信阳师范学院-美国文学
Shakespeare’ s ______, an elaborate and fantastic story, is known as the best of his final romances. A.The Winter
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Jane Austen’ s practical idealism is that love should be justified by ______ and disciplined by self-control. A.r
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All of the following works are known as Hardy’ s “novels of character and environment” EXCEPT ______. A.The Retur
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Charlotte’s works are famous for the depiction of the life of ______ working women, particularly governesses. A.t
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Shelley’ s political lyrics ______ is not only a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their politi
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T. S. Eliot’ s ______ bearing a strong thematic resemblance to The Waste Land, is generally regarded as the darkest of E
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The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a romance set in______, is concerned about the dark aberrations of the human
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Walt Whitman wrote down a great many poems to air his sorrow for the death of President ______, and one of the famous is
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Among the following writers ________ is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th -century “stream - of - conscio
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Nathaniel Hawthorne was affected by ________’s transcendentalist theory and struck up a very intimate relationship with
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With the publication of ________, Theodore Dreiser was launching himself upon a long career that would ultimately make h
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Man is a “victim of forces over which he has no control. ” This is a notion held strongly by ________. A.Robert F
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Of all Herman Melville’s sea adventure stories, ________ proves to be the best A.Typee B.Reburn C.Moby
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At the age of eighty -seven, ________ read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961. A
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While Mark Twain seemed to have paid more attention to the “life” of the Americans, ________ had apparently laid a great
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Unlike his contemporaries in the early 20th century, ________ did not break up with the poetic tradition nor made any ex
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In 1920, ________ published his first novel This Side of Paradise which was, to some extent, his own story A.F·
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Herman Melville’s second famous work, ________, was not published until 1924, 33 years after his death. A.Pierre
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Walt Whitman believed, by means of “________,” he has turned poetry into an open field, an area of vital possibility whe
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William Faulkner once said that ________ is a story of “lost innocence,” which proves itself to be an intensification of
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In Death in the Afternoon ________ presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bullfight
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In Go Down , Moses , ________ illuminates the problem of black and white in Southern society as a close- knit destin
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The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one -eighth of it being above water. ” This “iceberg” analogy about
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Greatly and permanently affected by the ________ experiences, Hemingway formed his own writing style, together with his
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The plays known as “the Lawrence trilogy” are all the following EXCEPT ________. A.A Collier’ s Friday Night
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The work ________ by William Blake is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy world, though not without its evils a
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John Milton’s greatest poetical work ________ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowu
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In ________, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen every
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T.S. Eliot’ s ________ not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western
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Among the three major poetical works by John Milton, ________ is the most perfect example of verse drama after the Greek
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Henry Fielding’ s ________ brings him the name of “Prose Homer”. A.The History of Jonathan Wild the Great B.
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All of the following poems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT________. A.“I Wandered Lonely
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“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” the quoted line comes from ________. A.Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wi
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Jane Austen’ s first novel ________ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs. A.Mansfield Park
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] G. B. Shaw’ s play ________ established his position as the leading playwright of his time. A.Mrs Warren.s prof
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The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works is ________. A.wit B.satire C.character-portr
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“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? ... And if God had gifted me
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Thomas Hardy’s pessimistic view of life predominates most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a ________ wr
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T. S. Eliot won the Nobel Prize of Literature in ________. A.1948 B.1952 C.1942 D.1958
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The most important and popular comedy written by Shakespeare is _______. A.Romeo and Juliet B.Twelfth Night
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As the representative of the Enlightenment, Pope was one of the first to introduce _____ to England. A.rationalis
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Which of the following writings is NOT completed by William Blake? A.Songs of Experience B.Songs of Innocen
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Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between ____ and _____ centuries. A.14th; mid-17th B.16th;
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Statement ____ is NOT true in describing Gothic novel. A.Gothic novel is a type of romantic fiction B.Gothic
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The three trilogies of ______’s Forsyte novels are masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century. A.
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English Romanticism is generally said to have begun in 1798 with the publication of a joint volume of poetry, Lyrical Ba
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Which writing is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English? A.Samson Agonistes
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The four great odes of John Keats are the following EXCEPT _______. A.Ode on Melancholy B.Ode on a Grecian
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Most of Hardy’s novels are set in _____, the fictional primitive and crude region which is really the home place he both
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Symbolism appeared in the late 19th century in _____. A.France B.Germany C.England D.Italy
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The following statement ______ is WRONG in describing Transcendentalism. A.It absorbed some ideological concerns
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Joyce’s masterpiece, ______ gives an account of man’s life during one day in Dublin. A.Dubliners B.Finnegans
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Who, disregarding grammar and punctuation, always used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself as a protest against self-
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______ , which bears a strong resemblance to The Waste Land is generally regarded as the darkest of T. S. Eliot’s poems.
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In which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bul
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Two distinctive features of demonic possession by Coleridge are mysticism and _____. A.conversation B.religi
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Most of the poems in _____ sing of the “en-masse” and the self as well. A.Leaves of Grass B.Drum Taps
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In the description of sun-rise, the poet unconsciously expresses his helplessness in having to face up his duty as a man
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As a woman of exceptional intelligence and life experience, George Eliot shows a particular concern for _________.
