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1、1._Beowulf_ is the representative works in the Anglo-Saxon Literature.2._Humanism_ is the central theme of the English Renaissance.3. English language in the Anglo-Saxon period was influenced by the Northern _mythology_4.The Anglo-Saxon poetry belongs to secular poetry, that is _non-religious poems

2、but with Christian coloring.5. _Alliteration_ is the most important feature in Beowulf. 6. Another writing feature in Beowulf is the frequent use of _metaphors_ and _understatements_ for ironical humor.7.In 55 B. C., Britain was invaded by _Julius Caesar_, the Roman conqueror. Along with the invasio

3、n came the _Roman mode of life_ into Britain.8.The _Anglo-Saxon_ period witnessed a transition from tribal society to feudalism.9.The first Englishmen are usually known as _Angles, Saxons and Jutes_ Language spoken by them is called_Old English_, which is the foundation of English language and liter

4、ature.10. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, _pagan_ and Christian.11. _Beowulf_ is the oldest surviving epic in the English language. 12.King Alfred the Great encouraged _education_ and literature.13. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was a monument of _Old English

5、 prose_, encouraged and supervised by King Alfred the Great. 14. The peasants Rising of 1381 had shaken the _feudal_ system in England to the root.16. The most prevailing kind of literature in feudal England was the _romance_.17. The theme of the romances is the _loyalty_ to king and lord.18. Malory

6、s _Le Morte DArthur_ was a 15th-century masterpiece which influenced the later writers.19. Malory used simple and idiomatic English prose to translate The Death of King Arthur from _French_ into _English_. 20. Shakespeares narrative poem, Venus and Adonis, is full of vivid images of the _countryside

7、_, and aphorisms on life. 21.Shakespeares dramatic creation often used the method of _adaptation (revision)_.22.Shakespeares drama becomes a monument of the English _Renaissance23. Shakespeare was a _master-hand (能手)_ _ for play-writing.25. Shakespeare was a great _master_ of the English language. 2

8、6. The _Latin Bible_ was universally used by the Catholic Churches.27.The English translation of the Bible emerged as a result of the struggle between _Protestantism_ and _Catholicism_.28. The Bible was notably translated into English by the _Protestants_.29. The first complete English Bible was tra

9、nslated by _John Wycliffe_, “the morning star of the _Reformation_”.30.William Tyndale_ translated the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament, which is known as Tyndales Bible.31.After Tydales Bible, then appeared the _Authorized Version_, which was made in 1611 under the auspices of _James

10、 I_. And so it was sometimes called the _King James Bible_32.Apart from the religious influence, the Authorized Version has had a great influence on English _Language_ and _literature_.33.With the widespread influence of the English Bible, the standard modern English has been _fixed_ and _confirmed_

11、.34.A great number of _Bible coinages_ _and phrases have passed into daily English speech as household words.35.The _simple_ and _dignified_ language of the Authorized Version has colored the style of the English prose for the last 300 years.49. English Renaissance is an age of _poetry_ and _drama50

12、.The best representative of the essay writing in the English Renaissance is _Francis Bacon_51.In the English Renaissance, classical and Italian and French works were translated into _English_.52.Humanists emphasize the capacities of the human _mind_ and the achievements of human _culture_53. The rhy

13、thm scheme of Spenserian Stanza is _abab, bcbcc_.54. The first complete English Bible was translated by _John Wycliffe_.55.Thomas More was a prose writer in the English _Renaissance56.Thomas More was one of the best representatives of the English _humanists57.Mores _Utopia_ was written in the form o

14、f a _conversation_ between a returned and experienced voyager, Hythloday, and More himself.58.Utopia is about a detailed description of the _social condition_ of England and a detailed presentation of an ideal communist society of Utopia, a Greek word, with the meaning of “_No Place_”.59.Thomas More

15、 was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and poverty to understand: the rich were becoming rich by _“robbing”_ the poor.60.More points out that the root of poverty is the private _ownership_ of _social wealth_61.In Utopia,_Book Two_, More provided us a sketch of an ideal commonwealth

16、 where property was held in common and there was no poverty.62.More showed a principle that “From everyone according to his _capacities_, to everyone according to his _needs_”.63.Thomas More was a great humanist and far-sighted thinker, a learned scholar, an expert of Latin, a forceful talker, a lov

17、er of music, an honest statesman, a man of nobility, a lover of nature and mankind, and a forerunner of _socialist_ theory.64.Spensers The shepherds Calendar marked the budding of the _Renaissance_.66.Translations occupied an important role in the English Renaissance, and many classical and _Italian

18、_ and _French_ works were put into English.67.Modernism and medievalism are blended (mixed) and harmonized by the beauty of sound and of color in the _Spenserian_ poetry.68.Sonnet was introduced from Italy by Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. 69.Mainly sonnet has two types: the _Ita

