I． Multiple Choice
Old and Medieval Period
1. ____ Beowulf ___, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A. The Canterbury Tales B. Exodus C. D. The Legend of Good Women
3. 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 __ B．Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales____________. A．William Langland’ s Piers Plowman
C．John Gower’s Confession Amantis D．Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2.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
1. ____
A. B. George Gordon Byron
C. Edmund Spenser D. Robert Browning 1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of B. knightly __. knightly _ adventures or other heroic
deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A .Christian C. Greek D. primitive
The Neoclassical Period
1.With classical culture and the（ ）humanistic ideas coming into England, the English Renaissance began flourishing.
A. French B. German C. Italian D. Greek
2. 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
3. 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 D. William Shakespeare
4. 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 5. 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
6.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.
7. The Renaissance marks a transition from ______ to the modern world.
A. the old English B. the medieval C. the feudalist D. the capitalist
8. The English Renaissance period was an age of ______ . A. poetry and drama B. drama and novel C. novel and poetry D. romance and poetry
9.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is（ ）. A. humanism B. realism C. naturalism D. skepticism 10．__ Humanism ____ is the essence of the Renaissance. A．Poetry B．Drama C． D．Reason
11. About the Renaissance humanists which of the following
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.
12. 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
13. Marlowe’s greatest achievement lies in that he perfected the __ blank verse ________and made it the principal
英美文学选读-英国-文艺复兴时期-练习题汇总(选择大题)
