英国文学史习题全集(含答案)

1、Part One Early and Medieval English Literature . Fill in the blanks. 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. Claudius2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is _ . A. Langland B

2、. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is _.A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay4. The story of _ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. BeowulfC. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales5. William Langlands _

3、 is written in the form of a dream vision.A. Kubla Khan B. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John Bull D. Morte dArthur6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke _.A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish7. _ was the greatest of English religious

4、reformers and the first translator of the Bible.A. Langland B. Gower C. Wycliffe D. 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. primitive B. feudal C. bourgeois D. modern9. The theme of _ t

5、o king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery10. 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 Plowman11. _, the “father of Eng

6、lish poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London in about 1340.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in _.A. Flanders B. France C. Italy D. Westminster Abbey13. Chaucers earliest work

7、 of any length is his _, a translation of the French Roman 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 Rose B. “A Red, Red Rose”C. The Legen

8、d of Good Women D. The Book of the Duchess14. In his lifetime 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. engineer B. courtier C. office holder D. soldier E. ambassador F. legislator (议员)15. Chaucer composes a

9、long narrative poem named _ based on Boccaccios poem “Filostrato”. A. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus and Criseyde C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. BeowulfKey to the multiple choices： 1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAAB. Questions1. What are the features of Beowulf?2. Comment on the social sig

10、nificance and language in The Canterbury Tales.Part Two The English Renaissance. Match the writer and his works.111. Thomas More 2. Holinshed 3. Hakluyt 4. Richard Tottel 5. Philip Sidney 6. Walter Raleigh A. Apology for PoetryB. Miscellany of Songs and SonnetsC. UtopiaD. Discovery of GuianaE. Princ

11、ipal Navigations, Voyages and DiscoveriesF. ChroniclesThe key: (1C 2F 3E 4B 5A 6D). Choose the best answer.1. _ founded the Tudor Dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type, which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie. A. Henry V B. Henry VII C. Henry VIII D. James I2. The first complet

12、e English Bible was translated by _, “the morning star of the Reformation” and his followers.A. William Tyndal B. James I C. John Wycliffe D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews3. The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. _ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compati

13、ble with the interests of the English merchants.A. Henry V. B. Henry VIIC. Henry VIII D. Queen Elizabeth4. Except being a victory of England over _, the rout of the fleet “Armada” (Invincible) was also the triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.A. Spain B. France C.

14、 America D. Norway5. Those, both traders and pirates like _, established the first English colonies.A. Francis Drake B. Lancelot Andrews C. William Caxton D. William Tyndal 6. _ was a forerunner of classicism in English literature. A. Ben Johnson B. William Shakespeare C. Thomas More D. Christopher

15、Marlowe7. The most gifted of the “university wits” was _. A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. Marlowe8. Morality plays appeared after_.A. miracle plays B. mystery plays C. interlude D. Classical plays9. _ is used to say and do good things.A. Mercy B. Folly C. Vice D. Peace10. _is one of the forerunners of

16、 modern socialist thought.A. Phillip Sidney B. Edmund Spenser C. Thomas More D. Walter Raleigh11. _ is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance.A. Thomas North B. Thomas Wyatt C. George Chapman D. John Florio 12. _ had supplied Shakespeare with the material for Julius Caesar.A. Lives of Gr

17、eek and Roan Heroes希腊罗马名人传 B. Miscellany of Songs and SonnetsC. Don Quixote D. History of the World 13. _ was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and poverty to understand that the rich were becoming richer by robbing the poor. A. John Wycliffe B. William Caxton C. Geoffrey Chaucer D

18、. Thomas More 14. Utopia was written in the form of _. A. prose B. drama C. essay D. dialogue 15. One of the popular morality plays was _. A. The Shepherds B. Everyman C. The Play of the Weather D. Gammer Gurtons Needle16. Shakespeares plays written between _ are sometimes called “romances” and all

19、end in reconciliation and reunion.A. 1590 and 1594 B. 1595 and 1600 C. 1601 and 1607 D. 1608 and 161217. Miranda is a heroine in Shakespeares _.A. Pericles B. Cymbeline C. The Winters Tale D. The Tempest 18. In _ appeared Shakespeares Sonnet，Never before Imprinted（莎士比亚十四行诗“迄今从未刊印过”）which contains 15

20、4 sonnets.A. 1606 B. 1607 C. 1608 160919. Shakespeare is one of the founders of _.A. romanticism B. realism C. naturalism D. classicism20. Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with the _.A. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. couplet21. In the plays, Shakespear

21、e used about _words.A. 15000 B. 16000 C. 17000 D. 1800022. _has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Bacon C. W. Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson Key to the multiple choices: 1-5 BCDAA 6-10 DDCBA 11-15 BDADA 16-22 ACBADDB. Say true or false. 1. The old English

