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(完整版)英国文学史及作品选读习题集(2)2 English Literature in the Renaissance Period。 Essay questions.1. Comment on the theme of Thomas Mores Utopia.2。 Comment on Christopher Marlowes contribution to English literature.3。 What is your opinion about the moral expressed in Christopher Marlowes The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus?4. What is the theme of The Merchant of Venice？5. What gives Shakespeare the unwavering reputation for greatness in age after age?。 Define the following terms。1。 Renaissance 2。 Elizabethan period 3。 Drama 4. Jacobean age 5。 Sonnet 6. Essay 7soliloquy7。 Soliloquy 8。 Eclogue9。 Hymn 10. Spenserian stanza 11。 Miracle play 12。 Interlude 13. Euphuism 14. Revenge tragedy 15. Comedy 16. Dirge17。 Farce 18. Tragedy19。 Tragicomedy 20。 History play21. Caroline age。 Fill in the blanks.1。 The second period of English renaissance is also called the _period or the age of _。2. Soon after the _ was introduced by the earl of surrey in his translation lf Virgils The Aeneid， and it became the standard meter for Elizabethan and later poetic drama。3。 Shakespeares plays have been traditionally divided into four categories according to dramatic type: histories， _， tragedies and _.4. William Caxton is important to the development of English literature in that he introduced _ into England.5. Thomas Wyatt is usually regarded as the first great English sonneteer. It is he who first used a _ for the conclusion of Sonnet practice followed by Shakespeare。6。 Edmund Spenser is often referred as “the poets _”because of his considerable influence on later poets.7。 There are two kinds of allegory： those that use _, as in John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress, and those that use a special kind of _, as in Dantes Divine Comedy.8。 Edmund Spensers best-known Poem The Shepherds Calendar consists of 12 _poem or eclogues， one for each month of the year。9. Edmund Spensers Amoretti is a series of 88 _ in which he links each quatrain to the next by a continuing rhyme： abab bcbc cdcd ee. This form is usually called _。10. Generally speaking, the development of early English drama experiences three periods: religious period， moral period and _ periods.11。 _ is considered the first great English dramatist and the most important Elizabethan playwright before Shakespeare.12。 Shakespeare a 154 sonnets fall into two series： one series are addressed to W。H， a young man， and the other addressed to _.13。 The writings of Francis bacon mainly fall into three categories: _, purely literary and professional.14。 The major, or central, character of the plot is called the _； his opponent, the character against whom he struggles or contends, is called the _。15. A Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three fourline quatrains and a concluding twoline _。. Choose the best answer。1。 In the English renaissance period， scholars began to emphasize the capacities of the human mind and the achievements of human culture. The most significant intellectual movement was _。A。 reformationB. geographical explorationsC. humanismD。 the Italian revival2。 _is regarded as the earliest popular tragedy of bold and revenge。A。 The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher MarloweB. The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas KydC。 Alexander and Campaspe by John LylyD. King Lear by William Shakespeare3。 Which of the following plays does not belong to Shakespeares great tragedies？A。 OthelloB。 MacbethC。 Romeo and JulietD. Hamlet4. Which of the following plays does not belong to Shakespeares comedies?A。 Henry B。 The Merchant of VeniceC。 A Midsummer Nights DreamD。 The Winters Tale5. An important Variety of ode in the 16th century was _， a poem in praise of marriage， conventionally following the course of the wedding day。 A. hymnB。 epithalamionC。odeD。 ballad6. Sir Philip Sidneys arcadia was a long _ written in an elaborately artful prose.A。 pastoral eclogueB. pastoral lyricC。 pastoral romanceD。 pastoral drama7。 Sir Philip Sidney is known for the following three works except _ A. ArcadiaB. Astrophel and StellaC。 The Shepherds CalendarD. Apology for Poetry8。 The following playwrights belong to the “university wits”， Shakespeares predecessors， except _.A. John LylyB. Ben JonsonC。 Thomas KydD. Christopher Marlowe9。 Which is not the works of Christopher Marlowe？A。 LycidasB. Tamburlaine the GreatC。 The Jew of MaltaD. The tragic history of doctor Faustus10. Which of the following poetic forms is the principal form of Shakespeares dramas？A。 lyricB。 sonnetC. blank verseD。 quatrain11。 Ben Jonsons poetic line “not of an age, but for all time” was dedicated to _。