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11.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance humanism?BACultivation of the art of this world and this life.BTolerance of human foibles.CSearch for the genuine flavor of ancient culture.DGlorification of religious faith.2.The English Renaissance period was an age of _ . AA. poetry and drama B. drama and novelC. novel and poetry D. romance and poetry6. In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called _. BA. heroic couplet B. quatrain C. Spenserian stanzaD. terza rima 1.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is（）. AA. humanismB. realismC. naturalismD. skepticism1. 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 _.BA. William Langland5 s Piers Plowman B. Geoffrey Chaucer9 s The Canterbury TalesC. John Gower5 s Confession Amantis D. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight7.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare and _.CA.John Milton B. John Marlowe C.Ben Jonson D. Edmund Spenser10.Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Romanticism in that _.AA.the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter sees literature as an expression of an individual? s feeling and experiencesB.the former is heavily religious but the latter secularC.the former is an intellectual movement, the purpose of which is to arouse the middle class for political rights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivationD.the former advocates the return to nature whereas the latter turns to the ancient Greek and Roman writers for its models1The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_.BAthe rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureBthe vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaCthe new discoveries in geography and astrologyDthe religious reformation and the economic expansion1. In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to do the following EXCEPT _.A. getting rid of those old feudalist ideasB. 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. WyattC. Sidney D. Shakespeare1. Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaissance Movement?A. The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman cultureB. The new discoveries in geography and astrologyC. The Glorious revolutionD. The religious reformation and the economic expansionEdmund Spenser 3.Here are four lines taken from Edmund Spensers The Faerie Queene: “But on his brest a bloudie Crosse he bore,/The deare remembrance of his dying Lord,/For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore,/And dead as living ever him adored.” Who is the “dying Lord” discussed in the above lines? CA. Beowulf B. King ArthurC. Jesus Christ宙斯D. Jupiter5.Spenser s masterpiece _ is a great poem of its time.AA.The Faerie Queene B. The Shepheardes Calender C.The Canterbury Talks D. Metamorphoses1. “And ever as he rode, his hart did earne, to prove his puissance in hattell brave”當他騎馬前行， 他的心時刻盼望, 在抗擊敵人的無畏的戰鬥中， 証明他的英勇和他學習的潛力Questions:A. Identify the poem and the poetThe Faerie Queene:Edmund SpenserB. What does the word”puissance”mean?Power, prowessC. Is the theme of the poem “arms and the man”? if not, tell your point and explain it brieflyNo, “Fierce Warre and Faithfull loves”, all the events are told in a romantic fantastic way in order to arouse wonder仙後的主題並非男人與武器，而是更富浪漫色彩的“殘酷戰爭與忠貞愛情”Christopher Marlowe5.“And we will sit upon the rocks,/Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,/By shallow rivers to whose falls/Melodious birds sing madrigals.”The above lines are probably taken from _. D A.Spensers The Faerie Queene B.John Donnes “The Sun Rising” C.Shakespeares “Sonnet 18” D.Marlowes “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”1. Dr. Faustus is a play based on the German legend of a magician aspiring for and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil. DAimmortalityBpolitical Cmoney Dknowledge10.Christoper Marlows “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is a (n) . AApastoral lyric田园抒情诗Belegy CeulogyDepic 2. The tragedy of Dr. Faustus, the protagonist in Christopher Marlowe s The Tragic History of Dr. Faustus, is the very fact that _. AA. man is confined to time 时间对人类的限制 B. he tried to join Africa to Spain C. he became a man without soul after he sold itD. he conjured up Helen, the lady who was partially responsible for the breaking - up of the Trojan WarX2.“Come live with me and be my love, / And we will all the pleasures prove / That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, / Woods, or steepy mountain yields.”The above lines are taken from Marlowes “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”, which derives from the（）tradition.A. pastoralB. heroicC. romanticD. realistic1. Dr. Faustus is a play based on the German legend magician aspiring for knowledge and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil浮士德的悲劇取材於德國傳奇， 浮德士渴求各方領域的知識， 最終將靈魂賣給魔鬼William Shakespeare4.Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet 18? C 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.6.“Bassanio:Antonio,I am married to a wife Which is as dear to me as life itself; But life itself, My wife, and all the world. Are not with me esteemd above thy life; I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all, Here to the devil, to deliver you. Portia:Your wife would give you little thanks for that, If she were by to hear you make the offer.” The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeares comedy The Merchant of Venice. The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate _. A A.dramatic irony B.personification C.allegory D.symbolism12. “In dream vision Arthur witnessed the loveliness of Gloriana, and upon awaking resolves to seek her.” The two literary figures Arthur and Gloriana are form .B AEdmund Spensers The Faerie QueeneBWilliam Shakespeares Romeo and JulietCChristopher Marlowes “The Passionate Shepherd to His love”DJohn Donnes “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”4.In Shakespeares Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because _. DA. 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 lost2.Shakespeares tragedies include all the following except（）.DA. Hamlet and King LearB. Antony and Cleopatra 悲剧and MacbethC. Julius Caesar悲剧 and OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Nights Dream仲夏夜之梦（喜剧）11.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?（C）A. Simile.明喻B. Metonymy. 转喻C. Pun.(双关语)D. Synecdoche. 提喻法B(soliloquy 独白)3. The sentence Shall I compare thee to a summer s day? is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare) s _.CA. comedies B. tragedies C. sonnets D. histories8.“To be, or not to bethat is the question” is a line taken from _.AA.Hamlet B. Othello c.king Lear D. The Merchant of Venice3. 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 Tale C. Cymbeline D. The Rape of Lucrece6. Shakespeare s _, an elaborate and fantastic story, is known as the best of his final romances. BA. 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 sea of troubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are taken from _. DA. 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. （深刻剖析了罪恶比比皆是的社会危机，也批判了新兴资产阶级的利己主义） CA. Hamlet B. OthelloC. King Lear D. Macbeth4. The most important play among Shakespeares comedies is _. A. A Midsummer Nights Dream B. The Merchant of Venice P32 C. As You Like It D. Twelfth Night19. 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. OthelloC. King Lear D. MacbethC4.“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”Shakespeares Sonnet 18 includes three stanzas according to the content with these last two lines as a（）, which completes the sense of the above lines.A. preludeB. coupletC. epigraphD. exposition2. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee”隻要人們能呼吸， 眼晴能看得見， 隻要此詩長存， 它將使你永恆Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the work from which the two lines are takenWilliam Shakespeares Sonnet 18B. What is the implication of this work?The beauty in peotry can last for everC. What idea do the two lines express?Shakespeares faith in the permanance of poety41.“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 whats 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 suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?”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”?45. William Shakespeare is one of the most 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 hero s weakness of nature.45. A. Shakespeares four greatest tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear,and Macbeth.B. Each portrays somke noble hero, who faces the injustice of human life and is caught in a difficult situation and whose fate is closely connected with the fate of the whole nation.C. Each hero has his weakness of nature: Hamlet, the melancholic scholar; Othello s inner weakness is made use of by the outside evil force; the old king Lear who is unwilling to totally give up his power; and Macbeth s lust for power stirs up his ambition and leads him to incessant crimes.1. What is the theme of “Sonnet 18”-ShakespeareA nice summers day is usually transient , but the beauty in poetry can last forever 作者認為夏日的美麗是短暫的， 而把情人的美麗寄托於詩歌藝術中， 則這種美麗就可以永存2. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespears Sonnet 18?The Speaker praise the power of artistic creation莎士比亞認為夏日的美好是轉瞬即逝的， 但詩中的美麗卻能永存， 由此可見莎士比亞對詩歌的永恆性深信不疑， 責罵時也表現了他對藝術創作的讚美3. And the native hue of resolutionIs sicklied oer with the pale cast of thought (Shakespear, Hamlet)就這樣， 決心的本色， 蒙上了憂慮的蒼白的病態Questions:A. What does the “native hue of resolution”mean?Determination or activityB. What does the “pale cast of thought”stand for?Consideration or hesitationC. What idea do the lines express?Too much thinking made activity impossibleBriefly discuss William Shakespeares artistic achievements in characterization, plot construction and language.Answer: As one of the most remarkable playwrights and poets the worlds has ever known, Shakespeare has effected his influence far beyond the time he livedthe Renaissance period. In this greatest tragedy “ Hamlet”, his skillful handling of plot construction, powerful condemination of the royal corruption as well as his genius application of soliloquy are all displayed perfectly, which not only makes this play the most popular one on the stage, but also creates Shakespeare an everlasting fame in the literary world, going beyond the national boundaries for centuries.Francis Bacon3.The statement “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability”opens one of well-known essays by（）.AA. Francis BaconB. Samuel JohnsonC. Alexander PopeD. Jonathan Swift16.In his essay“Of Studies,”Bacon said:“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed咀嚼 and（）.”DA. skimmedB. perfectedC. imitatedD. digested消化B9.Francis Bacon s essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and _.CA.complicity B. complexity C.powerfulness 有力度 D. mildness4. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following EXCEPT _. P12A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson2. he be not apt to beat over matters ,let him study the lawyers cases. So every defect of the mind may have a special receipt如不善觀察事物， 不會以一件事物來証明闡述另一件事物， 可使其讀法律的案例。 象這樣， 第一個頭腦中的缺陷均有一種特別的藥方可醫 弗蘭西斯 論學習Questions:D. What does “beat over matters”mean?Make thorough examinations of thingsE. What does “receipt”refer to ?Cure ,prescriptionF. From which essay does the above sentences come, what is the essay mainly about?Of studies, it is the most popular of Bacons essays. It analyzes what studies chiefly serve for, the different ways adpoted by different people to pursue studies, and how studies exert influence over human character2. What is the main idea of “ of Studies”Of studies analyzes what studies chiefly serve for , the different ways adpopted by different people to pursue studies, and how studies exert influence over human character 論學習中作者分析了學習的主要目的， 不同人採用不同的學習方法及學習如何對人的性情品格產生影響John Donne20.Which of the following is NOT typical of metaphysical poetry best represented by John Donnes works? DACommon speech.BConceit.CArgument.DRefined language.C15. Metaphysical poetry refers to the works of the 17th - century writers who wrote under the influence of _.AA. John Donne B. Alexander Pope C. Christopher Marlowe D. John Milton3.“Metaphysical conceit”is a strategy characteristic of John Donnes poetry. It is（）.A. a confession that avoids questions of moral accountabilityB. the linking of images from very different ranges of experienceC. self-definition through images based on the four primal elementsD. the chaining of images representing solid and gaseous elements 2. Which of the following is not true according to DonneA. John Donne is the leading figure of the “metaphysical school”B. The most striking feature of Donnes poetry is precisely its tang of romanceC. Donne is best know by the Songs and Sonnets D. Donnes great prose works are his sermons 布道41. “One short sleep past, we wake eternally,And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.”Questions:A. Identify the poem and the poet.B.What does the word “sleep” mean?C. What idea do the two lines express?4. The true subject of John Donnes poem,“ the sun rising ”is to give compliments to the mistress and her power of beauty這首詩雖寫的是日出， 但字裡行間作者都拿太陽與愛情作對比， 使太陽在美麗的愛情面前黯然失色，所以這首詩真正的主題是歌頌美的力量和神秘John Milton4. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from BA. the Renaissance B. the Old Testament C. Greek Mythology D. the New Testament19Among the three major works by John Milton _ is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf. DAParadise Regained BSamson Agonistes CLycidas DParadise Lost4. John Miltons greatest poetical work _ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literarure since Beowulf.A. AreopagiticaB. Paradise LostC. LycidasD. Samson Agonistes9. John Milton s most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model is _.A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise RegainedC. 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.AA. Samson Agonistes B. Paradise LostC. Paradise Regained D. Areopagitica20. John Miltons greatest poetical work _ is the only generally acknowledged epic in Engl