英国文学试题习题_2
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1. ____________________________________ The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is .A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf2. __ w as the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written inalliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. __ w as famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about __ as a heroicfigure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More's work ______ became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. __ was Edmund Spencer 's masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd 's CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. __ is from Shakespeare 's sonnet No.18.A “Lemt e not to the marriage of true minds ”B “Tobe or not to be: that is the question ”C “ ShallI compare thee to a summer's day” D“ Nolonger mourn for me when I am dead”8. ___ , the “father of English poetry ”and one of the greatest narrative poets of England,was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9. The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ___A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare 's romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of VeniceD C A C D C C A D B1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in theRenaissance England except __________ .a. William Shakespeareb. Ben Jonsonc. Christopher Marlowed. Francis Bacon2. The English Renaissance period was an age ofa. poetry and dramab. drama and novelc. novel and poetryd. romance and poetry3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of ______a. William Shakespeareb. Robert Burnsc. John Miltond. William Blake4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?a. A Midsummer Night ' s Dreamb. The Merry Wives of Windsorc. H enry IVd. King Lear5. The first official version of Bible known asthe Great Bible , was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th centuryc. 18th centuryd. 19th century6. Francis Bacon ' s Essays first published in 1597 has beenconsidered as an important landmark in the development of English , and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.a. poetryb. epicsc. fictiond. prose7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ___ whichfirst established his reputation.a. Gulliver ' s Travelsb. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoec. The Pilgrim ' s Progressd. Oliver Twist8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose ” was written bya. William Wordsworthb. George Byronc. Robert Burnsd. William Blake9. Mary Shelley ' s nvoel Frankenstein belongs to thetype of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles wherehorrifying, supernatural events take place.a. Gothicb. Realismc. Romanticismd. Classicism10. The first complete English Bible was translated by , “the morning star of the Reformationand his followers.A. William LanglandB. James IC. John WycliffeD. Bishop Lancelot AndrewsD A C C B D B C A C1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ___________ and Christian.a. Paganb. Romanc. Frenchd. Danish2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous ” was put forward by _______________a. Robert Burnsb. William Blakec. William Wordsworthd. Charles Lamb3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?c. Jane Eyrea. Don Juanb. Ulyssesd. Sons and Lovers4. ____ is the first important English essayist and thefounder of modern science in England.a. Francis Baconb. Edmund Spenserc. Thomas Mored. Sidney5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?a. novelb.dramac. essayd. poetry6. The publication of _____ marked the beginning of theRomantic Age.a. Don Juanb. The Rime of the Ancient Marinerc. The Lyrical Balladsd. Ode to the West Wind7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism?a. John Keatsb. Percy Shelleyc. William Wordsworthd. Alfred Tennyson8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?a. Edgar Allan Poeb. James Joycec. Mary Shelleyd. Walter Scott9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called came to Europe and then to England.a. Romanticismb. Classicismc. Realismd. Restoration10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?a. Ode to the West Windb. Ode to Autumnc. Ode on a Grecian Urnd. Ode to a NightingaleA C A ABCD C A A1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of ______a. Romanticismb. Critical Realismc. Aestheticismd. the Renaissance2. ______ is the first important religious poet in Englishliterature.a. John Donneb. George Herbertc. Caedmond. Milton3. _______ was the first to introduce thesonnet into English literature.a. Thomas Wyattb. William Shakespearec. Philip Sidneyd. Thomas Gray4. The English poets _______ , WilliamWordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets ”because they lived in the LakeDistrict Northwestern England at the beginning ofthe 19th century.a. George Byronb. John Keatsc. Percy Shelleyd. Samuel Coleridge5. The most gifted of the “University Wits ”was ___ .A. John LilyB. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe6. __ is one of the forerunners of modern socialistthought.A. Phillip SidneyB. Edmund SpenserC. Thomas MoreD. Christopher Marlowe7. Morality plays appeared after ____ .A. miracle playsB. mystery playsC. interludeD. Classical plays8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?a. Exaltation of man 's pursuit of happiness in thislife.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man 's efforts in having his soul delivered.9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was .A. the ReformationB. HumanismC. the Italian revivalD. Geographical exploration10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?A. CousinsB. Uncle and nephewC. Father-in-lawD. Father and sonD C A D D C A D B B1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift's writings?A. Great wit.B. Bitter satire.C. Rich mythic allusions.D. Complicated sentence structures.2. __ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.A. John DonneB. George HerbertC. Andre MarvellD. Henry Vaughan3. The _______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.A. RomanticismB. HumanismC. EnlightenmentD. Sentimentalism4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?A. Oliver GoldsmithB. Richard SheridanC. Laurence SterneD. Henry Fielding5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names“ Lilliput ” , “ Brobdingnag ” , “ Houyhnhnm” and “ Yahoo ”? A.The Pilgrim ' s ProgressB. The Faerie QueeneC. Gulliver ' s TravelsD. The School for Scandal6. _ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthfullove lyrics and the later sacred verses.A. John MiltonB. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden7. In The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in atone.A. delightfulB. solemnC. sentimentalD. satirical8. Defoe 'Rsobinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprisingEnglishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _________century.A. 17thB. 19thC. 18thD. 20th9. ___ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Languagewhich became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.A. Ben JohnsonB. Samuel JohnsonC. Alexander PopeD. John Dryden10. __ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith. A. Pre-romanticism B. RomanticismC. SentimentalismD. NaturalismB AC B C CD C B C。
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The first poem in The Lyrical Ballads is Coleridge’s masterpiece_______.所选答案： A.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner正确答案： A.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner反馈：The Rime of the Ancient MarinerOf the following four novels by Austen_______is the most popular and dramatic one.所选答案：Pride and Prejudice正确答案：Pride and Prejudice反馈：Pride and Prejudice. All the following about Romanticism are true EXCEPT .所选答案：C.Romanticism constitutes a change of direction from attention tothe inner world of human spirit to the outer world of socialcivilization.正确答案：C.Romanticism constitutes a change of direction from attention tothe inner world of human spirit to the outer world of socialcivilization.反馈：Romanticism constitutes a change of direction from attention tothe inner world of human spirit to the outer world of socialcivilization.The Romantic period is a great age of all literary genres EXCEPT .所选答案： A. drama正确答案： A. drama反馈：dramaJane Austen’s view of life is a totally one.所选答案： A.realistic正确答案： A.realistic反馈： realisticAll the following are novels written by Jane AustenEXCEPT_______.所选答案： A.Shirley正确答案： A.Shirley反馈：ShirleyIn_______, _______set forth his principles of poetry, “all goodpoetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling”.所选答案： B.In The Preface to Lyrical Ballads; Wordsworth正确答案： B.In The Preface to Lyrical Ballads; Wordsworth 反馈：In The Preface to Lyrical Ballads; WordsworthPrometheus Unbound is a(n) __________by________.所选答案： A. lyrical drama, Shelley正确答案： A. lyrical drama, Shelley反馈：lyrical drama, ShelleyAll the sonnets were written by Keats EXCEPT .所选答案： D.London 1802正确答案： D.London 1802反馈： London 1802_______is a poem that tells the glorious victory of the battle at Bannockburn led by the Scottish national hero Robert Bruce.所选答案： The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border正确答案：The Lord of the Isles_______is NOT among the representative essayists in the romantic times.所选答案： C.Walter Scott正确答案： C.Walter Scott反馈：Walter Scott_______is one of the first generation of English Romantic poets.所选答案：Wordsworth正确答案：Wordsworth反馈：WordsworthThe prevailing tone in Pride and Prejudice is .所选答案： B. mild satire正确答案： B. mild satire反馈：mild satire_______can be found among Shelley’s love lyrics.所选答案： A.One Word is Too Often Profaned正确答案： A.One Word is Too Often Profaned反馈：One Word is Too Often ProfanedPride and Prejudice is noted for its vividly depicted characters who are revealed through comparison and contrast with each other. Among the following pairs of characters are NOT in contrast.所选答案： B. Lady Catherine and Mr. Collins正确答案： B. Lady Catherine and Mr. Collins反馈：Lady Catherine and Mr. Collins_______is NOT a lyric written by Wordsworth.