19、lian_or Petrarchan sonnet and _Shakespearean_ sonnet.70.The first period made Shakespeare _famous_; in the second period, his position was secured as a dramatist_and highly successful _poet_, admired, praised and revered by everyone.71.The comedies written in the third period are known as _dark_beca

20、use they give _somber_pictures of the world. 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 I2. The first complete English Bible was translated by _, “t

21、he morning star of the Reformation” and his followers.A. William Tyndal B. James I C. John Wycliffe D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews3. The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. _ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interests of the English m

22、erchants.A. Henry V. B. Henry VIIC. Henry VIII D. Queen Elizabeth4. The most gifted of the “university wits” was _. A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. Marlowe5. Morality plays appeared after_.A. miracle plays B. mystery plays C. interlude D. Classical plays6. _is one of the forerunners of modern socialis

23、t thought.A. Phillip Sidney B. Edmund Spenser C. Thomas More D. Walter Raleigh7. _ was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and poverty to understand that the rich were becoming richer by robbing the poor. A. John Wycliffe B. William Caxton C. Geoffrey Chaucer D. Thomas More 8. Utopia

24、 was written in the form of _. A. prose B. drama C. essay D. dialogue 9. One of the popular morality plays was _. A. The Shepherds B. Everyman C. The Play of the Weather D. Gammer Gurtons Needle10. Shakespeares plays written between _ are sometimes called “romances” and all end in reconciliation and

25、 reunion.A. 1590 and 1594 B. 1595 and 1600 C. 1601 and 1607 D. 1608 and 161211. Miranda is a heroin in Shakespeares _.A. Pericles B. Cymbeline C. The Winters Tale D. The Tempest12. Shakespeare is one of the founders of _.A. romanticism B. realism C. naturalism D. classicism13. Among many poetic form

26、s, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with the _.A. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. couplet14. In the plays, Shakespeare used about _words.A. 15000 B. 16000 C. 17000 D. 1800015. _B_has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Bacon C. W.

27、Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson . Fill in the blanks.1. 1. The _ Latin Bible was universally used by the Catholic Churches.2. The English translation of the Bible emerged as a result of the struggle between _ Protestantism _ and _ Catholicism _.2. 3. The Bible was notably translated into English by the _

28、 Protestants.4. The first complete English Bible was translated by _ John Wycliffe _, “the morning star of the _ Reformation _”.5. _ William Tyndal _ translated the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament, which is known as Tyndales Bible.6. After Tydales Bible, then appeared the Authorized

29、Version,which was made in 1611 under the auspices of James I _. And so was sometimes called the _ King James Bible._7. Apart from the religious influence, the Authorized Version has had a great influence on English _ Language _ and _ literature _.8. With the widespread influence of the English Bible

30、, the standard modern English has been _ fixed _ and _ confirmed _.9. A great number of _ Bible coinages _and phrases have passed into daily English speech as household words.10. The _ simple _and _ dignified _ language of the Authorized Version has colored the style o the English prose for the last

31、 300 years.20. The Renaissance started in the _14_ century and ended in the _17_century.21. The word, “renaissance” means _, which was stimulated by a series of historical events, such as _ reformation _.22. In the Renaissance, the humanist thinkers and scholars tried to get rid of those old _ feuda

32、list ideas _in medieval Europe, to introduce new ideas that expresses _interest_ of the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the _purity_of the early church from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church.23. humanism_ is the theme of the English Renaissance, which emphasized the capacities of _human

33、 mind_and the achievements of _human culture_.24. spenserian_ Stanza is a verse form created by _Edmund spenser_ for his poem, _the faerie queene_, in which the rhyme scheme is _ababbcbcc_. 25. The Wars of the Roses (14551485) between the House of _Lancaster_ and the House of _York_ struggling for t

34、he Crown continued for 30 years.26. Because of the conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and the King of England, the far-reaching movement of the Reforment_ took place in England, started by Henry VIII.27. After the Enclosure Movement_ in England, the helpless, dispossessed peasants, being com

35、pelled to work at a low wage, became hired laborers for the merchants. 28. The 16th century in England was a period of the breaking up feudal_of relations and the establishing of the foundations of capitalism_.29. Because the wool trade was rapidly growing in bulk, it was a time when, according to T

36、homas More, “sheep devours men_”.30. Together with the development of bourgeois relationships and formation of the English national state this period is marked by a flourishing of national culture known as Renaissance_.31. _Henry Howard_, in his translation of Virgils Aeneid, wrote the first English

37、 blank verse.32. Philip Sidney thought that _poetryhad superiority over philosophy and history. 33. _Utopia book one_ is a picture of contemporary England with forcible exposure of the poverty_ among the laboring classes.34. Sonnets contain _ Italian _ sonnets and _ Shakespearean _ sonnets.35. The h

