练习题
Unit 1
1. The hero in the romance is usually a ________.
A. king
B. knight
C. Christ
D. churchman警察局简笔画
2.________is the most accomplished example of medieval romance, dealing with Arthurian romance.
A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
B. The Canterbury Tales
C. Piers the Plowman
有关中秋的诗句 D. The Song of Beowulf
3. Beowulf describes the hero in fighting against the monster Grendel, his revengeful mother and a __________.
A. tiger B. dragon C. Bear D. wolf
4. ___________was the first most significant poet in English literary history to write
in Middle English.
A. Chaucer
B. John Wycliffe
C. Robin Hood
D. Shakespeare
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5. Which of the following is not the feature of popular ballad in 15th century?
A. repetition of words
B. uniform in mood
C. dramatic in plot or character portrayal
D. in the form of heroic couplet
答案
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D
Unit 2
True or Fal Questions (10%)
三笠壁纸Directions: Read each of the following statements and decide whether it is true or fal. Write “T” for the true statement and “F” for the fal statement.
1. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558—1603), the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English Navy greatly strengthened the power of the monarch, accelerated the awakening of national consciousness and made England a mighty navy power.
2. The rising of the noble class was indispensable to the enclosure movement.
3. Freedom was the ideal of Renaissance.
4. Edmund Spenr’s first important work is The Faerie Queene.
5. The Faerie Queene is an allegorical romance.
6. The flourishing of drama in the last thirty years of the 16th century could be explained by the fact that cities and towns grew rapidly and there were not many means of entertainment.
7. The structure of the Elizabethan theatre shows that it was a place only for the rich.
8. Christopher Marlowe was the most eminent one of the University Wits.
动漫女主角9. The blank ver is rhymed iambic pentameter, which Christopher Marlowe often ud in his dramas.
10. A sonnet is a short song in the original meaning of the word.
Keys: 1.T 2.F 3. F 4.F 5. T 6. T 7. F 8.T 9. F 10. T
II. Multiple Choices
Directions: Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers; choo the one that completes the statement correctly.
1. Which of the following is NOT widely regarded as the four greatest tragedies by William Shakespeare?寡妇是什么意思
A. Romeo and Juliet B. Macbeth C. Hamlet D. King Lear
2. Sonnet was first written by _________.
A. William Shakespeare B. Edmund Spenr C. Italian poet Petrarch D. Christopher Marlowe
3. ________ is one of the “University Wits” in the Elizabethan Age.
A. William Shakespeare B. Francis Bacon C. John Donne D. Robert Greene
4．Shakespeare is often referred to as _______.
A. the Bard B. the poet C. the bard D. the Poet
5梅菜扣肉的做法．”To be, or not to be: that is the question” appeared in ______.
A. Romeo and Juliet B. King Lear C. Macbeth D. Hamlet
6. Shakespeare produced the following except ________
A. history plays B. novel C. tragedies D. poetry
Keys: 1. A 2. C. 3. D 4.A 5.D 6. B.
III. Interpret and appreciate Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare.
IV. Interpret and appreciate Scene I, Act III of Hamlet.
UNIT 3
I. Multiple Choices
1. _______ is generally regarded as the chief figure in English pro in the first half of the 17th century?
A. Shakespeare B. John Milton C. John Bunyan D. Francis Bacon
2. The long tradition of the English essay in the history of English literature began with the essays of _______.
A. Francis Bacon B. John Milton C. John Bunyan D. Jonathan Swift
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3. Which works below is not written by Francis Bacon?
A. “Of Truth” B. “Of Riches” C. “Of Nature” D. “Of Friendship”
4. Paradi Lost is a (an) _______.
A. epic B. allegory C. fable D. monologue
5. _______ is the author of The Pilgrims’ Progress?( 1628-1688)
A. John Milton B. John Bunyan C. Francis Bacon D. Edmund Spenr
6. “Vanity Fair” is a story in _______.
A. Paradi Lost B. Genesis C. The Pilgrims’ Progress D. Othello
7. “Vanity Fair” gives a symbolic picture of _______ at the time.
A. Edinburgh B. London C. Cambridge D. Paris
