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1、1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is _. A Robin Hood B Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C The Canterbury Tales D Beowulf 2. _was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse. A The Canterbury Tales B Piers the Plowman C Sir Gawain and the Green Knigh
2、t D Beowulf 3. _was famous for The Canterbury Tales. A Geoffrey Chaucer B John Milton C William Shakespeare D Francis Bacon 4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about _ as a heroicfigure. A Green Nights B Gawain C Robin Hood D Hamlet 5.In the 16th century, Thomas Mores wo
3、rk _became immediately popular after its publication. A Paradise Lost B A Pleasant Satire of the Three Estates C Of Studies D Utopia 6. _was Edmund Spencers masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language. A Amoretti B The Shepherds Calendar C The Faerie Queene
4、D Four Hymns 7. _ is from Shakespeares sonnet No.18. A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” B “To be or not to be: that is the question” C “Shall I compare thee to a summers day” D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead” 8. _, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative po
5、ets of England, was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden 9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and _. A. Antony and Cleopatra B. Julius Caesar C Twelfth Night D King Lear 10. Which of the following does n
6、ot belong to Shakespeares romantic love comedies? A Twelfth Night B The Tempest C As You Like It D The Merchant of Venice D C A C D C C A D B 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except_. a. William Shakespeare b. Ben Jonson c. Christopher Marlowe d. Fra
7、ncis Bacon 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _. a. poetry and drama b. drama and novel c. novel and poetry d. romance and poetry 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _ a. William Shakespeare b. Robert Burns c. John Milton d. William Blake 4. Which of the following plays written by Sh
8、akespeare is history play ? a. A Midsummer Nights Dream b. The Merry Wives of Windsor c. Henry IV d. King Lear 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in _ a. 16th century b. 17th century c. 18th century d. 19th century 6. Francis Bacons Essays first published in
9、 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in the development of English_, and as the first collection of essays in the English language. a. poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose 7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel _ which first established his reputation. a. Gullivers Travels b. The Adve
10、nture of Robinson Crusoe c. The Pilgrims Progress d. Oliver Twist 8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_ a. William Wordsworth b. George Byron c. Robert Burns d. William Blake 9. Mary Shelleys novel Frankenstein belongs to the type of _ which is often set in gloomy castles where horrif
11、ying, supernatural events take place. a. Gothic b. Realism c. Romanticism d. Classicism 10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _, “the morning star of the Reformation” and his followers. A. William Langland B. James I C. John Wycliffe D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews D A C C B D B C A C 1.
12、 The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, _ and Christian. a. Pagan b. Roman c. French d. Danish 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by_ a. Robert Burns b. William Blake c. William Wordsworth d. Charles Lamb 3. Which of the following writings can be regard
13、ed as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature? a. Don Juan b. Ulysses c. Jane Eyre d. Sons and Lovers 4. _is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England. a. Francis Bacon b. Edmund Spenser c. Thomas More d. Sidney 5. What is flourished in Elizabet
14、han age more than any other form of literature? a. novel b.drama c. essay d. poetry 6. The publication of _marked the beginning of the Romantic Age. a. Don Juan b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner c. The Lyrical Ballads d. Ode to the West Wind 7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism? a. John Keats b. Percy Shelley c. William Wo
