超星 - Quiz- The Renaissance Period

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Who was the greatest playwright before Shakespeare?

A. Spenser
Bacon
C. Ben Johnson
D. Marlowe

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When Hamlet says, “the native hue of resolution / Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,” he means that

A. one may lose his resolution if he thinks too much
B. one may become sick if he thinks too much
C. one may lose his healthy complexion and looks pale as one becomes sick
D. one’s resolution may change its nature as one becomes sick

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About the Renaissance humanists which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. They thought money and social status was the measure of all things.
B. They thought people were largely subordinated to the ruling class without any freedom and independence.
C. They couldn’t see the human values in their works.
D. They emphasized the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life.

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“So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” In this line from Shakespeare’s famous Sonnet 18, “this” refers to

A. a summer’s day
B. the poet
C. the poem
D. the beauty of the woman

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Francis Bacon is not only a great ______, but also the founder of modern science.

A. poet
B. essayist
C. dramatist
D. novelist

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In Hamlet’s soliloquy, “To be, or not to be” means

A. to take revenge or not
B. to suffer or to enjoy
C. to live or to die
D. to love or to hate

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What are Bacon’s chief contributions?

A. materialist philosophy
B. modern science
C. tragedy
D. essay

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What are Marlowe’schief achievements in drama?

A. variety of characterisation and construction
B. use of blank verse
C. mighty dramatic lines
D. theory of “humours”

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What is the theme of Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare?

A. To praise the beauty of summer’s day in England
B. To praise the beauty of the beloved one
C. To assure the beloved their love will exist forever
D. To celebrate the power of human intellectual creativity

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