12. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence
is_______.
A. science
B. philosophy
C. arts
D. humanism
13. _______ frequently applied conceits in his poems.
A. Edmund Spenser
B. John Donne
C. William Blake
D. Thomas Gray
14. _______ is known as “the poet’s poet”.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Christopher Marlowe
C. Edmund Spenser
D. John Donne
15. Romance，which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of____ adventures or other heroic deeds，is a popular literary form in the medieval period.
A. Christian
B. knightly
C. pilgrims
D. primitive
16. ________ and William Shakespeare are the best representatives of the English humanism.
A. Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe
B. Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe
C. John Donne, Edmund Spenser
D. John Milton, Thomas More
17. Among the following plays which is not written by Christopher Marlowe?
A. Dr. Faustus
B. The Jew of Malta
C. Tamburlaine
D. The School for Scandal
18. Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies are _______.
A. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth
B. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Romeo and
Juliet C. Hamlet, Coriolanus, King Lear and Macbeth D. Hamlet, Julius caesar, Othello and Macbeth
19. The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is the line of one of Shakespeare’s ________.
A. comedies
B. tragedies
C. histories
D. sonnets
20. “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” (Shakespeare, Sonnets 18) What does “this” refer to?
A. Lover
B. Time
C. Summer
D. Poetry
21. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18？
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
22. “Bassani Antonio，I am married to a wife Which is as dear to me as life itself；But life itself，my wife，and all the world，Are not with me esteem’d above thy life；I would lose all，ay，sacrifice them all，Here to the devil，to deliver you. Portia：Your wife would give you little thanks for that，ff she were by to hear you make the offer.” The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeare’s comedy The Merchant of Venice. The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate
A. dramatic irony
B. personification
C. allegory
D. symbolism
23. “The Fairy Queen” is the masterpiece written by____.
A. John Milton
B. Geoffrey Chaucer
C. Edmund Spenser
D. Alexander Pope
24. Which of the following work did Bacon NOT write?
A. Advancement of Learning
B. Novum Organum
C. De Augmentis
D. Areopagitica
25. The greatest of pioneers of English drama in Renaissance is _______, one of whose drama is “Doctor Faustus”.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Christopher Marlowe
C. Oscar Wilde
D. R. Brinsley Sheridan
26. “Euphues” was written by ________, the style of the novel was called “Euphuism”.
