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1、英国文学史习题全集含答案#英国文学史习题全集（含答案）# 英国文学史习题全集（含答案） 1._ is used to say and do good things. A. Mercy B. Folly C. Vice D. Peace Part One Early and Medieval English Literature . Fill in the blanks. 1. In 1066, _, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating Engl and. A. William the Conqueror B. Ju

2、lius Caesar C. Alfred the Great D. Claudius 2. In the 14th century, the most important writer （poet） is _ . A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer 3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is _. A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay 4. The story of _ is the culmination of the Arthur

3、ian romances. A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. Beowulf C. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales 5. William Langlands _ is written in the form of a dream vision. A. Kubla Khan B. Piers the Plowman C. The Dream of John Bull D. Morte dArthur 6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existe

4、d in England at that time. Th e Normans spoke _. A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish 7. _ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator of the Bible. A. Langland B. Gower C. Wycliffe D. Chaucer 8. Piers the Plowman describes a series of wonderful dreams the author dre

5、amed, through which, we can see a picture of the life in the _ England. A. primitive B. feudal C. bourgeois D. modern 9. The theme of _ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances. A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery 10. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the sto

6、ries about a legend ary outlaw called _. A. Morte dArthur B. Robin Hood C. The Canterbury Tales D. Piers the Plowman 11. _, the “father of English 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

7、Dryden 12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in _. A. Flanders B. France C. Italy D. Westminster Abbey 13. Chaucers earliest work of any length is his _, a trans lation of the French R oman de la Rose by Gaillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, which was a love alle gory enjoying wide

8、spread 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 Legend of Good Women D. The Book of the Duchess 14. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact on the wide range of

9、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 long narrative poem named _ based on Boccaccios p oem “Filostrato”. A. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus and Criseyde C. Sir Gawain and the Gre

10、en Knight D. Beowulf Key to the multiple choices：# 1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAAB . Questions 1.What are the features of Beowulf?# /doc/b03c25f9c8d376eeaeaa310b.htmlment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales. Part Two The English Renaissance . Match the writer and his wor

11、ks. 1.Thomas More 2.Holinshed 3.Hakluyt 4.Richard Tottel 5.Philip Sidney 6.Walter Raleigh 1.Apology for Poetry 2.Miscellany of Songs and Sonnets 3.Utopia 4.Discovery of Guiana 5.Principal Nav igations, Voyages and Discoveries 6.Chronicles The key:# （1C 2F 3E 4B 5A 6D） . Choose the best answer. 1._ f

12、ounded the Tudor Dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type, w hich met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie. A. Henry V B. Henry VII C. Henry VIII D. James I 1.The first complete English Bible was translated by _, “the morning star of th e Reformation” and his followers. A. William Tyndal

13、 B. James I C. John Wycliffe D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews 1.The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. _ _ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interests of th e English merchants. A. Henry V. B. Henry VII C. Henry VIII D. Queen Elizabeth

14、1.Except being a victory of England over _, the rout of the fleet “Armada” （Inv incib le） was also the triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feud alism. A. Spain B. France C. America D. Norway 1.Those, both traders and pirates like _, established the first English colonies.

15、A. Francis Drake B. Lancelot Andrews C. William Caxton D. William Tyndal 1._ was a forerunner of classicism in English literature. A. Ben Johnson B. William Shakespeare C. Thomas More D. Christopher Marlowe 1.The most gifted of the “university wits” was _. A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. Marlowe 1.Mor

16、ality plays appeared after_. A. miracle plays B. mystery plays C. interlude D. Classical plays 1._ is used to say and do good things. A. Mercy B. Folly C. Vice D. Peace 1._is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought. A. Phillip Sidney B. Edmund Spenser C. Thomas More D. Walter Raleigh 1._

