I. Choose the best answer for each blank.1. John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is a religious .A. allegoryB. romanceC. comedyD. novel2. “Some books are to be tasted, others are to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested” is taken from ’s work.A. Thomas MoreB. Francis BaconC. John BunyanD. Matthew Arnold3. Hamlet, ______, King Lear and Macbeth are generally regarded as Shakespeare's four great tragedies.A. Romeo and JulietB. Timon of AthensC. A Lover's ComplaintD. Othello4. In Paradise Lost the author eulogizes the spirit of ______ that is though lost, but the______cannot be conquered, and the pursuit of revenge, immortal hate towards god will never be overcome.A. pessimism, knowledgeB. optimism, idealC. rebellion, willD. cynicism, concept5. Donne’s poetry is full of metaphors, original images, wit and______, except ingenuity, dexteroususe of colloquial speech, considerable flexibility of rhythm and meter, complex themes and caustic humor.A. conceitsB. Petrarchen imagesC. rhetoricsD. brevity6. The Merchant of Venice belongs to Shakespearian plays of_______.A. comedyB. sequence of sonnetsC. tragedyD. historical play7. The principal elements of novel are mystery, horror and suspense.A. GothicB. RomanticC. SentimentalD. Realistic8. Which of the following is a Gothic novel?A. Northanger AbbeyB. The Mysteries of UdolphoC. Gulliver’s TravelD. Robinson Crusoe9. “To be, or not to be: that is the question”expresses Hamlet’s ______ character.A. resoluteB. resolute and hesitantC. stubbornD. indecisive and hesitant10. Paradise Lost is a (n)________.A. lyrical poemB. hymnC. epicD. narrative poem11. The English Renaissance began during the reign of _________.A. Henry VIIIB. Charles IIC. Elizabeth ID. James I12. The four Greatest Tragedies of Shakespeare’s do NOT include __________.A. OthelloB. King LearC. Romeo and JulietD. Macbeth13. Which of the following comments on the Elizabethan Age is NOT true?A. It is the age of translation.B. It is the age of bourgeois revolution.C. It is the age of the protestant reformation.D. It is the age of exploration.14. Which of the following does NOT describe metaphysical poetry best represented by John Donne’s works?A. Elegant language.B. Conceit.C. ArgumentD. Common speech15. Paradise Lost by Milton took its material from_______.A. Greek mythologyB. The BibleC. Roman mythologyD. French romance16. _______ is the leading figure of the metaphysical school.A. John MiltonB. John DonneC. John BunyanD. John Keats17. Donne’s famous analogy of parting lovers to a drawing compass provides a prime example of _______.A. conceitB. dramatic monologueC. exaggerationD. paradox18. Humanists of the Renaissance turned to the spirit of ______ culture for inspiration.A. Greek and RomanB. Anglo-SaxonC. CelticD. Medieval19. The Elizabethan ______, in its totality, is the real mainstream of the English Renaissance.A. poetryB. novelC. dramaD. essay20. _________, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.A. BeowulfB. The Faerie QueeneC. Robin HoodD. Piers the Plowman21. Francis Bacon’s achievements mainly lie in the following fields EXCEPT ____.A. poem writingB. scienceC. essay writingD. philosophy22. The Enlightenment Movement did not advocate ________.A. Rationality, reason, order and rulesB. return to the ancient classical worksC. inner feelings of individualsD. universal education23. ________ is not written by Alexander Pope.A. An Essay on CriticismB. The EssaysC. An Essay on ManD. The Dunciad24. The tone of Jonathan Swift’s novel Gulliver’s Travels is ________.A. sadB. sarcasticC. praisingD. detached25. Modern English novel arose in the ______ century.A. 16thB. 17thC. 18thD. 19th26. In the 18th century English literature, the representative writer of neoclassicism is _____.A. Alexander PopeB. Jonathan SwiftC. Daniel DefoeD. John Milton27. The 18th century witnesses a new literary form—the modern English novel, which, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a ______presentation of life of the common English people.A. romanticB. idealisticC. propheticD. realistic28. You may have met the word “Yahoo”on internet, but you may also have met it in English literature. It is found in _______.A. Pilgrim’s ProgressB. Vanity FairC. Gulliver’s TravelsD. Tom Jones29. John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is a(n) _______.A. allegoryB. romanceC. comedyD. realistic novel30. _____ is a typical feature of Swift’s writings.A. Bitter satireB. Elegant styleC. Casual narrationD. Complicated sentence structure1. The _Enlightenment______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century.。