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A. Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Earnshaw‘s house in North England, remote from the outside world and amidst gloomy surroundings.

B. The pure love between Heathcliff and Catherine has been crushed by the class prejudice of the bourgeoisie.

C. Heathcliff is at first the oppressed and decides to have his revenge on his oppressor, but in the end, having had his revenge, the oppressed turns into the oppressor. Here lies the novel‘s theme that ―a full human life in a capitalist society was impossible of attainment‖.

D. In the writing of it, the author drew a great deal from her own life-experience. 164. _____ written by George Eliot is largely autobiographical in its early chapters. A. Adam Bede B. The Mill on the Floss C. Felix Holt the Radical D. Mary Barton

165. Most of Robert Browning‘s important works, including___, Are written in the form of dramatic monologue.

A. Dramatic Lyrics B. Dramatic Romances C. Men and Women D. Dramatic Personae

166. _____has been praised as a ―gallant, courageous and high- hearted figure ‖, well-known for buoyant optimism.

A. Robert Louis Stevenson B. Laurence Sterne

C. Robert Browning D. Percy Bysshe Shelley

167. The theory of ―art for art‘s sake‖ was first put forward by the poet ____. A. Oscar Wilde B. Walter Pater

C. Robert Louis Stevenson D. Theophile Gautier

168. Thomas Hardy is one of the representatives of English ___ at the turn of the 19th century. A. critical realism B. pre-romanticism C. neo-classicism D. new romanticism 169. Which statement is true?_____. A. Thomas Hardy is a famous novelist B. Thomas Hardy is also a poet

C. Thomas Hardy is a critical realist

D. Fatalism is strongly reflected in Thomas Hardy‘s novels

170. According to Thomas Hardy‘s own classification, his novels divide themselves into three groups. They are ____.

A. Novels of character and Environment B. Romances and Fantasies C. Novels of Ingenuity D. Working class literature

171. Novels of character and Environment are also called Wessex novels, taking the southwest countries of England for their setting. They include:_____. A. Under the Greenwood Tree B. Take Return of the Native C. Tess of the D‘ Urbervilles D. Jude the Obscure

172. ____ is the representative of New Romanticism in novel writing at the end of the 19th century.

A. Robert Louis Stevenson B. Laurence Sterne

C. Robert Browning D. Percy Bysshe Shelley

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173. Oscar Wilde was the representative among the writers of ____. A. aestheticism B. decadence

C. critical realism D. pre- romanticism

174. Which of the following works concern the story of King Arthur?_____. A. Idylls of the King B. Morte d‘ Arthur

C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. The History if the King of Briton E. Brut

175. The Last Duchess is _____.

A. a dramatic monologue B. a short lyric C. a novel D. an essay

The Twentieth-Century Literature

176. The late 19th century saw an upsurge of workers‘ movements in England. Various labor organizations came into being:_____. A. the Social-Democratic Federation B. the Fabian Society

C. the Independent Labor Party

D. the Labor Representation Committee

177. ____ , ―the bard of imperialism‖, glorified the colonial expansion of Britain in his poems, stories and novels.

A. Rudyard Kipling B. Arnold Bennett

C. Joseph Conrad D. Herbert George Wells

178. Arnold Bennett‘s novelist and critic, is best known for his____. A. Kim B. Novels of the Five Towns C. The Old Wives‘s Life D. Lord Jim

179. ____ are generally regarded as Joseph Conrad‘s finest novels. A. Lord Jim B. Nostromo

C. Youth D. The Old Wives‘s Tale

180. ____ tells the tale of a young Englishman who serves as mate on the steam ship ―Patna‖. A. Lord Jim B. Nostromo

C. Youth D. The Old Wives‘s Tale 181. Which are the representative works by Henry James?____. A. Daisy Miller B. The Portrait of a Lady C. The Wings of the Dove D. The Ambassadors E. The Golden Bowl

182. Who is regarded as a forerunner of the ―stream of consciousness‖ literature in the 20th century?____.

A. John Galsworthy B. Henry James

C. Thomas Steams Eliot D. Katherine Mansfield

184. _____ marks the summit of critical realism in all John Galsworthy‘s works. A. The Man of Property B. The Indian Summer of a Forsyte C. In Chancery D. Awakening

185. ―The Man of Property‖ is represented by ____ , the central figure in The Man of Property. A. Soames Forsyte B. Irene

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C. Bosinney D. Heathcliff E. Shylock

186. It is interesting to note that nearly all the important English dramatists of the 18th and 19th centuries were Irish-born, as ____.

A. William Congreve B. Oliver Goldsmith C. Richard Brinsley Sheridan D. Oscar Wilde

187. H.G.Wells is one of the most famous writers of ____ fiction. A. romantic B. realistic C. classical D. science

188. In the play ____ George Bernard Shaw deals with the theme of rivalry between the U.S.A. and England in the political arena and criticizes bourgeois parliamentarism. A. Widowers ‘ House B. Mrs. Warren ‘ s Profession C. The Apple Cart D. The Quintessence of Ibsenism

189. ____ , the representative of ―war poets‖, is remembered chiefly for his 5 war sonnets called 1914, in which The Solder is the famous one.

A. Thomas Steams Eliot B. John Masefield C. Alfred Edward Housman D. Rupert Brooke

190. ____ is a manifesto of modernist poetry, demanding ‖breaking through the barriers of 19th century‖.

