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1、1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of _ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A.Christian B.knightly C.Greek D.primitive2. In The song of Beowulf , Beowulf fought against _. A. Grendel B. a knight C. Hrothgar D. Sir Gawain3. A
2、mong the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of _. A.Piers Plowman B.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C.Confessio Amantis D.The Canterbury Tales4. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet 18? A.The speaker eulogizes the p
3、ower of Nature. B.The speaker satirizes human vanity. C.The speaker praises the power of artistic creation. D.The speaker meditates on mans salvation.5. John Milton was the writer of _A. Paradise lost B. The Pilgrims progress C. Tess D. Emma6. The greatest of all English authors is _A. William Shake
4、speare B. Charles Dickens C, Thomas Hardy D. Robert Frost7. Of all the 18thcentury novelists, _ and Tobias Gorge Smollet may be regard as the real founders of the genre of the bourgeois realistic novel in England and Europe.A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. Joseph Addison D. Richard Steel 8. The
5、most outstanding figure of English sentimentalism was _A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. Joseph Addison D.Laurence Sterne 9. The most outstanding figure of the epoch of Enlightenment in England was _.A. Oliver Goldsmith B. Jonathan Swift c. Thomas Grey D. Richard Steel 10. Daniel Defoe was the wr
6、iter of _A. Gullivers Travels B. Robinson Crusoe C. Jane Eyre D. A Modest Proposal 11. Gullivers Travels was written by _.A. Laurence Sterne B. Daniel Defoe C. Jonathan Swift D. Oliver Goldsmith12. Tom Jones was written by _A. Oliver Goldsmith B. Jonathan Swift c. Thomas Grey D. Henry Feilding13. Th
7、e songs of Innocence was written by _A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake C. Robert Burns D. J.Keats14. With the publication of William Wordsworths _ in collaboration with S.T. Colerige, romanticism began to bloom and found a firm place in the history of English literature.A. The Cloud B. To a Sky
8、-lark C. to Autumn D. Lyrical Ballads 15.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind!” is an epigrammatic line by _. A.J.Keats B.W.Blake C.W.Wordsworth D.P.B.Shelley16. _ was Byrons greatest work.A. Don Juan B.She Walks in Beauty C. Cain D. Manfred.17.Ulysses (1922) is generally acknowledged to be _s
9、 masterpiece and a typical example of stream of consciousness technique.A. James Joyce B. Virginia Woolf C. D. h. Lawrence D. Charles Dickens18. The Title Vanity Fair was borrowed by Thackeray from the_ by Bunyan.A. Pilgrims Progress B. Canterbury Tales C. Paradise Lost D. Beowulf19._is the first im
10、portant governess novel in the English literary history. A.Jane Eyre B.Emma C.Wuthering Heights D.Middlemarch20.The major concern of _ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrial
11、ization on human nature. A.D.H.Lawrences B.J.Galsworthys C.W.Thackerays D.T.Hardys21.The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the _ in the American literary histrory. A.individual feelings B.idea of survival of the fittest C.strong imagination D.return to nature22. _ has b
12、een entitled the father of American Poetry.A.Philip Freneau B. Anne Bradstreet C. William Cullen Bryant D. Edgar Ellen Poe23. _ was the first American writer of imaginative literature accepted by European readers.A. Edgar Ellen Poe B. Anne Bradstreet C. William Cullen Bryant D. Washington Irving. 24
13、. _was considered as the first genuine American novelist who opened the new horizon of the frontier for literary works, widened the theme for fictional writings.A. James Fenimore Cooper B. Anne Bradstreet C. William Cullen Bryant D. Washington Irving.25. Annabel Lee was written by _.A.Philip Freneau
14、 B. Anne Bradstreet C. William Cullen Bryant D. Edgar Ellen Poe26. The Eighteenth Century was definitely an age of _.A.poetry B. novel C. drama D.prose27_ is widely regarded as the summit not only of Melvilles art, but also of the 19th century American fiction.A. the Scarlet Letter B. Moby Dick C. Rip Van Winkle D. Sister Carrie28. Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of _, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme. A.blank verse B.heroic couplet C.free verse D.iambic pentameter29.Hester Pryme, Dimms
