英国文学练习题及答案

1、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 inalliterative verseA The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowu1f3. was fa

2、mous forA Geoffrey ChaucerC William Shakespeare4. Most of the balladsThe Canterbury TalesB John M 订 tonD Francis Baconof the15th century focused onthe legend aboutas a heroicfigure.B GawainD HamletA Green NightsC Robin Hoodimmediately popularThree Estatesbeen regarded as othe 16th century, Thomas Mo

3、re * s work becameafter itspublication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of theC Of StudiesD Utopia6. was Edmund Spencer * s masterpiece which hasne of the great poems in the English languageA AmorettiB The Shepherd * s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. is from Shakespeare， s sonnet A Let m

4、e not to the marriage of true mindsB To be or not to be： that is the questionMCShall I compare thee to a summer s dayDNo longer mourn for me whe n I am deadM8. , the father of English poetryand one of the greatest narrative poetsof England, was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B Sir Gaw

5、ain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Oth ello and _A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare* s romantic love comediesA Twelfth NightC As You Like ItB The

6、TempestD The Merchant of Venice1 All of the following are the mos t emine nt drama tistsin the Renaissance England except.jel Wi 11 iam Shakespeareb Ben Jonsonc Christopher Mar1owed Francis Bacon2 The English Renaissanee period was an age ofa. poetry and dramab. drama and novelc. novel and poetry)d

7、romanee and poetry3. Paradise Lost is the mas terpiece of a. William Shakespeareb. Robert Burnsc. John Miltond. William Blake4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeareis history playa. A Midsummer Night s Dreamb. The Merry IIi ves of Windsorc. Wenry IVd. King Lear5. The first official ve

8、rsion of Bible known asthe Great Bible, was revised ina. 16th centuryb 17th centuryc. 18th centuryd. 19th century6 Francis Bacons Essays first published in 1597 hasbeen considered as an important landmark in thedevelopment of English, and as the firstcollection of essays in the English languagea. po

9、etryb epics c. fiction d. prose7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel whichfirst established his reputation.Ia. Gulliver s Travelsb. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoec. The Pilgrim 9 s Progressd. 01 iver Twist8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was writtenbya. William Wordsworthb. George Byronc. R

10、obert Burnsd. William Blake9. Mary Shelley s novel Frankenstein belongs to thetype ofwhich is often set in gloomy casties wherehorrifying, supernatural events take placea. Gothicb. Realismc. Romanticismd. Classicism10. The first complete English Bible was translatedby , “the morning star of the Refo

11、rmation”and his followers.A William LanglandB James IC. John Wycl辻feD Bishop Lancelot AndrewsD A C C B D B C A C1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period fallsnaturally into two divisions,andChristian.a. Paganb. Romanc. Frenchd. Danish2.“ Poetryis Spontaneous was put forwardbya. Robert Burnsb. Wil

12、liam Blakec. Wi11iam Wordsworthd. Charles Lamb3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literaturea. Don Juanb. Ulyssesc. Jane Eyred. Sons and Lovers4. is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science inEngland.a. Franc

13、is Baconb. Edmund Spenserd. Sidneyc. Thomas More5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literaturea. novelc. essay d. poetry6. The publication ofmarked the beginningof the Romantic Age.a. Don Juanb. The Rime of the Ancient Marinerc. The Lyrical Balladsd. Ode to the West

14、Wind7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticisma. John Keatsb. Percy Shelleyc. Wi11iam Wordsworthd. Alfred TennysonJ8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the booka. Edgar Allan Poeb. James Joycec. Mary Shelleyd. Walter Scott9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement c

15、alledcame to Europe and then to England.a. Romanticismb. Classicismc. Realismd. Restoration10. Which of the following poem was not written byJohn Keatsa. Ode to the West Windb. Ode to Autumnc. Ode on a Grecian Urnd. Ode to a NightingaleA C A A B C D C A A1. William Shakespeare is one of the giantsof

16、a. Romanticismb. Critical Realismc. Aestheticismd. the Renaissance2. is the first important religious poetin English literature.a. John Donne b. George Herbertc. Caedmon d. Milton3. was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespearec. Philip Sidney d

17、 Thomas Gray4. The English poets, WilliamWordsworth, 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 Keatsc. Percy Shelleyd. SamuelColeridge5. The most gifted of the University Wit

18、s” wasA. John LilyB. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Mar1owe6is one of the forerunners of modernsocialist thought.A. Phillip SidneyB. Edmund SpenserC. Thomas MoreD. Chris topher Mar1owe7. Morality plays appeared afterA. miracle playsB mystery playsC. interludeD. Classical plays8. Which of t

19、he following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissancea. 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 move

20、ment of theRenaissance was.A. the ReformationB. HumanismC. the Italian revivalD. Geographical exploration10. What is the relationship betweenClaudius and HamletA. Cousins B. Uncle and nephewC. Father-in-law D. Father and sonD C A D D C A D B B1 Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift s

21、writingsA. Great witB. Bitter satire.C. Rich mythic allusions.D. Complicated sentence structures2 is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.A. John DormeB. George HerbertC Andre MarvellD. Henry Vaughan3 The was a progressive intellectual movementthroughout Western Europe in the 18th century.A.Rom

22、anticism B.HumanismC.EnlightenmentD Sentimental ism4. Whowas the greatestdramatist in the 18th centuryA.Oliver GoldsmithB.Richard SheridanC.Laurenee Sterne$D.Henry Fielding5 In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Ulliput”，“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： theyouthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.A. John Milton B. John BunyanC. J