A. The Sacred Wood B. Tradition and the individual Talent C. Four Quartets D. The Waste Land

191. In English literature, ____ and ____ are the two best-known novelists of the ―stream of consciousness‖ school.

A. David Herbert Lawrence B. Thomas Steams Eliot C. James Joyce D. William Bulter Yeats

192. ____ was the biographer, critic and editor of the Dictionary of National Biography. A. Virginia Woolf B. Thomas Steams Eliot C. James Joyce D. William Bulter Yeats

193. To the Lighthouse is divide into 3 part, separately entitled____. A. The Window B. Time Passes C. The Lighthouse D. The Waves

194. ____ is the climax of Virginia Woolf‘ s experiments in novel form. A. The Window B. Time Passes

C. The Lighthouse D. The Waves Tune

195. Virginia Woolf was also a well-known critic. Her best critical essays were collected in two volumes,_____.

A. The Common Reader B. Time Passes

C. The Second Common Reader D. A Room oimpef One‘s Own

196. Rudyard Kipling was the spokesman for imperialist sentiment. Choose his works from the following:_____.

A. Kim B. The Jungle Book

C. The Second Jungle Book D. Plain Tales from the Hills

197. John Galsworthy ?s first trilogy The Forsyte Sage consists of _____. A. The Man of Property

B. The Indian Summer of a Forsyte C. Awakening

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D. To Let

198. John Galsworhty ‘ s second trilogy A Modern Comedy consists of _____. A. The White Monkey B. A Silent Wooing C. The Silver Spoon D. Passers-By E. Swan Song

199. ____ was much concerned about the crying contradictions of bourgeois civilization and made protests against imperialism and Fascism, but he believe in the possibilities of improving capitalism with a system of ―technocracy ‖. The First Men in the Moon is one of his novels. A. Herbert George Wells B. Ralph Ellison

C. Thomas More D. Thomas Steams Eliot

200. Which of the following novels belong(s) to the ―stream of consciousness‖ school f novel writing?_____

A. Ulysses B. Finnegans C. To the Lighthouse D. The Waves E. Mrs. Dalloway

201. Davis Herbert Lawrence‘s representative work ____ was positively taken as a typical example and lively manifestation of the Oedipus Complex in Fiction, as the result of Lawrence‘s long-range study of the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud. A. Sons and Lovers B. The Waste Land C. Lady Chatterley‘s Lover D. Women in Love

203. Which of the characters are in the novel Sons and Lovers?____. A. Mrs. Morel B. Paul C. Miriam D. Clara E. Walter Morel

204. William Somerset Maugham ?s best-known novel is ____. A. The Human Bondage B. The Good Companions C. The stars Look Down D. Our Betters

205. John Bull‘s Other Island is a play written by _____. A. Henrik Ibsen B. George Bernard Shaw C. Richard Brinsley Sheridan D. William Shakespeare 206. Which is/are true?____

A. George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland. B. George Bernard Shaw was a humorist

C. George Bernard Shaw was a critical realist dramatist

D. George Bernard Shaw was a friend of progressive people. E. George Bernard Shaw once visited China. 207. William Butler Yeats was ____ A. an Irish poet B. a dramatist C. a critic

D. a senator in the Irish Free State in 1921

208. Thomas Steams Eliot defined his belief as ____. A. classicist in literature B. royalist in politics B. Anglo-Catholic in religion D. all of the above 209. Which of following statement is not true?____ A. Thomas Steams Eliot was born in America.

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B. Thomas Steams Eliot became a British subject in 1927

C. Thomas Steams Eliot was educated in Harvard University and Oxford University. D. Thomas Steams Eliot was a poet , a critic and playwright. E. Thomas Steams Eliot was also a great novelist.

210. Which poem concerns Thomas Stearns Eliot‘s faith and emotional satisfaction in the church?____

A. Murder in the Cathedral B. The Solitary Reaper C. Ash Wednesday D. The Waste Land 211. Ralph Fox was a progressive English____. A. writer B. critic C. journalist D. historian

212. The Novel and the People is ____ in which Fox gives a critical survey of European literature.

A. a novel B. an essay C. a drama D. a poem

II True or False

The Middle Age

1.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Pearl, Piers the Plowman and Canterbury Tales are considered the four great contributions to poetry during the Middle English Period. 2.King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table was first written in Anglo-Saxon. 3.The first English version of the Arthurian legend is Layamon‘s Brut.

4.In the 14th century, the two most importantwriters are Langland and Tomas Malory.

5.The fifteenth century has been traditionally described as the barren age in English literature. But it is the spring tide of English Ballads.

6.Thomas Malory wrote an important word called Morte d‘Arthur.

7.Geoffrey Chaucer is the father of English poetry, and the founder of English language and fiction. 8.Chaucer‘s literary career is conventionally divided into three periods: the French, the American, and the English.

9.In French Period, Chaucer wrote The House of Fame.

10.Chaucer‘s work symbolized the beginning of English literary history led by vernacular literature as main stream.

The Renaissance

11.Utopia is More‘s masterpiece,written in the form of letters between More and Hythloday,a voyager. 12.Sir Philip Sidney is well-known as a poet and dramatist.

13.Engels commented highly on More‘s Utopia and mentionde it in his great work, The Capital. 14.The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its drama.

15.The miracle plays were simple plays based on Bible stories, such as the creation of the world,Noah and the flood,and the birth of Christ.

16.After Shakespeare‘s death, Ben Johnson collected and published his plays in 1623.

17.From Shakespeare‘s historical plays,it can be seen that Shakespeare took great interest in the political questions of his time.

18.In Shakespeare‘s historical plays, historical accuracy is not strictly regarded.

19.King Lear is a tragedy of ambition,which drives a brave soldier and national hero to degenerate into bloody murderer and despot right to his doom.

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