I. Fill in the following blanks. (15 points)
1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, pagan and .
2. The provides a framework for the tales in The Canterbury Tales, and it comprises a group of vivid pictures of various medieval figures.
3. The Flea exhibits John Donne’s love-poem mode, his aptitude for turning even the least likely images into elaborate symbols of love and romance.
4. Henry Fielding’s masterpiece is , which gives us a vivid and truthful panoramic picture of the 18th century England.
5. The Romantic Age began in 1798 when William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge published their joint work .
6. In the basic plot of A Tale of Two Cities, the fate of Dr. Manette is closely interwoven with the development of the .
II. Choose the best answer for each blank. (40 points)
1. Shakespearean Sonnet is made up of three quatrains with different rhymes, followed by a couplet. The rhyme scheme is .
A. ababcdcdefefgg B. abcabcdefdefgg
C. abcdacbdefgefg D. abcdabcdefefgg
2. English Period was an age of poetry and drama.
A. Enlightenment B. Romantic C. Renaissance D. Pre-Romantic
3. Which works were written by John Milton? .
A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained
C. Samson Agonistes D. The Pilgrim’s Progress
4. The finest thing in Paradise Lost is the description of hell, and is often regarded as the real hero of the poem.
A. God B. Satan C. Adam D. Eve
5. Which poet belongs to the Lakers? .
A. George Gordon Byron B. William Wordsworth
C. Percy Bysshe Shelley D. John Keats
6. The Bronte Sisters are . They were all talented writers.
A. Charlotte Bronte B. Emily Bronte
C. Anne Bronte D. Jane Eyre
swer for each blank. (40 points)
III. Find the relevant match from the word bank for each item. (15 points)
A----A. Soliloquy B. Tragedy C. Sonnet D. Comedy E. Ballad
F. Essay G. Epic
B----A. George Byron B. John Keats C. William Wordsworth
D. William Blake E. Robert Burns F. Alfred Tennyson
G. John Donne H. Percy Shelley I. John Donne (Poetry)
C----A. Thomas Hardy B. William Makepeace Thackeray
C. Jonathan Swift D. Oliver Goldsmith E. Emily Bronte
F. Oscar Wilde G. Daniel Defoe H. Jane Austen
I. Jonathan Swift J. James Joyce K. George Bernard Shaw
(Dramas and Novels)
IV. Answer the following questions (12 points)
1. Name five of Jane Austen’s novels. (6 points)
2. Name five of Thomas Hardy’s novels of Character and Environment. (6 points)
3. Tell the satirical features of Gulliver’s Travels. (6 points)
4. Tell the features of Charles Dickens’s novels. (6 points)
V. Answer questions according to the given passage. (30 poi
nts)
1. Of Studies
2. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
3. The Chimney Sweeper
4. Ode to the West Wind
5. She Walks in Beauty