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英美文学模拟题

IMulitplechoice（40pointsinall，1foreach）

1.whichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance？

A.Exaltationofthemanspursuitofhappinessinthislife.

B.Cultivationofthegenuineflavorofancientculture.

C.Toleranceofhumanfoibles

D.Praiseofmanseffortsinhavinghissouldelivered.

2.ThemostsignificantintellectualmovementoftheRenaissancewas__________.

A.theReformation

B.humanism

C.theItalianrevival

D.geographicalexplorations

3.WhatistherelationshipbetweenClaudiusandHamlet？

A.Cousins

B.Uncleandnephew.

C.Father-in-lawandson-in-law.

D.Fatherandson.

4.WhichofthefollowingplaysdoesnotbelongtoShakespearesgreattragedies？

A.RomeoandJuliet

B.KingLear

C.Hamlet

D.Macbeth

5.WhichstatementabouttheElizabethanageisnotture？

A.Itistheageoftranslation.

B.Itistheageofbourgeoisrevolution.

C.Itistheageofexploration.

D.Itistheageoftheprotestantreformation.

6.UnainTheFaerieQueenestandsfor_______.

A.chastity

B.holiness

C.truth

D.error

7.InHamletssoliloquy，whenhesays，“Tosleep，perchancetodream：——ay，therestherub.”Whatistheprimarilythinkingabout？

A.Thebaddreamsthathaverecentlybeentroublinghim.

B.Thefactthatifdyingislikegoingtosleep，thenperhapsafterdeathwehavebaddreams.

C.ThesinfulbehaviorofGertrude，whoseguiltydreamshewouldliketoknow.

D.Hisdesiretosleepsothathewillnothavetotakevengefulaction.

8.__________firstmadeblankversetheprincipleinstrumentofEnglishdrama.

A.Shakespeare

B.Wyatt

C.Sidney

D.Marlowe

9.“theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune”isanexampleof______.

A.allegory

B.simile

C.metaphor

D.irony

10.In“Notonthysole，butonthysoul，harshJew，/Thoumakstthyknifekeen”，Gratiano（acharacterinTheMerchantofVenice）usesarhetoricaldevicecalled____.

A.hyperbole

B.homonym

C.parado