17、is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance. A. Thomas North B. Thomas Wyatt C. George Chapman D. John Florio 1._ had supplied Shakespeare with the material for Julius Caesar. 1.Lives of Greek and Roan Heroes希腊罗马名人传 2.Don Quixote 3.History of the World 4._ was one of the first to see the r

18、elation between wealth and poverty to under stand that the rich were becoming richer by robbing the poor. B. Miscellany of Songs and Sonnets A. John Wycliffe B. William Caxton C. Geoffrey Chaucer D. Thomas More 1.Utopia was written in the form of _. A. prose B. drama C. essay D. dialogue 1.One of th

19、e popular morality plays was _. A. The Shepherds B. Everyman C. The Play of the Weather D. Gammer Gurtons Needle 1.Shakespeares plays written between _ 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 1612 1.Mir

20、anda is a heroine in Shakespeares _. A. Pericles B. Cymbeline C. The Winters Tale D. The Tempest 1.In _ 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. 1606 B. 1607 C. 1608 1609 1.Shakespeare is one of the founders of _. A. romanticism B. realism

21、 C. naturalism D. classicism 1.Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home （good at） with the _. A. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. couplet 1.In the plays, Shakespeare used about _words. A. * B. * C. * D. * 1._has been called the summit of the English Renaissance. A. Christ

22、opher 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 * . Fill in the blanks. 1.The _ was universally used by the Catholic Churches. 2.The English translation of the Bible emerged as a result of the struggle between _ _ an

23、d _. 3.The Bible was notably translated into English by the _. 4.The first complete English Bible was translated by _, “the morning star of the _ _”. 5._ translated the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament, which is k nown as Tyndales Bible. 6.After Tydales Bible, th en appeared the _, wh

24、ich was made in 1611 under the auspices of _. And so was sometimes called the _. 7.Apart from the religious influence, the Authorized Version has had a great influence on English _ and _. 8.With the widespread influence of the English Bible, the standard modern English ha s been _ and _. 9. A great

25、number of _and phrases have passed into daily English speech as house hold words. 10.The _and _ language of the Authorized Version has colored the style of the English prose for the last 300 years. 11._ was the first English printer. 12.William Caxton was a prosperous merchant himself, but he was fo

26、nd of _ , and his interest was turning to _. 13.He translated The Recuyell of Historyes of Troy into English from French which was the _ book printed in English. 14.The Recuyell served as a source for _ Troilus and Cressida. 特洛埃勒斯与克雷雪 达 15.After having established his printing press, William Caxton

27、devoted himself to the ca reer of a _ and _. 16.William Caxton published about _ books, _ of which were translated by himsel f. 17.By rendering （翻译） French books into English, Caxton exercised the youthful langua ge in the airs （曲调）, the graces, the crafts of the elder and contributed to the dev elo

28、pment of the style of _ century English _. 18.The influence of Caxtons publications is also great in fixing a _ language in Eng land. 19.As the first English printer, Caxton invented in England the profession of _, whic h in fact has had a lasting significance to the development of English _ as a wh

29、 ole. 20.The Renaissance started in the _ century and ended in the _century. 21.The word, “renaissance” means _, which was stimulated by a series of hist orical events, such as _. 22.In the Renaissance, the humanist thinkers and scholars tried to get rid of those old _in medieval Europe, to introduc

30、e new ideas that expresses _ of the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the _of the early church from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church. 23._ is the theme of the English Renaissance, which emphasized the capacities of _and the achievements of _. 24._ Stanza is a verse form created by _ for

31、his poem, _, in which the rhyme scheme is _. 25.The Wars of the Roses （14551485） between the House of _ and the House of _ struggling for the Crown continued for 30 years. 26.Because of the conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and the King of Englan d, the far-reaching movement of _ took place

32、 in England, started by Henry VIII. 27.After _ in England, the helpless, dispossessed peasants, being compelled to work at a low wage, became hired laborers for the merchants. These laborers were the f athers of modern English _. 28.The introduction of _ to England by William Caxton （1476） brought classical work s within reach of the common multitude