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Multiple Choice.( 30% There are 30 statements in this part. Choose A, B,C or D on your Answer Sheet. 1.The “father of English poetry”—Geoffrey Chaucer, was influenced greatly in his poetic creation by the following Italian literary men Except_________. A. Dante B. Petrarch C. Boccaccio D. Montaigne 2. According to Chaucer’s ambitious plan, “the Canterbury Tales” originally covered 120 stories, but in the end only ______ complete stories were included with four fragmentary ones in addition. A. 20 B. 24 C. 32 D. 36 3.John Donne depicts the image of death in his Holy Sonnet 10 with a _____ tone. A. scared B. admiring C. respectful D. defiant 4. Robinson Crusoe spent about _____ years solitarily on a deserted island. A.18 B. 20 C. 24 D. 28 5. Which of the following characters appears also as an important hero in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man besides Ulysses? A. Mangan B. Dedalous C. Bloom D. Molly 6. Almost all the novels by William Golding concern the exploration of _________. A. relationship between man and woman B. evil of industrialization C. the human nature D. dilemma of modern man 7. In “A Woman on a Roof”, among the three main male characters, which one is the oldest in age? A. Tom B. Stanley C. Harry D. Matthew 8. The title of “the French Lieutenant’s Woman” actually was given to ______ in the novel. A. Sara the whore B. Sara the lover C. Ernestina D. Mary 9. Which of the following trend of thoughts is predominant in the novel “The French Lieutenant’s Woman”? A. Communism B. Darwinism C. existentialism D. futurism 10. Which of the following is an important representative of Movement poets? A. Philip Larkin B. Dylan Thomas C. Ted Hughes D. Seamus Heaney 11. The Nobel prize winner in 1995— ______— is called “The most important Irish poet since W. B. Yeats”. A. Seamus Heaney B. A. Phil