38、ighest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its _drama_.36. The “miracles” were simple plays based on _bible_stories.37. Through the revival of classical literature, English playwrights came into contact with _Greek_ and _latin_drama.38. English comedies and tragedies on classical mod

39、els appeared in the middle of the _16_ century. 39. Miracle plays, morality plays, interludes and classical plays paved the way for the flourishing of _drama_. Say true or false. 1. Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. .2. The Protestant Reformation wa

40、s in essence a religious movement in a political guise. 3. Before the Reformation, the English Bible was universally used by the Catholic churches. F6. Walter Raleigh wrote his History of the World in imprisonment. T7. More the man is even more interesting than More the writer. F8. Utopia, Book One,

41、 describes an ideal communist society. T9. Translations occupied an important place in the English Renaissance. T 10. Philip Sidneys collection of love sonnets is Astrophel and Stella. T11. The Miracle plays were not forbidden to perform in churches after the actors introduced secular and even comic

42、al elements into the performance. T12. The writer of Gammer Gurtons Needle is unknown. T13. Two lawyers wrote Gorboduc who were Thomas Sackville (托馬斯薩克維爾) and Thomas Norton（托馬斯諾頓）. F14. Shakespeares sonnets are divided into three groups: Numbers 117, Numbers 18126, and Numbers 127154. T15. Shakespea

43、res sonnets are written for variety of virtues. T16. Engels said “Realism implies, besides truth in detail, the truthful reproduction of typical characters under typical circumstances.” T17. Shakespeare wrote about his own people and for his own time. T18. Shakespeares one play contains one theme. (

44、contains more than one theme)F19. To reproduce the real life, Shakespeare often combines the majestic with the funny, the poetic with the prosaic(散文體的) and tragic with the comic. T20. Engels called Shakespeares plays the “Shakespearean vivacity(活潑、快活) and wealth of (大量的) action”. T21. The Protestant

45、 Reformation was in essence a political movement in a religious guise. T22. Before the Reformation, the English Bible was universally used by the Catholic churches.F23. Utopia is Mores masterpiece, written in the form of letters between More and Hythloday, a voyage. F24. Sir Philip Sidney is well-kn

46、own as a poet and dramatist. F25. Carl Marx commented highly on Mores Utopia and mentioned it in his great work, The Capital.F26. The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its poetry. F27. The miracle plays were simple plays based on Bible stories, such as the creation of the w

47、orld, Noah and the flood, and the birth of Christ. T28. Grammer Gurtons Needle is the first English comedy, Gorboduc the first English tragedy. T29. Both the gentlemen and the common people went to the theatres. But the upper class was the dominant force in Elizabethan theatre. T30. After Shakespear

48、es death, Herminge and Condell collected and published his plays in 1623. T31. From Shakespeares history plays, it can be seen that Shakespeare took a great interest in the political questions of his time. T32. In Shakespeares historical plays, historical accuracy is not strictly regarded. T33. King

49、 Lear is a tragedy of ambition, which drives a brave soldier and national hero to degenerate into a bloody murder and despot right to his doom. F34. Coming from an old Danish legend, Othello is considered the summit of Shakespeares art. F35. Shakespeare is one of the founders of romanticism in world

50、 literature. F36. Generally speaking, after Shakespeare, the English drama was undergoing a process of prosperity. F37. English Renaissance Period was an age of poetry and drama, and was an age of prose. F38. There are two main characters in As You Like It: Orlando and Rosalind. T39. Ben Johnsons co

51、medies are “comedies of humors” and every character in his comedies personifies a definite “humor”. F40. In Ben Johnsons later years he became the “l(fā)iterary king” of his time.T. Questions on the English Renaissance 1. Comment on the image of Henry V and Sir John Falstaff.2. Comment on the character

52、of Hamlet.3. What are the features of Shakespeares drama?4. Remember Shakespeares major plays in each literary career.5. Comment on Marlowes social significance and literary achievement. 6. Comment on The Faerie Queene. English Literature in the 20th Century. Fill in the blanks.1. Modernism takes th

53、eir rational philosophy and the theory of as its theoretical base.2. The three trilogies of s Forsyte novels are masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century.3. “Araby” from Dubliners is a tale of the frustrated quest for in the midst of drabness.4. The major themes of the modernist li

54、terature are the distorted, alienated and ill relationships between man and , man and society, man and man, and man and himself.5. William Butler Yeats experienced a slow and painful change in his poetic creation, starting in the tradition and finishing as a mature poet.6. T. S. Eliots major achieve

55、ment in playwriting has been the creation of a in the 20th century to express the ideas and actions of modern society with new accents of the speech.7. In his famous essay “Tradition and Individual Talent” puts great emphasis on the importance of tradition both in creative writing and in criticism.8. is Galsworthys masterpiece which gives a profound and true-to-life picture of the English society from the 80s of the 19th century up to the 20s of the 20th century.9