英国文学练习题及答案

1、1.ThenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxonsis_. ARobinHood BSirGawainandtheGreenKnight CTheCanterburyTales DBeowulf 2._wasthemostoutstandingsingleromanceontheArthurianlegendwrittenin alliterativeverse. ATheCanterburyTales BPiersthePlowman CSirGawainandtheGreenKnight DBeowulf 3._wasfamousforTheCanterburyTales

2、. AGeoffreyChaucer BJohnMilton CWilliamShakespeare DFrancisBacon 4.Mostoftheballadsofthe 15thcenturyfocusedonthelegendabout_asaheroicfigure. AGreenNights BGawain CRobinHood DHamlet 5.Inthe16thcentury,ThomasMoreswork_becameimmediatelypopularafteritspublication. AParadiseLost BAPleasantSatireoftheThre

3、eEstates COfStudies DUtopia 6._wasEdmundSpencersmasterpiecewhichhasbeenregardedasoneofthegreatpoemsintheEnglishlanguage. AAmoretti BTheShepherdsCalendar CTheFaerieQueene DFourHymns 7._isfromShakespearessonnetNo.18. A“Letmenottothemarriageoftrueminds” B“Tobeornottobe:thatisthequestion” C“ShallIcompar

4、etheetoasummersday” D“NolongermournformewhenIamdead” 8._, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.A.Geoffrey Chaucer B.Sir Gawain C.Francis Bacon D.John Dryden 9.ThefourgreattragedieswrittenbyShakespeareareHamlet,Macbeth,Othell

5、oand_. A.AntonyandCleopatra B.JuliusCaesar CTwelfthNight DKingLear 10.WhichofthefollowingdoesnotbelongtoShakespearesromanticlovecomedies? ATwelfthNight BTheTempest CAsYouLikeIt DTheMerchantofVenice D C A C D C C A D B 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England

6、 except_. a. William Shakespeare b. Ben Jonson c. Christopher Marlowe d. Francis Bacon 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _. a. poetry and drama b. drama and novel c. novel and poetry d. romance and poetry 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _ a. William Shakespeare b. Robert Burns c

7、. John Milton d. William Blake 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ? a. A Midsummer Nights Dream b. The Merry Wives of Windsor c. Henry IV d. King Lear 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in _ a. 16th century b. 17th century

8、 c. 18th century d. 19th century 6. Francis Bacons Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in the development of English_, and as the first collection of essays in the English language. a. poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose 7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his nove

9、l _ which first established his reputation. a. Gullivers Travels b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe c. The Pilgrims Progress d. Oliver Twist 8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_ a. William Wordsworth b. George Byron c. Robert Burns d. William Blake 9. Mary Shelleys novel Frankenstei

10、n belongs to the type of _ which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying, supernatural events take place. a. Gothic b. Realism c. Romanticism d. Classicism 10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _, “the morning star of the Reformation” and his followers. A. William Langland B

11、. James I C. John Wycliffe D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews D A C C B D B C A C 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, _ and Christian. a. Pagan b. Roman c. French d. Danish 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by_ a. Robert Burns b. William Blake c. William

12、 Wordsworth d. Charles Lamb 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature? a. Don Juan b. Ulysses c. Jane Eyre d. Sons and Lovers 4. _is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England. a. Francis Bacon

13、b. Edmund Spenser c. Thomas More d. Sidney 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature? a. novel b.drama c. essay d. poetry 6. The publication of _marked the beginning of the Romantic Age. a. Don Juan b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner c. The Lyrical Ballads d. Od

14、e to the West Wind 7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism? a. John Keats b. Percy Shelley c. William Wordsworth d. Alfred Tennyson 8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book? a. Edgar Allan Poe b. James Joyce c. Mary Shelley d. Walter Scott 9. In the mid-18th century,

15、 a new literary movement called _came to Europe and then to England. a. Romanticism b. Classicism c. Realism d. Restoration 10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats? a. Ode to the West Wind b. Ode to Autumn c. Ode on a Grecian Urn d. Ode to a Nightingale A C A A B C D C A A 1. W

16、illiam Shakespeare is one of the giants of_ a. Romanticism b. Critical Realism c. Aestheticism d. the Renaissance 2. _is the first important religious poet in English literature. a. John Donne b. George Herbert c. Caedmon d. Milton 3. _was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature. a

17、. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare c. Philip Sidney d. Thomas Gray 4. The English poets_, William Wordsworth, 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 Byron b. John Keats c. Percy S

18、helley d. Samuel Coleridge 5. The most gifted of the “University Wits” was _. A. John Lily B. Thomas Kyd C. Thomas Greene D. Christopher Marlowe 6. _is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought. A. Phillip Sidney B. Edmund Spenser C. Thomas More D. Christopher Marlowe 7. Morality plays appe

19、ared after_. A. miracle plays B. mystery plays C. interlude D. Classical plays 8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance? a. Exaltation of mans pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human wea

20、knesses.d. Praise of mans efforts in having his soul delivered. 9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was _. A. the Reformation B. Humanism C. the Italian revival D. Geographical exploration 10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet? A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew C. Fa

21、ther-in-law D. Father and son D C A D D C A D B B 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swifts writings? A. Great wit. B. Bitter satire. C. Rich mythic allusions. D. Complicated sentence structures. 2. _ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry. A. John Donne B. George Herbert C. And

22、re Marvell D. Henry Vaughan 3. The _ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century. A. Romanticism B. Humanism C. Enlightenment D. Sentimentalism 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century? A. Oliver Goldsmith B. Richard Sheridan C. Laurence Sterne

23、D. Henry Fielding 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”? A. The Pilgrims Progress B. The Faerie Queene C. Gullivers Travels D. The School for Scandal 6. _ 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