英国文学史习题全集(包含答案).docx

1、Part OneEarly and Medieval English Literature. Fill in the blanks.1. In 1066, , with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating England.A. William the ConquerorB. Julius CaesarC. Alfred the GreatD. Claudius2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is .A. LanglandB. WycliffeC

2、. GowerD. Chaucer3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is .A. novelB. dramaC. romanceD. essay4. The story of is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB. BeowulfC. Piers the PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales5. William Langlands is written in the form

3、 of a dream vision.A. Kubla KhanB. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John BullD. Morte dArthur6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke .A. FrenchB. EnglishC. LatinD. Swedish7. was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first transla

4、tor of the Bible.A. LanglandB. GowerC. WycliffeD. 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. primitiveB. feudalC. bourgeoisD. modern9. The theme of to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized

5、 in romances.A. loyaltyB. revoltC. obedienceD. mockery10. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called .A. Morte dArthurB. Robin HoodC. The Canterbury TalesD. Piers the Plowman11. , the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative po

6、ets of England, was born in London in about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in .A. FlandersB. FranceC. ItalyD. Westminster Abbey13. Chaucers earliest work of any length is his , a translation of the French Roma

7、n 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 RoseB. “A Red, Red Rose”9C. The Legend of Good WomenD. The Book of the Duchess14. In his lifet

8、ime 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. engineerB. courtierC. office holderD. soldierE. ambassadorF. legislator (议员)15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named based on Boccaccios poem “Filostrato”.

9、A. The Legend of Good WomenB. Troilus and CriseydeC. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD. BeowulfKey to the multiple choices： 1-5 ADCAB6-10 ACBAB11-15 ADAAB. Questions1. What are the features of Beowulf?2. Comment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales.Part TwoThe English Renai

10、ssance. Match the writer and his works.1. Thomas More2. Holinshed3. Hakluyt4. Richard Tottel5. Philip Sidney6. Walter RaleighA. Apology for PoetryB. Miscellany of Songs and SonnetsC. UtopiaD. Discovery of GuianaE. Principal Navigations, Voyages and DiscoveriesF. ChroniclesThe key:(1C2F3E4B5A6D). Cho

11、ose the best answer.1. B founded the Tudor Dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type, which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie.A. Henry VB. Henry VIIC. Henry VIIID. James I2. The first complete English Bible was translated by C , “the morning star of the Reformation” and his followe

12、rs.A. William TyndalB. James IC. John WycliffeD. Bishop Lancelot Andrews3. The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad._D encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interests of the English merchants.A. Henry V.B. Henry VIIC. Henry VIIID. Queen

13、Elizabeth4. Except being a victory of England over A_, the rout of the fleet “Armada” (Invincible) was also the triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.A. SpainB. FranceC. AmericaD. Norway5. Those, both traders and pirates like A , established the first English colon

14、ies.A. Francis DrakeB. Lancelot AndrewsC. William CaxtonD. William Tyndal6. _D was a forerunner of classicism in English literature.A. Ben JohnsonB. William ShakespeareC. Thomas MoreD. Christopher Marlowe7. The most gifted of the “university wits” was _D .A. LylyB. PeeleC. GreeneD.Marlowe8. Morality

15、 plays appeared after C .A. miracle playsB. mystery playsC. interludeD. Classical plays9. B is used to say and do good things.A. MercyB. FollyC. ViceD. Peace10. A is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.A. Phillip SidneyB. Edmund SpenserC. Thomas MoreD. Walter Raleigh11. B is not a fam

16、ous translator in the English Renaissance.A. Thomas NorthB. Thomas WyattC. George ChapmanD. John Florio12. D 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 QuixoteD. History of the World13. A was one of th

17、e first to see the relation between wealth and poverty to understand that the rich were becoming richer by robbing the poor.A. John WycliffeB. William CaxtonC. Geoffrey ChaucerD. Thomas More14. Utopia was written in the form of D .A. proseB. dramaC. essayD. dialogue15. One of the popular morality pl

18、ays was A .A. The ShepherdsB. EverymanC. The Play of the WeatherD. Gammer Gurtons Needle16. Shakespeares plays written between A are sometimes called “romances” and all end in reconciliation and reunion.A. 1590 and 1594B. 1595 and 1600C. 1601 and 1607D. 1608 and 161217. Miranda is a heroine in Shake

19、speares C .A. PericlesB. CymbelineC. The Winters TaleD. The Tempest18. In B appeared Shakespeares Sonnet，Never before Imprinted（莎士比亚十四行诗“迄今从未刊印过”）which contains 154 sonnets.A. 1606B. 1607C. 1608160919. Shakespeare is one of the founders of _A .A. romanticismB. realismC. naturalismD. classicism20. Am

20、ong many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with the D .A. dramatic blank verseB. songC. sonnetD. couplet21. In the plays, Shakespeare used about Dwords.A. 15000B. 16000C. 17000D. 1800022. B has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher MarlowB. Francis

21、 BaconC. W. ShakespeareD. Ben JohnsonKey to the multiple choices:1-5 BCDAA6-10 DDCBA11-15 BDADA16-22 ACBADDB. Fill in the blanks.1. The Latin Bible was universally used by the Catholic Churches.2. The English translation of the Bible emerged as a result of the struggle between Protestantism; and _ C

22、atholicism .3. The Bible was notably translated into English by the Protestants .4. The first complete English Bible was translated by John Wycliffe; _, “the morning star of the Reformation ”.5. William Tyndal translated the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament, which is known as Tyndales

23、 Bible.6. After Tydales Bible, then appeared the Authorized Version, , which was made in 1611 under the auspices of James IAnd so was sometimes calledthe King James Bible .7. Apart from the religious influence, the Authorized Version has had a great influence on English _ Language and literature _.8

24、. With the widespread influence of the English Bible, the standard modern Englishhas been fixed and _ confirmed .9. A great number of Bible coinages and phrases have passed into daily English speech as household words.10. The simple; and dignified _ language of the Authorized Version has colored the

25、 style ofthe English prose for the last 300 years.11. William Caxton was the first English printer.12. William Caxton was a prosperous merchant himself, but he was fond of _ Reading , and his interest was turning to literature _.13. He translated The Recuyell of Historyes of Troy into English from F

26、rench whichwas the First _ book printed in English.14. The Recuyell served as a source for _ Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida. 特洛埃勒斯与克雷雪达15. After having established his printing press, William Caxton devoted himself to the career of a Printer_ and publisher .16. William Caxton published about 100_

27、books, _24 of which were translated by himself.17. By rendering ( 翻 译 ) French books into English, Caxton exercised the youthful language in the airs (曲调), the graces, the crafts of the elder and contributed to the development of the style of _15th century English _ prose .18. The influence of Caxto

28、ns publications is also great in fixing a National language in England.19. As the first English printer, Caxton invented in England the profession of _ Publisher; , which in fact has had a lasting significance to the development of English _ culture as a whole.20. The Renaissance started in the 14th

29、 century and ended in the 17th century.21. The word, “renaissance” means Religious , which was stimulated by a series of historical events, such as reformation .22. In the Renaissance, the humanist thinkers and scholars tried to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe, to introduce n

30、ew ideas that expresses interests of the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the _ purity of the early church from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church.23. Humanism is the theme of the English Renaissance, which emphasized the capacities of human mind; and the achievements of human culture .24

31、. Spenserian Stanza is a verse form created by Edmund Spenser for his poem, The Faerie Queene , in which the rhyme scheme is ababbcbcc .25. The Wars of the Roses (14551485) between the House of _ Lancaster and the House of _ York struggling for the Crown continued for 30 years.26. Because of the conflict between