A. Edmund SpenserB. Christopher MarloweC。 Geoffrey ChaucerD. William Shakespeare12. Which kind of comedy do Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew and The Merry Wives of Windsor belong to？A。 farceB。 romantic comedyC. satiric comedyD. comedy of humours13。 Of the following plays， which is not written by Ben Jonson？A. Every Man in His HumorB。 VolponeC。 The AlchemistD. The Shoemakers Holiday14. _is the most common foot in the English poetry.A。 the iambB. the anapestC。 the trocheeD. the dactyl15。 “Prince Arthurs great mission is his search for Gloriana， with whom he has fallen in love through a love vision。” The two literary figures “Arthur” and “Gloriana are from _.A。 Morte dArthurB。 The Tragical History of Doctor FaustusC。 The Faerie QueeneD. Piers the Plowman16. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is one of Christopher Marlowes best works in which dr。 Faustus seeds _no matter at what cost and finally meets his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the devil.A。 money B。 immoralityC。 knowledgeD。 political power17. “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested” is one of the epigrams found in _A。 Francis bacons “of studies”B。 Thomas Morss utopiaC. john Bunyans the pilgrims progressD。 Henry fieldings tom Jones18. Christopher Marlows The Passionate Shepherd to His Love is a (n） .A. pastoral lyricB. elegyC. eulogyD。 epic19。 Here are four lines taken from Edmund Spensers The Faerie Queene：” but on his brest a bloudie Crosse he bore, / the deare remembrance of his dying lord, / For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, / and dead as living ever him adored.” who is the dying lord discussed in the above lines？A。 BeowulfB. king ArthurC. Jesus ChristD. Jupiter20. In Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice， Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from shylock because _.A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC。 Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD。 his ships had all been lost21。 Which of the following statements best illustrate the theme of Shakespeares sonnet 18?A。 the speaker eulogizes the power of nature.B。 the speaker satirizes human vanity.C。 the speaker praises the power of artistic creation。D。 the speaker meditates on mans salvation.22。 The sentence “shall I compare thee to a summers day? is the beginning line of one of Shakespeares _。A。 comediesB。 tragediesC. sonnetsD. histories23。 “Not on thy sole but on thy soul, harsh Jew， I thou makst thy knife keen” In the above quotation taken from The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare employs a （n) 。 A。 oxymoronB。 punC。 simileD。 synecdoche24. The tragedy of Dr. Faustus, the protagonist in Christopher Marlowes The Tragic History of Dr。 Faustus， is the very fact that _。A. man is confined to timeB. he tried to join Africa to SpainC。 he became a man with out soul after he sold itD. he conjured up Helen, the lady who was the very cause of the Trojan War . Shortanswer questions1. Please summarize the differences between traditional epics and literary epics。 Give examples to illustrate these two kinds of epics。2。 Tell the characteristics of Edmund Spensers poetry。3。 How many periods do Shakespeares dramatic career fall into？4。 What are the unique features of Shakespeares sonnets？5。 What is Ben Jonsons theory on drama？6. Please analyze briefly Edmund Spensers The Faerie Queen。 What do those knights and the evil figures symbolize respectively? What kind of ideas does the author want to express under the guise of medieval knighthood?. Answer the questions according to the following passages.Passage 1（from The Faerie Queen， Canto 1)A gentle knight was pricking on the plaine，Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde,Wherein old dints of deepe wounds did remaine,The cruell markes of many a bloudy fielde；Yet armes till that time did he never wield; His angry steede did chide his foming bitt，As much disdaining to the curbe to yield?Full jolly knightly giusts and fierce encounters fit.And on his brest a bloudie Crosse he bore,The deare rememberance of his dying lord,For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore,And dead as living ever him adord:Upon his shield the like was also scord,For soveraine hope, which in his helpe he had?right faithfull true he was in deede and word，But of his cheere did seeme too solemne sad，Yet nothing did he dread, but ever was ydrad.Upon a great adventure he was bond，The greatest Gloriana to him gave,That greatest glorious Queene of faerie lond，To winne him worship, and her grace to have，Which of all earthly things he most did crave；And ever as he rode, his hart did earneTo prove his puissance in battell braveUpon his foe， and his new force to learne；Upon his foe， a dragon horrible and stearne.A lovely ladie rode him faire beside，Upon a lowly asse more white then snow,Yet she much whiter， but the same did hideUnder abele, that wimpled was full low？