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Intheabovestanza,"
artthou"
literallymeans_______.
A."
areyou"
B."
artthough"
C."
arethough"
D."
artyou"
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespearesSonnet18?
A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.
B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.
C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.
D.Thespeakermeditatesonmanssalvation.
5.DanielDefoedescribes_______asatypicalEnglishMiddle-classmanoftheeighteenthcentury,theveryprototypeoftheempirebuilderorthepioneercolonist.
A.TomJones
B.Gulliver
C.MollFlanders
D.RobinsonCrusoe
6.“Bassanio:
Antonio,Iammarriedtoawife
Whichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;
Butlifeitself,Mywife,andalltheworld.
Arenotwithmeesteemdabovethylife;
Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,
Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.
Portia:
Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,
Ifshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer.”
TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespearescomedyTheMerchantofVenice.
Thequotedpartcanberegardedasagoodexampletoillustrate____.
A.dramaticirony
B.personification
C.allegory
D.symbolism
7."
Shelivedunknown,andfewcouldknow
WhenLucyceasedtobe;
Butsheisinhergrave,and,oh,
Thedifferencetome!
Theword"
me"
inthelastlineoftheabovestanzaquotedfromWordsworthspoem"
SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays"
maypossiblyreferto_______.
A.thepoet
B.thereader
C.herlover
D.everybody
8.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya“___inprose,”thefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.
A.tragicepic
B.comicepic
C.romance
D.lyricepic
9.Thestatement"
Itrevealsthedehumanizingworkhousesystemandthedark,criminalunderworldlife"
maywellsumupthemainthemeifDickenss_______.
A.DavidCopperfield
B.BleakHouse
C.GreatExpectations
D.OliverTwist
10.Herearefourlinesfromaliterarywork:
“Othersforlanguagealltheircareexpress,/Andvaluebooks,aswomenmen,fordress.”Theworkis___.
A.ThomasGrays“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”
B.JohnMiltonsParadiseLost
C.AlexanderPopesEssayonCriticism
D.ShakespearesMidsummerNightsDream
11.ItisgenerallyregardedthatKeatssmostimportantandmaturepoemsareintheformof_______.
A.ode
B.elegy
C.epic
D.sonnet
12.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthefollowingEXCEPT___.
A.theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople
B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings
C.theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter
D.theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech
13.InWilliamBlakespoetry,thefather(andanyotherinwhomhesawtheimageofthefathersuchasGod,priest,andking)wasusuallyafigureof_______.
A.benevolence
B.admiration
C.love
D.tyranny
14.“IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind!
”isanepigrammaticlineby__.
A.J.Keats
B.W.Blake
C.W.Wordsworth
D.P.B.Shelley
15.ThePilgrimsProgressbyJohnBunyanisoftensaidtobeconcernedwiththesearchfor_______.
A.materialwealth
B.spiritualsalvation
C.universaltruth
D.self-fulfillment
16.Inthestatement“—oh,God!
wouldyouliketolivewithyoursoulinthegrave?
”theterm“soul”apparentlyrefersto___.
A.Heathcliffhimself
B.Catherine
C.onesspirituallife
D.onesghost
17.AfterreadingthefirstchapterofPrideandPrejudice,wemaycometoknowthatMrs.Bennetisawomanof_______.
A.simplecharacterandquickwit
B.simplecharacterandpoorunderstanding
C.intricatecharacterandquickwit
D.intricatecharacterandpoorunderstanding
18.TheVictorianAgewaslargelyanageof____,eminentlyrepresentedbyDickensandThackeray.
A.poetry
B.drama
C.prose
D.epicprose
19."
Notonthysolebutonthysoul,harshJew,/Thoumakstthyknifekeen."
IntheabovequotationtakenformTheMerchantofVenice,Shakespeareemploysa(n)_______.
A.oxymoron
B.pun
C.simile
D.synecdoche
20.Themajorconcernof______fictionliesinthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalistindustrializationonhumannature.
A.D.H.Lawrences
B.J.Galsworthys
C.W.Thackeray’s
D.T.Hardy’s
21."
