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1. Pyramus and Thisbe, as an interlude, appears in Shakespeares comedy _.A .As You Like It B.A Midsummer Nights DreamC. Much Ado About NothingD. The Twelfth Night2. The first English theatre was built in 1576 by _.A. James BurbageB. David GarrickC. Thomas NasheD. Kitty Clive3. Which of the following does Not belong to the University Wits?A. Robert GreeneB. Thomas LodgeC. John LylyD. George Saintsbury4. The three sentences “Time is”, “Time was”, “Time is past” appear in the play _.A. Orlando FuriosoB. Orlando InnamoratoC. The Honorable History of Friar Bacon and Friar BongayD. Waiting for Godot5. Christopher Marlowe wrote the following but _.A. The Jew of MaltaB. Tamburlaine the GreatC. The Spanish TragedyD. The Tragic History of Dr. Faustus6.Which of the following dose Not belong to Shakespeares four Great Tragedies?A.MacbethB.King LearC.HamletD.Juliet Caesar7. Ben Jonsons dramatic production usually falls under the category known as _.A. Comedy of MannersB. Comedy of HumorsC. Theatre of the AbsurdD. Kitchen Sink Drama8. The following traditional villainous characters on stage: Iago, Mosca, Brutus, appear respectively in _, _ and _.A. Othello, Julius Caesar, The Spanish TragedyB. Othello, Volpone, Julius CaesarC. The Merchant of Venice, Volpone, Julius CaesarD. Othello, Julius Caesar, Sejanus his Fall9. Apart from being a dramatist, George Chapman is often renowned for his translation of _.A. HomerB. VirgilC. OvidD. Ludovico Ariosto10. The best-known pair among Elizabethan theatrical collaborators are _ and _.A. Robert Greene and Thomas NasheB. Thomas Lodge and Thomas NasheC. John Fletcher and Robert GreeneD. John Fletcher and Francis Beaumont11. Which of the following dose Not belong to the genre called “revenge tragedy”?A. The Spanish TragedyB. The Revenge of Bussy D AmboisC. The Jew of MaltaD. Romeo and Juliet12. Which of the following period in English drama is also dubbed as “the Age of Dryden”?A. The RestorationB. The Elizabethan AgeC. The Victorian AgeD. High Renaissance13. The first woman to write professionally for the English stage is _.A. Hannah MoreB. Hannah CowleyC. Elizabeth InchbaldD. Aphra Behn14. Which of the following dose Not fit in with the rest three in terms of the dramatic genre?A. The Country WifeB. The Plain-DealerC. The Old BachelorD. All for Love15. “A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage”, a harsh attack against the Restoration Stage, is written by _.A. Thomas RymerB. Jeremy CollierC. John DrydenD. William Congreve16.Charles Macklin, the 18th century actor and playwright was especially known for playing the stage character _.A. ShylockB. King LearC. RomeoD. Julius Caesar17. The characters Peachum and Mrs. Malaprop appear respectively in _ and _.A. The Rivals and The School for ScandalB. The Rivals and The Beggars OperaC. The School for Scandal and The beggar;s OperaD. The beggars Opera and The Rivals18. Tony Lumpkin is a mischievous young man that appears in the comedy _.A. The School for ScandalB. The RivalsC. The Good Natured ManD. She Stoops to Conquer19. The man who said of “the whole century from 1720 to 1820” as a “dreary desert” in English drama is _.A. Oscar WildeB. George Bernard ShawC. William ArcherD. Henrik Ibsen20. Which of the following is Not written by George Bernard Shaw?A. Major BarbaraB. PygmalionC. Mrs. Warrens ProfessionD. Lady Windermeres Fan21. The well-known line “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships and burnt the topless towers of Ilium?” aims at portraying the beauty of _.A. Annabel LeeB. Helen of TroyC. Nightingale, the Lady of the LampD.T he Lady of the Lake22. Name the line that is immediately after Hamlets “to be or not to be that is the question”.A. Shall I compare thee to a summers dayB.I Fear the Greeks even if they bring the giftsC. Let nature be our teacherD. Whether tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrow of outrageous forune or to take arms against a sea of troubles23. Which of the following authors is known for attacking Shakespeare as an “upstart crow, beautified with our feathers”?A. Robert GreeneB. Jeremy CollierC. Robert BrowningD. John Dryden24. “Marlows mighty