein are typical Gothic romance.4. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following EXCEPT _.A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. BenJonson15. “To be, or not to be that is the question；whethe
15、r 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 them?” The quoted lines are taken from _. A. King Lear B. Romeo and JulietC. Othello D. Hamlet16Shakespeares four greatest tragedies are _.ARomeo and Juliet,
16、Othello, King Lear, HamletBHamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of VeniceCHamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethDRomeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet3The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summers day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeares _.Acomedies BtragediesCsonnets
17、Dhistories8 “To be, or not to bethat is the question”is a line taken from_.AHamlet BOthelloCKing Lear DThe merchant of venice2.Shakespeares tragedies include all the following except（ ）.A. Hamlet and King LearB. Antony and Cleopatra and MacbethC. Julius Caesar and OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice an
18、d A Midsummer Nights Dream11.Here are two lines taken from The Merchant of Venice:“Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew/Thou makst thy knife keen.”What kind of figurative device is used in the above lines?（ ）A. Simile. B. Metonymy.C. Pun. D. Synecdoche.4.In Shakespeares Merchant of Venice, An
19、tonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because _.A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industry B. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debt D. his ships had all been lost5. Which of the following statements best illustrates the
20、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 salvation.2. As to the great tragedy Hamlet, which of the following is not true? （ ）A. The timeles
21、s appeal of this mighty drama lies in its combination of intrigue, emotional conflict and searching philosophic melancholy.B. The bare outline of the play is based on a widespread legend in northern Europe.C. The whole story of the play is created by Shakespeare himself.D. In it, Shakespeare condemn
22、s the hypocrisy and treachery and general corruption at the royal court.41.“Shah I compare thee to a summers day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summers lease hath all too short a date:”Questions:A. Whos the poet of the quoted stanza, and what
23、s the title of the poem?B. What figure of speech is employed in the poem?C. What is the theme of the poem?41. “To be, or not to be that is the question;Whether tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end th
24、em?”Questions:A. Who is the writer of this work? Whats the title of the work?B. What does the phrase “to take arms against a sea of troubles ” mean?C. How do you understand the quotation “To be, or not to be -that is the question”?41 “Shall I compare thee to a summers day?Thou art more lovely and mo
25、re temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summers lease hath all too short a date:”Questions:AIdentify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken.BName the figure of speech employed in the poem.CWhat is the theme of the poem?45William Shakespeare is one of the mo
26、st remarkable playwrights the world has ever known.(1)Name his four greatest tragedies.(2)What are the characteristics of the four tragedies in common?(3)Briefly summarize each heros weakness of nature.49. Briefly discuss William Shakespeares artistic achievements in characterization, plot construct
27、ion and language.47. The following passage is taken from The Merchant of Venice. Read it carefully and find the dramatic it contains. Use it as an example to illustrate what dramatic irony is. “Bassanio: Antonio, I am married to a wifeWhich is as dear to me as life itself;But life itself, my wife, a
28、nd all world,Are not with me esteemd above thy life;I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them allHere to this devil, to deliver you.Portia: Your wife would give you little thanks for that,If she were by to hear you make the offer.”3. The story of Paradise Lost is taken from the Bible. It tells about （ ）A
29、. Satans rebellion against God.B. the expulsion of Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden.C.a young princes revenge on his fathers murderer.D. both A and B17. John Miltons _ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf.A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise RegainedC. Samson Ago
30、nistes D. Areopagitica21. Samson Agonistes by _ is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English.A. John Milton B. William BlakeC. Henry Fielding D. William Wordsworth9. John Milton s most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model is _.A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Rega
31、inedC. Samson Agonistes D. Lycidas 17. 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 LostC. Paradise Regained D. Areopagitica20. John Miltons greatest poetical work _ is the only gene
