Part III. Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. （50%）

1. Which of the following can be said of the essence of the Renaissance? （      ）

A. humanism                                                   B. capitalism

C. feudalism                                                    D. enlightenment

2. In Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, which of the following is the typical characteristic the heroes share in common? （      ）

A. They have a strong lust for power and finally go into incessant crimes.

B. They are perfect heroes without any weakness.

C. They face the injustice of human life but are never caught in a difficult situation.

D. They have a fate which is closely connected with the fate of the whole nation.

3. In Hamlet, the hero’s trouble mainly lies in （      ）

A. his pride in refusing to acknowledge his mother’s second marriage

B. his hesitation in carrying out his plan of revenge

C. his suspicion that his father was murdered by his uncle

D. his ambition to gain quick access to the throne

4. Which of the following statements about the metaphysical poets is true? （      ）

A. They tried to break away from the conventional fashion of the Elizabethan love poetry.

B. John Donne is the leading figure of the metaphysical school.

C. They are not as rebellious as the sentimentalist.

D. Both a and b

5. In the Enlightenment Movement, the progressive representatives intended （      ）

A. to call the people to fight against poverty and hardship

B. to tell people to economize and to accumulate wealth

C. to enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas

D. to instruct people to obtain their present social status through hard work