英国文学史习题全集(包含答案)

3Part One Early and Medieval English Literature . Fill in the blanks. 1. In 1066, _, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating England.A. William the Conqueror B. Julius Caesar C. Alfred the Great D. Claudius2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is _ . A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is _.A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay4. The story of _ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. BeowulfC. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales5. William Langlands _ is written in the form of a dream vision.A. Kubla Khan B. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John Bull D. Morte dArthur6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke _.A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish7. _ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator of the Bible.A. Langland B. Gower C. Wycliffe 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. primitive B. feudal C. bourgeois D. modern9. The theme of _ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery10. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called _.A. Morte dArthur B. Robin Hood C. The Canterbury Tales D. Piers the Plowman11. _, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London in about 1340.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in _.A. Flanders B. France C. Italy D. Westminster Abbey13. Chaucers earliest work of any length is his _, a translation of the French Roman 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 B. “A Red, Red Rose”4C. The Legend of Good Women D. The Book of the Duchess14. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact on the wide range of his writings. Which one is not his career? _.A. engineer B. courtier C. office holder D. soldier E. ambassador F. legislator (议员)15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _ based on Boccaccios poem “Filostrato”. A. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus and Criseyde C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. BeowulfKey to the multiple choices： 1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAAB. Questions1. What are the features of Beowulf?2. Comment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales.Part Two The English Renaissance. Match the writer and his works.1. Thomas More 2. Holinshed 3. Hakluyt 4. Richard Tottel 5. Philip Sidney 6. Walter Raleigh A. Apology for PoetryB. Miscellany of Songs and SonnetsC. UtopiaD. Discovery of GuianaE. Principal Navigations, Voyages and DiscoveriesF. ChroniclesThe key: (1C 2F 3E 4B 5A 6D). Choose the best answer.1. _B founded the Tudor Dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type, which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie. A. Henry V B. Henry VII C. Henry VIII D. James I2. The first complete English Bible was translated by _C_, “the morning star of the Reformation” and his followers.A. William Tyndal B. James I C. John Wycliffe D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews3. The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. _D_ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interests of the English merchants.5A. Henry V. B. Henry VIIC. Henry VIII D. Queen Elizabeth4. Except being a victory of England over _A_, the rout of the fleet “Armada” (Invincible) was also the triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.A. Spain B. France C. America D. Norway5. Those, both traders and pirates like _A_, established the first English colonies.A. Francis Drake B. Lancelot Andrews C. William Caxton D. William Tyndal 6. _D_ was a forerunner of classicism in English literature. A. Ben Johnson B. William Shakespeare C. Thomas More D. Christopher Marlowe7. The most gifted of the “university wits” was _D_. A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. Marlowe8. Morality plays appeared after_C_.A. miracle plays B. mystery plays C. interlude D. Classical plays9. _B_ is used to say and do good things.A. Mercy B. Folly C. Vice D. Peace10. _A_is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.A. Phillip Sidney B. Edmund Spenser C. Thomas More D. Walter Raleigh11. _B_ is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance.A. Thomas North B. Thomas Wyatt C. George Chapman D. John Florio 12. _D_ 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 Quixote D. History of the World 13. _A_ was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and poverty to understand that the rich were becoming richer by robbing the poor. A. John Wycliffe B. William Caxton C. Geoffrey Chaucer D. Thomas More 14. Utopia was written in the form of _D_. A. prose B. drama C. essay D. dialogue 15. One of the popular morality plays was _A_. A. The Shepherds B. Everyman C. The Play of the Weather D. Gammer Gurtons Needle16. Shakespeares plays written between _A_ are sometimes called “romances” and all end in reconciliation and reunion.A. 1590 and 1594 B. 1595 and 1600 C. 1601 and 1607 D. 1608 and 161217. Miranda is a heroine in Shakespeares _C_.6A. Pericles B. Cymbeline C. The Winters Tale D. The Tempest 18. In _B_ appeared Shakespeares Sonnet，Never before Imprinted（莎士比亚十四行诗 “迄今从未刊印过 ”）which contains 154 sonnets.A. 1606 B. 1607 C. 1608 160919. Shakespeare is one of the founders of _A_.A. romanticism B. realism C. naturalism D. classicism20. Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with the _D_.A. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. couplet21. In the plays, Shakespeare used about _D_ _words.A. 15000 B. 16000 C. 17000 D. 1800022. _B_has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Bacon C. W. Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson Key to the multiple choices: 1-5 BCDAA 6-10 DDCBA 11-15 BDADA 16-22 ACBADDB. Fill in the blanks.1. The _ Latin Bible_ was universally used by the Catholic Churches.2. The English translation of the Bible emerged as a result of the struggle between _ Protestantism;_ and _ Catholicism_.3. The Bible was notably translated into English by the _ Protestants_.4. The first complete English Bible was translated by _ John Wycliffe; _, “the morning star of the _ Reformation_”.5. _ William Tyndal_ translated the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament, which is known as Tyndales Bible.6. After Tydales Bible, then appeared the _ Authorized Version,_, which was made in 1611 under the auspices of _ James I _. And so was sometimes called the _King James Bible_. 7. Apart from the religious influence, the Authorized Version has had a great influence on English _ Language _ and _ literature _.8. With the widespread influence of the English Bible, the standard modern English has been _ fixed _ and _ confirmed _.9. A great number of _ Bible coinages _and phrases have passed into daily English speech as household words.10. The _ simple;_and _ dignified _ language of the Authorized Version has colored the style of the English prose for the last 300 years.11. _ William Caxton _ was the first English printer.12. William Caxton was a prosperous merchant himself, but he was fond of _ Reading _ , and his interest was turning to _ literature _.13. He translated The Recuyell of Historyes of Troy into English from French which 7was the _ First _ book printed in English.14. The Recuyell served as a source for _ Shakespeare _ Troilus and Cressida. 特洛埃勒斯与克雷雪达15. After having established his printing press, William Caxton devoted himself to the career of a _Printer_ and _ publisher _.16. William Caxton published about _100_ books, _24_ of which were translated by himself. 17. By rendering (翻译) French books into English, Caxton exercised the youthful language in the airs (曲调 ), the graces, the crafts of the elder and contributed to the development of the style of _15th _ century English _ prose _.18. The influence of Caxtons publications is also great in fixing a _ National _ language in England.19. As the first English printer, Caxton invented in England the profession of _ Publisher;_, which in fact has had a lasting significance to the development of English _ culture _ as a whole.20. The Renaissance started in the _14th _ century and ended in the _17th _century.21. The word, “renaissance” means _ Religious _, which was stimulated by a series of historical events, such as _ reformation _.22. In the Renaissance, the humanist thinkers and scholars tried to get rid of those old _ feudalist ideas _in medieval Europe, to introduce new ideas that expresses _ interests _ of the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the _ purity _of the early church from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church.23. _ Humanism _ is the theme of the English Renaissance, which emphasized the capacities of _ human mind;_and the achievements of _ human culture _.24. _ Spenserian _ Stanza is a verse form created by _ Edmund Spenser _ for his poem, _ The Faerie Queene _, in which the rhyme scheme is _ ababbcbcc _. 25. The Wars of the Roses (14551485) between the House of _ Lancaster _ and the House of _ York _ struggling for the Crown continued for 30 years.26. Because of the conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and the King of England, the far-reaching movement of _ The Reformation _ took place in England, started by Henry VIII.27. After _ the Enclosure Movement _ in England, the helpless, dispossessed peasants, being compelled to work at a low wage, became hired laborers for the merchants. These laborers were the fathers of modern English _ proletarians _.28. The introduction of _ printing _ to England by William Caxton (1476) brought classical works within reach of the common multitude.29. The 16th century in England was a period of the breaking up _ feudal _of relations and the establishing of the foundations of _ capitalism _.30. Because the wool trade was rapidly growing in bulk, it was a time when, according to Thomas More, “_ sheep devours men _”.31. _ William VIII _ broke off with the Pope, dissolved all the monasteries and abbeys in the country, confiscated their lands and proclaimed himself head of the 8Church of England.32. Together with the development of bourgeois relationships and formation of the English national state this period is marked by a flourishing of national culture known as _ Renaissance _.33. _ Henry Howard,Earl of Surrey _, in his translation of Virgils Aeneid, wrote the first English blank verse.34. Richard Tottels Miscellany of Songs and Sonnets contained _96_ poems by _ Sir Thomas Wyatt,_ and _40_ by _ Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey _.35. Philip Sidney thought that _ poetry _ had superiority over philosophy and history. 36. _ Utopia, Book One _ is a picture of contemporary England with forcible exposure of the _ poverty _ among the laboring classes.37. More points out that the root of poverty is the _ private ownership _ of social wealth.38. Sonnets contain _ Italian/Petrarchan _ sonnets and _ Shakespearean _ sonnets.39. The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its _ Drama _.40. The “miracles” were simple plays based on _ Bible _stories.41. There are significant touches of _ real _ life in the play titled The Shepherds.42. A morality play presented the _ Conflict _ of good and _ evil _ with _ allegorical _personages.43. Vice was the predecessor of the modern _ Clown _. 