32、rally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf.A. Areopagitica B. Paradise LostC. Lycidas D. Samson Agonistes5. The most perfect example of the verse drama after Greek style in English is Miltons _.A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise RegainedC. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica4. John Miltons g
33、reatest poetical work _ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literarure since Beowulf.A. Areopagitica B. Paradise LostC. Lycidas D. Samson Agonistes7. Among the three major poetical works by John Milton _ is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English.A
34、. Samson Agonistes B. Paradise LostC. Paradise Regained D. Areopagitica19Among the three major works by John Milton _ is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf.AParadise Regained BSamson Agonistes CLycidas DParadise Lost4Paradise Lost is actually a story take
35、n from _.Athe Renaissance Bthe Old TestamentCGreek Mythology Dthe New Testament18. “To wage by force or guile eternal war,Irreconcilable to our grand Foe.”（John Milton, Paradise lost)By what means were Satan and his followers to wage this war against God?ABy planting a tree of knowledge in the Garde
36、n of Eden.BBy turning into poisonous snakes to threaten mans life.CBy removing God from His throne.DBy corrupting man and woman created by God.45. Working through the tradition of a Christian humanism, Milton wrote Paradise Lost, intending to expose the ways of Satan and to “justify the ways of God
37、to men. ” What is Milton s fundamental concern in Paradise Lost?16. Henry Fielding s _ brings him the name of “Prose Homer”.A. The History of Jonathan Wild the GreatB. The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingC. The History of AmeliaD. The History of Joseph Andrews8. For his contribution to the establis
38、hment of the form of the modern novel, _ has been regarded as “Father of the English Novel”.A. Daniel Defoe B. Jonathan SwiftC. Henry Fielding D. Oliver Goldsmith14. Henry Fielding adopted “_” to relate a story in his novel in which the author becomes the “all- knowing God”.A. the first- person narr
39、ation B. the epistolary formC. the picaresque form D. the third -person narration11. In _ opinion, human nature is seriously and premanently flawed. To better human life, enlightenment is needed, but to redress it is very hard.A. Daniel Defoes B. Charles DickensC. Jonathan Swifts D. Henry Fieldings1
40、1. Daniel Defoes _ is universally considered as his masterpiece.A. Colonel Jack B. Robinson CrusoeC. Captain Singleton D. A Journal of the Plague Year13. 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. Gul
41、livers Travels B. The Battle of the BooksC. “A Modest Proposal” D. A Tale of a Tub17. 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
42、Fielding B. Daniel DefoeC. Jonathan Swift D. Laurence Sterne20. The belief of the eighteenth - century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the following EXCEPT _.A. proportion B. unityC. harmony D. spirit2. Daniel Defoes works are all the following EXCEPT_.A. Moll Flanders B. A Tale of a TubC
43、. A Journal of the Plague Year D. Colonel Jack22. The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were the following EXCEPT _.A. the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 B. the Great Plague of 1665C. the Great London Fire in 1666 D. the Wars of Roses in 16892. D
44、efoes group of four novels are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of the lower-class people. They are the following EXCEPT _.A. Captain Singleton B. Moll FlandersC. Roxana D. Robinson Crusoe5. Jonathan Swifts greatest satiric work is _.A. A Tale of a Tub B. The Battle of the B
45、ooksC. Gullivers Travels D. A Modest Proposal6. Which of the following descriptions of Enlightenment Movement is NOT true?A. It was a progressive intellectual movement that flourished in France.B. It was a furtherance of the Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries.C. The purpose was to enlighten
46、the whole world with moderu philosophical and artistic ideas.D. The Enlighteners advocate individual education.7. Neoclassicists had some fixed laws and rules for prose EXCEPT_.A. being precise B. being directC. being flexible D. being satiric8. A good style of prose“ proper works in proper places”
47、was defined by_.A. John Milton B. Henry FieldingC. Jonathan Swift D.T.S. Eliot5. The British bourgeois or middle class believed in the following notions EXCEPT _.A. self - esteem B. self - relianceC. self - restraint D. hard work7. The best model of satire in the whole English literary history is Jo
48、nathan Swifts _.A. A Modest Proposal B. A Tale of a TubC. Gullivers Travels D. The Battle of the Books8. As a representative of the Enlightenment,_ was one of the first to introduce rationalism to England.A. John Bunyan B. Daniel DefoeC. Alexander Pope D. Jonathan Swift9. For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel,_
