One of Shelley s greatest political lyrics is _, which was later to become a rallying song of the British Communist Party.A. “Ode to Liberty”                                           B. “Ode to Naples”C. “Sonnet: England in 1819”                             D. “Men of England” In Charles Dickens work _, the Utilitarian principle rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds.A. Little Dorrit                                                 B. Hard TimesC. Great Expectations                                       D. Bleak House The tragic sense turns into despair in Thomas Hardys _, where cornered by the traditional social morality, the hero and the heroine have to kill their own will and passion and return to their former destructive way of life.A. The Return of the Native                               B. The Mayor of CasterbridgeC. Tess of the D Urbervilles                              D. Jude the Obscure The typical representatives of G. B. Shaw s early plays are _.A. Man and Superman; The Apple CartB. Widowers House; Mrs. Warren s ProfessionC. Candida; Mrs. Warren s ProfessionD. The Apple Cart; Widowers House As a critic of music and drama, _ held that art should serve social purposes by reflecting human life, revealing social contradictions and educating the common people.A. T. S. Eliot                                                    B. Oscar WildeC. George Bernard Shaw                                  D.W. B. Yeats Symbolism and complex narrative are employed more richly in D. H. Lawrences _, which are generally regarded as his masterpieces.A. Women in Love; Sons and LoversB. The Rainbow; Women in LoveC. Sons and Lovers; Lady Chatterleys LoverD. Lady Chatterley s Lover; The RainbowThomas Hardys pessimistic view of life predominates most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a _ writer.A. realistic                                                       B. naturalisticC. romantic                                                      D. stylistic“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? . And ifGod had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leaveme, as it is now for me to leave you. ” The quoted lines are most probably taken from _.A. Great Expectations                                       B. Wuthering HeightsC. Jane Eyre                                                    D. Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen s first novel _ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs.A. Sense and Sensibility                                     B. Pride and PrejudiceC. Northanger Abbey                                        D. Mansfield ParkIn the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in _A. Brobdingnag B. LilliputC. Flying Island D. HouyhnhnmDickens best depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, persecuted and helpless_.A. child characters B. femalesC. labors D. farmersAll of the following plays are among Shakespeares four great tragedies Except_.A. Hamlet B. MacbethC. Romeo and Juliet D. OthelloThe author of the work The Return of the Native is _. A. Thomas Hardy B. D. H. Lawrence C. Charles Dickens D. George Bernard Shaw Because of her sensitivity to universal patterns of human behavior, _ has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity. A. Charlotte Bronte B. Jane Austen C. Emily Bronte D. Henry Fielding All of the following statements about the Victorian period is true EXCEPT _. A. England was the “workshop of the world.”B. The early years was a time of rapid economic development as well as serious social problems. C. Towards the mid-century, England had reached its highest point of development as a world power. D. Capitalism came into its monopoly stage, the gap between the rich and the poor was further deepened. The poem was written after Wordsworth saw the golden daffodils beside the lake; it has become the most anthologized poem in English literature. It is _.A. “To a Skylark” B. “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud” C. “An Evening Walk” D. “My Heart Leaps Up”Charlotte Brontes best work _ is famous for the depiction of the life of the middle-class working women, particularly governesses.A. Jane Eyre B. Wuthering HeightsC. The Professor D. S