44. Through the revival of classical literature, English playwrights came into contact with _ Greek _ and _ Latin _drama.45. From the contact with Greek and Latin drama, English playwrights learned all the important rules in _ Structure _ and _ style _, the more exact conception of _ comedy _ and _ tragedy _.46. English comedies and tragedies on classical models appeared in the middle of the _16th _ century. 47. The first English comedy is _ Gammer Gurtons Needle 葛顿大娘的缝衣针_.48. The first English tragedy is _ Gorboduc 高波特克_.49. Miracle plays, morality plays, interludes and classical plays paved the way for the flourishing of _ Drama _.50. In the 16th century _London _ became the centre of English drama.51. By _1567_, professional actors were organized into companies.52. _ Elizabethan theatres _ were wooden buildings, usually circular in form, with tiers（一排排） of galleries surrounding a roofless pit（楼下剧场）.53. In the Elizabethan Theater, there were no _ actress _ and womens parts were always taken by _ boys _.54. Shakespeares narrative poem, Venus and Adonis, is full of vivid images of the _ countryside _, and aphorisms (格言、警句) on life. 55. Shakespeare was a great _ master _ of the English language. 56. Shakespeares dramatic creation often used the method of _adaptation (revision)_.957. Shakespeares drama becomes a monument of the English _ Renaissance _. 58. Shakespeare was a _ master-hand (能手) _ for play-writing. 59. Shakespeares _ full-blood _ people represent all the complexities and implications of real life. Key to the blanks: 1. Latin Bible2. Protestantism; Catholicism3. Protestants4. John Wycliffe; Reformation5. William Tyndal6. Authorized Version, James I; King James Bible.7. Language; literature8. fixed; confirmed9. Bible coinages10. simple; dignified 11. William Caxton12. Reading; literature13. First14. Shakespeare15. Printer; publisher16. 100; 2417. 15th ; prose18. National19. Publisher; culture 20. 14th; 17th21. Religious reformation22. feudalist ideas; interests; purity 23. Humanism; human mind; human culture24. Spenserian; Edmund Spenser; The Faerie Queene; ababbcbcc25. Lancaster; York26. The Reformation27. the Enclosure Movement; proletarians28. printing29. feudal; capitalism30. sheep devours men31. William VIII32. Renaissance33. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey34. 96, Sir Thomas Wyatt, 40, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey35. poetry36. Utopia, Book One; poverty37. private ownership38. Italian/Petrarchan ; Shakespearean 39. Drama40. Bible 41. real42. Conflict; evil; allegorical43. Clown44. Greek; Latin45. Structure; style; comedy; tragedy46. 16th47. Gammer Gurtons Needle 葛顿大娘的缝衣针48. Gorboduc 高波特克49. Drama50. London51. 156752. Elizabethan theatres53. actress; boys54. countryside55. master56. adaptation (revision)57. Renaissance58. master-hand (能手) 59. full-blood11. Questions on the English Renaissance 1. Comment on the image of Henry V and Sir John Falstaff.2. Comment on the character of Hamlet.3. What are the features of Shakespeares drama?4. Remember Shakespeares major plays in each literary career.5. Comment on Marlowes social significance and literary achievement. 6. Comment on The Faerie Queene.Part Three The Period of the English Bourgeois RevolutionI. Choose the right answer.1. The rhyme scheme of Miltons LAllkegro and Il Penseroso is _. A. aabbccbbc B. abbacdccd C. abacdeec D. ababcdcdd2. _ , as a declaration of peoples freedom of the press, has been a weapon in the later democratic revolutionary struggles. A. On the Morning of Christs Nativity B. ComusC. Of Reformation in England D. Areopagitica3. _ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses. A. John Milton B. John Bunyan C. John Donne D. John Dryden4. _ expressed Donnes own way of describing love. A. Holy Sonnets B. Witchcraft by a Picture C. The Sun Rising D. Death, Be Not Proud 5. George Herberts _ is a well-known shaped poem. A. The Altar B. To His Coy Mistress C. To Daffodils D. Gather Ye Rose Buds While Ye May6. _ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry. A. John Donne B. George Herbert C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan7. Which of the following is not a Metaphysical poet? A. Richard Crashaw B. Henry Vaughan C. Andrew Marvell D. Robert Burton 8. _is a prose poem on death and immortality. A. The Anatomy of Melancholy B. Religio Mecici C. Holy Dying D. Urn-Burial9. Izaak Waltons _ is a delightful description of the English countryside and the simple and kind people. 12A. The Compleat Angler B. Holy Living C. To His Coy Mistress D. To Daffadils10. Who is the greatest figure of the Cavalier poetry? A. John Suckling B. Richard Lovelace C. Robert Herrick D. John Dryden11. _was the forerunner of the English classical school of literature in the 19th century. A. John Dryden B. Richard Steele C. Joseph Addison D. Alexander Pope Key to the multiple choices: 1-5 CDCBA 6-11 ADDAADII. Fill in the blanks.1. In the field of prose writing of the Puritan Age, _(John Bunyan)_ occupies the most important place. 2. The Pilgrims Progress is one of the most popular pieces of Christian writing produced during the _(Puritan) _ Age. 3. _(The Pilgrims Progress)_gives a vivid and satirical picture of Vanity Fair which is the symbol of London at the time of Restoration. 4. _(John Bunyans) _masterpiece, The Pilgrims Progress, is an allegory, a narrative in which general concepts such as sins, despair, and faith are r