22、 aristocracy having been exterminated (wiped out) in the course of the War of the Roses, a new nobility, totally dependent on Kings power, come to the fore.2. Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. 3. The progress of bourgeois economy made England a powe

23、rful state and enabled her in 1588 to inflict a defeat on the Spanish Invincible Armada.4. The Protestant Reformation was in essence a religious movement in a political guise. 5. Before the Reformation, the English Bible was universally used by the Catholic churches.6. Walter Raleigh wrote his Histo

24、ry of the World in imprisonment. 7. More the man is even more interesting than More the writer. 8. Utopia, Book One, describes an ideal communist society. 9. Translations occupied an important place in the English Renaissance. 10. Philip Sidneys collection of love sonnets is Astrophel and Stella. 11

25、. The Miracle plays were not forbidden to perform in churches after the actors introduced secular and even comical elements into the performance. 12. The writer of Gammer Gurtons Needle is unknown. 13. Two lawyers who wrote Gorboduc were Thomas Sackville (托马斯·萨克维尔) and Thomas Norton（托马斯·诺顿

26、）. 14. Shakespeares sonnets are divided into three groups: Numbers 117, Numbers 18126, and Numbers 127154. 15. Shakespeares sonnets are written for variety of virtues. 16. Engels said, “Realism implies, besides truth in detail, the truthful reproduction of typical characters under typical circumstan

27、ces.” 17. Shakespeare wrote about his own people and for his own time. 18. Shakespeares one play contains one theme. (contains more than one theme)19. To reproduce the real life, Shakespeare often combines the majestic with the funny, the poetic with the prosaic(散文体的) and tragic with the comic. 20.

28、Engels called Shakespeares plays the “Shakespearean vivacity (活泼、快活) and wealth of (大量的) action”. 21. Utopia is Mores masterpiece, written in the form of letters between More and Hythloday, a voyage. 22. Sir Philip Sidney is well-known as a poet and dramatist. 23. Carl Marx commented highly on Mores

29、 Utopia and mentioned it in his great work, The Capital.24. The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its poetry. 25. The miracle plays were simple plays based on Bible stories, such as the creation of the world, Noah and the flood, and the birth of Christ. 26. Grammer Gurtons

30、Needle is the first English comedy, Gorboduc the first English tragedy. 27. Both the gentlemen and the common people went to the theatres. But the upper class was the dominant force in Elizabethan theatre. 28. After Shakespeares death, Herminge and Condell collected and published his plays in 1623.

31、29. From Shakespeares history plays, it can be seen that Shakespeare took a great interest in the political questions of his time. 30. In Shakespeares historical plays, historical accuracy is not strictly regarded. 31. King Lear is a tragedy of ambition, which drives a brave soldier and national her

32、o to degenerate into a bloody murder and despot right to his doom. 32. Coming from an old Danish legend, Othello is considered the summit of Shakespeares art. 33. Shakespeare is one of the founders of romanticism in world literature. 34. Generally speaking, after Shakespeare, the English drama was u

33、ndergoing a process of prosperity. 35. English Renaissance Period was an age of poetry and drama, and was an age of prose. 36. There are two main characters in As You Like It: Orlando and Rosalind. 37. Ben Johnsons comedies are “comedies of humors” and every character in his comedies personifies a d

34、efinite “humor”. 38. In Ben Johnsons later years he became the “literary king” of his time.Key to the True/False statements: 1. T2. T3. T4. F. (a political movement in a religious guise)5. F. (the Latin Bible)6. T7. F (Sidney)8. T9. T10. T11. T12. T13. F ( Book Two)14. T15. T16. T17. T18. F19. T20.

35、T21. F (a conversation)22. F (poet and critic of poetry)23. F24. F(darma)25. T26. T27. T28. T29. T30. T31. F (Macbeth)32. F (Hamlet)33. F (realism)34. F(decline)35. F (not an age of prose)36. T37. F (ordinary people were)38. TPart Three The Period of the English Bourgeois RevolutionI. Choose the rig

36、ht answer.1. The rhyme scheme of Miltons LAllkegro and Il Penseroso is _. A. aabbccbbc B. abbacdccd C. abacdeec D. ababcdcdd2. _ , as a declaration of peoples freedom of the press, has been a weapon in the later democratic revolutionary struggles. A. On the Morning of Christs Nativity B. ComusC. Of

37、Reformation in England D. Areopagitica3. _ 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 D. John Dryden4. _ expressed Donnes own way of describing love. A. Holy Sonnets B. Witchcraft by a Picture C. The Sun

38、 Rising D. Death, Be Not Proud 5. George Herberts _ is a well-known shaped poem. A. The Altar B. To His Coy Mistress C. To Daffodils D. Gather Ye Rose Buds While Ye May6. _ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry. A. John Donne B. George Herbert C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan7. Which of the

