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1、Quiz on English Literature 2. Multiple Choice Questions1. 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.

2、Gower D. Chaucer3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is _.A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay4. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke _.A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish5. The theme of _ to king and lord was repeatedly

3、 emphasized in romances.A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery6. 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 Plowman7. _, the “father of English poetry” and one of the grea

4、test narrative poets of England, was born in London in about 1340.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden8. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in _.A. Flanders B. France C. Italy D. Westminster Abbey9. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occ

5、upations 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 10. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _ based on Boccaccios poem “Filostrato”. A. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus

6、and Criseyde C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. Beowulf11. Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of _ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A. Christian B. knightly C. Greek D. primitive12. The work that presented, for the first

7、 time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely _.AWilliam Langlands Piers PlowmanBGeoffrey Chaucers The Canterbury TalesCJohn Gowers Confession AmantisDSir Gawain and

8、 the Green Knight13. 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 Elizabeth14. _ was a forerunner of classicism in Eng

9、lish literature. A. Ben Johnson B. William Shakespeare C. Thomas More D. Christopher Marlowe15. The most gifted of the “university wits” was _. A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. Marlowe16. Utopia was written in the form of _. A. prose B. drama C. essay D. dialogue 17. Shakespeares plays written between

10、_ 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 161218. Shakespeare is one of the founders of _.A. romanticism B. realism C. naturalism D. classicism19. Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at h

11、ome (good at) with the _.A. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. couplet20. In the plays, Shakespeare used about _words.A. 15000 B. 16000 C. 17000 D. 1800021. _has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Bacon C. W. Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson 22. _was

12、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 323. The most important classicist in the Enlightenment Movement is _. A. Steele B. Addison C. Pope D. Dryden 24. The masterpiece of Alexander Pope i

13、s _. A. Essay on Criticism B. The Rape of the Lock C. Essay on Man D. The Dunciad25. Essay on Man is a _poem in heroic couplets. A. didactic B. satirical C. philosophical D. dramatic26. _ was an intellectual movement in the first half of the 18th century. A. The Enclosure Movement B. The Industrial

14、Revolution C. The Religious Reform D. The Enlightenment 27. The literature of the Enlightenment in England mainly appealed to the _ readers. A. aristocratic B. middle class C. low class D. intellectual 28. _ is a great classicist but his satire is not always just. A. Steele B. Milton C. Addison D. P

15、ope29. 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. sentimentalism30. The 18th century was the golden age of the English _. The novel of this period spoke the truth about life wi

16、th an uncompromising (unbending) courage.A. drama B. poetry C. essay D. novel31. 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 B

17、attle of the Books 32. “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 Defoe33. The sentence of “The plowman homeward plods his weary way, /

18、And leaves the world to darkness and to me” is written by _.A. William Cowper B. George CrabbeC. Thomas Gray D. William Blake34. _ is not written by William Blake.A. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell B. Songs of ExperienceC. Auld Lang Syne D. Poetical Sketches35. The 18th century witnessed that in Eng

19、land 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 36. _ compiled the A Dictionary of

20、 the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden37. Romanticism fights against the ideas of _.A. realism B. Renaissance C. Enlightenment D. feudalism 38. _ has another name called “The Daffo

21、dils”.A. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” B. “Tintern Abbey”C. “Revolution” D. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”39. Byrons _ is regarded as the great poem of the Romantic Age.A. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage B. Hours of IdlenessC. Lara D. Don Juan40. Prometheus Unbound is _ masterpiece.A. Wordsworths B. B

22、yrons C. Shelleys D. Keats41. _ lived the longest life.A. Wordsworth B. Byron C. Shelley D. Keats42. Keats best ode is _.A. “On a Grecian Urn” B. “To Autumn”C. “To Psyche” D. “To a Nightingale”43. The publication of _ marks the beginning of the Romantic Movement in England.A. “Tintern Abbey” B. Lyri

23、cal Ballads C. Frost at Night D. “The Daffodils”44. _ is considered Wordsworths masterpiece. A. The Prelude B. Endymion C. Don Juan D. Biographia Literaria45. The prose writers in the English Romantic Age developed a kind of _.A. models of classicism B. familiar essayC. rules of neo-romanticism D. w

