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2014英国文学简史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”C. 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： 1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAAB1. _ 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 _, “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. _ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interests of the English merchants.A. Henry V. B. Henry VIIC. Henry VIII D. 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 the declining old feudalism.A. Spain B. France C. America D. Norway5. Those, both traders and pirates like _, established the first English colonies.A. Francis Drake B. Lancelot Andrews C. William Caxton D. William Tyndal 6. _ 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 _. A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. Marlowe8. Morality plays appeared after_.A. miracle plays B. mystery plays C. interlude D. Classical plays9. _ is used to say and do good things.A. Mercy B. Folly C. Vice D. Peace10. _is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.A. Phillip Sidney B. Edmund Spenser C. Thomas More D. Walter Raleigh11. _ is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance.A. Thomas North B. Thomas Wyatt C. George Chapman D. John Florio 12. _ 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. _ 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 _. A. prose B. drama C. essay D. dialogue 15. One of the popular morality plays was _. A. The Shepherds B. Everyman C. The Play of the Weather D. Gammer Gurtons Needle16. Shakespeares plays written between _ 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 _.A. Pericles B. Cymbeline C. The Winters Tale D. The Tempest 18. In _ appeared Shakespeares Sonnet，Never before Imprinted which contains 154 sonnets.A. 1606 B. 1607 C. 1608 160919. Shakespeare is one of the founders of _.A. romanticism B. realism C. naturalism D. classicism20. Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with the _.A. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. couplet21. In the plays, Shakespeare used about _words.A. 15000 B. 16000 C. 17000 D. 1800022. _has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Bacon C. W. Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson 1-5 BCDAA 6-10 DDCBA 11-15 BDADA 16-22 ACBADDB1 _ , 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. Areopagitica2. _ 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 Dryden3. _ expressed Donnes own way of describing love. A. Holy Sonnets B. Witchcraft by a Picture C. The Sun Rising D. Death, Be Not Proud 4. 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 May5. _ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry. A. John Donne B. George Herbert C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan6. Which of the following is not a Metaphysical poet? A. Richard Crashaw B. Henry Vaughan C. Andrew Marvell D. Robert Burton 7. _is a prose poem on death and immortality. A. The Anatomy of Melancholy B. Religio Mecici C. Holy Dying D. Urn-Burial8. Izaak Waltons _ is a delightful description of the English countryside and the simple and kind people. A. The Compleat Angler B. Holy Living C. To His Coy Mistress D. To Daffadils9. Who is the greatest figure of the Cavalier poetry? A. John Suckling B. Richard Lovelace C. Robert Herrick D. John Dryden10. _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 DCBAA 6-10 DDAAD1. In 1701, Steele published a pamphlet, _, in which he first displayed his moralizing spirit. A. The Funeral B. The Lying Lover C. The Christian Hero D. The Tender Husband2. Which is the most popular newspaper published by Steele? A. The Tatler B. The Spectator C. The Theatre D. The English 3. _ is Addisons great tragedy. A. A Letter from Italy B. Rosamond C. The Campaign D. Cato4. Which of the following is not the hero in The Spectator? A. Isaac Bickerstaff B. Mr. Roger C. Captain Sentry D. Andrew Freeport5. _ were looked upon as the model of English composition by British authors all through the 18th century. A. Jeremy Taylors Holy Living B. Thomas Brownes Religio Meidic C. Samuel Pepyss diaries D. Addisons Spectator essays6. The most important classicist in the Enlightenment Movement is _. A. Steele B. Addison C. Pope D. Dryden 7. The masterpiece of Alexander Pope is _. A. Essay on Criticism B. The Rape of the Lock C. Essay on Man D. The Dunciad8. Essay on Man is a _poem in heroic couplets. A. didactic B. satirical C. philosophical D. dramatic9. _ was an intellectual movement in the first half of the 18th century. A. The Enclosure Movement B. The Industrial Revolution C. The Religious Reform D. The Enlightenment 10. The literature of the Enlightenment in England mainly appealed to the _ readers. A. aristocratic B. middle class C. low class D. intellectual 11. _ is a great classicist but his satire is not always just. A. Steele B. Milton C. Addison D. Pope12. The main literary stream of the 18th century was _ . What the writers described in their works were mainly social realities.A. romanticism B. classicism C. realism D. sentimentalism13. The 18th century was the golden age of the English _. The novel of this period spoke the truth about life with an uncompromising (unbending) courage.A. drama B. poetry C. essay D. novel14. In 1704, Jonathan Swift published two works together, _ and _, which made him well-known as a satirist.A. A Tale of Tub B. Bickerstaff Almanac C. Gullivers Travels D. The Battle of the Books 15. In a series of pamphlets Jonathan Swift denounced the cruel and unjust treatment of Ireland by the English government. One of the most famous is _.A. Essays on Criticism B. A Modest ProposalC. Gullivers Travels D. The Battle of the Books 16. “Proper words in proper places, makes the true definition of a style.” This sentence is