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A.15thcenturyB.16thcenturyC.14thcenturyC.17thcentury

6.TheRenaissance,inessence,isahistoricalperiodinwhichtheEuropean______thinkersandscholarsmadeattemptstogetridofthoseoldfeudalistideasinmedievalEurope,tointroducenewideasthatexpressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie,andtorecoverthepurityoftheearlychurchformthecorruptionoftheRomanCatholicChurch.

A.GreekandRomanB.humanistC.religiousD.realistic

7.Generally,the______referstotheperiodbetweenthe14thandmid-17thcenturies.ItfirststartedinItaly,withthefloweringofpainting,sculptureandliterature.FromItalythemovementwenttoembracetherestofEurope.

A.MedievalPeriodB.Renaissance

C.OldEnglishPeriodD.RomanticPeriod

8.______istheessenceoftheRenaissance.ThomasMore,ChristopherMarloweand_______arethebestrepresentativesoftheEnglishhumanists.

A.Humanity,WilliamShakespeareB.Humanism,FrancisBacon

C.Romanticism,GeoffreyChaucerD.Humanism,WilliamShakespeare

9.TheElizabethan______istherealmainstreamoftheEnglishRenaissance.ThemostfamousdramatistsintheRenaissanceEnglandareChristopherMarlowe,WilliamShakespeare,and______.

A.novel,GeoffreyChaucerB.poetry,FrancisBacon

C.drama,BenJonsonD.drama,GeoffreyChaucer

10.Wyatt,intheRenaissanceperiod,introducedthePetrarchan______intoEngland,whileSurreybroughtin______verse.

A.drama,freeB.sonnet,blankC.terzarima,blankD.couplet,free

11.IntheearlystageoftheEnglishRenaissance,poetryand______werethemostoutstandingformsandtheywerecarriedonespeciallybyWilliamShakespeareandBenJonson.

A.fictionB.dramaticfictionC.poeticdramaD.novel

12.Byemphasizingthedignityofhumanbeingsandtheimportanceofthepresentlife,______voicedtheirbeliefsthatmandidnotonlyhavetherighttoenjoythebeautyofthislife,buthadtheabilitytoperfecthimselfandtoperformwonders.

A.humanistsB.ProtestantsC.CatholicsD.playwrights

13.______wasthefirstimportantEnglishessayist.HewasalsothefounderofmodernscienceinEngland.

A.EdmundSpenserB.ChristopherMarlowe

C.FrancisBaconD.BenJonson

14.ParadiseLostis___’smasterpiece,whichisanepicin12books,writteninblankverse,abouttheheroicrevoltofSatanagainstGod’sauthority.

A.JohnDonneB.ChristopherMarlowe

C.JohnMiltonD.EdmundSpenser

15.ThefollowingdescriptionfitintoMiltonexcept_____.

A.agreatrevolutionarypoetofthe17thcentury

B.anoutstandingpoliticalpamphleteer

C.agreatstylistandmasterofblankverse

D.akindofelegantandrefinestyle.

16._____isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.

A.SamsonAgonistesB.ParadiseLost

C.ParadiseregainedD.Tamburlaine

17.Marlow’sgreatestachievementisthatheperfectedthe“blankverse”,andheisregardedas“thepioneerofEnglishdrama”,whichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyhim?

______

A.TamburlaineB.“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”

C.TheJewofMaltaD.“TheSunRising”

18.____EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasanimportantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofEnglishprose.

A.JohnMilton’sB.FrancisBacon’s

C.Montaigne’sD.ThomasGray’s

19._____wasknownas“thepoets’poet”.

A.WilliamShakespeareB.EdmundSpenser

C.JohnDonneD.JohnMilton

20.“Andwewillmaketheebedsofroses/Andathousandfragrantposies/Acapofflowers,andakirtle/Embroideredallwithleavesofmyrtle.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom______.

A.Spenser’sTheFaerieQueene

B.JohnDonne’s“TheSunRising”

C.Shakespeare’sSonnet18

D.Marlow’s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”

21.WhichofthefollowingstatementbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare’sSonnet18?

_______

A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.

B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.

C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.

D.Thespeakermeditatesonman’ssalvation.

22.Dr.Faustusisaplaybasedonthe_____legendofamagicianaspiringfor____andfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.

A.British/immoralityB.French/money

C.German/knowledgeD.American/politicalpower

23.TheEssenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectualmovement,was_____.