24、ays of modernism46. The best essayist in the English Romantic Age is _.A. Keats B. Walter Scott C. Charles Lamb D. William Hazlitt47. The themes of Pride and Prejudice are _.A. pride and prejudice B. the writers own personalitiesC. love and marriage D. Both A and C48. _ is considered the father of h

25、istorical novelist in the English Romantic Age.i. Jane Austen B. Charles Lamb C. William Hazlitt D. Walter Scott49. Lamb is a romanticist of _.A. the city B. the countryside C. nature D. imagination 50. Critics agree that _ is a great romantic poet, standing with Shakespeare, Milton and Wordsworth i

26、n the history English literature.A. Keats B. Wordsworth C. Coleridge D. William 51. The reader can get a broad panorama of the social life of the English Romantic Age from _.A. Dun Juan B. The Prelude C. Kubla Khan D. Isabella52. Some critics think that some of Byrons poems show his _.A. individual

27、heroism and pessimism B. love of nature and optimism C. love of old writers D. hatred for the imperialism 53. _ is Shelleys masterpiece.A. Zastrozzi B. The Necessity of Atheism C. Queen Mab D. Prometheus Unbound 54. Because of _, Shelley was expelled from the Oxford University.A. The Masque of Anarc

28、hy B. A Defence of PoetryC. The Necessity of Atheism D. The Triumph of Life 55. The Romantic Age began in_ and came to an end in _.A. 17891821 B. 17781823 C. 17981832 D. 1768181956. Byron, Shelley and Keats belong to Romantic poets of _ generation.A. the first B. the second C. the third D. the forth

29、57. The Examiner is a famous _ in the English Romantic Age.A. novel B. poem C. periodical D. newspaper58. _ is the greatest representative of English critical realism.A. Jane Austen B. Thackeray C. Dickens D. Charlotte 59. _ is Thackerays one of the best known works. A. Sense and Sensibility B. The

30、Book of Snobs C. The Pickwick Papers D. The Song of Lower Class60. Pride and Prejudices first title is _. A. First Impression B. A Book Without a Hero C. The Newcomes D. Persuasion61. Vanity Fair has a sub-title. It is _.A. First Impression B. A Book Without a Hero C. The Newcomes D. Persuasion62. I

31、n the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _ appeared. And it flourished in the forties and in the early fifties.A. romanticism B. naturalism C. realism D. critical realism63. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of _ . A. novel B. drama C. poetry D. son

32、net64. _s Vanity Fair is a satirical portrayal of the upper strata(阶层) of society. A. George Eliot B. Elizabeth Gaskell C. W. M. Thackeray D. John Buyan65. The _ Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century.A. Enlightenment B. Renaissance C. Chartist D. Romanticist66. The Chartist writers i

33、ntroduced a new theme into literature, the struggle of the _ for its rights.A. soldiers B. peasants C. bourgeoisie D. proletariat67. The story of _ deals with the adventures of a retired old merchant.A. A Tale of Two Cities B. David Copperfield C. Pickwick Papers D. Oliver Twist68. Which novel makes

34、 a fierce attack on the bourgeois system of education?A. Oliver Twist B. Hard Times C. Great Expectations D. A Tale of Two Cities 69. Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream to enter the higher society regardless of the social reality? A. A Tale of Two Cities B. Dav

35、id CopperfieldC. Great Expectations D. Dombey and Son 70. In the novel _, Dickens describes the Chartist Movement and shows his sympathy for the workers.A. Great Expectations B. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Hard Times D. Oliver Twist71. In the novel _, Dr. Manette is a typical bourgeois intellectual.A. Da

36、vid Copperfield B. Wuthering HeightsC. Bleak House D. A Tale of Two Cities72. _ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of the hero is largely based on the authors early life.A. The Curiosity Shop B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Great Expecta

37、tions73. Which of the following is Thackerays masterpiece?A. The Virginians B. The Books of Snobs C. The Newcomes D. Vanity Fair74. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from Bunyans masterpiece _.A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Child Harolds PilgrimageC. Gullivers Travels D. The Canterbury Tales

38、75. Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled _.A. Jane Eyre B. Agnes Grey C. Wuthering Heights D. Emma76. Dickens third literary period shows intensifying _.A. optimism B. excitement C. irritation D. pessimism77. Tennysons In Memoriam is a collection of _ short poems.A. 130 B. 131 C. 132 D. 13378.