line” as a well-known critical statement was made by _.A. Thomas HardyB. Thomas KydC. Ben JonsonD. William Shakespeare25.Which of the following literary figures puts it that the purpose of “playing” is both at the first, and now was and is, to hold, as it were, the mirror up to nature”?A .HamletB. Dr. FaustusC. RomeoD. Demetrius26. “Theres not art to find the minds construction in the face” appear in the play _.A. King LearB. Twelfth NightC. Much Ado about NothingD. Macbeth27. What is Dr. Faustus as a European legend?A. German magician, a man desiring for infinite powerB. German alchemist, a notorious swindlerC. British physician, the lady of the lampD. British hermit, a well-known political dissident28. Which of the following lines is from Hamlet?A. As he was valiant, I honor him; as he was ambitious I shew himB. Life is but a walking shadowC. Men are deceivers ever, one foot in sea, one on shoreD. Do not saw the air too much with your hand, but use all gently29. Hamlets words “What a piece of work is man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculty. The beauty of the world, the paragon of animals” can be best labeled as _.A. HumanismB. EmpiricismC. TranscendentalismD. Existentialism30. Which of the following rhetorical devices is most closely related to Juliets words about Romeo “Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical”?A. OxymoronB. HyperboleC. SimileD. Contrast31. In Juliets words “Swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon”, the “inconstant moon” is a metaphor for _.A. Different phases of the moonB. Changeable feelingsC. Mans disloyalty to loveD. Mans disappointment with love32. Which of the following best paraphrases Brutus rhetorical question: “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men”?A. Do you prefer that Caesar be living and make all slaves did rather than.B. Do you prefer that Caesar be living and make all die like slaves rather than that Caesar be dead and make all live like free man?C.D.33. Who says of comedies and tragedies jocosely: “All tragedies are finished by a death, all comedies are ended by a marriage”?A. ByronB. ShellyC. WordsworthD. Coleridge34. Which of the following best paraphrases Hamlets words “Whether tis nobler in the mind .”（是向命运作斗争还是屈服于命运）A. Is it better to resign ourselves to fate or combat and wipe out all the troubles?B. Is it better to make the terrible fate suffer.?C.D.35. In which of the plays, dose the line “It is a take, / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / signifying nothing” appear _A. King LearB. MacbethC. Julius CaesarD. Othello36. Which of the female characters is Not created by William Shakespeare?A. DesdemonaB. CordeliaC. Lady WindermereD. Ophelia37. What does the archaic dramatic expression “I prithee” mean?A.I pray you (please)B.I hate youC.I detest youD.I live you38. Macbeths call “Let us toward the King” may mean both to find the king and to fight the king, which is known rhetorically as _.A. MetaphorB. SimileC. PunD. Paradox39. Which of the following Ben Jonsons plays is a tragedy?A. Every Man in His HumorB. VolponeC. The AlchemistD. Sejanus his Fall40. “Humors” in the genre of “Comedy of Humors” means _A. Sense of humorB. Various moodsC. The fluids in human body that supposedly determine personalityD. Various blood type41. The title of Ben Jonsons play Volpone literally means _A. SnakeB. SwineC. LionD. Fox42. Amintor, Aspatia, and Evadne are characters that appear in the play _A. Romeo and JulietB. The Maids TragedyC. Cabal and LoveD. The Spanish Tragedy43. A comedy of manners is a play that _.A. Deals with etiquetteB. Deals with ways of lifeC. Deals with satirically with social mannersD. Deals appreciatively with social manners44. Which of the following does Not belong to the school of “Comedy of Manners”?A. George EtheregeB. William WycherleyC. William CongreveD. Ben Jonson Read the except of Drydens preface to All for Love , the best answer to corresponding the quotation “ the death of Antony and Cleopatra is a subject which has been treated by the greater wits of our nations, coffen Shakespeare; and by all so varibusly, that their example has given me the confidence to try myself in this bow of Ulysses amongst