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英国文学Multiple Choice1._refers to some contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality. A. Allegory B. Conflict C. Irony D. Flashback2. Shakespeares four great tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello, _ and _. A. King LearRomeo and Juliet B. King LearMacbeth C. King JohnJulius Caesar D. King JohnThe Merchant of Venice 3.James Joyce is the author of all the following novels EXCEPT_A. Dubliners B. A Potrait of the Artist as a Young ManC. Jude the Obscure D. Ulysses4.Which of the follwing poets is different from the others?A. John Donne B. John Keats C. Lord Byron D. Percy Bysshe Shelley5.William Wordsworth is an English _A. poet B. novelist C. playwright D. critic6.Hardys best local-colored works are very known as “novels of character and _.”（）A. personality B. natureC. domestic lifeD. environment7.My Last Duchess is a monologue poem written by _A. William ShakespeareB. Robert BrowingC. Ben Jonson D. Robert Herrick8.Beauty is truth, truth beauty is an epigrammatic line by _A. John Keats B. William BlakeC. William WordsworthD. Percy Bysshe Shelley9.Paradise Lost is a masterpiece by _A. Christopher Marlow B. John MiltomC. William ShakespeareD. Ben Johnson10.James Joyce mostly wrote about his hometown _A. London B. Dublin C. New York D. Edinburgh11.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is not such an event?A. The rediscovery of ancient Rome and Greek culture.B. Englands domestic rest.C. New discovery in geography and astrology.D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion.12.Which of the following is regarded as the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy War13. It is alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther C. William Langland D. John Gower14. In “Araby”, Joyces diction evokes a sort of _ quality that characterizes the boy on this otherwise altogether ordinary shopping trip. ( )A. moral B. sentimental C. vulgar D. religious15.It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of . A. elegy B. ode C. epic D. sonnet16.Daniel Defoes novels mainly focus on . A. the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existence B. the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for security C. the struggle of the pirates for wealth D. the desire of the criminals for property17. In Beowulf, ( ) fought against the monster Grendel and a five breathing dragon. A. the Anglo-Saxons B. Beowulf C. the Scandinavian D. the Winter Dragon18.Francis Bacon is best known for his ( ) which greatly influenced the development of this literary form. A. essays B. poems C. works D plays19 Most of Thomas Hardys novels are set in Wessex . A. a crude region in England B. a fictional primitive region C. a remote rural area D. Hardys hometown20. Blindness, partiality, prejudice, and absurdity in the novel Pride and Prejudice are most likely the characteristics of . A. Elizabeth B. Darcy C. Mr. Bennet D. Mrs. Bennet21.Who is not the major figure of modernist movement? A. Eliot B. Joyce C. Charles Dickens D. Pound22. Who is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare? A. Oscar Wilde B. John Galsworthy C. W.B. Yeats D. George Bernard Shaw23. Of the following poets, which is not regarded as Lake Poets? A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert Southy C. William Wordsworth D. John Byron24. In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in . A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag C. Houyhnhnm D. England25. Which of the following cannot describe Byronic hero? A. proud B. mysterious C. noble origin D progressive26. In the history of literature, Romanticism is generally regarded as .A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experience. B. the thought that designates man as a social animal C. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in common D. the modes of thinking27. The term metaphysical poetry is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of . A. John Milton B. John Donne C. John Keats D. John Bunyan28. Which of the following plays by Shakespeare is history play? A. Julius Caesar B. The Merry Wives of Windsor C. Henry IV D. King Lear29. Who is regarded as a worshipper of nature. A. John Keats B. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. Jane Austen30. Which of the following writing is not the work by Charles Dickens?A. A Tale of Two Cities B. Hard Times C. Oliver Twist D. Sons and LoversDefinition:Romanticism: English Romanticism is a revolt of the English imagination against the neoclassical reason. The French Revolution and the English Industrial Revolution exert great influence on English Romanticism. The romanticists express a negative attitude towards the existing social or political conditions. They place the individual at the center of art. The key words of English Romanticism are nature and imagination. English Romantic Period officially began with the publication of Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge.Critical Realism:Critical realism is one of the literary trends that flourished mainly in the 19th century. The great critical realists described the chief traits of the society and criticized the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint. They often start with a powerful exposure of the ugliness of the bourgeois world in their works, but end their novels usually with happy endings or an impotent compromise.Dramatic Monologue:Dramatic monologue in poetry, also known as a persona poem, refers to a lyric poem in which a speaker addresses himself to one or several listeners who dont reply. Such poems not only tell stories but also reveal the personality of each character.Modernism: an international literary trend, prevailed in the main Western capitalist countries from 1890 to 1950. 1.This literary trend reveals a breaking away from established rules, traditions and conventions.2. The modernist works express the crisis of Western culture and the thought of innovation