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tury England. A. Jonathan Swift B. Jane Austen C. Thomas Hardy D. Henry Fielding 86. ________ employed the heroic couplet with true ease and charm for the first time in the history of English Literature. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Gee Gordon Byron C. Edmund Spender D. Robert Browning 87. Which of the following is William Shakespeare’ s history play? A. Macbeth B. Henry IV C. Romeo and Juliet D. King Lear 88. For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel, ________ has been regarded as “ Father of the English Novel” . A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. John Bunyan D. James Joyce 89. Jane Austen wrote within a very narrow sphere. The subject matter, the social setting, and plots are all restricted to the provincial life of the ________. A. late 19th century B. 17th century C. 20th century D. late 18th –century most significant idea of the Renaissance is( ) . A. humanism B. realism C. naturalism D. skepticism ’s tragedies include all the following except( ) . A. Hamlet and King Lear B. Antony and Cleopatra and Macbeth C. Julius Caesar and Othello D. The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream statement “ Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability” opens one of wellknown essays by( ) . A. Francis Bacon B. Samuel Johnson C. Alexander Pope D. Jonathan Swift 93. In Hardy’s Wessex novels, there is an apparent( ) touch in his description of the simple though primitive rural life. A. nostalgic B. humorous C. romantic D. ironic 94. Backbite, Sneerwell, and Lady Teazle are characters in the play The School for Scandal by( ) . A. Christopher Marlowe B. Ben Jonson C. Richard Brinsley Sheridan D. Gee Bernard Shaw all the 18th century novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a“( ) in prose,” the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A. tragic epic B. ic epic C. romance D. lyric epic 96. In his poem “ Tyger, Tyger,” William Blake expresses his perception of the“ fearful symmetry”of the big cat. The phrase“ fearful symmetry” suggests( ) . A. the tiger’s two eyes which are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically set B. the poet’s fear of the predator C. the analogy of the hammer and the anvil D. the harmony of the two opposite aspects of God’s creation 97. Hawthorne’s view of man and human history originates, to a great extent in _______. A. Puritanism B. Transcendentalism C. his childhood D. his unhappy marriage 98. As _______ saw it, poetry could play a vital part in the process of creating a new nation. A. Emerson B. Hawthorne C. Whitman D. Emily Dickinson 99. 1. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_________. A. the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture B. the vast expansion of British colonies in North America C. the new discoveries in geography and astrology D. the religious reformation and the economic expansion 100. All of the following works are known as Hardy’s ―novels of character and environment‖ EXCETP_______. A. The Return of the Native B. Tess of the D’Urbervilles C. Jude the Obscure D. Far from the Madding Crowd True or false 1. Donne is mostly famous for his popular use of conceit. ( ) 2. Paradise Lost tells how Adam rebelled against God and how Satan and Eve were driven out of Eden. ( ) 3. Bunyan’s most important work is The Pilgrim’s Progress, written in the oldfashioned, medieval form of allegory and dream. ( ) 4. The story of Robinson Crusoe is real enough to have e straight from a sailor’s logbook. ( ) 5. Gulliver’s Adventures begins with Lilliputians, who are so small that Gulliver is a pigmy among them. ( ) 6. The Spectator and The Tatler by Steele and Addison are the first important recognitions by literature of the special interests of women readers. ( ) 7. Fielding’s first novel, Joseph Andrews, war inspired by the success of Defoe’s novel Pamela. ( ) 8. The author of the famous Elegy is the most scholarly and wellbalanced of all the early romantic poets. ( ) 9. Of all the romantic poets of the 18th century, Blake is the most independent and the most original. ( ) 10. The Tiger as an excellent short poem is not posed by Blake . ( )