the crowd of suitors, and withal, to take my own measures in aiming at the mark”.45. “The Cleopatra” is question refers to _A. Queen of EgyptB. Queen of TroyC. Queen of EnglandD. Queen of Arab46. Ulysses is also known by the name of _A. AgamemnonB. AeneasC. OdysseusD. Oedipus47. By “trying myself in this bow of Ulysses amongst the crowd”, John Dryden really wants to say:A. Try my hand at a play dealing with the same subject matterB. Test whether I can use Ulysses bow to beat other suitorsC. Admit my fraility in front of such a great heroD. Try to write a play about Ulysses that is different from other versions48. “my soldier to my arms” is related to the rhetorical device of _A. ContrastB. HyperboleC. OxymoronD. Pun49. “have you fast” means _A. Hold you tightB. Have you run quicklyC. Keep you from eatingD. Let you go50. What theatrical device is adopted in the expression “punish you and mark you red with .kiss”:A. ParallelismB. ParadoxC. UnderstatementD. Simile51. Horace Walpole wrote the line “The comic muse with her retired / And shed a tear when she expired” to express condolences to the death of _, a well-known 18th century theatrical performer.A. Charles MacklinB. David GarrickC. Kitty CliveD. Lady Gregory52. Which of the following is a proper definition of “melodrama”?A. A play of sensational incident and broad humor interspersed with songs and dancesB. A play of propagandizing the mainstream valuesC. A play that attaches great importance to characterizationD. A play that elaborates on musical entertainment53. The most important three comedy playwrights of the 18th century include all but _A. John GayB. Dion BoncicaultC. Oliver GoldsmithD. Richard Brinsly Sheridan54. The character Peachum in the Beggars Opera is thus named because he tend to _A. Peach on themB. Eat peachC. Steal peachD. Grow peach55. “the gentlemen of the road” refer to _A. Highway manB. Broad-mindedC. Happy-go-lucky manD. Hygienic engineer56. The quoted part is _ in tone.A. HumorousB. SatiricalC. NeutralD. Funny57. Olive Goldsmiths play She Stoops to Conquer is about how the heroine “Stoops to Conquer” _A. Her fiancs prideB. Her fiancs bashfulnessC. Her fiancs conceitD. Her fiancs melancholyRead Titus and Tamora : Im not mad, I know thee well enough, witness this wretched stwap58. This scene adopts one of the most popular theatrical devices upon the Elizabethan Stage known as _A. LunacyB. ApparitionC. TransvestismD. Play with a play59. The reason that Titus says he is “not mad” is _A. He wants to let Tomara know he was .B. He wants to let Tomara know he is indeed madC. He wants to prove his power of intelligenceD. He wants to satirize Tomoras poor mask60. Which of the following said of the English stage from 1720 to 1820 as a “deary desert broken by a single oasisthe comedies of Gadsmith and Sheridan”?A. George SainsburyB. I.A.RichardsC. George Bernard ShawD. William Archer61. The Quintessence of Ibsenism is ascribed to _A. George Bernard ShawB. Thomas HardyC. StrinelbergD. William Butler Yeats62. Which of the following playwrights says that “There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. That is all”?A. Sean OCaseyB. Oscar WildeC. Elmer RiceD. Harold Pinter63. Lady Windermeres Fan has The fan in the play function as all but _A. A birthday giftB. An ironical weapon protecting a womans honorC. A factor pushing forward the plotD. An instrument setting off a womans elegance64. Which of the following Oscar Wildes literary works is Not a play but a novel?A. The Picture of Dorian GrayB. The Importance of Being ErnestC. Lady Windermeres FanD. Salome65. The coinage “Bunburyist” in The Importance of Being Ernest refers to _A. An undertakerB. A grave diggerC. A person with double identitiesD. A schizophrenicMap out the history of English Drama.The history of English drama can be divided into 5 stages.l Stage 1 Medieval DramaThe Christian content and the didactic purpose are the two distinguishing features of medieval drama. Vernacular plays typically dramatized the lives of the saints, stories from Bible, or moral allegories. They were an outgrowth of the liturgical services of the Church, from which dramatic forms included mysteries plays, miracles plays, morality