英美文学选读选择题

1. _______, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.

A. The Canterbury Tales B. Exodus

C. Beowulf D. The Legend of Good Women

2. 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 3. With classical culture and the（ ）humanistic ideas coming into England, the English Renaissance began flourishing. A. French B. German C. Italian D. Greek

4. During the reign of_______, England started its Religious Reformation and broke away from Rome.

A. Henry VII B. Henry VIII C. Edward VI D. Queen Elizabeth 5. The Protestant movement, which was seen as a means to recover the purity of the early church from the corruption and superstition of the Middle Ages, was initiated by _______.

A. Francis Bacon B. Martin Luther C. Thomas More Utopia D. William Shakespeare

6．The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_________.

A．the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture B．the vast expansion of British colonies in North America C．the new discoveries in geography and astrology

D．the religious reformation and the economic expansion

7. In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to do the following EXCEPT ______. A. getting rid of those old feudalist ideas

B. getting control of the parliament and government

C. introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie

D. recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church 8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance humanism?

A. Cultivation of the art of this world and this life. B. Tolerance of human foibles.

C. Search for the genuine flavor of ancient culture. D. Glorification of religious faith.

9. The Renaissance marks a transition from ______ to the modern world. A. the old English B. the medieval C. the feudalist D. the capitalist 10. The English Renaissance period was an age of ________

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A. poetry and drama B. drama and novel C. novel and poetry D. romance and poetry 11. The most significant idea of the Renaissance is（ ）. A. humanism B. realism C. naturalism D. skepticism

12．______ is the essence of the Renaissance. A．Poetry B．Drama C．Humanism D．Reason

13. About the Renaissance humanists which of the following statements is true? A. They thought money and social status was the measure of all things.

B. They thought people were largely subordinated to the ruling class without any freedom and independence.

C. They couldn’t see the human values in their works.

D. They emphasized the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life. 14. One of the distinct features of the Elizabethan time is_______ A. the flourishing of the drama

B. the popularity of the realistic novel C. the domination of the classical poetry D. the close-down of all the theatres

15.Marlowe’s greatest achievement lies in that he perfected the __________and made it the

principal medium of English drama. A. blank verse B. free verse C. sonnet D. alliteration 16. Marlowe gave new vigor to the blank verse with his “______”.

A. lyrical lines B. soft lines C. mighty lines D. religious lines

17._______ introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England, while _______ brought in blank verse, i.e. the unrhymed iambic pentameter line. （一）8

A. Wyatt...Surrey B. Wyatt...Sidney C. Surrey...Sidney D. Sidney...Spenser 18. It was ________ who first introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England. A. Caxton B. Wyatt C. Surrey D. Marlowe

19. The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by ______. A. Surrey B. Wyatt C. Sidney D. Shakespeare 20. In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called ______. A. heroic couplet B. quatrain C. Spenserian stanza D. terza rima 21．The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare and ______________.

A．John Milton B．John Bunyan C．Ben Jonson D．Edmund Spenser

22. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following

EXCEPT ______. A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonso

23. “Metaphysical Poetry” refers to the works of the 17th - century writers who wrote under the influence of _____.

A. John Donne B. Alexander Pope

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C. Christopher Marlowe D. John Milton

24. Which of the following is NOT typical of metaphysical poetry best represented by

John Donne’s works? A. Common speech. B. Conceit. 奇思妙想 C. Argument. 修辞 D. Refined language.用词严谨 25. All the following poets except ________ belong to the metaphysical school. A. Donne B. Herbert C. Marvell D. Milton

26. Spenser’s masterpiece is ______, which is a great poem of the age. A. The Shepheardes Calender B. The Faierie Queene C. The Rape of Lucrece D. The Canterbury Tales

27. Edmund Spenser’s masterpiece is _____. A. The Shepheared’s Calender B. The Faerie Queen C. Epithalamion D. The Canterbury Tales

28.____ is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England. A.Francis Bacon B.Edmund Spenser C.William Carxton D.Sidney

29. Francis Bacon is not only the first important essayist but also the founder of modern ______ in England. A. poetry B. novel C. prose D. science

30. ______, the first important English essayist, was also the founder of modern science in England and one of the representatives of the English Renaissance.

A．Christopher Marlowe B．Thomas More C．Francis Bacon D．William Shakespeare

31. _____,the first important English essayist, is best known for his essays which greatly influenced the development of this literary form. A. Charles Lamb B. Ben Jonson C. Francis Bacon D. John Lyly

32．Francis Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and ______________.

A．complicity B．complexity C．powerfulness D．mildness

33. Shakespeare is known to have used _ different words. His coinage of new words and distortion of the meaning of the old ones also create striking effects on the reader. A. 16,000 B. 1600 C.20,000 D. 2000 34. As a Renaissance humanist, Shakespeare ( )

A. is against religious persecution and racial discrimination, against social inequality and the corrupting influence of gold and money.

B. holds that literature should be a combination of beauty, kindness and truth, and should reflect nature and reality.

C. gives faithful reflection of the social realities of his time through his works. D. all of the above.

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35．Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are ________. A．Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, Hamlet B．Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice C．Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth

D．Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet

36. Shakespeare’s four great tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello, ______and ______. A. King Lear...Romeo and Juliet B. King Lear…Macbeth C. King John...Julius Caesar D. King John…The Merchant of Venice 37.Shakespeare’s tragedies include all the following except（ ）. A. Hamlet and King Lear

B. Antony and Cleopatra and Macbeth C. Julius Caesar and Othello

D. The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream

38. In Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, which of the following is the typical characteristic the heroes share in common? ( ) A. They have a strong lust for power and finally go into incessant crimes. B. They are perfect heroes without any weakness.

C. They face the injustice of human life but are never caught in a difficult situation. D. They have a fate which is closely connected with the fate of the whole nation. 39. As to the great tragedy Hamlet, which of the following is not true?

A. The timeless appeal of this mighty drama lies in its combination of intrigue, emotional conflict and searching philosophic melancholy.

B. The bare outline of the play is based on a widespread legend in northern Europe. C. The whole story of the play is created by Shakespeare himself.

D. In it, Shakespeare condemns the hypocrisy and treachery and general corruption at the royal court.

40. ______, the melancholic scholar, prince, faces the dilemma between action and mind.

A. Othello B. Macbeth C. Hamlet D. Antonio

41. In Hamlet, the hero’s trouble mainly lies in ( ) A. his pride in refusing to acknowledge his mother’s second marriage B. his hesitation in carrying out his plan of revenge

C. his suspicion that his father was murdered by his uncle D. his ambition to gain quick access to the throne

42. ________ is a natural means of writing in revealing the prince’s inner conflict and psychological predicament in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

A．Dialogue B．Soliloquy C．Dramatic monologue D．Satire

43. “To be, or not to be - that is the question;/Whether’ tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against a sea of troubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are taken from _____. A. King Lear B. Romeo and Juliet C. Othello D. Hamlet

44. _____ lust for power stirs up his ambition and leads him to incessant crimes. A. Othello’s B. Hamlet’s C. Shylock’s D. Macbeth’s

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