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I. Each of the following below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. (30%; 1.5 points for each)
1. Romance, which uses verse or prose to describe the adventures and life of the knights, is the popular literary form in ___C _. A. Romanticism B. Renaissance C. medieval period D. Anglo-Saxon period 2. Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of___D A. Piers Plowman B. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C. Confessio Amantis D. The Canterbury Tales
3. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is__D___. A. science B. philosophy C. arts D. humanism
4. The sentence ―Shall I compare thee to a summer‘s day?‖ is the line of one of Shakespeare‘s(D)
A. comedies B. tragedies C. histories D. sonnets
5. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare‘s Sonnet 18? C
A. The speaker eulogizes (praise) the power of B. The speaker satirizes human vanity
C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation D. The speaker meditates on man‘s salvation 6. ―The Fairy Queen‖ is the masterpiece written by__C__.
A. John Milton B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Edmund Spenser D. Alexander Pope 7. Which of the following work did Bacon NOT write? D
A. Advancement of Learning B. Novum Organum C. De Augmentis D. Areopagitica
8. The most distinguished literary figure of the 17th century was(B) who was a critic, poet, and playwright.
A. Oliver Goldsmith B. John Dryden C. John Milton D. S.T. Coleridge 9. Which of the following has / have associations with John Donne‘s poetry? B
A. reason and sentiment B. conceits and wits C. the euphuism D. writing in the rhymed couplet
10. Henry Fielding has been regarded by some as ―___B___‖, for his contribution to the establishment of the form
of the modern novel.
A. Best writer of the English novel B. The father of English novel
C. The most gifted writer of the English novel D. conventional writer of English novel 11. John Milton‘s masterpiece—Paradise Lost was written in the poetic style of __ B _.
A. rhymed stanzas B. blank verse C. alliteration D. sonnets
12. The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver‘s Travels are ____A_.
A. horses that are endowed with reason B. pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualities C. giants that are superior in wisdom
D. hairy, wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways
13. Gothic novels are mostly stories of___C_____, which take place in some haunted or dilapidated Middle Age
castles.
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