专八英美文学习题版本

1、专八英美文学习题1. 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 prevail

2、ing 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 E

3、ngla 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 Wyattb. William Shakespearec. Phillip Sidneyd. Thomas CampionA 7. The epoch of Renaissance witnessed a particular develop

4、ment 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 hiUtopia inwhich he gave a profound and truthful picture of the

5、people' s suffering and put forward Iideal of a future happy society.a. Christopher Marlowe b. Thomas More c. Phillip Sidney d. Edmund SpencerB 9. Renaissance Period was an age of.a. prose and novel b. poetry and dramac. essays and journals d. ballads and songsA 10. “Shall I compare thee to a su

6、mmer ' s day? This line is taken from one of Shakespeare ' s.a. Sonnet 18b. the tragedyKing Learc. a long poemVenus and Adonis d. the comedyAs You Like ItD 11. From the following choose the one that is not by Francis Bacon.a. The Advancement of Learning b. The New Instrumentc. Of Studiesd. T

7、he rape of the LockA 12. Elizabethan poetry is remarkable. England then became“a nest of singing birdsfamous poet of that period was.a. Edmund Spenserb. Thomas Kydc. Earl of Surryd. Thomas MoreA 13. Which play is not a comedy?a. The Jew of Maltab.Every One in His Humorc. A Midsummer Night s Dreamd.

8、Much Ado about NothingD 14. The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus is one of ' s best plays.a. Shakespeareb. Thomas Kydc. Ben Jonsond. 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

9、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 Sidneyd. ChaucerA 16. The basic note of Chaucer' s style is.a. the fusion of humor and genial satire b. the fusion of

10、 irony with sarcasmc. the fusion of humor with epigrams d. the fusion of humor with ironyD 17. was the first buried in the Poet' s Corner of Wbytminster Aba. Southy b. Francis Bacon c. Shakespeare d. ChaucerA 18. Macbeth by Shakespeare is a.a. tragedy b. comedy c. tragicomedyd. historical play19

11、.“To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether is 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 Hamlet' s character.a. resolute b. resolute and

12、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. idead. GodA 22. In 1066,led th

13、e Norman army to invade and defeat England.a. William the conquerorb. Julius Caesarc. Alfred the Greatd. 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 Drydenb. Samuel Johnsonc. Ben Jonsond. Rober

14、t 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 Sucklingb. Richard Lovelacec. Thomas Carewd. George HerbertD

15、26.The title of " Poet' s poet " is given to the writer of the following worka. Death Be Not Proud b. Venus and Adonisc. Romeo and Juliet d. The Faerie QueenA 27. The Merchant of Venicebelongs to Shakespearian plays of.a. comedyb. sequence of sonnetsc. tragedyd. historical playC 28.Cha

16、ucer was the first important poet of a royal court to write in after theNorman conquest.a. French b. Latin c. Englishd. CeltA 29.“He was not of an age, but for all the time” .“He” here refers toa. Shakespeare b. Chaucerc. C.John Miltond. Ben JonsonC 30. The father of the school of Metaphysical poets

17、 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 Jam

18、es Bible b.New Instrumentc. Of Study d. The Reason of Church GovernmentA 33. Donne' s 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.conceitsb. Petrarche

19、n imagesc.rhetoricsd. 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 doomc. intellectual id

20、ead. expecting happiness.C 35. Paradise Regainedand Samson Agonisteswere the poems written by.a. Miltonb. W川iam Shakespearec. Ben Jonsond. MarloweC 36. In Paradise Lost the author eulogizes the spirit of that is though lost, but thecannot be conquered, and the pursuit of revenge, immortal hate towar

21、ds god will never be overcome.a. pessimism, knowledgeb. optimism, idealc. rebellion, willd. cynicism, conceptB 37. Blank verse was first used by as the principle instrument of English drama.a. the Earl of Surryb. Christopher Marlowec. Samuel Johnsond. ShakespeareC 38.The theme of the sonneDeath Be N

22、ot Proud is that.a. death is predestinedb. 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 BaconC. W. Shakespeare D. Ben JohnsonB 40. Shakespeare is one of t

23、he founders of.A. romanticism B. realism C. naturalism D. classicismA 41.Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with theA. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. couplet A 42.is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.A. Phillip Sidney B. Edmund SpenserC.

24、 Thomas More D. Walter RaleighD 43.was a forerunner of classicism in English literature.A. Ben Johnson B. William ShakespeareC. 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

25、classical school of literature in the 19tCentury.A. John Dryden B. Richard SteeleC. Joseph Addison D. Alexander PopeB 46.is the first philosopher of industrial science.A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis BaconC. W. Shakespeare D. Ben JohnsonA 48.has six knights representing 6 virtues: holinessTemperanc

26、e, Chastity, Friendship, Justice and Courtesy.a. The Faerie Queen b. The Pilgrims Progress c. Paradise Lost D. EssaysII. Literary terms1. Blank verseUnrhymed iambic pentameter. See also Meter. In Gorboduc (1561), Thomas Sackville and Thomas Norton introduced blank verse into the drama, whence it soa

27、red 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

28、 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 Homer Iliad and Odyssey. While in British literary history, the

29、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 togethe

30、r of dissimilar ideas.4. SentimentalismSentimentalism originated in the 18th century, and was a direct reaction against the cold, hard commercialism and rationalism that hai dominated people ' s life since the last decades of the 17th century. Besides, it seemed to have appeared hand in hand wit

31、h the rise of realistic English novel. Sentimentalism often relates to sentimentality and sensibility in some literary works such as Rchardson ' s Pamela; Goldsmith ' s The Vicar of Wakefield; Sterne ' s A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy. In Poetry, we have Thomas Grays &quo

32、t;AWritten in a Country Churchyard ” , Goldsmith ' s "The Deserted Village ” , and Cowper “Task” , not mentithe 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. Huma

33、nists 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

34、define.1) . In its strict sense, “ Puritan “ was applied to those Protestant reformers who rejected Queen Elizabeth ' s 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, Zuri

35、ch, 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 religious fo