A.ScienceB.ReligiousreformationC.PhilosophyD.Humanism

24.“PrinceArthur’sgreatestmissionishissearchforGloriana,withwhomhehasfalleninlovethroughalovevision.”Thetwofigurescomefrom_____.

A.ParadiseLostB.Dr.Faustus

C.TheFaerieQueeneD.Hamlet

25.____gavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis“mightylines”andmake“blankverse”theprinciplevehicleofexpressionindrama.

A.SurreyB.WyattC.MarloweD.Sidney

26.TheRenaissancereferstobetween14th—mid-17thcentury,whichwasunderthereignofQueen____andabsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummit,andinwhichtherealmainstreamwas_____.

A.Victoria/poetryB.Elizabeth/drama

C.Mary/novelD.James/drama

27.TheRedcrosseKnightinTheFaerieQueenestandsfor_____,andUnastandsfor_____.

A.bravery/chastityB.holiness/truth

C.error/deliveryD.truegentleman/lady.

28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?

A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.

B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.

C.Exaltationofman’spursuitofhappinessinhislife,andtoleranceofman’sfoibles.

D.Praiseofman’seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.

29.“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune”isanexampleof______.

A.MetaphorB.SimileC.IronyD.Personification

30.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom_____.

A.GreekMythologyB.Romanlegend

C.TheOldTestamentD.TheNewTestament

31.“Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe.”（JohnMilton,Paradiselost）BywhatmeanswereSatanandhisfollowerstowagethiswaragainstGod?

_____

A.ToremoveGodfromhisthrone

B.ToburntheHeavenDown

C.TocorruptGod’screationofmanandwoman—AdamandEve

D.Toturnintoasnaketothreatenman’slife

32._____,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare’smostpopularplayonthestage,forithasthequalitiesofa“blood-and-thunder”thrilleranda“philosophicalexploration”oflifeanddeath.

A.TheMerchantofVeniceB.Hamlet

C.KingLearD.TheWinter’sTale

33.ChristopherMarlow’s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”isa（n）_____.

A.pastorallyricB.elegyC.eulogyD.epic

34.“IndreamvisionArthurwitnessedthelovelinessofGloriana,anduponawakingresolvestoseekher.”ThetwoliteraryfiguresArthurandGlorianaarefrom_____.

A.EdmundSpenser’sTheFaerieQueene

B.WilliamShakespeare’sRomeoandJuliet

C.ChristopherMarlowe’s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHislove”

D.JohnDonne’s“AValediction:

ForbiddingMourning”

35.Dr.FaustusisaplaybasedontheGermanlegendofamagicianaspiring 

for______andfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.

A.immortalityB.politicalC.moneyD.knowledge

36.TheRenaissanceisactuallyamovementstimulatedbyaseriesofhistoricalevents,whichoneofthefollowingisNOTsuchanevent?

A.TherediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.

B.TheGloriousrevolution.

C.Newdiscoveryingeographyandastrology.

D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.

37.Thesentence“ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?

”isthebeginninglineofoneofShakespeare’s______.

A.comediesB.tragediesC.historiesD.sonnets

38.“Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,/Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.”（Shakespeare,Sonnet18）Whatdoes“this”referto?

_____

A.LoverB.TimeC.SummerD.Poetry

39.ThetragedyofDr.Faustus,theprotagonistinChristopherMarlowe’sTheTragicHistoryofDr.Faustus,istheveryfacethat______.

A.manisconfinedtotime

B.hetriedtojoinAfricatoSpain

C.hebecameamanwithoutsoulafterhesoldit

D.heconjuredupHelen,theladywhowastheverycourseoftheTrojanWar

40.Herearetwolinesfromalingpoem:

“Uponagreatadventurehewasbond,ThatgreatestGlorianatohimgave.”Thepoemmustbe_____.

A.Beowulf

B.JohnMilton’sSamsonAgonistes

C.ThomasGray’s“ElegyWritteninaCountyChurchyard”

D.EdmundSpenser’sTheFaerieQueene

41.“Bassanio:

Antonio,Iammarriedtoawife

Whichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;

Butlifeitself,mywife,andalltheworld,

Arenotwithmeesteem’dabovethylife;

Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,

Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.

Portia:

Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,

Ifshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer.”

TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespeare’scomedyTheMerchantofVenice.Thequotedpartcanberegardedasagoodexampletoillustrate______

A.dramaticironyB.personificationC.allegoryD.symbolism

42.“Notonthysolebutonthysoul,harshJew,/Thoumak’stthyknifekeen.”In