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6. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings? ________.
A. Great wit and dry humor B. Complicated sentence structures
C. Rich mythic allusions D. Bitter satire
7. “The novel is structured around the discovery of the hero’s origin”. This novel is most probably ________.
A. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
B. Wuthering Heights
C. The Vicar of the Wakefield
D. David Copperfield
8. ________ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language, the first English dictionary compiled by an Englishman.
A. John Dryden B. Samuel Johnson
C. Ben Jon D. John Bunyan
9. ________ is central to William Blake’s concern in the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.
A. Adulthood B. Education
C. Childhood D. Friendship
10. ________ is regarded as the best essayist during the English Romantic Age.
A. William Godwin B. William Burke
C. Charles Lamb D. Charles Dickens
11.Sheridan’s Pizarro is tragedy adapted from a ________ play.
A. Italian B. Roman
C. Greek D. German
12. In “The Cloud”, Shelley created a ________ symbol of the spirit of man, a force of beauty and regeneration.
A. Platonic B. Social
C. Religious D. Personal
13. Generally speaking, ________ was a writer of the 18th century, though she lived mainly in the 19th century.
A. Mary Shelley B. George Eliot
C. Jane Austen D. Ann Radcliffe
14. “Those ungrateful drones who would / Drain your sweat-nay, drink your blood?” The word “drones” in the line written by Shelley is used as a(n)________.
A. irony B. synecdoche
C. metonymy D. metaphor
15. ________ is the first major historical novelist, exerting a powerful literary influence both in Britain and on the Continent throughout the 19th century.
A. Walter Scott B. Walter Pater
C. Jane Austen D. Jane Anne