英国文学史习题-3.doc

(完整版)英国文学史习题_3
I。 Choose the best answer for each blank.
1。 John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is a religious 。
A. allegory B. romance C。 comedy D. novel
2. “Some books are to be tasted， others are to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested” is taken from ’s work.
A. Thomas More B。 Francis Bacon C. John Bunyan D。 Matthew Arnold
3。 Hamlet, ______， King Lear and Macbeth are generally regarded as Shakespeare's four great tragedies。 
A。 Romeo and Juliet B。 Timon of Athens
C。 A Lover's Complaint  D。 Othello
4。 In Paradise Lost the author eulogizes the spirit of ______ that is though lost, but the ______cannot be conquered， and the pursuit of revenge， immortal hate towards god will never be overcome.
A。 pessimism， knowledge B。 optimism， ideal
C. rebellion， will D。 cynicism， concept
5. Donne’s poetry is full of metaphors, original images， wit and______, except ingenuity， dexterous use of colloquial speech， considerable flexibility of rhythm and meter， complex themes and caustic humor。
A. conceits B。 Petrarchen images
C。 rhetorics D。 brevity
6。 The Merchant of Venice belongs to Shakespearian plays of_______。
A。 comedy B。 sequence of sonnets
C。 tragedy D. historical play
7. The principal elements of novel are mystery， horror and suspense。
A. Gothic B. Romantic C。 Sentimental D。 Realistic
8. Which of the following is a Gothic novel?
A. Northanger Abbey B。 The Mysteries of Udolpho
C. Gulliver’s Travel D. Robinson Crusoe
9. “To be， or not to be: that is the question" expresses Hamlet’s ______ character.
A. resolute B。 resolute and hesitant
C。 stubborn D. indecisive and hesitant
10。 Paradise Lost is a （n）________。
A. lyrical poem B。 hymn
C. epic D。 narrative poem
11. The English Renaissance began during the reign of _________.
A. Henry VIII B. Charles II C。 Elizabeth I D. James I
12. The four Greatest Tragedies of Shakespeare's do NOT include __________.
A. Othello B. King Lear C. Romeo and Juliet D。 Macbeth
13. Which of the following comments on the Elizabethan Age is NOT true？
A。 It is the age of translation。
B。 It is the age of bourgeois revolution。
C。 It is the age of the protestant reformation。
D。 It is the age of exploration.
14. Which of the following does NOT describe metaphysical poetry best represented by John Donne’s works？
A。 Elegant language. B. Conceit. C. Argument D. Common speech
15。 Paradise Lost by Milton took its material from_______.
A. Greek mythology B. The Bible C. Roman mythology D。 French romance
16. _______ is the leading figure of the metaphysical school。
A. John Milton B. John Donne C. John Bunyan D。 John Keats
17。 Donne’s famous analogy of parting lovers to a drawing compass provides a prime example of _______.
A. conceit B。 dramatic monologue C。 exaggeration D. paradox
18. Humanists of the Renaissance turned to the spirit of ______ culture for inspiration。
A. Greek and Roman B。 Anglo—Saxon C. Celtic D. Medieval
19。 The Elizabethan ______, in its totality, is the real mainstream of the English Renaissance。
A。 poetry B。 novel C. drama D. essay
20. _________， a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo—Saxons。
A. Beowulf B。 The Faerie Queene C。 Robin Hood D. Piers the Plowman
21。 Francis Bacon’s achievements mainly lie in the following fields EXCEPT ____.
A. poem writing B. science C. essay writing D. philosophy
22. The Enlightenment Movement did not advocate ________。
A. Rationality， reason, order and rules
B。 return to the ancient classical works
C. inner feelings of individuals
D. universal education
23。 ________ is not written by Alexander Pope.
A. An Essay on Criticism B。 The Essays
C。 An Essay on Man D。 The Dunciad
24. The tone of Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver’s Travels is ________.
A。 sad B. sarcastic C. praising D. detached
25. Modern English novel arose in the ______ century。
A。 16th B. 17th C. 18th D。 19th
26。 In the 18th century English literature， the representative writer of neoclassicism is _____。
A. Alexander Pope B。 Jonathan Swift C. Daniel Defoe D. John Milton
27. The 18th century witnesses a new literary form—the modern English novel， which， contrary to the medieval romance， gives a ______presentation of life of the common English people。
A. romantic B. idealistic C. prophetic D。 realistic
28。 You may have met the word “Yahoo” on internet, but you may also have met it in English literature. It is found in _______。
A. Pilgrim’s Progress B。 Vanity Fair C. Gulliver’s Travels D. Tom Jones
29。 John Bunyan's The Pilgrim’s Progress is a（n) _______。
A。 allegory B。 romance C. comedy D. realistic novel
30. _____ is a typical feature of Swift’s writings.
A。 Bitter satire B。 Elegant style C. Casual narration D. Complicated sentence structure

1. The _Enlightenment______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century.