英美文学选读0101.doc

00604 英美文学选读（章节练习题）Chapter 1The Renaissance Period（一）一、单项选择题1.In the Norman conquest of England, the Germanic tribes from the northern Europe brought with them not only the _c_ language, the basis of modern English, but also a specific poetic tradition.A Mediterranean B ChristianC Anglo-Saxon D Roman2.In the period of old English literature; “Beowulf” is regarded as poetry.A religious B secularC romantic D sentimental3.Geoffrey Chaucer introduced from France the rhymed stanzas of various types to English poetry to replace the old English verse.A rhymed B alliterativeC romantic D visionary4.The hero and setting of “Beowulf” has nothing to do with , for the story took place in Scandinavia.A England B DenmarkC Norway D Sweden5.Geoffrey Chaucers reputation has been securely established as one of the best English for his wisdom, humor, and humanity.A novelists B dramatistsC poets D A and B6.In “Beowulf” the hero is shown not only as a glorious hero but also as a of the people.A father B sonC protector D servant7.It can be said that though essentially still a medieval writer, Geoffrey Chaucer bore marks of humanism and anticipated a new to come.A man B theoryC doctrine D era8.Geoffrey Chaucer develops his characterization to a higher artistic level by presenting characters with both typical qualities and dispositions.A individual B collectiveC social D natural二、综合题1.The period ofOld English literature extends from about 450 to 1066, the year of the/Norman Conquest.2.The old English poetry that has survived can be divided into two groups: and. religious/secular3.“Beowulf” a typical example of , is regarded as the epic of the Angle-Saxons. Old English/national4.Geoffrey Chaucer is the greatest writer of themedieval period in English literature.5.Geoffrey Chaucer was entirely rooted in the soil of the ages, his art is so fully realized as to carry him beyond his time and make him one of the greatest English poets. John Dryden, who modernized several of Canterbury tales, called Chaucer the of English poetry.6.How many groups does the old English poetry fall into? What are they?7.Makes comments on romance as a literary genre in the medieval English literature?8.What is the contribution of Geoffrey Chaucer to English literature?答案部分一、单项选择题1.【正确答案】C2.【正确答案】B3.【正确答案】B4.【正确答案】A5.【正确答案】C6.【正确答案】C7.【正确答案】D8.【正确答案】A二、综合题1.【正确答案】Old English /Norman Conquest2.【正确答案】religious/secular3.【正确答案】Old English/national4.【正确答案】medieval5.【正确答案】middle/father6.【正确答案】two groups : the religious group and the secular one.7.【正确答案】A. Romance which uses narrative verse or prose to sing knightly adventures or other heroic deeds is a popular literary form in medieval period.B. It has developed the characteristic medieval motifs of the quest, the test, the meeting with the evil giant and the encounter with the beautiful beloved, with its hero being usually the knight and characterization standardized. There is often a liberal use of the improbable, sometimes even supernatural, things in romance such as mysteries and fantasies.C. Romantic love is an important part of the plot in romance, the romance reflects a chivalric age, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” is the best romance of the period.8.【正确答案】Geoffrey Chaucer is the greatest writer of the medieval period in English literature, it is Chaucer alone who, for the first time in English literature, depicted a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time in his masterpiece “the Canterbury Tales.” A medieval writer, Chaucer bore marks of humanism and anticipated a new era to come. In his works, he develops his characterization to a higher level by presenting cha