【正文】 /Whether’ tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against a sea of troubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are taken from ______. A. King Lear B. Romeo and Juliet C. Othello D. Hamlet 9. John Milton’ s most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model is ______. A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained C. Samson Agonistes D. Lycidas 10. Because of her sensitivity to universal pattens of human behavior, ______ has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity. A. Charlotte Bronte B. Jane Austen C. Emily Bronte D. Henry Fielding 11. Daniel Defoe’s ______ is universally considered as his masterpiece. A. Colonel Jack B. Robinson Crusoe C. Captain Singleton D. A Journal of the Plague Year 12. Poetry is defined by ______ as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility”. A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake C. Percy Bysshe Shelley D. Robert Southey 13. Jonathan Swift’ s ______ is generally regarded as the best model of satire, not only of the period but also in the whole English literary history. A. Gulliver’s Travels B. The Battle of the Books C. “A Modest Proposal” D. A Tale of a Tub 14. All of the following statements about the Victorian period is true EXCEPT ______. A. England was the “workshop of the world”. B. The early years was a time of rapid economic development as well as serious social problems. C. Towards the mid century, England had reached its highest point of development as a world power. D. Capitalism came into its monopoly stage, the gap between the rich and the poor was further deepened. 15. George Bernard Shaw’ s ______ is a grotesquely realistic exposure of slum landlordism. A. Widower’ s House B. Mrs. Warren’ s Profession C. The Apple Cart D. Getting Married 16. Dickens’ s first child hero is ______. A. Little Nell B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Little Dorrit 17. Of all the eighteenth century novelists ______ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “ic epic in prose”, the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. Jonathan Swift D. Laurence Sterne 18. D. H. Lawrence’ s ______ is a remarkable novel in which the individual consciousness is subtly revealed and strands of themes are intricately wound up. A. Sons and Lovers B. The Rainbow C. Women in Love D. Lady Chatterley’ s Love 19. Dickens attacks the Utilitarian principle that rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds in ______. A. Hand Times B. Great Expectations C. Our Mutual Friend D. Bleak House 20. The belief of the eighteenth century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the following EXCEPT ______. A. proportion B. unity C. harmony D. spirit 21. The Renaissance marks a transition from ______ to the modern world. A. the old English B. the medieval C. the feudalist D. the capitalist 22. The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were the following EXCEPT ______. A. the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 B. the Great Plague of 1665 C. the Great London Fire in 1666 D. the Wars of Roses in 1689 23. With the scarlet letter A as the biggest symbol of all, ______ proves himself to be one of the best symbolists. A. Hawthorne B. Dreiser C. James D. Faulkner 24. The author of Leaves of Grass , a giant of American letters, is ______. A. Faulkner B. Dreiser C. James D. Whitman 25. In Tender is the Night, ______ traces the decline of a young American psychiatrist whose marriage to a beautiful and wealthy patient drains his personal energies and corrodes his professional career. A. Dreiser B. Faulkner C. Fitzgerald D. Jack London 26. Melville is best known as the author of his mighty book, ________, which is one of the world’ s greatest masterpieces. A. Song of Myself B. Moby Dick C. The Marble Faun D. Mosses from an Old Manse 27. The theme of Henry James’ essay “______” clearly indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life, so it is not surprising to find in his writings human experiences explored in every possible form. A. The American B. The Europeans C. The Art of Fiction D. The Golden Bowl 28. During WWI, ______ served as an honorable junior officer in the American Red Cross Ambulance Corps and in 1918 was severely wounded in both legs. A. Anderson B. Faulkner C. Hemingway D. Dreiser 29. In order to protest against America’ s failure to join England in WWI, ______ became a naturalized British citizen in 1915. A. William Faulkner B. Henry James C. Earnest Hemingway D. Ezra Pound 30. Robert Frost described ______as “a book of people,” which shows a brilliant insight into New England character and the background that formed it. A. North of Boston B. A Boy’s Will C. A Witness Tree D. A Further Range 31. We can easily find in Dreiser’ s fiction a world of jungle, and ______ found expression in almost every book he wrote. A. naturalism B. romanticism C. transcendentalism D. cubism 32. As an active participant of his age, Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the ______. A. Jazz Age B. Age of Reason C. Lost Generation D. Beat Generation 33. From the first novel Sister Carrie on, Dreiser set himself to project the American values for what he had found them to be: ______ to the core. A. altruistic B. political C. religious D. materialistic 34. The 20th century stream of consciousness technique was frequently and skillfully used by ______ to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator. A. Hemingway B. Frost C. Faulkner D. Whitman 35. With the help of his friends Phil Stone and Sherwood Anderson, ______ published a volume of poetry The Marble Faun and his first novel Soldiers’ Pay. A. Faulkner B. Hemingway C. Ezra Pound