39、following is not a Metaphysical poet? A. Richard Crashaw B. Henry Vaughan C. Andrew Marvell D. Robert Burton 8. _is a prose poem on death and immortality. A. The Anatomy of Melancholy B. Religio Mecici C. Holy Dying D. Urn-Burial9. Izaak Waltons _ is a delightful description of the English countrysi

40、de and the simple and kind people. A. The Compleat Angler B. Holy Living C. To His Coy Mistress D. To Daffadils10. Who is the greatest figure of the Cavalier poetry? A. John Suckling B. Richard Lovelace C. Robert Herrick D. John Dryden11. _was the forerunner of the English classical school of litera

41、ture in the 19th century. A. John Dryden B. Richard Steele C. Joseph Addison D. Alexander Pope Key to the multiple choices: 1-5 CDCBA 6-11 ADDAAD Say true or false.1. The major parliamentary clashes of the early 17th century were over land ownership.2. After the victory of the English Revolution, th

42、e movement of the Diggers broke out. The leader of this revolt is Wat Tyler. 3. With the establishment of the bourgeois dictatorship, Charles II became the Protector of the English Commonwealth. 4. The spirit of unity and the feeling of patriotism ended with the reign of James I, and England was the

43、n convulsed (shook, quivered) with the conflict between the two antagonistic camps, the Royalists and the Puritans. 5. In 1644, James I was sentenced to death and Cromwell became the leader of the country. 6. English literature of the 17th century witnessed a flourish on the whole. 7. The Revolution

44、 Period produced one of the most important poets in English literature, William Shakespeare. 8. The Revolution Period is also called Age of Milton because it produced a great poet whole name is William Milton. 9. The main literary form in literature of Revolution Period is drama. 10. Among the Engli

45、sh poets during the Revolution Period, John Donne was the greatest one. 11. John Milton towers over his age as Byron towers over the Elizabethan Age, and as Chaucer towers over the Medieval Period. 12. On his first wifes death, Milton wrote his only love poem, a sonnet, on His Deceased Wife. 13. The

46、 greatest epic produced by Milton, Paradise Lose, is written in heroic couplets. 14. The poem of Samson Agonistes was “to justify the ways of God to man”, i.e. to advocate submission to the Almighty. 15. It has been noticed by many critics that the picture of Satan surrounded by his angels who never

47、 think of expressing any opinions of their own, resembles the court of an absolute monarch.16. Izaak Waltons The Compleat Angler becomes a “Piscatorial classic”. 17. Thomas Brownes Religia Medici is a collection of opinions on a vast number of subjects more or less connected with religion. Key to Tr

48、ue/False statements: 1. F (ownership: monopolies)2. F (Wat Tyler: Gerald Winstanley)3. F (Charles II: Oliver Cromwell)4. F (Donne: Milton)5. F (James I: Charles I)6. F (flourish: decline)7. T (William Shakespeare)8. F (William: John)9. F (drama: poetry)10. F (James I: Elizabeth I)11. F (Byron: Shake

49、speare)12. F (first: second)13. F (heroic couplets: blank verse)14. F (Satan: God)15. F (Samson Agonistes: Paradise Lost)16. T17. TPart Four The English Century. Match the works and the characters. (3 points) A 1. ( ) Tome Jones 2. ( ) The Vicar of Wakefield 3. ( ) Robinson Crusoe 4. ( ) Gullivers T

50、ravels 5. ( ) Pamela 6. ( ) The School for Scandal Ba. Fridayb. King of Brodingnagc. Sophiad. Mr. Be. William Thornhillf. Charles SurfaceThe key: (1c, 2e, 3a, 4b, 5d, 6f ). Choose the right answer.1. In 1701, Steele published a pamphlet, _, in which he first displayed his moralizing spirit. A. The F

51、uneral B. The Lying Lover C. The Christian Hero D. The Tender Husband2. Which is the most popular newspaper published by Steele? A. The Tatler B. The Spectator C. The Theatre D. The English 3. _ is Addisons great tragedy. A. A Letter from Italy B. Rosamond C. The Campaign D. Cato4. Which of the foll

52、owing is not the hero in The Spectator? A. Isaac Bickerstaff B. Mr. Roger C. Captain Sentry D. Andrew Freeport5. _ were looked upon as the model of English composition by British authors all through the 18th century. A. Jeremy Taylors Holy Living B. Thomas Brownes Religio Meidic C. Samuel Pepyss dia

53、ries D. Addisons Spectator essays6. The most important classicist in the Enlightenment Movement is _. A. Steele B. Addison C. Pope D. Dryden 7. The masterpiece of Alexander Pope is _. A. Essay on Criticism B. The Rape of the Lock C. Essay on Man D. The Dunciad8. Essay on Man is a _poem in heroic couplets. A. didactic B. satirical C. philosophical D. dramatic9. _ was an intellectual movement in the first half of the 18th century. A. The Enclosure Movement B. The Industrial Revolution C.