英美文学选读英国文艺复兴时期练习题汇总.docx

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英美文学选读英国文艺复兴时期练习题汇总

英美文学选读选择题

1._______,atypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.

A.TheCanterburyTalesB.Exodus

C.BeowulfD.TheLegendofGoodWomen

2.Theworkthatpresented,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,acomprehensiverealisticpictureofthemedievalEnglishsocietyandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflifeismostlikely______________.

A．WilliamLangland’sPiersPlowmanB．GeoffreyChaucer’sTheCanterburyTales

C．JohnGower’sConfessionAmantisD．SirGawainandtheGreenKnight

3.Withclassicalcultureandthe（　　　）humanisticideascomingintoEngland,theEnglishRenaissancebeganflourishing.

A.FrenchB.GermanC.ItalianD.Greek

4.Duringthereignof_______,EnglandstarteditsReligiousReformationandbrokeawayfromRome.

A.HenryVIIB.HenryVIIIC.EdwardVID.QueenElizabeth

5.TheProtestantmovement,whichwasseenasameanstorecoverthepurityoftheearlychurchfromthecorruptionandsuperstitionoftheMiddleAges,wasinitiatedby_______.

A.FrancisBaconB.MartinLuther

C.ThomasMoreUtopiaD.WilliamShakespeare

6．TheRenaissanceisactuallyamovementstimulatedbyaseriesofhistoricaleventsEXCEPT_________.

A．therediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture

B．thevastexpansionofBritishcoloniesinNorthAmerica

C．thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology

D．thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion

7.InRenaissance,theEuropeanhumanistthinkersandscholarsmadeattemptstodothefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.gettingridofthoseoldfeudalistideas

B.gettingcontroloftheparliamentandgovernment

C.introducingnewideasthatexpressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie

D.recoveringthepurityoftheearlychurch,fromthecorruptionoftheRomanCatholicChurch

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissancehumanism?

A.Cultivationoftheartofthisworldandthislife.

B.Toleranceofhumanfoibles.

C.Searchforthegenuineflavorofancientculture.

D.Glorificationofreligiousfaith.

9.TheRenaissancemarksatransitionfrom______tothemodernworld.

A.theoldEnglishB.themedieval

C.thefeudalistD.thecapitalist

10.TheEnglishRenaissanceperiodwasanageof________

A.poetryanddramaB.dramaandnovel

C.novelandpoetryD.romanceandpoetry

11.ThemostsignificantideaoftheRenaissanceis（　　　）.

A.humanismB.realism

C.naturalismD.skepticism

12．______istheessenceoftheRenaissance.

A．PoetryB．DramaC．HumanismD．Reason

13.AbouttheRenaissancehumanistswhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theythoughtmoneyandsocialstatuswasthemeasureofallthings.

B.Theythoughtpeoplewerelargelysubordinatedtotherulingclasswithoutanyfreedomandindependence.

C.Theycouldn’tseethehumanvaluesintheirworks.

D.Theyemphasizedthedignityofhumanbeingsandtheimportanceofthepresentlife.

14.OneofthedistinctfeaturesoftheElizabethantimeis_______

A.theflourishingofthedrama

B.thepopularityoftherealisticnovel

C.thedominationoftheclassicalpoetry

D.theclose-downofallthetheatres

15.Marlowe’sgreatestachievementliesinthatheperfectedthe__________andmadeittheprincipalmediumofEnglishdrama.

A.blankverseB.freeverse

C.sonnetD.alliteration

16.Marlowegavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis“______”.

A.lyricallinesB.softlines

C.mightylinesD.religiouslines

17._______introducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland,while_______broughtinblankverse,i.e.theunrhymediambicpentameterline.

A.Wyatt...SurreyB.Wyatt...SidneyC.Surrey...SidneyD.Sidney...Spenser

18.Itwas________whofirstintroducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland.

A.CaxtonB.WyattC.SurreyD.Marlowe

19.ThePetrarchansonnetwasfirstintroducedintoEnglandby______.

A.SurreyB.WyattC.SidneyD.Shakespeare

20.InEnglishpoetry,afour-linestanzaiscalled______.

A.heroiccoupletB.quatrainC.SpenserianstanzaD.terzarima

21．ThemostfamousdramatistsintheRenaissanceEnglandareChristopherMarlowe,WilliamShakespeareand______________.

A．JohnMiltonB．JohnBunyanC．BenJonsonD．EdmundSpenser

22.ThemostfamousdramatistsintheRenaissanceEnglandareallthefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.FrancisBacon B.ChristopherMarlowe

C.WilliamShakespeare D.BenJonson

23.“MetaphysicalPoetry”referstotheworksofthe17th-centurywriterswhowroteundertheinfluenceof_____.

A.JohnDonneB.AlexanderPope

C.ChristopherMarloweD.JohnMilton

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtypicalofmetaphysicalpoetrybestrepresentedbyJohnDonne’sworks?

A.Commonspeech.B.Conceit.奇思妙想

C.Argument.修辞D.Refinedlanguage.用词严谨

25.Allthefollowingpoetsexcept________belongtothemetaphysicalschool.

A.DonneB.Herbert

C.MarvellD.Milton

26.Spenser’smasterpieceis______,whichisagreatpoemoftheage.