plays and interludes.l Stage 2 Elizabethan DramaElizabeth I acceded to the English throne in 1558. If she was largely, though not entirely, successful during her reign (1558-1630), a part of her success is reflected in the rise of literature and the arts, especially during the final decade of this period known as the Elizabethan Renaissance. The Elizabethan Drama differ from the previous period in which its chief purpose is not to point a moral but to represent human life as it is.2.1 The first comedyRalph Roister Doister was written for the boys of Westminster School by the schoolmaster, Nicholas Udall between 1550 and 1553, which is sometimes regarded as “the first English comedy”. With the mixture of classic and English elements, and the mixture of humanistic learning and popular entertainment, the first comedy was to give rise to the beginnings of the great period of English drama.2.2 the first tragedy Gorboduc, the first tragedy, was written in 1561 by Thomas Norton, is the first play to be written in bland verse. The play has little literary value of its own, but has considerable historical significance, from which Shakespeare seems to have borrowed the theme of the divided kingdom for his King Lear.2.3 Shakespeares predecessorsIn the last decades of the 16th century, a group of regular playwrights who were so-called University Wits appeared, including John Lyly, George Peele, Robert Greene, Thomas Nashe, Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Kyd. They were Shakespeares predecessors. They developed the classical drama or medieval romances, simultaneously transforming them into richer and more subtle patterns.Christopher Marlowe captured one aspect of the English Renaissance. His major plays focused on the restless, inquiring spirit of an age of newly awakened individualism. His importance is due to the energy with which he endowed the blank verse line. His masterpieces include Tamburlaine the Great, the Jew of Malta and the Spanish Tragedy.2.4 Shakespeare and his contemporariesShakespeare was a man of the English Renaissance who gave a full expression to humanist ideals. He achieved a great deal not only in his dramatic creation but also in his non-dramatic writing. With his 38 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 long poems, Shakespeare has established his giant position in world literature, as a man “not of an age, but for all time”. His masterpieces include Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet.John Flecher and Francis Beaumont, belonged to a large group of playwrights who wrote during the golden age of English drama. Their best plays were tragicomedy Philaster and tragedy The Maids Tragedy.Ben Jonson, was Shakespeares most distinguished rival, but they differed greatly in gifts and achievements. The most universally acknowledged masterpieces are the comedies Volpone, The Alchemist, and the satirical tragedy Sejanus.l Stage 3 18th centuryWhen Charles II returned to the English throne from his Continental exile in 1660, it marked the beginning of Restoration period. During this period, the dramatic genre is the comedy of manners. All-important fact about the 18th century theatre is that it belonged increasingly to the middle class. The English drama experienced a brief flowering in the second half of the century for the comedies of Goldsmith and Sheridan.Oliver Goldsmiths famous play is his second play She Stoops to Conquer, which breathes geniality and good nature while preserving comic distance at all times. In his The Good Naturd Man, he contrived to satirize the sentimental comedy. He has both the instinct for drama an a clear concept of the function of comedy.Richard Brinsley Sheridan was the most important English playwright of the 18th century. His The Rival and The School for Scandal tell us clearly that the 18th century brought forth not only sentimental comedy but also something different and much better-a comedy of good will.l Stage 4 19th centuryEnglish drama experienced a rapid decline after Oliver Goldsmith and R. B. Sheridan left from the stage. Only on the second half of the 19th century saw the revival of English drama. Poetic drama was obviously a special feature. Of