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The protagonist of the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a kind of tragic figure caught in a sense of deafen
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A proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin is called _____ hero in Romantic Period of English literature. A
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_____ explores the scrupulous individualism in a world of fantastic speculation and unstable values, and gives its name
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Here is a sentence from an essay, “Read not to contradict and confuse, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find
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In _____’s hands, “dramatic monologue” reaches its maturity and perfection. A.Alfred Tennyson B.Robert Brow
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“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?/Thou art more lovely and more temperate/ Rough winds do shake the darling buds
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“Man shall find grace.” But he must lay hold of it by an act of free will. The freedom of the will is the key stone of _
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______ is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age. A.Ernest Hemingway B.F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Among the works by John Milton, which is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf
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Which writing is a typical example of Shakespeare’s pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years?
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Romance, a popular literary form in the medieval period reflects a ________ age. A.chivalric B.heroic
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In William Blake’s later period, he wrote quite a few prophetic books including the following writing EXCEPT _____.
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In Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the mariner suffers the horror of death, because _________. A.h
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In 1847, the Bronte sisters published the following famous novels EXCEPT “______”. A.Jane Eyre B.Shirley
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_______ is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf. A.Paradise Lost
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Christopher Marlowe’s second achievement is his creation of ______ for the English drama. A.the Byronic hero
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The literary form which is fully-developed and the most flourishing during the Romantic period is _________. A.pr
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______ shows the contrast between the performance of art and the transience of human passion. A.Ode to the West W
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______ is the most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works. A.Language B.Character portrayal
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Statement ______ is WRONG in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne. A.One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned mos
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In Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the mariner suffers the horror of death, because _____. A.he ex
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_____ is the leading figure of the metaphysical school. A.John Milton B.John Donne C.John Bunyan
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_____ is a poem based on a traditional Spanish legend of a great lover and seducer of women. A.Adonais B.Do
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As he is a leading spokesman of the “Imagist Movement”, _____ famous one-image poem “In a Station of the Metro” would se
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The Rivals and _____ are generally regarded as important links between the masterpieces of Shakespeare and those of Bern
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Which of the following novels is not written by Henry Fielding? A.Jonathan Wild B.Moll Flanders C.Jose
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Daisy Miller is one of Henry James’ early works that dealt with ____. A.the international theme B.local colo
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______ is the leading figure of the English Romantic poetry, the focal poetic voice of the period. A.William Blak
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____ is the author of the play “The Hairy Ape”. A.Eugene O’Neill B.Henry James C.Herman Melville D
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The only dramatist ever to win a Nobel Prize was _____. A.Bernard Shaw B.Eugene O’Neill C.Richard Brins
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Much of ____ drama is constructed around the inversion of a conventional theatrical situation. A.Yeats B.Gre
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The period of Old English literature refers to ______. A.from the year of 450 to the year of 1066 B.from 14t
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Jonathan Swift is one of the greatest masters of English prose, and his best prose work is ______. A.“A Modest Pr
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_____, the pioneering woman who, according to D. H. Lawrence, was the first novelist that “started putting all the actio
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In 1892, Yeats wrote his first play, ____, which is an Irish myth about a noblewoman who sells her soul to the devil in
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Which of the following masterpieces doesn’t belong to the tragedies of Shakespeare? A.Romeo and Juliet B.The
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The statement “Beauty is truth, truth beauty” is quoted from _____. A.“Ode on Melancholy” B.“To Autumn”
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Nigger Jeff, Old Rogaum and His Theresa are all _____ by Dreiser. A.novels B.novellas C.plays D.sh
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The most important characteristics in Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson is ____. A.mastering of language B.excellen
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Modernism rejects rationalism, which is the theoretical base of _____. A.classicism B.neo-classicism C.
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Rousseau published two books that electrified Europe—Du contrat Social and ____ in which he explored new ideas about nat
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The Advancement of Learning is a great tract on _____. A.history B.literature C.policy D.education
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In Milton’s works, “____” is the greatest, indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since “Beow
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George Bernard Shaw’s career as a dramatist began in 1892, when his first play ____ was put on by the Independent Theatr
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____ is Hemingway’s firt true novel, which portrays “The Lost Generation”. A.For Whom the Bell Tolls B.The O
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____ is a great critic on Shakespeare, Elizabethan Drama, and English poetry. A.Charles Lamb B.Jane Austen
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Which of the following is NOT true according to James Joyce? A.Ulysses has become a prime example of modernism in
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_____ tells a very simple but very moving story in which four people living in a Puritan community are involved in and a
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Theodore Dreiser’s forgiving treatment of the career of his heroine in ____ drew heavily upon the naturalistic understan
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_____ is NOT a dramatist who holds the central position in American drama in the modernistic period. A.Sinclair L
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William Wordsworth, Coleridge and _______ are known as the “Lake Poets”. A.George Gordon Byron B.Robert Sout
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Which of the following accounts is NOT true for Ralph Waldo Emerson? A.He is the chief spokesman of New England T
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In _____, James Joyce intends to present a microcosm of the whole human life by providing an instance of how a single ev
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______ by Melville is a novella about a ship whose black slave cargo mutiny holds their captain a terrorized hostage.
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Don Juan is a long poem based on a traditional ______ legend of a great lover and seducer of women. A.Spanish
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_____ by Henry James tells a story about a young and innocent American confronting the complexity of the European life.
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“They rose when she entered—a small, fat woman in black, with a thin gold chain descending to her waist and vanishing in
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_______ was regarded as “Father of the English novel”, for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the mode
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In Spenser’s “The Faerie Queene”, _______ is the play role in each of the 12 major adventures. A.Arthur B.Re
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______ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature” because he can penetrate to the heart of things and give the reader the v
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Symbolism and complex narrative are employed more richly in D. H. Lawrence’s ________, which are generally regarded as h
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