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General Knowledge for Literature in TEM8（20141998）(2014）35. “Grace under pressure” is an outstanding virtue of_ heroes.A. Scott Fitzgeralds B. William FaulknersC. Ernest Hemingways D. Eugene ONeills36. Widowers House was written by_. A. John Galsworthy B. George Bernard ShawC. William Butler Yeats D. T. S. Eliot37. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. William ShakespeareC. John Donne D. William Blake(2013）35. Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration? A. A weak seat.B. Safe and sound.C. Knock and kick. D. Coat and boat.36. Who wrote Mrs. Warrens Profession? A. John Galsworhty.B.William Butler Yeats.C. T.S.EliotD. George Bernard Shaw.37. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n) . A. novelB. short storyC. poemD. autobiography (2012）35. Who is the author of The Waste Land? A. George Bernard ShawB. W. B.YeatsC. Dylan Thomas D. T.S.Eliot36. Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury?A.William FaulknerB. Ernest HemingwayC. Scott FitzgeraldD. John Steinbeck37. “The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company” is an example of . A. exaggerationB. understatementC. personificationD.synecdoche (2011）35. Virginia Woolf was an important female in the 20th-century England. A. poet B. biographer C. playwright D. novelist36. refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nations history .A. Ballad B. Romance C. Epic D. Elegy37. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century?A. The Great Gatsby B. The Sun Also Rises C. The Sound and the Fury D. Beyond the Horizon (2010）35. is best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems. A. William Blake B. W. B. Yeats C. Robert Browning D. William Wordsworth36. The Financier is written by .A. Mark Twain B. Henry James C. William Faulkner D. Theodore Dreiser37. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined as .A. allegory B. sonnet C. blank verse D. rhyme (2009)35. Ode to the West Wind was written by A. William Blake. B. William Wordsworth. C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. D. Percy B. Shelley.36. Who among the following is a poet of free verse? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson. B. Walt Whitman C. Herman Melville D. Theodore Dreiser37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by A. Thomas Hardy B. John Galsworthy C. D. H. Lawrence D. James Joyce(2008)35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury is an important poetic work by A. William Langland B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. William Shakespeare D. Alfred Tennyson36. Who wrote The American? A. Herman Melville B. Nathaniel Hawthorne C. Henry James D. Theodore Dreiser37. Which of the following are well-known female writers in 20th-century Britain Except A. George Eliot B. Iris Jean Murdoch C. Doris Lessing D. Muriel Spark(2007)35. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte? A. Oliver Twist B. Middlemarch C. Jane Eyre D. Wuthering Heights36. William Butler Yeats was a(n) poet and playwright. A. American B. Canadian C. Irish D. Australian37. Death of a Salesman was written by A. Arthur Miller B. Ernest Hemingway C. Ralph Ellison D. James Baldwin(2006)35. Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century? A. T.S. Eliot B. D.H. Lawrence C. Theodore Dreiser D. James Joyce36. The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by _. A. Scott Fitzgerald B. William Faulkner C. Eugene ONeill D. Ernest Hemingway37. _ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into 14 lines. A. Free Verse B. Sonnet C. ode D. Epigram(2005)35. The novel Emma is written by _ . A. Mary Shelley B. Charlotte Bronte C. Elizabeth C. Gaskell D. Jane Austen36. Which of the following is NOT a romantic poet? A. William Wordsworth B. George Elliot C. George C. Byron. D. Percy Bysshe Shelley .37. William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for_ . A. his poems B. his plays C. his short stories D. his novels(2004)35. Of all the 18th century novelists, _ was the first to set out , both in theory and practice , to write specifically a “comic epic in prose”, and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A. Daniel Defoe B. Samuel Johnson C. Oliver Goldsmith D. Henry Fielding36. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his _. A. International theme B. waste-land imagery C. local color D. symbolism37. Hemingways writing style, together with his theme and the hero, is greatly and permanently influenced by his experiences_. A. in his childhood B. in the war C. in America D. in Africa (2003)35. Which of the following writings is not the work by Charles Dickens? A. A Tale of Two Cities. B. Hard Times. C. Oliver Twist. D. Sons and Lovers.36. _ is a dramatist who holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period. A. Sinclair Lewis B. Eugene ONeill C. Arthur Miller D. Tennessee Williams37. _ is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age. A. Ernest Hemingway B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. William Faulkner D. Ezra Pound(2002)35. The 18th century England is known as the _ in the history. A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment36. Which of the following figures does not belong to “The Lost Generation”? A. Ezra Pound B. William Carlos Williams. C. Robert Frost D. Theodore Dreiser37. Who, one of the most important poets in his time, is a leading spokesman of the “Imagist Movement”? A. J.D. Salinger B. Ezra Pound C. Richard Wright D. Ralph Ellison(2001)35. The Transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far, Emerson and _. A. Henry David Thoreau B. Washington Irving C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Walt Whitman36. Of the following poems by T. S. Eliot, which is hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry? A. Poems 1909-1925. B. The Hollow Men.C. Prufrock and Other Observations. D. The Waste Land.37. The book from which “all modern American literature comes” refers to _ . A. The Great Gatsby B. The Sun Also Rises C. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D. Moby-Dick(2000)35. _ is not the representative writer in the Age of Realism in the literary history of the United States. A. Henry James B. Emily Dickinson C. William Dean Howells D. Mark Twain36. Ezra Pounds long poem contained more than one hundred poems loosely connected. A. The Waste Land B. The Cantos C. Don Juan D. Queen Mab37. Of the following writings by James Joyce, which is a prime example of modernism in literature? A. Ulysses B. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man C. Dubliners D. Finnegans Wake(1999)35. not only continued to express and criticize all sorts of social iniquities, but finally came to question and attack the Victorian conventions and morals. A.