I． Multiple Choice
Old and Medieval Period
1. ____ Beowulf ___, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A. The Canterbury Tales B. Exodus C. D. The Legend of Good Women
3. The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely __ B．Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales____________. A．William Langland’ s Piers Plowman
C．John Gower’s Confession Amantis D．Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2.Among 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 Tales 1. ____ A.
B. George Gordon Byron
D. Robert Browning
C. Edmund Spenser
1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of B.
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knightly __. knightly _ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A .Christian C. Greek D. primitive
The Neoclassical Period
1.With classical culture and the（ ）humanistic ideas coming into
England, the English Renaissance began flourishing. A. French
B. German C. Italian
D. Greek
2. During the reign of ________, England started its Religious Reformation and broke away from Rome.
A. Henry VII B. Henry VIII C. Edward VI D. Elizabeth
3. The Protestant movement, which was seen as a means to recover the purity of the early church from the corruption and superstition of the Middle Ages, was initiated by _______.
A. Francis Bacon B. Martin Luther C. Thomas More D. William Shakespeare
4. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_________.
A．the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture B．the vast expansion of British colonies in North America C．the new discoveries in geography and astrology D．the religious reformation and the economic expansion
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5. In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made
attempts to do the following EXCEPT ______. A. getting rid of those old feudalist ideas
B. getting control of the parliament and government
C. introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie
D. recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church
6.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of
Renaissance humanism? A. Cultivation of the art of this world and this life. B. Tolerance of human foibles.
C. Search for the genuine flavor of ancient culture. D. Glorification of religious faith.
7. The Renaissance marks a transition from ______ to the modern world. A. the old English B. the medieval C. the feudalist D. the capitalist 8. The English Renaissance period was an age of ______ . A. poetry and drama C. novel and poetry
B. drama and novel D. romance and poetry
9.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is（ ）. A. humanism
B. realism
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C. naturalism D. skepticism
10．__ Humanism ____ is the essence of the Renaissance. A．Poetry B．Drama C．
D．Reason
11. About the Renaissance humanists which of the following statements is
A. They thought money and social status was the measure of all things. B. They thought people were largely subordinated to the ruling class without any freedom and independence.
C. They couldn’t see the human values in their works.
D. They emphasized the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life.
12. One of the distinct features of the Elizabethan time is_____. A. the flourishing of the drama B. the popularity of the realistic novel C. the domination of the classical poetry D. the close-down of all the theatres
13. Marlowe’s greatest achievement lies in that he perfected the __ blank
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verse ________and made it the principal medium of English drama. A. B. free verse C. sonnet D. alliteration
14. Marlowe gave new vigor to the blank verse with his “_ mighty lines
_____”.
A. lyrical lines B. soft lines C. mighty lines D. religious lines
15._______ introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England, while _______ brought in blank verse, i.e. the unrhymed iambic pentameter line.
A. Wyatt...Surrey Sidney...Spenser
16. It was ________ who first introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England.
A. Caxton B. Wyatt C. Surrey D. Marlowe
17. The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by ______. A. Surrey B. Wyatt C. Sidney D. Shakespeare
18. In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called ______. A. heroic couplet B. quatrain C. Spenserian stanza D. terza rima 19. Christopher Marlow’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is a (n) .
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B. Wyatt...Sidney C. Surrey...Sidney D.