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1. Humanists of the Renaissance turned to the spirit of ________ culture for inspiration.
A. Anglo-Saxon
B. Italian and French
C. Greek and Roman
D. medieval
2. Shakespeare claims through the mouth of Hamlet that the "end" of dramatic creation is to give ________of the social realities of the time.
A. faithful reflection
B. instructive representation
C. imaginative narration
D. allegorical description
3. _______ is a study of the lust for wealth, which centers on Barabas the Jew, a terrible old money lender.
A. The Jew of Malta
B. The Merchant of Venice
C. Tamburlaine the Great
D. The Tempest
4. In the line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, "And every fair from fair sometime declines" What does the first and second "fair" neans __________.
A. light complexion; beauty
B. loveliness; beautiful women
C. the beautiful person or thing
D sound reason; justice
5. In the court scene of The Merchant of Venice, when the Duke says to Shylock:"We all expect a gentle answer, Jew," he is punninng on the word "Gentle". he means a merciful answer, but also means ________.
A. an amiable and tender answer
B. a noble answer
C. a Gentile's as opposed to a Jew's answer
D. a generous answer
6. In his "To be, or not to be" soliloquy, Halmet gives the reasons why he wants to commit suicide.Apart from his personal revenge, that he ________is another reason.
A. is unable to restore his earlier idealized image of his mother
B. thinks the next world is far better
C. is mentally tormented by his father's words
D. cannot hear the social injustice and grievances
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. D
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