所选答案： B.Love’s Philosophy正确答案： B.Love’s Philosophy反馈：Love’s PhilosophyIn Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”, “A sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice “_______.所选答案： C.Refers to the palace where Kubla Khan once lived正确答案： C.Refers to the palace where Kubla Khan once lived 反馈：Refers to the palace where Kubla Khan once livedWhich one of the following statements about Don Juan is true?.所选答案：B.It displayed Byron’s genius as a romanticist and arealist simultaneously正确答案： B.It displayed Byron’s genius as a romanticist and a realist simultaneously反馈：It displayed Byron’s genius as a romanticist and a realist simultaneouslyThe Romantic Movement expressed a attitude toward theexisting social and political conditions that came with industrializationand the growing importance of the bourgeoisie.所选答案： D. negative正确答案： D. negative反馈：negative问题20得2 分，满分2 分is Shelley’s well-known political lyric, which calls upon the working class to fight against their rulers and exploiters.所选答案： D.Song to the Men of England正确答案： D.Song to the Men of England反馈：Song to the Men of EnglandWhich one of the following does NOT describe the characteristics ofScott’s writing?所选答案： B.His plotting is often closely knitted.正确答案： B.His plotting is often closely knitted.反馈：His plotting is often closely knitted.In Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the mariner suffers the horror of death, because _______.所选答案： B.He kills an albatross正确答案： B.He kills an albatross反馈：He kills an albatrossAll the poems were written by Byron EXCEPT_______.所选答案： C. The Masque of Anarchy正确答案： C. The Masque of Anarchy反馈：The Masque of AnarchyAfter the massacre in St. Peter’s Field near Manchester,______wrote_______.所选答案： D. Shelley, “Song to the Men of England”正确答案： D. Shelley, “Song to the Men of England”反馈：Shelley, “Song to the Men of England”The revolutionary Romantic poet went to Greece to help that country in its struggle for liberty and died of fever there.所选答案： D.Byron正确答案： D.Byron 反馈：ByronShelley was influenced by the Utopian ideal of ________.所选答案：William Godwin正确答案：William Godwin反馈：William GodwinAt the beginning of Pride and Prejudice , the attitude of Darcy andElizabeth toward each other is that of .所选答案： C. mutual repulsion正确答案： C. mutual repulsion反馈：mutual repulsion问题28得2 分，满分2 分T he following statements are about “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”. Among them which one is NOT true?所选答案： D.The first canto deals with Albania and Greece.正确答案： D.The first canto deals with Albania and Greece.反馈： The first canto deals with Albania and Greece.“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” is taken from _______.所选答案： D.Ode to the West Wind正确答案： D.Ode to the West Wind反馈：Ode to the West WindWhich of the following poems was written by Scott?所选答案： The Lady of the Lake正确答案： The Lady of the Lake反馈：The Lady of the Lake”You and the girls may go, or yo u may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party.” The figure of speech used in the sentence is .所选答案： D. B. irony正确答案： D. B. irony反馈：ironyAmong the following, _______is an elegy.所选答案： C.Adonais正确答案： C.Adonais 反馈：AdonaisWordsworth does not emphasize the importance of ______in poetry composition.所选答案： C.the right poeticform正确答案： C.the right poeticform反馈：the right poetic formOf the following statements about Lyrical Ballads, which is NOT true?所选答案：B.The poems are noted for the uncompromising obscurity ofmuch of the language.正确答案：B.The poems are noted for the uncompromising obscurity ofmuch of the language.反馈：The poems are noted for the uncompromising obscurity of much of the language._______ is the poetic drama written by Byron.所选答案： C.Cain正确答案： C.Cain反馈：Cain“Ode to the West Wind” is concluded with mood.所选答案： C.triumphant and hopeful正确答案： C.triumphant and hopeful反馈： triumphant and hopefulRomantic writers employ all the following EXCEPT as their poetic materials.所选答案： B. the abstract正确答案： B. the abstract反馈：the abstractIt is said that all Keats’s personality seems to be breathed into his odes, of which the more famous odes are “de to Autumn”, “Ode on Melancholy”, ”Ode on a Grecian Urn” and “Ode to Nightingale”, all with th e praise of _______ as their general theme.所选答案： C.beauty正确答案： C.beauty反馈：beauty_______is NOT a historical novel written by Scott.所选答案： A.Marmion正确答案： A.Marmion反馈：Marmionis Byron’s poetic drama with the material taken from Biblical story or stories.所选答案： A. Cain正确答案： A. Cain反馈：CainIn 1843, _______was made poet laureate.所选答案： B.Wordsworth正确答案： B.Wordsworth反馈：Wordsworth’s poetry is always sensuous, colorful and rich in imagery, which expresses the acuteness of his senses. In his poetry, sight, sound, scent,taste and feeling are all taken into give an entire understanding of an experience.所选答案： A. Keats正确答案： A. Keats反馈：Keats——is NOT the essay written by Charles Lamb所选答案： C. Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays正确答案： C. Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays反馈：Characters of Shakespeare’s PlaysAll the following statements about “Ode on a Grecian Urn” are true EXCEPT .所选答案：D.In this poem, the poet spoke as bitterly of human woes as hedid in “Ode to a Nightingale”.正确答案：D.In this poem, the poet spoke as bitterly of human woes as hedid in “Ode to a Nightingale”.反馈：In this poem, the poet spoke as bitterly of human woes as he did in “Ode to a Nightingale”.“Beauty is truth, truth beauty” is an epigrammatic line by _______.所选答案： A.William Wordsworth正确答案： D.John KeatsWhen composing poems for Lyrical Ballads, Coleridge was given the task of writing about ________.所选答案： C. the supernatural and the romantic正确答案： C. the supernatural and the romantic反馈：the supernatural and the romantic问题47得2 分，满分2 分 King Richard the Lion Heart and Robin Hood both appear inScott’s novel_____.所选答案：Ivanhoe正确答案：Ivanhoe反馈：IvanhoeKeats wrote five long poems. _______ is NOT among them.所选答案： D.Isabella正确答案： A.Annabel LeeThe two poets who won the title of the poet laureate are ________.所选答案： C. Wordsworth and Southey正确答案： C. Wordsworth and Southey反馈：Wordsworth and SoutheyWilliam Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following EXCEPT _______.所选答案： C.Elegant wording and inflated figures of speech正确答案： C.Elegant wording and inflated figures of speech 反馈：Elegant wording and inflated figures of speech。
英美文学考试题
英美文学考试题英国文学习题与练习Week 2 Early and Medieval English LiteratureReference Questions:1. Who were the earliest settlers of Britton/England? What do you know about them (home, language, belief, life style)?2. What are the 3 conquests? What effects they had upon the nation?3. Ideologically what is the most significant change in people’s spiritual life?4. How was the nation developed politically or what changes were there in the form of the social structure?5. In terms of literature, what influence had the French upon England?6. How many languages were spoken during the French reign? How do you understand modern English as a language?7. What was the essence of Christian doctrine preached at the time? Was there any ignoble reason behind it?8. Why was the Middle Ages known as the Dark Ages?9. What was the form of literature at the time? What features does it have? 10. What are the 3 periods/stages of Chaucer’s literary career?11. In what way do we call Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales the first work of English literature?Text study: Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (6-7)1. What is image of the nun?2. Is she favorably and admirably or satirically portrayed? How?3. What figures of speech are used? Week 3 Renaissance (1)Reference questions:1. What is Renaissance? How and why did it come about?2. What is the development of drama? What were the original forms and content and practice of drama?3. Why did drama flourish in Elizabethan age? Who are the major playwrights of the time?4. Who is Marlowe? What contributions did he make to English drama?5. Who is Shakespeare? What famous and great plays (history, comedy, tragedy)? What features?6. What did Ben Jonson write about? What representative work?7. Prepare the excerpt from Hamlet (31-32). What is it mainly about? What humanist idea can you find in the soliloquy?8. What was the most important translation of the time?Week 4 Renaissance (2)Reference questions on Shakespeare and Hamlet: 1. Why is Shakespeare an eternal subject of study? Where lies his greatness? 2. What are the themes of Hamlet?3. What is the significance of Hamlet as a character?4. What is blank verse?5. What is soliloquy?Text study Hamlet’s soliloquy “To be or not to be” (31-32)1. What is the main idea of Hamlet’s soliloquy? Summarize in one or two sentences the main idea of the soliloquy?2. How does the soliloquy reflect the spirit of the time or the idea of humanism?3. How do you analyze Hamlet’s argument in terms of structure?Week 5 Renaissance (3)Questions for Renaissance poetry and prose:1. Who was thought to be the greatest English poet since Chaucer? What is his representative work? What are the features of this poem?2. What new forms (rhyme—blank verse, stanza--sonnet) of poetry were introduced into England? By whom?3. Who were the famous sonneteers of the time?4. How do you tell an Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet from an English (a Shakespearean) one?5. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write? What are the major subjects?6. Who were the two major prose writers? What is Utopia? Where do you think More possibly got the idea or was it all his own invention? How do you interpret the title of the book?7. What contribution did Bacon make to the English system of thinking and learning?8. What’s the purpose of his Essays?9. Based on your reading of his work, give your personal impression of/comment onhis Essays?10. The English Renaissance period is known for its translations. What are the most important translations of this age?Text studyQuestions on Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare (58): 1. What is the English sonnet form? Study the metrical and rhyme scheme as well as the structure?2. What’s the main idea? Is it really about love? What is peculiar of this love poem?3. What figures of speech are used?Questions on “Of Studies” by F. Bacon (52-53):1. How do you define the style?2. Study the essay by comparing the English version with the translation of Mr Wang. How do you like the Chinese version?3. Paraphrase and comment on sentences 1-6, 10-12.Week 6 Revolution and RestorationReference questions:1. What was the most important social event during the mid-17th century?2. What were the two most popular forms of lyric?3. Why is Milton the greatest poet of the period? What is the significance of Paradise Lost?Text study: Paradise Lost by John Milton (67-68)1. What is the historical background of the work?2. As a transitional writer, how does Milton combine his humanistic ideas with his Puritan ideas?3. What is the image and the significance of Satanin the two extracts? 4. What philosophy can we get from the text?Week 7 18th century Enlightenment(1)Questions:1. What was the most important intellectual event of the time?2. The 18th century is called an age of the bourgeoisie. Why? And what effect it had on literature of the century?3. Why did English novel appear in this century?4. What are the major forms of literature?5. What have neo-classicism and realism got to do with the Enlightenment Movement?6. Why did literature of Sentimentality and Gothicism come into being in the latter part of thecentury?Text study: J. Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”(81-89) 1. How do you describe the narrator’s tone?2. What or who are the targets of Swift’s mockery?3. Is the proposal modest? Prove your point.Week 8 18th century Enlightenment(2)Text study:An Essay on Man by A. Pope (89-90) 1. What is heroic couplet? 2. What is the poetic pattern?3. What are the themes of the two extracts?4. Paraphrase the texts or tell in brief your interpretation.“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray (91-92) 1. What do you know of the Graveyard poetry? 2. What is the poetic pattern?3. What is the predominant mood?4. What is the theme ?5. Summarize each stanza in your own words.Week 9 19th-century Romanticism (1)Questions:1. How is the period defined in time?2. What was the historical background, politically,economically and ideologically? 3. What was the predominant genre of literature? Who were the important writers of the time?4. In what way was romanticist literature different from that of neoclassicism in the 18th century, such as in form, guiding principle, subject matter, purpose, style, etc.?Text study: “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by Wordsworth (103) 1. What is the theme?2. What is the predominant image?3. How does it reflect the poet’s idea of romantic poetry?4. What is the poetic pattern?5. Paraphrase each stanza in one sentence.Week 10 19th-century Romanticism (2)Text study:“The World Is Too Much with Us” by Wordsworth (116-7) 1. What is the theme, the meaning, of the first line? 2. What romantic ideas does it advocate? 3. What type of sonnet form it is?4. What romantic spirit does it represent?5. Paraphrase the poem in your own words.“Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats (109-110)1. What is the theme of the poem?2. What is the rhyme scheme?3. What romantic feature does the poem reflect?4. Summarize each stanza in one or two sentences. Week 11 Victorian Literature (1)Questions:1. What is the historical background politically, economically and ideologically?2. What is the predominant form of literature during this period?3. Who are the representative writers? And what was the literary tendency?4. What changes came about towards the end of the century?Week 12-13 Victorian Literature (2)(3)英国文学习题与练习Week 2 Early and Medieval English Literature Reference Questions:1. Who were the earliest settlers of Britton/England? What do you know about them (home, language, belief, life style)?2. What are the 3 conquests? What effects they hadupon the nation?3. Ideologically what is the most significant change in people’s spiritual life?4. How was the nation developed politically or what changes were there in the form of the social structure?5. In terms of literature, what influence had the French upon England?6. How many languages were spoken during the French reign? How do you understand modern English as a language?7. What was the essence of Christian doctrine preached at the time? Was there any ignoble reason behind it?8. Why was the Middle Ages known as the Dark Ages?9. What was the form of literature at the time? What features does it have? 10. What are the 3 periods/stages of Chaucer’s literary career?11. In what way do we call Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales the first work of English literature?Text study: Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (6-7)1. What is image of the nun?2. Is she favorably and admirably or satiricallyportrayed? How? 3. What figures of speech are used? Week 3 Renaissance (1)Reference questions:1. What is Renaissance? How and why did it come about?2. What is the development of drama? What were the original forms and content and practice of drama?3. Why did drama flourish in Elizabethan age? Who are the major playwrights of the time?4. Who is Marlowe? What contributions did he make to English drama?5. Who is Shakespeare? What famous and great plays (history, comedy, tragedy)? What features?6. What did Ben Jonson write about? What representative work?7. Prepare the excerpt from Hamlet (31-32). What is it mainly about? What humanist idea can you find in the soliloquy?8. What was the most important translation of the time?Week 4 Renaissance (2)Reference questions on Shakespeare and Hamlet:1. Why is Shakespeare an eternal subject of study? Where lies his greatness?2. What are the themes of Hamlet?3. What is the significance of Hamlet as a character?4. What is blank verse?5. What is soliloquy?Text study Hamlet’s soliloquy “To be or not to be” (31-32)1. What is the main idea of Hamlet’s soliloquy? Summarize in one or two sentences the main idea of the soliloquy?2. How does the soliloquy reflect the spirit of the time or the idea of humanism?3. How do you analyze Hamlet’s argument in terms of structure?Week 5 Renaissance (3)Questions for Renaissance poetry and prose:1. Who was thought to be the greatest English poet since Chaucer? What is his representative work? What are the features of this poem?2. What new forms (rhyme—blank verse, stanza--sonnet) of poetry were introduced into England? By whom?3. Who were the famous sonneteers of the time?4. How do you tell an Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet from an English (a Shakespearean) one?5. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write? What are the major subjects?6. Who were the two major prose writers? What is Utopia? Where do you think More possibly got the idea or was it all his own invention? How do you interpret the title of the book?7. What contribution did Bacon make to the English system of thinking and learning?8. What’s the purpose of his Essays?9. Based on your reading of his work, give your personal impression of/comment onhis Essays?10. The English Renaissance period is known for its translations. What are the most important translations of this age?Text studyQuestions on Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare (58): 1. What is the English sonnet form? Study the metrical and rhyme scheme as well as the structure?2. What’s the main idea? Is it really about love?What is peculiar of this love poem? 3. What figures of speech are used?Questions on “Of Studies” by F. Bacon (52-53):1. How do you define the style?2. Study the essay by comparing the English version with the translation of Mr Wang. How do you like the Chinese version?3. Paraphrase and comment on sentences1-6, 10-12.Week 6 Revolution and RestorationReference questions:1. What was the most important social event during the mid-17th century?2. What were the two most popular forms of lyric?3. Why is Milton the greatest poet of the period? What is the significance of Paradise Lost?Text study: Paradise Lost by John Milton (67-68)1. What is the historical background of the work?2. As a transitional writer, how does Milton combine his humanistic ideas with his Puritan ideas?3. What is the image and the significance of Satanin the two extracts? 4. What philosophy can we get from the text?Week 7 18th century Enlightenment(1)Questions:1. What was the most important intellectual event of the time?2. The 18th century is called an age of the bourgeoisie. Why? And what effect it had on literature of the century?3. Why did English novel appear in this century?4. What are the major forms of literature?5. What have neo-classicism and realism got to do with the Enlightenment Movement?6. Why did literature of Sentimentality and Gothicism come into being in the latter part of the century?Text study: J. Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”(81-89) 1. How do you describe the narrator’s tone?2. What or who are the targets of Swift’s mockery?3. Is the proposal modest? Prove your point.Week 8 18th century Enlightenment(2)Text study:An Essay on Man by A. Pope (89-90) 1. What is heroic couplet? 2. What is the poetic pattern?3. What are the themes of the two extracts?4. Paraphrase the texts or tell in brief your interpretation.“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray (91-92) 1. What do you know of the Graveyard poetry? 2. What is the poetic pattern?3. What is the predominant mood?4. What is the theme ?5. Summarize each stanza in your own words. Week 9 19th-century Romanticism (1)Questions:1. How is the period defined in time?2. What was the historical background, politically, economically and ideologically?3. What was the predominant genre of literature? Who were the important writers of the time?4. In what way was romanticist literature different from that of neoclassicism in the 18th century, such as in form, guiding principle, subject matter, purpose, style, etc.?Text study: “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by Wordsworth (103) 1. What is the theme?2. What is the predominant image?3. How does it reflect the poet’s idea of romantic poetry?4. What is the poetic pattern?5. Paraphrase each stanza in one sentence.Week 10 19th-century Romanticism (2)Text study:“The World Is Too Much with Us” by Wordsworth (116-7) 1. What is the theme, the meaning, of the first line? 2. What romantic ideas does it advocate? 3. What type of sonnet form it is?4. What romantic spirit does it represent?5. Paraphrase the poem in your own words.“Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats (109-110) 1. What is the theme of the poem? 2. What is the rhyme scheme?3. What romantic feature does the poem reflect?4. Summarize each stanza in one or two sentences.Week 11 Victorian Literature (1)Questions:1. What is the historical background politically, economically and ideologically?2. What is the predominant form of literature during this period?3. Who are the representative writers? And what was the literary tendency?4. What changes came about towards the end of the century?Week 12-13 Victorian Literature (2)(3)。
