imagination to play.

A. Emily Dickinson B. Walt Whitman C. Robert Frost D. Ezra Pound 49. An eccentric woman who refuses to accept the passage of time, or the inevitable change and loss that accompanies it may probably refer to _______. A. Irene in The Man of Property B. Emily in A Rose for Emily

C. Catherine in Wuthering Heights D. the widow Douglas in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

50. One source of evil that Nathaniel Hawthorne is concerned most is overreaching intellect. Which of the following stories is one of this kind?

A. Rappaccini’s Daughter B. Young Goodman Brown C. The Minister’s Black Veil D. The Birthmark

51. ― In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.‖ This is the last sentence of _______ .

A. Sister Carrie B. An American Tragedy C. The Genius D. Jane Eyre 52. In Walt Whitman‘s ―There was a Child Went Forth,‖ the child refers to ________. A. the poet himself as a child B. any American child

C. the young America D. one of the poet‘s neighbor

53. The _______ techniques are used in some of Eugene O‘Neil‘s plays to highlight the theatrical effect of the rupture between the two sides of an individual human being, the private and the public.

A. naturalistic B. expressionistic C. stream-of-consciousness D. metaphysical

54. Which of the following is true as far as Emily Dickinson‘s poetry is concerned? A. She seldom uses dashes.

B. All her poems are about death or immorality. C. Her poems are very personal and meditative D. Her poems usually have well-chosen titles. 55. In his poems, Whitman tends to use ______.

A. oral English B. the King‘s English C. American English D. old English

56. As far as Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s art is concerned, which of the following statement is true?

A. His The Scarlet Letter tells a love story.

B. His art is deeply influenced by Puritanism because he was a puritan himself. C. Young Goodman Brown is a story about superstition. D. Ambiguity is one of the salient characteristics of his art. 57. ―I like to see it lap the Miles— And lick the Valleys up —

And stop to feed itself at Tanks—

And then —?‖ (Emily Dickinson, ―I like to see it lap the Miles—―) Here ―it‖ refers to ______ .

A. love B. death C. a fly D. the train

58. Which of the following statements concerning Theodore Dreiser‘s style is correct? A. Dreiser‘s Cowperwood trilogy includes The Financier, The Titan and The Genius

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B. His novels have little detail descriptions of characters and events. C. His novels are written in refined language. D. His style is not polished but very serious.

59. ______ has long been well known as a poet who can hardly be classified with the old or the new.

A. Ezra Pound B. Robert Lee Frost C. T. S. Eliot D. Emily Dickinson 60. F. Scott Fitzgerald skillfully employs the device of having events observe by _______ to his great advantage.

A. a ―central consciousness‖ B. his double vision C. more than one witness D. the protagonists

61. Shakespeare wrote ___________sonnets.

a. 125 b. 154 c. 245 d. 138

62. Francis Bacon is not only a great ____________, but also the founder of modern science.

a. poet b. essayist c. dramatist d. novelist 63. John Milton became blind mainly because of_______________.

a. reading b. disease c. hard work d. accident 64. Paradise lost is a great __________ consisting of 12 books.

a. epic b. story c. lyric poem d. narrative poem 65.The most important representative work by Jonathan Swift is ―___________________‖.

a. A Tale of a Tub b. The Battle of the Books c. A Modest Proposal d. Gulliver‘s Travels 66. The first comedy Sheridan wrote is __________________. a. The School for Scandal b. The Critic c. A Trip to Scarborough d. The Rivals

67.‖____________________‖ is the cooperative work of William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge.

a. Tintern Abbey b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner c. Lyrical Ballads d. Prelude

68.―The Isles of Greece‖ is a part of Byron‘s masterpiece ―___________________‖ a. Don Juan b. Childe Harold‘s Prigrimage c. Oriental Tales d. Manfred

69.Percy Shelly‘s greatest achievement is his four- act poetic drama

―_____________‖.

a. Men of England b. Prometheus Unbound c. Ode to the West Wind d. The Revolt of Islam

70.At the age of fifteen, Keats became an apprentice to a ______________. a. landlord b. apothecary c. stable keeper d. doctor 71.Jane Austen was the daughter of a ____________________.

a. landlord b. merchant c. lawyer d. rector

72.The novel Pride and prejudice by Austen mainly centres round the relationship between __________.

