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I. Choose the best answer for each blank.

1. John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is a religious A. allegory B. romance C. comedy D. novel

2. “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 More B. Francis Bacon C. John Bunyan D. Matthew Arnold

3. Hamlet, ______, King Lear and Macbeth are generally regarded as Shakespeare's four great tragedies.

A. Romeo and Juliet B. Timon of Athens

C. A Lover's Complaint D. Othello

4. 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, knowledge B. optimism, ideal

C. rebellion, will D. cynicism, concept

5. Donne’s poetry is full of metaphors, original images, wit and______, except ingenuity, dexterous

use of colloquial speech, considerable flexibility of rhythm and meter, complex themes and caustic humor.

A. conceits B. Petrarchen images

C. rhetorics D. brevity

6. The Merchant of Venice belongs to Shakespearian plays of_______.

A. comedy B. sequence of sonnets

C. tragedy D. historical play

7. The principal elements of novel are mystery, horror and suspense.

A. Gothic B. Romantic C. Sentimental D. Realistic

8. Which of the following is a Gothic novel?

A. Northanger Abbey B. The Mysteries of Udolpho

C. Gulliver’s Travel D. Robinson Crusoe

9. “To be, or not to be: that is the question” expresses Hamlet’s ______ character.

A. resolute B. resolute and hesitant

C. stubborn D. indecisive and hesitant

10. Paradise Lost is a (n)________.

A. lyrical poem B. hymn

C. epic D. narrative poem

11. The English Renaissance began during the reign of _________.

A. Henry VIII B. Charles II C. Elizabeth I D. James I