英国文学史试题及答案

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英国文学史试题及答案

　　《英国文学史》包括The Venerable Bede and Caedmon、King Alfred the Great、Beowulf、The Exeter Book等内容。以下是由阳光网小编整理关于英国文学史试题的内容，希望大家喜欢!

英国文学史试题及答案

　　英国文学史试题及答案(一)

　　Ⅰ. 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. 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 Arthurian romances.

　　A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. Beowulf

　　C. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales

　　5. William Langland‟s ____ is written in the form of a dream vision.

　　A. Kubla Khan B. Piers the Plowman

　　C. The Dream of John Bull D. Morte d‟Arthur

　　6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The 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 dreamed, 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 stories about a legendary outlaw called _____.

　　A. Morte d‟Arthur 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 Dryden

　　12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____.

　　A. Flanders B. France C. Italy D. Westminster Abbey

　　13. Chaucer‟s earliest work 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 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 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 Boccaccio‟s poem “Filostrato”.

　　A. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus and Criseyde

　　C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. Beowulf

　　Key to the multiple choices： 1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAAB

　　英国文学史试题及答案(二)

　　.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.primitive

　　(B)

　　Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of ___.

　　A.Piers Plowman B.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

　　C.Confessio Amantis D.The Canterbury Tales

　　(D)

　　The work that presented, for the first 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 ______________.

　　A.William Langland‟ s Piers Plowman B.Geoffrey Chaucer‟s The Canterbury Tales

　　C.John Gower‟s Confession Amantis D.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

　　(B)

　　Ⅱ. Questions

　　1. What are the features of Beowulf?

　　2. Comment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales.

　　Part Two The English Renaissance

　　Ⅰ. Match the writer and his works.

　　1. Thomas More A. Apology for Poetry

　　2. Holinshed B. Miscellany of Songs and Sonnets

　　3. Hakluyt C. Utopia

　　4. Richard Tottel D. Discovery of Guiana

　　5. Philip Sidney E. Principal Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries

　　6. Walter Raleigh F. Chronicles

　　The key: (1—C 2—F 3—E 4—B 5—A 6—D)

　　Ⅱ. 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 I

　　2. The first complete 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 Andrews

　　3. 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 VII

　　C. Henry VIII D. Queen Elizabeth

　　4. 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. America D. Norway

　　5. 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

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