39、 The Chartists refer to those _ in the early Victorian Age.A. Romantic writers B. working class writersC. realistic poets D. bourgeois writers79. The Victorian Literature began in_ and ended in _.A. 18371900 B. 18351901 C. 18321902 D. 1830190380. The conflicts between the capitalists and the proleta

40、rian in industrial England caused the _.A. Enlightenment Movement B. Industrial RevolutionC. Chartist Movement D. Romantic Movement81. _ is the greatest among the critical realists of the Victorian Age.A. Earnest Jones B. Emily BrontC. Charlotte Bront D. Charles Dickens 82. Charles Dickens was impre

41、ssive for his _.A. wide spread of critical realism B. his spirit of democracy and humanismC. his unforgettable figures with satire and simple and clear languageD. including A, B and C83. The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities refer to _.A. London and New York B. London and ParisC. Paris and New York

42、 D. Brussels and Washington84. _ is the major literary form in the Victorian Period.A. essay B. poetry C. novel D. drama85. _ is the main hero in the novel of Wuthering Heights.A. Rochester B. Heathcliff C. Manette D. Martin86. Both Charlotte and Emily wrote about the _ around them.A. familiar thing

43、s B. common peopleC. neighbors D. evils87. The most important poet in the Victorian Age was _.A. Earnest Jones B. Elizabeth GaskellC. Mr. Browning D. Alfred Tennyson88. _ made Dickens famous overnight.A. Sketches by Boz B. The Pickwick PapersC. Oliver Twist D. The Old Curiosity Shop 89. Dickens writ

44、ing is an encyclopedic knowledge of _. A. Paris B. New York C. London D. Portsmoth90. The head of the gang of thieves is _. A. Fagin B. Gradgrind C. Pecksmiff D. Manette91. _ has been called “the supreme epic of English life”. A. Nicholas Nickleby B. A Tale of Two Cities C. Hard Times D. The Pickwic

45、k Papers92. _marked a great advance in Dickens art of novel-writing with closely knit and logical plot of his maturer works. A. David Copperfield B. Dombey and Son C. Little Dorrit D. The Chimes 93. In the _ period, Charles Dickens believed that all the evils of the capitalist world would be remedie

46、s of only men who behaved to each other with kindliness, justice, and sympathetic understanding.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth94. Tennysons _ expresses his optimistic attitude towards death when he is old. A. Break, Break, Break B. Crossing the Bar C. The Princess D. Maud95. Henry James is th

47、e forerunner of the _.A. Imagism B. Chartism C. impressionism D. stream of consciousness96. After writing _, Hardy turned to poetry. A. Under the Greenwood Tree B. The Return of the Native C. Jude the Obscure D. The Mayor of Casterbridge 97. Yeatss fame rests chiefly on his _, using a lot of symbols

48、 in his poem. A. novels B. poetry C. dramas D. prose 98. _ was a leader of the modernist movement in English poetry and a great innovator of verse technique. A. W. B. Yeats B. T. S. Eliot C. D. H. Lawrence D. G. B. Shaw99. _ is a great novel spending James Joyce 7 years of hard working to complete.

49、A. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man B. Ulysses C. Finnegans Wake D. Dubliners100. _ is a collection of short stories which reflect three aspects of life in politics, culture and religion. A. A Portrait of the Artrist as a Young Man B. Ulysses C. Finnegans Wake D. Dubliners 101. Which of the f

50、ollowing is Not written by D. H. Lawrence? A. The Waste Land B. The Rainbow C. Lady Chatterleys Lover D. Women in Love 102. Which of the following is not written by Yeats? A. Four Quartets B. A Vision C. The Winding Stair D. The Tower103. _ is the climax of Virginia Woolfs experiments through the no

51、vel form of “stream of consciousness”.A. Jacobs Room B. To the Lighthouse C. Orlando D. The Waves104. Milton wrote a number of pamphlets dedicated to the peoples liberties, one of them is _. A. Samson Agonistes B.LAllegro C. Second Defence of the English People D.Il Penseroso105. _ are anonymous narrative songs that have been preserved by oral transmission. A. BalladsB. Romances C. SonnetsD. Free Verse. Short Answer Questions1. Comment on the content, social significance and