Exercises:
1. After the fall of the Roman Empire and the withdrawal of Roman troops from Albion , the aboriginal _Cletic____ population of the larger part of the island was soon conquered and almost totally exterminated by the Teutonic tribes of
___Angles_ , __Saxons__ , and __Jutes___ who came from the continent and settled in the island , naming its central part __Anglio___ , or England.
2. For nearly __400__ years prior to the coming of the English , British had been a Roman province . In__410_, the Rome withdrew their legions from Britain to protect herself against swarms of Teutonic invaders.
3. The literature of early period falls naturally into two divisions, __pagan_and __Christian__.
4.__The song of Beowulf__ can be justly termed England’s national epic and its hero _Beowulf___—one of the national heroes of the English people.
5. The Song of Beowulf reflects events which took place on the _European Continent___ approximately at the beginning of the _6th___ century , when the forefathers of the Jutes lived in the southern part of the __ Scandinavian peninsula __ and maintained close relations with kindred tribes ,e.g. with the __Danes__who lived on the other side of the straits.
6. Among the early Anglo-Saxon poets we may mention _Caedmon___ who lived in the half of the ___7th_ century and who wrote a poetic Paraphrase of the Bible.
7. __Caedmon__ is the first know religious poet of Engla nd . He is known as the father of English song.
8. The didactic poem The Christ was produced by __Cynewulf__ .
9. The most important work of __a__ is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles , which is regarded as the best monument of the old English prose. a. Alfred the Great b. Caedmon c. Cynewulf d. Venerable Bede
10. Who is the monster half-human who had mingled thirty warriors in The Song of Beowulf?c
a. Hrothgat b. Heorot c. Grendel d. Beowulf
11. ___b_ is the first important religious poet in English literature. a. Gynewulf b. Caedmon c. Shakespeare d. Adam Bede 12. The epic , The Song of Beowulf ,represents the spirit of _d__. a. Monks b. romanticists c. sentimentalists d. pagan
13. Define the literary terms listed below. 1). Alliteration 2). Epic 14. Please give brief description of The Song of Beowulf. Exercise:
1. In the year __1066__, at the battle of _ Hasting___, the ___Normans_ headed by William Duke of Normandy, defeated the Anglo-Saxons.
2. The literature with Normans brought to England is remarkable for its bright, __romantic__ tales of ___love_ and adventures, in marked contrast with the __strength__ and __somberness__ of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
3. English literature of Anglo-Norman period is also a combination of __French__ and _Saxon___ elements.
4. Defines the literary terms listed below. (1) Anglo-Norman Romance (2) Middle English Exercise:
1. In the 14th century, the two most important writers are __William Langland__ and Chaucer.
2. In the 15th century, there is only one important prose writer whose name is __Sir Thomas Malory__ . He wrote an important work called Morte d’Arthur. 3. Geoffrey Chaucer ,the “__father of English poetry__” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London in about the year 1340. 4. Chaucer’s masterpiece is _The Canterbury Tales__,one of the most works in all literature.
5.The _general prologue__ provides a frame work for the tales in The Canterbury Tales, and it comprises a group of vivid pictures of various medieval figures. 6. Chaucer created in The Canterbury Tales a strikingly brilliant and picturesque panorama of _his time and his country___.
7. The Canterbury Tales opens with a general “prologue” where we are told of a company of pilgrims that gathered at __Tabard__ Inn in Southwark ,a suburb of London.
8. Chaucer believes in the right of man to __earthly__ happiness.
9.The name of the “jolly innkeeper” in The Canterbury Tales is __Harry Bailey__,who proposes that each pilgrim of the __30__ should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two more on the way back.
10.The pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales are on their way to the shrine of __St. Thomas Becket’s __ at a place named Canterbury.
11.Despite the enormous plan , The Canterbury Tales in fact contains a general “prologue” and only _24__ tale , of which two are left unfinished.
12.In contradistinction to the __alliterative__ verse of Anglo-Saxon poetry , Chaucer chose the metrical from which laid the foundation of the English __Tonico-syllabic___ verse.
13. Who is the “ father of English poetry ” and one of the greatest narrative poets of English?b
A . Christopher Marlow B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. W. Shakespeare D. Alfred the Great
14. When he died, Chaucer was buried in _a___ the Poet’s Corner. A． Westminster Abbey B. Normandy C. Canterbury D. Southwark
15. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is his __c__ a translation of the French “Roman de la Rose”, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries throughout Europe. A. Troilus and Criseyde B. A Red Red Rose C. Romance of the Rose D. Piers the Plowman
16. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named __b___ 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
17. In his literary development, Chaucer was influenced by three literatures. Which one is not true?d
A. French literature B. Italian literature C. English literature D. German literature
18. There are various kinds of ballads _historical___, __legendary__, __fantanstical__, __lyrical__ and ___homorous__.
19. In the numerous __border ballads__, the age-long struggle between the Scots and the English is reflected.
20. Bishop __Thomas Perry__ was among the first to take a literary interest in ballads.
21. Robin Hood, a __Saxon__ by birth, was an outlaw, a robber but he robbed only the rich and never molested the poor and needy.
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