A.TheShepheardesCalenderB.TheFaierieQueene

C.TheRapeofLucreceD.TheCanterburyTales

27.EdmundSpenser’smasterpieceis_____.

A.TheShepheared’sCalenderB.TheFaerieQueen

C.EpithalamionD.TheCanterburyTales

28.____isthefirstimportantEnglishessayistandthefounderofmodernscienceinEngland.

A.FrancisBaconB.EdmundSpenser

C.WilliamCarxtonD.Sidney

29.FrancisBaconisnotonlythefirstimportantessayistbutalsothefounderofmodern______inEngland.

A.poetryB.novelC.proseD.science

30.______,thefirstimportantEnglishessayist,wasalsothefounderofmodernscienceinEnglandandoneoftherepresentativesoftheEnglishRenaissance.

A．ChristopherMarloweB．ThomasMore

C．FrancisBaconD．WilliamShakespeare

31._____,thefirstimportantEnglishessayist,isbestknownforhisessayswhichgreatlyinfluencedthedevelopmentofthisliteraryform.

A.CharlesLambB.BenJonson

C.FrancisBaconD.JohnLyly

32．FrancisBacon’sessaysarefamousfortheirbrevity,compactnessand______________.

A．complicity B．complexityC．powerfulnessD．mildness

33.Shakespeareisknowntohaveused_differentwords.Hiscoinageofnewwordsanddistortionofthemeaningoftheoldonesalsocreatestrikingeffectsonthereader.

A.16,000B.1600

C.20,000D.2000

34.AsaRenaissancehumanist,Shakespeare（）

A.isagainstreligiouspersecutionandracialdiscrimination,againstsocialinequalityandthecorruptinginfluenceofgoldandmoney.

B.holdsthatliteratureshouldbeacombinationofbeauty,kindnessandtruth,andshouldreflectnatureandreality.

C.givesfaithfulreflectionofthesocialrealitiesofhistimethroughhisworks.

D.alloftheabove.

35．Shakespeare’sfourgreatesttragediesare________.

A．RomeoandJuliet,Othello,KingLear,Hamlet

B．Hamlet,Othello,Macbeth,TheMerchantofVenice

C．Hamlet,Othello,KingLear,Macbeth

D．RomeoandJuliet,TheMerchantofVenice,Othello,Hamlet

36.Shakespeare’sfourgreattragediesare:

Hamlet,Othello,______and______.

A.KingLear...RomeoandJulietB.KingLear…Macbeth

C.KingJohn...JuliusCaesarD.KingJohn…TheMerchantofVenice

37.Shakespeare’stragediesincludeallthefollowingexcept（　　　）.

A.HamletandKingLear

B.AntonyandCleopatraandMacbeth

C.JuliusCaesarandOthello

D.TheMerchantofVeniceandAMidsummerNight’sDream

38.InShakespeare’sgreatesttragedies,whichofthefollowingisthetypicalcharacteristictheheroesshareincommon?

（）

A.Theyhaveastronglustforpowerandfinallygointoincessantcrimes.

B.Theyareperfectheroeswithoutanyweakness.

C.Theyfacetheinjusticeofhumanlifebutarenevercaughtinadifficultsituation.

D.Theyhaveafatewhichiscloselyconnectedwiththefateofthewholenation.

39.AstothegreattragedyHamlet,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Thetimelessappealofthismightydramaliesinitscombinationofintrigue,emotionalconflictandsearchingphilosophicmelancholy.

B.ThebareoutlineoftheplayisbasedonawidespreadlegendinnorthernEurope.

C.ThewholestoryoftheplayiscreatedbyShakespearehimself.

D.Init,Shakespearecondemnsthehypocrisyandtreacheryandgeneralcorruptionattheroyalcourt.

40.______,themelancholicscholar,prince,facesthedilemmabetweenactionandmind.

A.OthelloB.MacbethC.HamletD.Antonio

41.InHamlet,thehero’stroublemainlyliesin（）

A.hisprideinrefusingtoacknowledgehismother’ssecondmarriage

B.hishesitationincarryingouthisplanofrevenge

C.hissuspicionthathisfatherwasmurderedbyhisuncle

D.hisambitiontogainquickaccesstothethrone

42.________isanaturalmeansofwritinginrevealingtheprince’sinnerconflictandpsychologicalpredicamentinShakespeare'sHamlet.

A．DialogueB．Soliloquy

C．DramaticmonologueD．Satire

43.“Tobe,ornottobe-thatisthequestion;/Whether’tisnoblerinthemindtosuffer/Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune,/Ortotakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles,/Andbyopposingendthen?

”Theselinesaretakenfrom_____.

A.KingLearB.RomeoandJulietC.OthelloD.Hamlet

44._____lustforpowerstirsuphisambitionandleadshimtoincessantcrimes.

A.Othello’sB.Hamlet’sC.Shylock’sD.Macbeth’s

45._____innerweaknessismadeuseofbytheoutsideevilforce.

A.Hamlet’sB.Othello’sC.KingLear’sD.Macbeth’s

46.AboutShakespeare’sromanticcomedies,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Hetakesanoptimisticattitudetowardloveandtruth.

B.Theromanticelementsarenotbroughtintofullplayatall.

C.Hepresentsthepatrioticspiritwhenengagingintellectual