said by _, one of the greatest masters of English prose.A. Alexander Pope B. Henry Fielding C. Jonathan Swift D. Daniel Defoe17. _s best-known pamphlet was The Trueborn EnglishmanA Satire, which contained a caustic exposure of the aristocracy and the tyranny of the church.A. Alexander Pope B. Henry Fielding C. Jonathan Swift D. Daniel Defoe18. Henry Fieldings first novel _ was written in connection with Pamela of Samuel Richardson. But after the first 10 chapters, Henry Fielding became so interested and absorbed in his own hovel as to forget his original plan of ridiculing Pamela.A. Tom Jones B. Joseph Andrews C. Jonathan Wild D. Amelia19. _ the first important work by Tobias Smollett, is based on his own experience as a naval doctor and in part autobiographical.A. Roderick Random B. Humphry ClinkerC. Peregrine Pickle D. A Sentimental Journey 20. From the character Mr. Malaprop, in _ by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, is derived the term “malapropism” which means a ridiculous misusage of big words.A. The Rivals B. The School for Scandal C. The Beggars Opera D. The London Merchant21. Which of the following periodicals is edited by Samuel Johnson? _.A. The Review B. The Tatler C. The Rambler D. The Bee22. Which of the following works are not written by Oliver Goldsmith? _.A. The Traveller B. The Deserted Village C. The Vicar of Wakefield D. The School for Scandal23. Which of the following works is written by Edward Gibbon?_.A. The School for Scandal B. She Stoops to ConquerC. The Good-natured Man D. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire24. The sentence of “The plowman homeward plods his weary way, /And leaves the world to darkness and to me” is written by _.A. William Cowper B. George CrabbeC. Thomas Gray D. William Blake25. _ is not written by William Blake.A. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell B. Songs of ExperienceC. Auld Lang Syne D. Poetical Sketches26. “In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” This proverb is cited from William Blakes _.A. Songs of Experience B. Songs of InnocenceC. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell D. Poetical Sketches27. The 18th century witnessed that in England there appeared two political parties, _, which were satirized by Jonathan Swift in his Gullivers Travels.A. the Whigs and the Tories B. the senate and the House of RepresentativesC. The upper House and lower House D. the House of Lords and the House of Commons 28. _ 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. Naturalism29. _ 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 Dryden30. Which of the following novels is not epistolary (written in letter form) novels? A. Clarissa Harlowe B. Pamela C. Sir Charles Grandison D. Tomes Jones 31. Which play is regarded as the best English comedy since Shakespeare?A. She Stoops to Conquer B. The RivalsC. The School for Scandal D. The Conscious LoversKey : 1-5 CADAD 6-10 CBCDB 11-15 DDDDB 16-20 CDBAA 21-25 CDDCC 26-31 CACBDC 1. Romanticism fights against the ideas of _.A. realism B. Renaissance C. Enlightenment D. feudalism 2. The main literary stream is _.A. poetry B. novels C. prose D. periodicals 3. _ has a another name called “The Daffodils”.A. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” B. “Tintern Abbey”C. “Revolution” D. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”4. Coleridges _ is a “conversation” poem.A. Frost at Midnight B. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” C. Christabel D. Biographia Literaria5. Byrons _ is regarded as the great poem of the Romantic Age.A. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage B. Hours of IdlenessC. Lara D. Don Juan6. Prometheus Unbound is _ masterpiece.A. Wordsworths B. Byrons C. Shelleys D. Keats7. _ lived the longest life.A. Wordsworth B. Byron C. Shelley D. Keats8. Keats first poem is _.A. O Solitude B. On First Looking into Chapmans HomerC. Poems D. Endymion9. Keats best ode is _.A. “On a Grecian Urn” B. “To Autumn”C. “To Psyche” D. “To a Nightingale”10. The best works of William Hazlitt is _.A. The Spirit of the Age B. Table TalkC. The Characters of Shakespeares Plays D. On the English Poets11. The publication of _ marks the beginning of the Romantic Movement in England.A. “Tintern Abbey” B. Lyrical Ballads C. Frost at Night D. “The Daffodils”12. The Prelude has also been called _.A. The Last Brazil B. The First Impression C. Growth of a Poets Mind D. The Spirit of the Age13. Wordsworths “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” has also been called _.A. “The Solitary Reaper” B. “The Daffodils”C. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” D. “O Solitude”14. _ is considered Wordsworths masterpiece. A. The Prelude B. Endymion C. Don Juan D. Biographia Literaria15. The prose writers in the English Romantic Age developed a kind of _.A. models of classicism B. familiar essayC. rules of neo-romanticism D. ways of modernism16. The best essayist in the English Romantic Age is _.A. Keats B. Walter Scott C. Charles Lamb D. William Hazlitt17. The themes of Pride and Prejudice are _.A. pride and prejudice B. the writers own personalitiesC. love and marriage D. Both A and C18. _ is considered the father of historical novelist in the English Romantic Age.A. Jane Austen B. Charles Lamb C. William Hazlitt D. Waler Scott19. Lambs writings are full of _for he is especially fond of old writers.A. romanticism B. conversations C. inspirations D. archaisms20. Lamb is a romanticist of _.A. the city B. the countryside C. nature D. imagination 21. _ is based on Boccaccios Decameron.A. Endymion B. Isabella D. Hyperion D. Lamia22. Critics agree that _ is a great romantic poet, standing with Shakespeare, Milton and Wordsworth in the history English literature.A. Keats B. Wordsworth C. Coleridge D. William 23. The reader can