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1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. ____was famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroic figure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the grea t poems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd’s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. _____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ___ _.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of VeniceD C A C D C C A D B▪ 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except______.▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Ben Jonson▪ c. Christopher Marlowe▪ d. Francis Bacon▪ 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _________.▪ a. poetry and drama▪ b. drama and novel▪ c. novel and poetry▪ d. romance and poetry▪ 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Robert Burns▪ c. John Milton d. William Blake▪ 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?▪ a. A Midsummer Night’s Dream▪ b. The Merry Wives of Windsor▪ c. H enry IV d. King Lear▪ 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th century▪ c. 18th century d. 19th century▪ 6. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in thedevelopment of English_______, and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.▪ a. poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose ▪7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ____ which first established his reputation.▪ a.Gulliver’s Travels▪ b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe▪ c.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ d. Oliver Twist▪8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_________▪ a. William Wordsworth▪ b. George Byron▪ c. Robert Burns▪ d. William Blake▪9. Mary Shelley’s no vel Frankenstein belongs to the type of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying, supernatural events take place.▪ a. Gothic b. Realism▪ c. Romanticism d. Classicism▪10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation”and his followers.▪ A. William Langland B. James I▪ C. John Wycliffe▪ D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews▪ D A C C B D B C A C▪▪ 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ______ and Christian.▪ a. Pagan b. Roman▪ c. French d. Danish▪ 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by________▪ a. Robert Burns b. William Blake▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Charles Lamb▪ 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?▪ a. Don Juan b. Ulysses▪ c. Jane Eyre▪ d. Sons and Lovers▪ 4. ______is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.▪ a. Francis Bacon▪ b. Edmund Spenser▪ c. Thomas More d. Sidney▪ 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?▪ a. novel b.drama▪ c. essay d. poetry▪ 6. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.▪ a. Don Juan▪ b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner▪ c. The Lyrical Ballads▪ d. Ode to the West Wind▪7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism? ▪ a. John Keats▪ b. Percy Shelley▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Alfred Tennyson▪8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?▪ a. Edgar Allan Poe▪ b. James Joyce▪ c. Mary Shelley▪ d. Walter Scott▪9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _______came to Europe and then to England.▪ a. Romanticism b. Classicism▪ c. Realism d. Restoration▪10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?▪ a. Ode to the West Wind▪ b. Ode to Autumn▪ c. Ode on a Grecian Urn▪ d. Ode to a Nightingale▪A C A A B C D C A A▪▪ 1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________▪ a. Romanticism▪ b. Critical Realism▪ c. Aestheticism▪ d. the Renaissance▪ 2. ________is the first important religious poet in English literature.▪ a. John Donne b. George Herbert▪ c. Caedmon d. Milton▪3. _________was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.▪a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare▪c. Philip Sidney d. Thomas Gray▪4. The English poets________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.▪a. George Byron b. John Keats▪c. Percy Shelley d. Samuel Coleridge ▪ 5. The most gifted of the “University Wits” was ____.▪ A. John Lily B. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe▪ 6. _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.▪ A. Phillip Sidney▪ B. Edmund Spenser▪ C. Thomas More▪ D. Christopher Marlowe▪7. Morality plays appeared after_____.▪A. miracle plays▪B. mystery plays▪C. interlude▪D. Classical plays▪8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?▪ a. Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man’s efforts in having his soul delivered.▪9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was ________.▪A. the Reformation▪B. Humanism▪C. the Italian revival▪D. Geographical exploration▪10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?▪ A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew▪ C. Father-in-law D. Father and son ▪▪ D C A D D C A D B B▪ 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings?▪ A. Great wit. B. Bitter satire.▪ C. Rich mythic allusions.▪ D. Complicated sentence structures.▪ 2. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.▪ A. John Donne B. George Herbert▪ C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan▪ 3. The ______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.▪ A. Romanticism B. Humanism▪ C. Enlightenment D. Sentimentalism▪ 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?▪ A. Oliver Goldsmith▪ B. Richard Sheridan▪ C. Laurence Sterne▪ D. Henry Fielding▪ 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”?▪ A.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ B. The Faerie Queene▪ C. Gulliver’s Travels▪ D. The School for Scandal▪ 6. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.▪ A. John Milton B. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden▪7. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _____ tone.▪ A. delightful B. solemn▪ C. sentimental D. satirical▪8. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _____ century.▪ A. 17th B. 19th C. 18th D. 20th▪9. _____ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.▪ A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson▪ C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden▪10. ____ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith.▪ A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism▪ C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism▪B A C B C C D C B C▪（资料素材和资料部分来自网络，供参考。
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英国文学史习题全集（含答案）Part One Early and Medieval English LiteratureⅠ. Fill in the blanks.1. In 1066, ____, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeatingEngland.A. William the ConquerorB. Julius CaesarC. Alfred the GreatD. Claudius2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ .A. LanglandB. WycliffeC. GowerD. Chaucer3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is ____.A. novelB. dramaC. romanceD. essay4. The story of ___ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB.BeowulfC. Piers the PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales5. William Langland’s ____ is written in the form of a dream vision.A. Kubla KhanB. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John BullD. Morte d’Arthur6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. TheNormans spoke _____.A. FrenchB. EnglishC. LatinD. Swedish7. ______ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator ofthe Bible.A. LanglandB. GowerC. WycliffeD. Chaucer8. Piers the Plowman describes a series of wonderful dreams the author dreamed,through which, we can see a picture of the life in the ____ England.A. primitiveB. feudalC. bourgeoisD. modern9. The theme of ____ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.A. loyaltyB. revoltC. obedienceD. mockery10. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendaryoutlaw called _____.A. Morte d’ArthurB. Robin HoodC. The Canterbury TalesD. Piers the Plowman11. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets ofEngland, was born in London in about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____.A. FlandersB. FranceC. ItalyD. Westminster Abbey13. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is his _____, a translation of the FrenchRoman de la Rose by Gaillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in France but throughout Europe.A.The Romaunt of the RoseB. “A Red, Red Rose”C. The Legend of Good WomenD. The Book of the Duchess14. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact onthe wide range of his writings. Which one is not his career? ____.A. engineerB. courtierC. office holderD. soldierE. ambassadorF. legislator (议员)15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _____ based on Boccaccio’spoem “Filostrato”.A. The Legend of Good WomenB. Troilus and CriseydeC. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD. BeowulfKey to the multiple choices：1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAABⅡ. Questio ns1.What are the features of Beowulf?/doc/731216791.htmlment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales.Part Two The English RenaissanceⅠ. Match the writer and his works.1.Thomas More2.Holinshed3.Hakluyt4.Richard Tottel5.Philip Sidney6.Walter Raleigh A.Apology for PoetryB.Miscellany of Songs and SonnetsC.UtopiaD.Discovery of GuianaE.Principal Navigations, V oyages and DiscoveriesF.ChroniclesThe key: (1—C 2—F 3—E 4—B 5—A 6—D)Ⅱ. Choose the best ans wer.1._____ founded the Tudor Dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type,which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie.A. Henry VB. Henry VIIC. Henry VIIID. James I2.The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star ofthe Reformation” and his followers.A. William TyndalB. James IC. John WycliffeD. Bishop Lancelot Andrews3.The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad.____ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interests of the English merchants.A. Henry V.B. Henry VIIC. Henry VIIID. Queen Elizabeth4.Except being a victory of England over ___, the rout of the fleet “Armada”(Invincible) was also the triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over thedeclining old feudalism.A. SpainB. FranceC. AmericaD. Norway5.Those, both traders and pirates like ____, established the first English colonies.A. Francis DrakeB. Lancelot AndrewsC. William CaxtonD. William Tyndal6.____ was a forerunner of classicism in English literature.A. Ben JohnsonB. William ShakespeareC. Thomas MoreD. Christopher Marlowe7.The most gifted of the “university wits” was ____.A. LylyB. PeeleC. GreeneD. Marlowe8.Morality plays appeared after_____.A. miracle playsB. mystery playsC. interludeD. Classical plays9._____ is used to say and do good things.A. MercyB. FollyC. ViceD. Peace10._____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.A. Phillip SidneyB. Edmund SpenserC. Thomas MoreD. Walter Raleigh11._____ is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance.A. Thomas NorthB. Thomas WyattC. George ChapmanD. John Florio12.____ had supplied Shakespeare with the material for Julius Caesar.A.Lives of Greek and Roan Heroes《希腊罗马名人传》B.Miscellany of Songs and SonnetsC.Don QuixoteD.History of the World13.____ was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and poverty tounderstand that the rich were becoming richer by robbing the poor.A. John WycliffeB. William CaxtonC. Geoffrey ChaucerD. Thomas More14.Utopia was written in the form of _____.A. proseB. dramaC. essayD. dialogue15.One of the popular morality plays was ____.A. The ShepherdsB. EverymanC. The Play of the WeatherD. Gammer Gurton’s Needle16.Shakespeare’s plays written between _____ are sometimes called “romances” andall end in reconciliation and reunion.A. 1590 and 1594B. 1595 and 1600C. 1601 and 1607D. 1608 and 161217.Miranda is a heroine in Shakespeare’s ______.A. PericlesB. CymbelineC. The Winter’s T aleD. The Tempest18.In _____ appeared Shakespeare’s Sonnet，Never before Imprinted（《莎士比亚十四行诗》“迄今从未刊印过”）which contains 154 sonnets.A. 1606B. 1607C. 1608 160919.Shakespeare is one of the founders of ____.A. romanticismB. realismC. naturalismD. classicism20.Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) withthe _______.A. dramatic blank verseB. songC. sonnetD. couplet21.In the plays, Shakespeare used about ______words.A. 15000B. 16000C. 17000D. 1800022._____has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher MarlowB. Francis BaconC. W. ShakespeareD. Ben JohnsonKey to the multiple choices:1-5 BCDAA 6-10 DDCBA 11-15 BDADA 16-22 ACBADDBⅣ. Say true or false.1.The old English aristocracy having been exterminated (wiped out) in the course ofthe War of the Roses, a new nobility, totally dependent on King’s power, come to the fore.2.Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of QueenElizabeth.3.The progress of bourgeois economy made England a powerful state and enabledher in 1588 to inflict a defeat on the Spanish Invincible Armada.4.The Protestant Reformation was in essence a religious movement in a politicalguise.5.Before the Reformation, the English Bible was universally used by the Catholicchurches.6.Walter Raleigh wrote his History of the World in imprisonment.7.More the man is even more interesting than More the writer.8.Utopia, Book One, describes an ideal communist society.9.Translations occupied an important place in the English Renaissance.10.Philip Sidney’s collection of l ove sonnets is Astrophel and Stella.11.The Miracle plays were not forbidden to perform in churches after the actorsintroduced secular and even comical elements into the performance.12.The writer of Gammer Gurton’s Needle is unknown.13.Two lawyers who wrote Gorboduc were Thomas Sackville (托马斯·萨克维尔)and Thomas Norton（托马斯·）.14.Shakespeare’s sonnets are divided into three groups: Numbers 1—17, Numbers18—126, and Numbers 127—154.15.S hakespeare’s sonnets are written for variety of virtues.16.Engels said, “R ealism implies, besides truth in detail, the truthful reproduction oftypical characters under typical circumstances.”17.Shakespeare wrote about his own people and for his own time.18.Shakespeare’s one play contains one theme. (contains more than one theme)19.To reproduce the real life, Shakespeare often combines the majestic with thefunny, the poetic with the prosaic(散文体的) and tragic with the comic.20.Engels called Shakespeare’s plays the “Shakespearean vivacity (活泼、快活) andwealth of (大量的) action”.21.Utopia is More’s masterpiece, written in the form of letters between More andHythloday, a voyage.22.Sir Philip Sidney is well-known as a poet and dramatist.23.Carl Marx commented highly on More’s Utopia and mentioned it in his greatwork, The Capital.24.The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its poetry.25.The miracle plays were simple plays based on Bible stories, such as the creationof the world, Noah and the flood, and the birth of Christ.26.Grammer Gurton’s Needle is the first English comedy, Gorboduc the first Englishtragedy.27.Both the gentlemen and the common people went to the theatres. But the upperclass was the dominant force in Elizabethan theatre.28.After Shakespeare’s death, Herminge and Condell collected and published hisplays in 1623.29.From Shakespeare’s history plays, it can be seen that Shakespeare took a greatinterest in the political questions of his time.30.In Shakesp eare’s historical plays, historical accuracy is not strictly regarded.31.King Lear is a tragedy of ambition, which drives a brave soldier and national heroto degenerate into a bloody murder and despot right to his doom./doc/731216791.htmling from an old Danish legend, Othello is considered the summit ofShakespeare’s art.33.Shakespeare is one of the founders of romanticism in world literature.34.Generally speaking, after Shakespeare, the English drama was undergoing aprocess of prosperity.35.English Renaissance Period was an age of poetry and drama, and was an age ofprose.36.There are two main characters in As You Like It: Orlando and Rosalind.37.Ben Johnson’s comedies are “comedies of humors”and every character in hiscomedies personifies a definite “humor”.38.In Ben Johnson’s later years he became the “literary king” of his time.Key to the True/False statements:1.T2.T3.T4. F. (a political movement in areligious guise)5. F. (the Latin Bible)6.T7. F (Sidney)8.T9.T10.T11.T12.T13.F ( Book Two)14.T15.T16.T17.T18.F19.T20.T21.F (a conversation)22.F (poet and critic of poetry)23.F24.F(darma)25.T26.T27.T28.T29.T30.T31.F (Macbeth)32.F (Hamlet)33.F (realism)34.F(decline)35.F (not an age of prose)36.T37.F (ordinary people were)38.TPart Three The Period of the English Bourgeois RevolutionI.Choose the right answer.1.The r hyme scheme of Milton’sL’Allkegro and Il Penseroso is_____.A. aabbccbbcB. abbacdccdC. abacdeecD. ababcdcdd2. _____ , as a declaration of people’sfreedom of the press, has been aweapon in the later democraticrevolutionary struggles.A. On the Morning of Christ’s NativityB. ComusC. Of Reformation in EnglandD. Areopagitica3. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.A. John MiltonB. JohnBunyan C. John Donne D.John Dryden4. _____ expressed Donne’s own way of describing love.A. Holy SonnetsB.Witchcraft by a PictureC. The Sun RisingD. Death,Be Not Proud5. George Herbert’s ______ is awell-known shaped poem.A. The AltarB. To HisCoy MistressC. To DaffodilsD. GatherYe Rose Buds While Ye May6. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.A. John DonneB. GeorgeHerbertC. Andre MarvellD. HenryVaughan7. Which of the following is not a Metaphysical poet?A. Richard CrashawB. HenryVaughanC. Andrew MarvellD.Robert Burton8. ____is a prose poem on death and immortality.A. The Anatomy of MelancholyB. Religio MeciciC. Holy DyingD. Urn-Burial9. Izaak Walton’s ____ is a delightful description of the English countryside and the simple and kind people.A. The Compleat AnglerB.。