Oprince,Ochiefofmanythronedpowers,"
Thatledthembattledseraphimtowar
Underthyconduct,andindreadfuldeeds
Fearless,endangeredHeavensperpetualKing."
InthethirdlineoftheabovepassagequotedfromMiltonsParadiseLost,thephrase"
thyconduct"
refersto_______
conduct.
A.Satans
B.Gods
C.Adams
D.Eves
22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofModernism?
A.Toelevatetheindividualandinnerbeingoverthesocialbeing.
B.Toputthestressontraditionalvalues.
C.Toportraythedistortedandalienatedrelationshipsbetweenmanandhisenvironment.
D.Toadvocateaconsciousbreakwiththepast.
23.In1837,RalphWaldoEmersonmadeaspeechentitled_______atHarvard,whichwashailedbyOliverWendellHolmesas"
OurintellectualDeclarationofIndependence."
Nature"
Self-Reliance"
DivinitySchoolAddress"
TheAmericanScholar"
24.HenryDavidThoreauswork,__,hasalwaysbeenregardedasamasterpieceofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.
A.Walden
B.Thepioneers
C.Nature
D.SongofMyself
25.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand_______,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.
A.Ahab
B.Ishmael
C.Stubb
D.Starbuck
26.WaltwhitmanwasapioneeringfigureofAmericanpoetry.Hisinnovationfirstofallliesinhisuseof__,poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.
A.blankverse
B.heroiccouplet
C.freeverse
D.iambicpentameter
27.EmilyDickinsonspoem(441)"
ThisismylettertotheWorld"
expressesthepoets_______abouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.
A.indifference
B.joy
C.anxiety
D.indignation
28.HesterPryme,Dimmsdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin___.
A.TheScarletLetter
B.TheHouseoftheSevenGablest
C.ThePortraitofaLady
D.Thepioneers
29.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthorstoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympathetic
butmoreironicandmore_______.
A.rational
B.humorous
C.optimistic
D.pessimistic
30.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,__becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.
A.sentimentalism
B.romanticism
C.realism
D.naturalism
31.DreisersTrilogyofDesireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancier,TheTitanand_______.
A.TheGenius
B.TheTycoon
C.TheStoic
D.TheGiant
32.However,___,thekeynoteofDaisyMillerscharacter,turnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefianceofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoadisasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.
A.experience
B.sophistication
C.worldliness
D.innocence
33.TheimpactofDarwinsevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-century
FrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:
American________.
A.localcolorism
B.vernacularism
C.modernism
34.TheimpactofDarwinsevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-century
35."
Ifhonestlaborbeunremunerativeanddifficulttoendure;
ifitbethelong,longroadwhichneverreaches
beauty,butweariesthefeetandtheheart;
ifthedragtofollowbeautybesuchthatoneabandonstheadmiredway,takingratherthedespisedpathleadingtoherdreamsquickly,whoshallcastthefirststone?
Whereistheunderlinedphrasetakenfrom?
A.TheBible.
B.Milton.
C.Shakespeare.
D.Hawthorne
36.Chinesepoetryandphilosophyhaveexertedgreatinfluenceover____.
A.EzraPound
B.RalphWaldoEmerson
C.RobertFrost
D.EmilyDickinson
37.RobertFrostcombinedtraditionalverseforms-thesonnet,rhymingcouplets,blankverse-withaclearAmericanlocalspeechrhythm,thespeechof_______farmerswithitsidiosyncraticdictionandsyntax.
A.Southern
B.Western
C.NewHampshire
D.NewEngland
38.INTheEmperorJonesandTheHairyApe,ONeilladoptedtheexpressionisttechniquestoportraythe___ofhumanbeingsinahostileuniverse.
A.helplesssituation
B.uncertainty
C.profoundreligiousfaith
D.courageandperseverance
39.Apartfromthedislocationoftimeandthemodernstream-of-consciousness,theothernarrativetechniquesFaulknerusedtoconstructhisstoriesinclude_______,symbolismandmythologicalandbiblicalallusions.
A.impressionism
B.expressionism
C.multiplepointsofview
D.firstpersonpointofview
40.whichofthefollowingst