英國文學史詩題

1、Multiple choice (30 points,2 points for each) select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement.1., a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.The Canterbury TalesB.The Ballad of Robin

2、HoodC.The Song of BeowulfD.Sir Gawain and the Green KinghtThe Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event?The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture.Englands domestic restNew discovery in geography and astrol

3、ogyThe religious reformation and the economic expansionGenerally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17伍 centuries, its essence isA.scienceB.philosophyC.artsD.humanism O prince, O chief of my throned powers, /That led th embattled seraphim to war/Under thy conduct, andin d

4、readful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heavens perpetual king ” In the third line of the above passage quoted from Miltons Paradise Lost, the phrase “thy conduct” refers to conduct.GodsB.SatansC.AdamsD.Eves“Shall I compare thee to a summers day?” The sentence is the beginning of Shakespeares.A.comedyB.t

5、ragedyC.sonnetD.poemFrancis Bacon is best known for his which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.A.essays B.poems C.works D.playsIn terms of Pride and Prejudice, which is not true?Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austens novels.Pride and Prejudice is originally d

6、rafted as “First Impressions”.Pride and Prejudice is a tragic novel.In this novel, the author explores the relationship between great love and realistic benefits.In the following figures, who is Dickenss first child hero?A.Fagin.B.Mr.Brownlow.C.Olive Twist.D.Bill SikesOf the following writers, which

7、 is not the representative of the Romantic period?A.William Blake.B.John Bunyan.C.Jane Auten.D.John Keats.Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from.A.the RenaissanceB.the Old TestamentC.Greek MythologyD.the New TestamentOf the following poets, which is not regarded as “Lake Poets”？A.Saumel Taylor

8、 Coleridge.B.Robert Southey.C.William Wordsworth.D.William Shakespeare.The lines “ Death, be not proud, though some have calld thee/Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; ” are found in.A.William Wordsworths writings B.John Keats writingsJohn Donnes writingsD.Percy Bysshe Shelleys writingsWith so

9、 many poems such as“The Sparrows Nest, ” “To a Skylark, ” “To the Cuckoo ” and “To aButterfly” ,William Wordsworth is regarded as a “” .A.poet of genius.B.royal poet.C.worshipper of nature.D.conservative poet.Which of the following can not describe “Byronic hero” ?A.Proud. B.Mysterious. C.Noble orig

10、in. D.Progressive.The term “metaphysical poetry” is commonly used to name the work of the 17 thcentury writers who wrote under the influence of.A.John Milton B.John Donne C.John Keats D.John BunyanFind the relevant match from colunm B for each item in Colomn A (20 points in all. 2points foreach)Aeac

11、h)AGeoffrey ChaucerFrancis BaconJonathan SwiftWilliam BlakeRobert BurnsJohn KeatsJane AustenCharles DickensTennysonRobert BrowningBA Red, Red RoseOde to a NightingaleOf TruthNorthanger AbbeyThe Canterbury TalesFA Modest ProposalThe TigerUlyssesDavid CopperfieldMy Last DuchessFill in the following bl

12、anks (20 points in all, 2 points for each)1. In the year,at the battle of Hastings, the Normans headed by william, Duke of Normandy, defeated the Anglo-saxons.Since historical times, England, where the early inhabitants were celts, has been conquered three times. It was conquered by the Romans, the,

13、and the Normans.3.is regared as shakespeares successful romantic tragedy.No sooner were the people in control of the government than they divided into hostile parties: the liberal whigs and the conservative.The Glorious Revolution inmeant three things the supremacy of parliament, the beginning of mo

14、dernEnglish, and the final triumph of the principle of political liberty.Romanticism as a literary movement come into being in England early in the latter half of thecentury.With the publication of william Wordsworths in collaboration with S.T Coleridge, Romanticismbegan to bloom and found a firm place in the history of English literatare.Woman as appeared in the Romantic age. It was during this period that women took, for the firsttime ,an important place in