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a. Mr.Bennet and Mrs.Bennet b. Darcy and Elizabeth c. Bingley and Jane d. Sir William and Luccas 73. Bronte Sisters are all outstanding ________________.

a. essayists b. playwrights c. poets d. novelists 74.Most of Hardy‘s later works show his ___________ view of life. a. optimistic b. pessimistic c. practical d. ironical

75. Structurally and thematically Bernad Shaw followed the great traditions of _________

a. realism b. romanticism. c. modernism d. classicism

76.Shakespeare is one of the greatest playwrights and _________________________ the world has ever known. a. poets b. novelists c. essayists d. critics

77.The greatest plays Shakespeare creates are________________. a. histories b. comedies c. tragedies d. tragicomedies

78. Bacon is not only a essayist and philosopher, but also a _________________. a. lawyer b. scientist c. historian d. dramatist 79.John Milton is a great poet in the _____________________ Peorid. a. Renaissance b. Neoclassical c. Romantic d. Realist 80.The story of Paradise lost is taken from __________________. a. a legend b. Bible c. an epic d. a folklore

81.In 1689 Jonathan Swift became the __________________of Sir William. a. House-keeper b. servant c. private secretary d. steward

82. The representative play Sheridan wrote is ― __________________‖. a. The School for Scandal b. The Critic c. A Trip to Scarborough d. The Rivals

83. Lyrical Ballads is the cooperative work of William Wordsworth and _________________.

a. Samuel Coleridge b. Robert Southey

c. John Keats d. Percy Bysshe Shelley

84. The Isles of Greece of Byron is taken from ―_______________________‖. a. Hours of Idleness b. Don Juan c. Childe Harold Pilgrimage d. Cain

85. The first long serious work of Shelly is ________________________. a. The Necessity of Atheism b. Queen Mab

c.The Spirit of Solitude d. Ode to the West Wind 86. Keats‘ father was a ______________.

a. landlord b. apothecary c. stable keeper d. doctor 87. Jane Austen was the daughter of a ____________________.

a. landlord b. merchant c. lawyer d. rector

88. As a novelist, Emily Bronte was also good at writing________________.

a. essays b. plays c. poems d. stories

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89．The first novel written by Thomas Hardy is ―__________________‖.

a. Desperate Remedies b. Under the Greenwood c. The Return of the Native d. The Mayor of Casterbridge

90.Shakespeare was the son of a _________________________. a. clerk b. landlord c. trader d. lawyer

91.‖_______________‖ is NOT one of the four great tragedies of Shakespeare. a. Othello b. King Lear c. Romeo and Juliet d. Macbeth

92.The total number of the essays published by Bacon is_________________. a.10 b.26 c.45 d. 58

93.John Milton became blind at the age of 48,mainly because of_______________. a. reading b. desease c. hard work d. accident 94.Paradise lost is a great epic consisting _____________ books. a. 8 b. 10 c. 12 d. 14

95.In 1689 Jonathan Swift became the __________________of Sir William. a. House-keeper b. servant c. private secretary d. steward

96. The first comedy Sheridan wrote is ― __________________‖. a. The School for Scandal b. The Critic c. A Trip to Scarborough d. The Rivals

97.‖____________________‖ is the cooperative work of William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge.

a. Tintern Abbey b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner c. Lyrical Ballads d. Prelude

98. The first volume of poems of Byron is ―_______________________‖. a. Hours of Idleness b. Don Juan c. Childe Harold Pilgrimage d. Cain

99. Percy Shelly was expelled from Oxford University because he wrote a pamphlet

― On the Necessity of _____________‖.

a. Atheism b. Aesthetics c. Athletics d. Ethics 100. Keats was born in the family of a ______________.

a. landlord b. apothecary c. stable keeper d. doctor 101. Jane Austen was the daughter of a ____________________.

a. a. landlord b. merchant c. lawyer d. rector

102. As a novelist, Emily Bronte was also good at writing________________.

a. essays b. plays c. poems d. stories

103．The first novel written by Thomas Hardy is ―__________________‖. a. Desperate Remedies b. Under the Greenwood c. The Return of the Native d. The Mayor of Casterbridge

104. In 1884 Bernad Shaw joined __________ and became one of its most influential members.

a. Chartist Movement b. Fabian Society c. Socialist Movement d. Trade Union

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