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1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. ____was famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroic figure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the grea t poems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd’s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. _____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ___ _.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of VeniceD C A C D C C A D B▪ 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except______.▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Ben Jonson▪ c. Christopher Marlowe▪ d. Francis Bacon▪ 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _________.▪ a. poetry and drama▪ b. drama and novel▪ c. novel and poetry▪ d. romance and poetry▪ 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Robert Burns▪ c. John Milton d. William Blake▪ 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?▪ a. A Midsummer Night’s Dream▪ b. The Merry Wives of Windsor▪ c. H enry IV d. King Lear▪ 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th century▪ c. 18th century d. 19th century▪ 6. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in thedevelopment of English_______, and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.▪ a. poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose ▪7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ____ which first established his reputation.▪ a.Gulliver’s Travels▪ b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe▪ c.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ d. Oliver Twist▪8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_________▪ a. William Wordsworth▪ b. George Byron▪ c. Robert Burns▪ d. William Blake▪9. Mary Shelley’s no vel Frankenstein belongs to the type of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying, supernatural events take place.▪ a. Gothic b. Realism▪ c. Romanticism d. Classicism▪10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation”and his followers.▪ A. William Langland B. James I▪ C. John Wycliffe▪ D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews▪ D A C C B D B C A C▪▪ 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ______ and Christian.▪ a. Pagan b. Roman▪ c. French d. Danish▪ 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by________▪ a. Robert Burns b. William Blake▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Charles Lamb▪ 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?▪ a. Don Juan b. Ulysses▪ c. Jane Eyre▪ d. Sons and Lovers▪ 4. ______is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.▪ a. Francis Bacon▪ b. Edmund Spenser▪ c. Thomas More d. Sidney▪ 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?▪ a. novel b.drama▪ c. essay d. poetry▪ 6. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.▪ a. Don Juan▪ b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner▪ c. The Lyrical Ballads▪ d. Ode to the West Wind▪7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism? ▪ a. John Keats▪ b. Percy Shelley▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Alfred Tennyson▪8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?▪ a. Edgar Allan Poe▪ b. James Joyce▪ c. Mary Shelley▪ d. Walter Scott▪9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _______came to Europe and then to England.▪ a. Romanticism b. Classicism▪ c. Realism d. Restoration▪10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?▪ a. Ode to the West Wind▪ b. Ode to Autumn▪ c. Ode on a Grecian Urn▪ d. Ode to a Nightingale▪A C A A B C D C A A▪▪ 1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________▪ a. Romanticism▪ b. Critical Realism▪ c. Aestheticism▪ d. the Renaissance▪ 2. ________is the first important religious poet in English literature.▪ a. John Donne b. George Herbert▪ c. Caedmon d. Milton▪3. _________was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.▪a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare▪c. Philip Sidney d. Thomas Gray▪4. The English poets________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.▪a. George Byron b. John Keats▪c. Percy Shelley d. Samuel Coleridge ▪ 5. The most gifted of the “University Wits” was ____.▪ A. John Lily B. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe▪ 6. _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.▪ A. Phillip Sidney▪ B. Edmund Spenser▪ C. Thomas More▪ D. Christopher Marlowe▪7. Morality plays appeared after_____.▪A. miracle plays▪B. mystery plays▪C. interlude▪D. Classical plays▪8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?▪ a. Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man’s efforts in having his soul delivered.▪9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was ________.▪A. the Reformation▪B. Humanism▪C. the Italian revival▪D. Geographical exploration▪10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?▪ A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew▪ C. Father-in-law D. Father and son ▪▪ D C A D D C A D B B▪ 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings?▪ A. Great wit. B. Bitter satire.▪ C. Rich mythic allusions.▪ D. Complicated sentence structures.▪ 2. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.▪ A. John Donne B. George Herbert▪ C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan▪ 3. The ______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.▪ A. Romanticism B. Humanism▪ C. Enlightenment D. Sentimentalism▪ 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?▪ A. Oliver Goldsmith▪ B. Richard Sheridan▪ C. Laurence Sterne▪ D. Henry Fielding▪ 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”?▪ A.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ B. The Faerie Queene▪ C. Gulliver’s Travels▪ D. The School for Scandal▪ 6. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.▪ A. John Milton B. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden▪7. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _____ tone.▪ A. delightful B. solemn▪ C. sentimental D. satirical▪8. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _____ century.▪ A. 17th B. 19th C. 18th D. 20th▪9. _____ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries. ▪ A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson▪ C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden▪10. ____ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith.▪ A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism▪ C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism▪B A C B C C D C B C▪。
英国文学练习题及答案
1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxonsis ____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the GreenKnightC The TalesD Beowulf2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend writteninalliterative verse.A The TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. ____was famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroicfigure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after itspublication.A LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has b een regarded as one of the great poems in the Eng lish language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd’s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. _____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of , was born in about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ____.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shak espeare’s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant ofD C A C D C C A D B▪ 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except______.▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Ben Jonson▪ c. Christopher Marlowe▪ d. Francis Bacon▪ 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _________.▪ a. poetry and drama▪ b. drama and novel▪ c. novel and poetry▪ d. romance and poetry▪ 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Robert Burns▪ c. John Miltond. William Blake▪ 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?▪ a. A Midsummer Night’s Dream▪ b. The Merry Wives of Windsor▪ c. Henry IVd. King Lear▪ 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th century▪ c. 18th centuryd. 19th century▪ 6. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in thedevelopment of English_______, and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.▪ a. poetryb. epics c. fiction d. prose▪7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ____ which first established his reputation.▪ a. Gulliver’s Travels▪ b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe▪ c. The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ d. Oliver Twist▪8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_________▪ a. William Wordsworth▪ b. George Byron▪ c. Robert Burns▪ d. William Blake▪9. Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein belongs to the type of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles wherehorrifying, supernatural events take place.▪ a. Gothicb. Realism▪ c. Romanticismd. Classicism▪10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation” and his followers.▪ A. William LanglandB. James I▪ C. John Wycliffe▪ D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews▪ D A C C BD B C A C▪▪ 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ______ and Christian.▪ a. Paganb. Roman▪ c. Frenchd. Danish▪ 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by________▪ a. Robert Burnsb. William Blake▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Charles Lamb▪ 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?▪ a. Don Juanb. Ulysses▪ c. Jane Eyre▪ d. Sons and Lovers▪ 4. ______is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.▪ a. Francis Bacon▪ b. Edmund Spenser▪ c. Thomas Mored. Sidney▪ 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?▪ a. novelb.drama▪ c. essayd. poetry▪ 6. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.▪ a. Don Juan▪ b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner▪ c. The Lyrical Ballads▪ d. Ode to the West Wind▪7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism?▪ a. John Keats▪ b. Percy Shelley▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Alfred Tennyson▪8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?▪ a. Edgar Allan Poe▪ b. James Joyce▪ c. Mary Shelley▪ d. Walter Scott▪9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _______came to Europe and then to England.▪ a. Romanticismb. Classicism▪ c. Realismd. Restoration▪10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?▪ a. Ode to the West Wind▪ b. Ode to Autumn▪ c. Ode on a Grecian Urn▪ d. Ode to a Nightingale▪ A C A A BC D C A A▪▪ 1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________▪ a. Romanticism▪ b. Critical Realism▪ c. Aestheticism▪ d. the Renaissance▪ 2. ________is the first important religious poet in English literature.▪ a. John Donne b. George Herbert▪ c. Caedmon d. Milton▪ 3. _________was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.▪ a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare▪ c. Philip Sidneyd. Thomas Gray▪ 4. The English poets________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.▪ a. George Byronb. John Keats▪ c. Percy Shelleyd. Samuel Coleridge▪ 5. The m ost gifted of the “University Wits” was ____.▪ A. John LilyB. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe▪ 6. _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.▪ A. Phillip Sidney▪ B. Edmund Spenser▪ C. Thomas More▪ D. Christopher Marlowe▪7. Morality plays appeared after_____.▪ A. miracle plays▪ B. mystery plays▪ C. interlude▪ D. Classical plays▪8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?▪ a. Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man’s efforts in having his soul delivered.▪9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was ________.▪ A. the Reformation▪ B. Humanism▪ C. the Italian revival▪ D. Geographical exploration▪10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?▪ A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew▪ C. Father-in-law D. Father and son▪▪ D C A D DC A D B B▪ 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings?▪ A. Great wit.B. Bitter satire.▪ C. Rich mythic allusions.▪ D. Complicated sentence structures.▪ 2. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.▪ A. John DonneB. George Herbert▪ C. Andre MarvellD. Henry Vaughan▪ 3. The ______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.▪ A. Romanticism B. Humanism▪ C. EnlightenmentD. Sentimentalism▪ 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?▪ A. Oliver Goldsmith▪ B. Richard Sheridan▪ C. Laurence Sterne▪ D. Henry Fielding▪ 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”?▪ A. The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ B. The Faerie Queene▪ C. Gulliver’s Travels▪ D. The School for Scandal▪ 6. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.▪ A. John MiltonB. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden▪7. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _____ tone.▪ A. delightfulB. solemn▪ C. sentimental D. satirical▪8. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the Englishbourgeoisie in the _____ century.▪ A. 17th B. 19thC. 18thD. 20th▪9. _____ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.▪ A. Ben JohnsonB. Samuel Johnson▪ C. Alexander PopeD. John Dryden▪10. ____ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith.▪ A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism▪ C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism▪ B A C B C C D C B C。
English Literature 英国文学考试试题及答案
Part One Early and Medieval English LiteratureⅠ. Fill in the blanks.1. In 1066, ____, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeatingEngland.A. William the ConquerorB. Julius CaesarC. Alfred the GreatD. Claudius2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ .A. LanglandB. WycliffeC. GowerD. Chaucer明朝3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is ____.中世纪A. novelB. dramaC. romanceD. essay4. The story of ___ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.亚瑟王的顶峰A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB.BeowulfC. Piers the PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales5. William Langland’s ____ is written in the form of a dream vision.A. Kubla KhanB. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John BullD. Morte d’Arthur6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. TheNormans spoke _____.A. FrenchB. EnglishC. LatinD. Swedish7. ______ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator ofthe Bible.A. LanglandB. GowerC. Wycliffe威克利夫D. Chaucer8. Piers the Plowman describes a series of wonderful dreams the author dreamed,through which, we can see a picture of the life in the ____ England.A. primitiveB. feudal封建的；领地的；世仇的C. bourgeois 资本家D. modern9. The theme of ____ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.A. loyaltyB. revolt反抗C. obedience顺从D. mockery嘲弄10. The most famous cycle of English ballads民歌centers on the stories about alegendary outlaw called _____.A. Morte d’ArthurB. Robin HoodC. The Canterbury TalesD. Piers the Plowman11. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets ofEngland, was born in London in about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____.A. FlandersB. FranceC. ItalyD. Westminster Abbey威斯敏斯特教堂（英国名人墓地13. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is his _____, a translation of the FrenchRoman de la Rose by Gaillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in France but throughout Europe.A.The Romaunt of the Rose 传奇故事B. “A Red, Red Rose”C. The Legend of Good WomenD. The Book of the Duchess14. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact onthe wide range of his writings. Which one is not his career? ____.A. engineerB. courtierC. office holderD. soldierE. ambassadorF. legislator (议员)15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem na med _____ based on Boccaccio’spoem “Filostrato”.A. The Legend of Good WomenB. Troilus and CriseydeC. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD. BeowulfKey to the multiple choices：1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAABⅡ. Questions1.What are the features of Beowulf?文体。
英国文学试题及答案2(1)(1)(1)
重庆交通大学外国语学院精选课程《英美文学史及选读》样题答案：英国文学部分I、 Multiple Choice. (40%)There are 15 questions in this part. Choose A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet.A 1. Beowulf is a ___ poem, describing an all-round picture of the tribal society.A. paganB. ChristainC. romanticD. lyricB 2.The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, acomprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created awhole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely___.A. William Langland’s Piers the PlowmanB. Geoffrey Chaucer ’s The Canterbury TalesC. John Gower ’s Confessio AmantisD. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC 3. In“ Sonnet 18，Shakespeare” has a profound meditation on the destructivepower of __C___ and the eternal __________ brought forth by poetry to the one he loves .A. death/ lifeB. time / beautyC. death/ loveD. hate / loveC. 4. Which of the following poetic forms is the principle form of Shakespeare’sdrama?A. lyricB. sonnetC. blank verseD. quatrainC 5. Which of the following statements best illustrate the theme of Shakespeare’sSonnet 18?A. The speaker eulogizes the power of nature.B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on man ’s salvation.A 6. Which of the following place does Gulliver visit first in Gulliver ’s Travels?A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. HouyhnhnmsB 7. Which of the following is NOT true about Robinson Crusoe ?A. It is written in the autobiographical form.B. It is a record of Defoe ’s own experiences.C. Robinson spends 28 years of isolated life on the island.D. It is set in the middle of the 17th century.B.8. Many of Burn s’songs deal with friendship.____ has long become auniversal parting-song of all the English speaking countries.A. A Red, Red RoseB. Auld Lang SyneC. My Heart ’s in the HighlandsD. John Anderson, My JoA9.The Tiger was written by___.A . William Blake B. John KeatsC. William WordsworthD. Percy ShelleyB10. “One short sleep past, we wake eternally”is taken from___A. The Solitary ReaperB. Death be not proudC. To AutumnD. Song to the Man of EnglandA11. _____ is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance.A. Thomas NorthB. Thomas WyattC. George ChapmanD. John FlorioC 12. _____is considered to be the summit of Shakespeare’s art.A. Romeo and JulietB. The Comedy of ErrorsC. HamletD. The TempestC13. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful lovelyrics and the later sacred verses.A. John MiltonB. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John DrydenD 14. The main literary stream of the 18th century was ____ .What the writers described in their works were mainly social realities.A. romanticismB. classicismC. realismD. SentimentalismD 15. Which of the following works are not written by Oliver Goldsmith?____.A. The TravellerB. The Deserted VillageC. The Vicar of WakefieldD. The School for ScandalA16. In the 18th century English literature，the representative writer ofneo-classicism is _A___ .A. PopeB. SwiftC. DefoeD. MiltonB17. The __B_ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century .A. RenaissanceB. EnlightenmentC. Religious ReformationD. Chartist MovementB18. Blake ， Wordsworth ， __B__ ， Byron ， Shelley and _________ are the major Romantic poets .A. Coleridage / SoutheyB. Coleridge / KeatsC. Keats / ScottD. Scott / ColeridgeB19. The Canterbury Tales was written in_____A. Old EnglishB. Middle EnglishC. Modern EnglishD. Current Modern EnglishA20. “The father of English poetry ”is _____.A. Geoffrey ChaocerB. Edmund SpenserC. Francis Bacon D Henry Fielding得分II. Fill in the Blanks in the following summary statement according to what you have learnt of British history and literature. (20%)1.Chaucer employed the_ Heroic _couplet in writing his greatest work TheCanterbury tales .2.Shakespeare’s plays have been traditionally divided into four categoriesaccording to dramatic type: histories, _comedies _, tragedies and romances.3. A Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains and a concluding_couplet .4. John Donne is the founder of the school of_ metaphysical poetry _ . His worksare characterized by mysticism in content and fantasticality in form.5.John Milton ’s Paradise Lost opens with the description of a meeting among thefallen angels, and ends with the departure of Adam and _ Eve _from theGarden of Eden.6. Othello,__ Hamlet _ , Kinglear, and Macbeth are the four greatest tragedies ofWilliam Shakespeare.7. Literature can be divided into poetry, fiction/novel and_Drama ____ __.8. Joseph Addison and Richard Steele jointly created _The Spectator _ _.9._ Odes __ are generally regarded as Keats’most important and mature works.10.The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is written by_ Daniel Defoe .得分III. Explain the following literary terms in your own words.(10%)1． Ballad: A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung.2．Tragedy : A literary work in which the protagonist meets an unhappy or disastrous end.3．Sonnet: A 14-line verse form usually written in iambic pentameter. 4．Sentimentalism: A sentimental expression or idea.5．Lyric: A short poem of songlike quality.得分四 . Short AnswersRead the materials first ， and then answer the questions according to the requirements .Remember you should write your answers correctly ， completely and briefly (20%)“ Historiesmake men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep, moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.”Questions:1）What kind of rhetorical devices does the sentence used?Analogy ( 类比 )2）Please translate this sentence.读史令人理智，读诗令人灵秀，数学令人周祥，科学令人深刻，伦理学令人隆重，逻辑修辞令人善变。
