belong to Shakespeare' s great comedies? a. The Tempest b. As You Like It
c. The Merchant of Venice d. Twelfth Night
12. The Flea was written by________. a. Philip Sidney b. William Shakespeare c. Thomas More d. John Donne
13. ________is the first important English essayist and the founder of modem science in England.
a. Francis Bacon b. Philip Sidney c. Edmund Spenser d. William Carxton 14. In the 16th century, Thomas More's work________became immediately popular after its publication. a. The Faerie Queen b. A Pleasant Satire of the Throe Estates c. Utopia
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d. Paradise Lost
15. Which is Christopher Marlowe's first famous play? a. Edward Ⅱ b. The Jew of Malta
c. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus d. Tamburlaine
16. The literary form of The Faerie Queen is________.
a. narrative poem b. ironic poem c. allegorical poem d. lyric poem
17. the first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in________.
a. 16th century b. 17th century c. 18th century d. 19th century 18. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about________as a heroic figure.
a. Hamlet b. Robin Hood c. Gawain d. Green Nights
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19. The nine-line verse stanza was originated from________. a. William Shakespeare b. Thomas More c. Philip Sidney d. Edmund Spenser
20. Which of the following is NOT the work of Sir Philip Sidney? a. Defense of Poetry b. Astrophet and Stella c. Samson Agonistes d. Arcadia
21. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, such as the rediscovery of ancient________and________culture, the new discoveries in geography and
astrology, the religious reformation and the economic expansion.
a. Chinese / Indian b. Hebrew / Egyptian c Roman / Greek d. Britain /
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American
22. William Shakespeare' s history plays
are mainly written under the________that national unity under a ighty and just sovereign is a________.
a. fact / possibility b. story / probability c. principle / necessity d. reality / truth
23. ________is the essence of the Renaissance.
a. Poetry b. Drama c.
Humanism d. Reason 24. Generally the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It
first started in Italy, with the flowering of painting, sculpture and literature. From________ the movement went to embrace the rest of Europe.
a. Germany b. Greek c. Britain d. Italy
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25. Milton' s Paradise Lost took its material from________.
a. the Bible b. Greek myth c. Roman myth d. French romance 26. The Renaissance was________in reaching England not only because of England' s separation
from the Continent but also because of its domestic unrest.
a. quick b. slow c speedy d. deep
27. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare' s \
a. The speaker eulogizes the power of
Nature. b. The speaker satirizes human vanity. c. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.
d. The speaker meditates on man' s salvation.
28. \To be, or not to be-that is the
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