专八英美文学习题.doc

I. Multiple choicesA 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. ClaudiusD 2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is _ . A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. ChaucerC 3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is _.A. novel B. drama C. romance D. EssayC 4. _ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator of the Bible.A. Langland B. Gower C. Wycliffe D. ChaucerA 5. _, 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 DrydenA 6._ was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespearec. Phillip Sidney d. Thomas CampionA 7.The epoch of Renaissance witnessed a particular development of English Drama. It was _ who made blank verse the principal vehicle of expression in drama.a. Christopher Marlowe b. Thomas Loge c. Edmund Spenser d. Thomas MoreB 8. At the beginning the 16th century the outstanding humanist_ wrote his Utopia in which he gave a profound and truthful picture of the peoples suffering and put forward his ideal of a future happy society.a. Christopher Marlowe b. Thomas More c. Phillip Sidney d. Edmund Spencer B 9. Renaissance Period was an age of _ .a. prose and novel b. poetry and dramac. essays and journals d. ballads and songs A 10.“Shall I compare thee to a summers day?” This line is taken from one of Shakespeares_.a. Sonnet 18 b. the tragedy King Learc. a long poem Venus and Adonis d. the comedy As You Like It D 11. From the following choose the one_ that is not by Francis Bacon.a. The Advancement of Learning b. The New Instrumentc. Of Studies d. The rape of the LockA 12. Elizabethan poetry is remarkable. England then became “a nest of singing birds”. The famous poet of that period was_.a. Edmund Spenser b. Thomas Kydc. Earl of Surry d. Thomas More A 13. Which play is not a comedy?a. The Jew of Malta b. Every One in His Humorc. A Midsummer Nights Dream d. Much Ado about Nothing D 14.The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus is one of _ s best plays.a. Shakespeare b. Thomas Kydc. Ben Jonson d. Christopher MarloweD 15.The name “the father of English poetry” was given to the greatest poet born in London about 1340 and the one who did much in making the dialect of London (Midland dialect the language of the court, the learned and the well-to do) the foundation for modern English language.a. Shakespeare b. Spenserc. C. Philip Sidney d. ChaucerA 16.The basic note of Chaucers style is_.a. the fusion of humor and genial satire b. the fusion of irony with sarcasmc. the fusion of humor with epigrams d. the fusion of humor with ironyD 17. _was the first buried in the Poets Corner of Westminster Abby.a. Southy b. Francis Bacon c. Shakespeare d. ChaucerA 18. Macbeth by Shakespeare is a _.a. tragedy b. comedy c. tragicomedy d. historical play19. “To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortuneOr to take arms against a sea of trouble, D And by opposing end them.” are the famous lines in Hamlet which expresses the Hamlets _ character. a. resolute b. resolute and hesitant c. stubbon d. indecisive and hesitantD 20.Protestants refers to all the religious sects except _.a.Church of England b. Puritanism c.Calvinism d. CatholicismB 21. Though Beowulf was introduced by Angles, the events and _ are Scandinavian.a.belief b. characters c. idea d. God A 22. In 1066, _ led the Norman army to invade and defeat England. a. William the conqueror b. Julius Caesar c. Alfred the Great d. ClaudiusC 23.Of many contemporaries and successors of Shakespeare, the most important and well known was _who became the Poet Laureate in 1616.a. John Dryden b. Samuel Johnson c. Ben Jonson d. Robert SouthyA 24.The main literary form of seventeenth century was poetry. Among the poets, _was the greatest.a. Milton b. Bunyan c. the Metaphysical poets d. the Cavalier poets25.Choose the poets who belong to the Cavalier group.a. Sir John Suckling b. Richard Lovelacec. Thomas Carew d. George Herbert D 26.The title of “Poets poet” is given to the writer of the following work _ _.a.Death Be Not Proud b. Venus and Adonisc.Romeo and Juliet d. The Faerie QueenA 27. The Merchant of Venice belongs to Shakespearian plays of_.edy b. sequence of sonnetsc.tragedy d. historical playC 28.Chaucer was the first important poet of a royal court to write in_ after the Norman conquest.a.French b. Latin c.English d. CeltA 29. “He was not of an age, but for all the time”. “He” here refers to _.a.Shakespeare b. Chaucerc. C.John Milton d. Ben JonsonC 30.The father of the school of Metaphysical poets is _.a.Thomas More b. Spenser c.John Donne d. WyattD 31.The most important prose writer of Elizabethan Age was _, who was also the founder of the English materialistic philosophy.a.Thomas More b. Spenser c.John Donne d. Francis BaconA 32.The culmination of all Renaissance translation is _. a.King James Bible b. New Instrument c.Of Study d. The Reason of Church GovernmentA 33.Donnes poetry is full of metaphors, original images, wit and_, except ingenuity, dexterous use of colloquial speech, considerable flexibility of rhythm and meter, complex themes and caustic humor.a.conceits b. Petrarchen imagesc.rhetorics d. brevityB 34.The Cavaliers mostly dealt in short songs on the flitting joys of the day, but underneath their light-heartedness lies some foreboding of _ to enjoy the present day. This is typical of pessimism and cynicism.a.philosophical thought b. impending doom ellectual idea d. expecting happiness.C 35.Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes were the poems written by _.a.Milton b. William Shakespearec.Ben Jonson d. MarloweC 36.In Paradise Lost the author eulogizes the spirit of _ that is though lost, but the _cannot be conquered, and the pursuit of revenge, immortal hate towards god will never be overcome.a. pessimism, knowledge b. optimism, ideal c. rebellion, will d. cynicism, conceptB 37.Blank verse was first used by _ as the principle instrument of English drama.a.the Earl of Surry b. Christopher Marlowec.Samuel Johnson d. Shakespeare C 38.The theme of the sonnet Death Be Not Proud is that _.a. death is predestined b. death is the most dreadful thingc.death you are nothing to be feared d. death is gentle towards meC 39. _has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Bacon C. W. Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson B 40. Shakespeare is one of the founders of _.A. romanticism B. realism C. naturalism D. classicismA 41.Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with the _.A. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. coupletA 42._is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.A. Phillip Sidney B. Edmund Spenser C. Thomas More D. Walter RaleighD 43._ was a forerunner of classicism in English literature. A. Ben Johnson B. William Shakespeare C. Thomas More D. Christopher MarloweD 44.The most gifted of the “university wits” was _. A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. MarloweD 45. _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 B 46. _is the first philosopher of industrial science. A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Bacon C. W. Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson A 48. _has six knights representing 6 virtues: holiness, Temperance, Chastity, Friendship, Justice and Courtesy. a. The Faerie Queen b. The Pilgrims Progress c. Paradise Lost D. EssaysII. Literary terms 1. Blank verseUnrhymed iambic pentameter. See also Meter. In Gorboduc (1561), Thomas Sackville and Thomas Norton introduced blank verse into the drama, whence it soared with Marlowe and Shakespeare in the 1590s. Milton forged it anew for the epic in Paradise Lost (1667). 2. EpicA long narrative poem, typically a recounting of history or legend or of the deeds of a national hero and of reflecting the values of the society from which it originated. Many epics were drawn from an oral tradition and were transmitted by song and recitation before they were written down. Later on this literary genre was written down by the poets, such as Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained. Two of the greatest epics are Homers Iliad and Odyssey. While in British literary history, the national epic is Beowulf.3. Metaphysical PoetryThe poetry of John Donne and other seventeenth-century poets who wrote in a similar style. Metaphysical poetry is characterized by verbal wit and excess, ingenious structure, irregular meter, colloquial language, elaborate imagery, and a drawing together of dissimilar ideas.4. Sentimentalism Sentimentalism originated in the 18th century, and was a direct reaction against the cold, hard commercialism and rationalism that had dominated peoples life since the last decades of the 17th century. Besides, it seemed to have appeared hand in hand with the rise of realistic English novel. Sentimentalism often relates to sentimentality and sensibility in some literary works such as Richardsons Pamela; Goldsmiths The Vicar of Wakefield; Sternes A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy. In Poetry, we have Thomas Grays “An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”, Goldsmiths “The Deserted Village”, and Cowpers “Task”, not mention the various odes of sensibility which flourished in the later half of the century. 5. HumanismHumanism refers to the main literary trend and is the keynote of English Renaissance. Humanists took interest in human life and human activities and gave expression to the new feeling of admiration for human beauty, human achievement.6. PuritanismThe term is used in a narrow sense of religious practice and attitudes, and in a broad sense of an ethical outlook, which is much less easy to define.1). In its strict sense, “Puritan” was applied to those Protestant reformers who rejected Queen Elizabeths religious settlement of 1560. This settlement sought a middle way between Roman Catholicism and the extreme spirit of reform of Geneva. The Puritans, influenced by Geneva, Zurich, and other continental centers, objected to the retention of bishops and to any appearance of what they regarded as superstition in church worship-the wearing of vestments by the priests, and any kind of religious image. Apart from their united opposition to Roman Catholicism and their insistence on simplicity in religiou