Part One Early and Medieval English Literature
Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks.
1. In 1066, ____, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating England.
A. William the Conqueror B. Julius Caesar C. Alfred the Great D. Claudius
2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ .
A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer 3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is ____.
A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay 4. The story of ___ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.
A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. Beowulf
C. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales 5. William Langland?s ____ is written in the form of a dream vision.
A. Kubla Khan B. Piers the Plowman C. The Dream of John Bull D. Morte d?Arthur
6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke _____.
A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish
7. ______ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator of the Bible.
A. Langland B. Gower C. Wycliffe D. Chaucer
8. Piers the Plowman describes a series of wonderful dreams the author dreamed, through which, we can see a picture of the life in the ____ England.
A. primitive B. feudal C. bourgeois D. modern
9. The theme of ____ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.
A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery
10. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called _____.
A. Morte d?Arthur B. Robin Hood C. The Canterbury Tales D. Piers the Plowman
11. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London in about 1340.
A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden 12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____.
A. Flanders B. France C. Italy D. Westminster Abbey
13. Chaucer?s earliest work of any length is his _____, a translation of the French Roman de la Rose by Gaillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in France but throughout Europe.
A. The Romaunt of the Rose B. “A Red, Red Rose”
C. The Legend of Good Women D. The Book of the Duchess
14. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact on the wide range of his writings. Which one is not his career? ____.
A. engineer B. courtier C. office holder D. soldier E. ambassador F. legislator (议员)
15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _____ based on Boccaccio?s poem “Filostrato”.
A. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus and Criseyde C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. Beowulf
Key to the multiple choices： 1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAAB
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? .Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of ___ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form
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in the medieval period.
A.Christian B.knightly C.Greek D.primitive （B）
? 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 （D）
? 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 ______________. A．William Langland? s Piers Plowman B．Geoffrey Chaucer?s The Canterbury Tales C．John Gower?s Confession Amantis D．Sir Gawain and the Green Knight （B）
Ⅱ. Questions
1. What are the features of Beowulf?
2. Comment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales.
Part Two The English Renaissance
Ⅰ. Match the writer and his works. 1. Thomas More A. Apology for Poetry 2. Holinshed B. Miscellany of Songs and Sonnets 3. Hakluyt C. Utopia 4. Richard Tottel D. Discovery of Guiana 5. Philip Sidney E. Principal Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries 6. Walter Raleigh F. Chronicles
The key: (1—C 2—F 3—E 4—B 5—A 6—D)
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer.
1. _____ founded the Tudor Dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type, which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie.
A. Henry V B. Henry VII C. Henry VIII D. James I
2. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation” and his followers.
A. William Tyndal B. James I
C. John Wycliffe D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews
3. The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. ____ encouraged exploration and travel, which
were compatible with the interests of the English merchants. A. Henry V. B. Henry VII
C. Henry VIII D. Queen Elizabeth
4. Except being a victory of England over ___, the rout of the fleet “Armada” (Invincible) was also the triumph of the rising
young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.
A. Spain B. France C. America D. Norway
5. Those, both traders and pirates like ____, established the first English colonies.
A. Francis Drake B. Lancelot Andrews C. William Caxton D. William Tyndal
6. ____ was a forerunner of classicism in English literature.
A. Ben Johnson B. William Shakespeare
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C. Thomas More D. Christopher Marlowe The most gifted of the “university wits” was ____.
A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. Marlowe Morality plays appeared after_____.
A. miracle plays B. mystery plays C. interlude D. Classical plays _____ is used to say and do good things.
A. Mercy B. Folly C. Vice D. Peace _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought. A. Phillip Sidney B. Edmund Spenser C. Thomas More D. Walter Raleigh
_____ is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance. A. Thomas North B. Thomas Wyatt C. George Chapman D. John Florio
____ had supplied Shakespeare with the material for Julius Caesar. A. Lives of Greek and Roan Heroes《希腊罗马名人传》 B. Miscellany of Songs and Sonnets C. Don Quixote D. History of the World
____ was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and poverty to understand that the rich were becoming richer by robbing the poor.
A. John Wycliffe B. William Caxton C. Geoffrey Chaucer D. Thomas More Utopia was written in the form of _____.
A. prose B. drama C. essay D. dialogue One of the popular morality plays was ____.
A. The Shepherds B. Everyman
C. The Play of the Weather D. Gammer Gurton?s Needle
Shakespeare?s plays written between _____ are sometimes called “romances” and all end in reconciliation and reunion. A. 1590 and 1594 B. 1595 and 1600 C. 1601 and 1607 D. 1608 and 1612 Miranda is a heroine in Shakespeare?s ______.
A. Pericles B. Cymbeline C. The Winter?s Tale D. The Tempest In _____ appeared Shakespeare?s Sonnet，Never before Imprinted（《莎士比亚十四行诗》“迄今从未刊印过”）which contains 154 sonnets.
A. 1606 B. 1607 C. 1608 1609 Shakespeare is one of the founders of ____.
A. romanticism B. realism C. naturalism D. classicism
Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with the _______. A. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. couplet In the plays, Shakespeare used about ______words.
A. 15000 B. 16000 C. 17000 D. 18000 _____has been called the summit of the English Renaissance. A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Bacon C. W. Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson
Key to the multiple choices:
1-5 BCDAA 6-10 DDCBA 11-15 BDADA 16-22 ACBADDB
Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks.
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