英国文学习题
Chapter OneFill in the following blanks.1.Angles, Saxons and _________ usually known as Anglo-Saxons are the firstEnglishmen. Language spoken by them is called the Old English, which is the foundation of English language and literature.2.The literature of Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ________and Christian.3.Among the early Anglo-Saxon poets we may mention _______, who wrote apoetic “Paraphrase” of the Bible, and Cynewulf.4.“__________”is the oldest poem in the English language, and also the oldestsurviving epic in the English language.5.In the year 1066, the Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of_______.Choose the best answer for each blank.1.In Anglo-Saxon period, “Beowulf” represented the ______ poetry.a. paganb. religiousc. romanticd. sentimental2. In 1066, _______ led the Norman army to invade and defeat England.a. William the Conquerorb. Julius Caesarc. Alfred the Greatd. Claudius3. The story of “______” is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.a.Sir Cawain and the Green Knightb.The story of Beowulfc.Piers the plowmand.The Canterbury Tales4. William Langland’s “___________” is written in the form of dream vision.a. Kubla Khanb. Piers the Plowmanc. The Dream of John Bulld. Morte d’ArthurDefine the following items.1. Old English period2. AlliterationChapter TwoFill in the following blanks.1.The Canterbury Tales contains the _________ and 24 tales, some of which leftunfinished.2.The _____________ provides a framework for the tales in The Canterbury Tales,and it comprises a group of vivid pictures of various medieval figures.3.The pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales are on their way to the shrine of St. Thomasa Becket at a place named __________.4.Chaucer’s work__________ gives us a picture of the condition of English life ofhis day, such as its work and play, its deeds and dreams, its fun and sympathy. Choose the best answer for each blank.1.The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensiverealistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely ______.a.William Langland’s Piers the Plowmanb.Geoffery Chaucer’s The Canterbury Talesc.John Gower’s Confessio Amantisd.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight2._______, the father of English poetry and one of the greatest narrative poets ofEngland, was born in London about 1340.a. Geoffery Chaucerb. Sir Gawainc. Francis Bacond. John Dryden3. Chaucer died on the 25th of October 1400, and was buried in ________.a. Flandersb. Francec. Italyd. Westminster Abbey4. ________ was the first to be buried in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey.a. Chaucerb. Keatsc. Southeyd. Tennyson5. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is his ________ , a translation of French “Roman de la Rose”.a. Romance of the Roseb. A Red, Red Rosec. Piers the Plowmand. Troilus and Criseyde6. _______creative work vividly reflected the changes which had taken root in English culture of the second half of the 14th century.a. Chaucer’sb. Byron’sc. Shelley’sd. Eliot’s7. Generally speaking, Chaucer’s works fall into three main groups corresponding roughly to the three periods of his adult life. Which period is wrong?a. the period of French influence (1359-1372)b. the period of Italian influence (1372-1386)c. the period of English influence (1386-1400)d. the period of American influence (1371-1382)Chapter Three & Four1.The 16thcentury in England was a period of the breaking up of feudalrelations and the establishing of the foundations of ___________.2.Thomas More wrote his famous prose work “_______”.3.In Elizabethan Period, ________ wrote more than fifty excellent essays,which made him one of the best essayists in English literature.4._______ is often referred to as “the poet’s poet”.5.Spenser is generally regarded as the greatest nondramatic poet of theElizabethan Age. His fame is chiefly based on his masterpiece “__________”.6.In the Elizabethan Period, ________ is the greatest playwright of England.7.In the Elizabethan Period, ________ wrote many excellent essays, such as“Of Studies”.8.________ wrote his masterpiece “Faerie Queene”.9.“Hamlet”, “Othello”, “King Lear” and “_________”are generally regarded asShakespeare’s four great tragedies.10.“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” is one of __________’s best knownsonnets.11.At the beginning of the 16th century the outstanding humanist _______ wrotehis Utopia in which he gave a profound and truthful picture of the people’s suffering and put forward his ideal of a future happy society.a. Thomas Moreb. Thomas Marlowec. Francis Bacond. William Shakespeare12. Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of Queen ________ .a. Maryb. Elizabethc. Williamd. Victoria13. English Renaissance Period was an age of _______.a. proseb. poetry and dramac. essays and journalsd. ballads and songs14. English Renaissance is not an age of prose, but Thomas More wrote his famous prose work _______.a. Utopiab. Robinson Crusoec. Gulliver’s Travelsd. of Studies15. “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” This is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s _______.a. songsb. playsc. comediesd. sonnets16. The second period of English Renaissance is also called the _______ period or the Age of ________.17. Shakespeare’s plays have been traditionally divided into four categories according to dramatic type: histories, _______, tragedies and _______.18. ______ is considered the first great English dramatist and the most important Elizabethan playwright before Shakespeare.19. Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets fall into two series: one series are addressed to W. H, a young man, and the other addressed to ________.20. The writings of Francis Bacon mainly fall into three categories: ______ , purely literary and professional.21. In the English Renaissance period, scholars began to emphasize the capacities of the human mind and the achievements of human culture. The most significant intellectual movement was ________.a. the Reformationb. geographical explorationsc. humanismd. the Italian revival22. Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeare’s great tragedies?a. Othellob. Macbethc. Romeo and Julietd. Hamlet23. Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeare’s comedies?a. Henry Vb. The Merchant of Venicec. A Midsummer Night’s Dreamd. The Winter’s Tale24. Which of the following poetic forms is the principal form of Shakespeare’s dramas/a. lyricb. sonnetc. blank versed. quatrain25. “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested” is one of the Epigrams found in ______.a. Francis Bacon’s “of Studies”b. Thomas More’s “Utopia”c. John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progressd. Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones。
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I. Identify the author with his work.
1) William Langland ( c) a. Utopia
2) Edmund Spenser ( d ) b. Romeo and Juliet
3)William Shakespeare ( b) c. Piers, the Plowman
4) Francis Bacon ( g ) d. The Faerie Queene
5) Thomas More ( a) e. Doctor Faustus
6) Geoffrey Chaucer ( f ) f. The Canterbury Tales
7) Christopher Marlowe ( e) g. Advancement of Learning
II. Choose the best answer for each blank.
1. English Renaissance Period was an age of .
A. prose and novel B. poetry and drama
C. romance and ballad D. essay and drama
2. “ Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” is the opening line of one of Shakespeare’s .
A. songs B. plays C. sonnets D. tragedies
3. was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature .
A. Thomas Wyatt
B. William Shakespeare
C. Henry Howard D. John Lyly
4. first made blank verse the principal instrument of English drama in the Renaissance
period.
A. William Shakespeare B. Thomas Wyatt
C. Christopher Marlow
D. Henry Howard
5. The essence of humanism is to ________
A. restore a medieval reverence for the church
B. avoid the circumstances of earthly life
C. explore the next world in which men could live after death
D. emphasize human qualities
6. Although _____ was essentially a medieval writer, he bore marks of humanism and anticipated
a new era of literature to come.
A. Thomas More B. William Langland C. Edmund Spenser D. William
Shakespeare
7. Which of the following historical events does NOT directly help to stimulate the rising of the
Renaissance Movement?
A. The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture.
B. The new discoveries in geography and astronomy.
C. The Glorious Revolution.
D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion.
8. In 1066, _________led the Norman army to invade and defeat England.
A. William the Conqueror
B. Julius Caesar
C. Alfred the Great D. Claudius
9. Chaucer died on the 25th of October 1400, and was buried in _______.
A. Flanders B. France
C. Italy
D. Westminster Abbey
10. In Anglo-Saxon period, Beowulf represented the _________ poetry.
A. pagan
B. religious
C. romantic D. sentimental
11. A ___ is a story told in song, usually in 4-line stanzas, with the second and the fourth rhymed.
A. ballad
B. romance C. sonnet D. lyric
12. Among the following plays which is NOT written by Christopher Marlowe?
A. Dr. Faustus B. The Jew of Malta C. Tamburlaine
D. New Instrument
13. ______ is NOT written by Francis Bacon.
A. Of Studies B. New Instrument C. Advancement of Learning
D. Edward II
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. A ___Morality___ play presents the conflicts between good and evil with allegorical
personages such as Mercy, Peace and Hate.
2. A Miracle SS play is chiefly based on the biblical stories or the stories of the saints.