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General Knowledge for Literature in TEM8（ 2014 — 1998 ）(2014 ）35.“ Grace under pressure ”is an outstanding virtue of_____ heroes.A. Scott Fitzgerald ’sB. William Faulkner’sC. Ernest Hemingway ’sD. Eugene O'Neill’s36.Widowers ’House was written by_____.A. John GalsworthyB. George Bernard ShawC. William Butler YeatsD. T. S. Eliot37.Who wrote The Canterbury Tales ?A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. William ShakespeareC. John DonneD. William Blake(2013 ）35.Which of the following clusters of words is an example ofalliteration?A. A weak seat.B. Safe and sound.C. Knock and kick.D. Coat and boat.36.Who wrote Mrs. Warren ’sProfession?A. John Galsworhty.B.William Butler Yeats.C. T.S.EliotD. George Bernard Shaw.37.Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n).A. novelB. short storyC. poem D. autobiography(2012 ）35.Who is the author ofThe Waste Land?A. George Bernard ShawB. W. B.Yeats C. Dylan ThomasD. T.S.Eliot36.Which of the following novelists wroteThe Sound and the Fury?A.William FaulknerB. Ernest HemingwayC. Scott FitzgeraldD. John Steinbeck37.“The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company”is an example of.A. exaggerationB. understatementC. personificationD.synecdoche(2011 ）th35.Virginia Woolf was an important femalein the 20-century England.A. poetB. biographerC. playwrightD. novelist36.refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nation’shistory .A. BalladB. RomanceC. EpicD. Elegyth century?37.Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20A. The Great GatsbyB. The Sun Also RisesC. The Sound and the FuryD. Beyond the Horizon(2010 ）35.is best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems.A. William BlakeB. W. B. YeatsC. Robert BrowningD. William Wordsworth36. The Financier is written by.A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. William FaulknerD. Theodore Dreiser37. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined as.A. allegoryB. sonnetC. blank verseD. rhyme(2009)35. Ode to the West Wind was written byA. William Blake. B. William Wordsworth.C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. D. Percy B. Shelley.36. Who among the following is a poet of free verse?A. Ralph Waldo Emerson. B. Walt WhitmanC. Herman Melville D. Theodore Dreiser37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written byA. Thomas Hardy B. John GalsworthyC. D. H. Lawrence D. James Joyce(2008)35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury is an important poetic work byA. William LanglandB. Geoffrey ChaucerC. William ShakespeareD. Alfred Tennyson36.Who wrote The American?A. Herman MelvilleB. Nathaniel HawthorneC. Henry JamesD. Theodore Dreiser37.Which of the following are well-known female writers in 20th-century Britain ExceptA. George EliotB. Iris Jean MurdochC. Doris LessingD. Muriel Spark(2007)35.Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte?A. Oliver TwistB. MiddlemarchC. Jane EyreD. Wuthering Heights36.William Butler Yeats was a(n)poet and playwright.A. AmericanB. CanadianC. IrishD. Australian37.Death of a Salesman was written byA. Arthur MillerB. Ernest HemingwayC. Ralph EllisonD. James Baldwin(2006)35.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A. T.S. EliotB. D.H. LawrenceC. Theodore DreiserD. James Joyce36.The novel For Whom the Bell Tollsis written by ______.A. Scott FitzgeraldB. William FaulknerC. Eugene O’NeillD. Ernest Hemingway37.______ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into 14 lines.A. Free VerseB. SonnetC. odeD. Epigram(2005)35.The novel Emma is written by _______ .A. Mary ShelleyB. Charlotte BronteC. Elizabeth C. GaskellD. Jane Austen36.Which of the following is NOT a romantic poet?A. William WordsworthB. George ElliotC. George C. Byron.D. Percy Bysshe Shelley .37.William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for______ .A. his poemsB. his playsC. his short storiesD. his novels(2004)35.Of all the 18th century novelists, ______ was the first to set out , both i。