And over all a blacke stole she did throw,As one that inly mourned： so was she sad,And heavie sat upon her palfrey slow：Seemed in heart some hidden care she had，And by her in a line a milke white lambe she lad。Questions: 1。 Whats the knights name in this part?2. What does the knight stand for?3. The knight set out on his quest to rescue the parents of Una， a beautiful lady. What does she symbolize？4。 Analyze the writing features of this poem。Passage 2What judgment shall ii dread, doing no wrong?You have among you many a Purchasd slave，Which， like your asses and your dogs and mules,You use in abject and in slavish parts,Because you bought them： shall I say to you，Let them be free, marry them to your heirs？Why sweat they under burdens？ let their bedsBe sessond with such viands？ You will answer:The slaves are ours: so do I answer you：The pound of flesh which I demand of him，Is dearly bought; tis mine and I will have it。If you deny me, fie upon your law！There is no force in the decrees of Venice。I stand for judgment: answer， shall I have it?Question：5。 Where is this selection taken from?6. Who is the character who said these lines in the play?7。 Comment on the character. Passage 3Had I as many souls as there be starsId give them all for Mephistophilis!By him Ill be great emperor of the world,And make a bridge through the mobbing air To pass he ocean with a band of men；Ill join the hills that country continent to Spain,And both contributory to my crown;The emperor shall not live but by my leave，Not any potentate of Germany。Now that I have obtained what I desireIll live in speculation of this artTill Mephistophilis return again.Question:8. Name the playwright and the title of the work from which the passage is taken。9. Name the speaker of the passage quoted above.10. Use the above passage as a guide and write down in one or two sentences the theme of the play。Passage 4“And the native hue of resolution / Is sicklied oer with the pale cast of thought。” （Shakespeare， Hamlet）Questions:11。 What does the “native hue of resolution” mean?12。 What does the “pale cast of thought” stand for？13. What idea do the two lines express？Keys。 Essay questions.1。 The name “utopia” comes from Greek words meaning “no place。 It was used by Thomas more to name his ideal society. The subject is the search for the best possible form of government。 Central to the constitution of utopia is community of utopia is community of property。 No fundamental reform in society is possible until private property is abolished because the existence of private property is the source of all social evils。 Only utopia， where private property has been abolished， offers his ideal of a rationally planned and unchanging state。 Utopia is an enlightened pagan community in which all land and goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed； there is no private property of any kind. All the citizens, men and women， are on an equal footing and have the same rights; their interests are subordinate to those of society at large； and every one must engage in physical labor. A national system of education is extended to men and women alike strictly based on reasoning and persuasion. These conditions are markedly contrasted with those of English society, presenting a sharp criticism of current English society。 Utopia is regarded as one of the earliest work of utopian socialism.2。 Christopher Marlowe was the greatest dramatic writer in the 16th century after Shakespeare, and the most important influence upon Shakespeare。 It is Marlowe who first made blank verse （unrhymed iambic pentameter） the principal instrument of English drama。 His blank verse is a living thing it is vigorous， fluid and precise。 His plays have great intensity, but they show a genius which is epic rather than dramatic。 The great characteristic of his genius is audacity； he insists on dealing with the most illustrious persons， the strongest situations, and the most tempestuous passions.He first and alone guided Shakespeare into the right way of work. Before him there was neither genuine blank verse nor genuine tragedy in the English language. After his arrival the way was prepared， the pathos was made straight for Shakespeare. He is the greatest discoverer， the most daring and inspired pioneer in English literature。3. According to the conventional view, Dr。 Faustus is a predominantly Christian play， carrying the essential element