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欧美文学名篇选读试题
Ⅰ.Multiple Choice
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.primitive
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
3.Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaisssance Movement?
A.The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture. B.The new discoveries in geography and astrology. C.The Glorious revolution.
D.The religious reformation and the economic expansion.
4.Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's 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 man's salvation. 5．Generally speaking, the Old English poetry that has survived can be divided into two groups: the religious group and the secular group. The poetry of the religious groups is mainly on themes.
A.romantic B.sentimental C.sad D.biblical 6.“Bassanio:Antonio,I am married to a wife Which is as dear to me as life itself;
But life itself, My wife, and all the world. Are not with me esteem'd above thy life; I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all, Here to the devil, to deliver you.
Portia:Your wife would give you little thanks for that, If she were by to hear you make the offer.”
The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeare's comedy The Merchant of Venice.
The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate ____.
A.dramatic irony B.personification C.allegory D.symbolism
7 A typical example of Old English poety, is regarded as the national epic if the Anglo-Saxons.
A.The Canterbury Tales B.Exodus
C.Beowulf D.The Legend of Good Women
8.Of all the 18thcentury novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “___ in prose,”the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.
A.tragic epic B.comic epic C.romance D.lyric epic
9. “Paradise Lost” is actually a story taken from A.the Renaissance B.the Old Testament C.Greek Mythology D.the Metal morphoses
10.Francis Bacon is best known for his which greatly influenced
the development of this literary form.
A.essays B.poems C.works D.plays
11.The phrase “to urge people to abide by Christian doctrines and to seek salvation through constant struggles with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils” may well sum up the implied meaning of ___.
A.Gulliver's Travels B.Beowulf
C.Sonnet 18 D. The pilgrim's Progress
12.William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following EXCEPT ___.
A.the use of everyday language spoken by the common people B.the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings C.the use of humble and rustic life as subject matter
D.the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech 13. is known as “the poet’s poet”.
A.Shakespeare B.Marlowe C.Spenser D.Donne
14.“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.Shelley 15. is the essence of the Renaissance.
A.Poetry B.Drama C.Humanism D.Reason 16. Shakespeare’s greatest four tragedies are . A.Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth
B.Romeo and Juliet,Cymbeline,Percles and Julius Caesar
C.Antony and Cleopatra, King John, Measure for Measure, and Richard III
D.Troilus and Cressida,Coriolanus,As You Like It and love’s Labour’s Lost
17.Milton’s literary achievements can be divided into three groups: the early poetic works, the middle and the last great poems. A.romances B.dramas C.prose pamphlets D.ballads
18.Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy which permeated with spirit. A.pessimistic B.optimistic C.despairing D.cheerful
18.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is . A.humanism B.realism C.naturlism D.skepticism
19.Samuel Johnson distinguished himself as the author of . A.“The Vanity of Human Wishes” B.Lives of the Poets
C.Prince of Abyssinia D.A Dictionary of the English Language 20. made Thomas Gray the leader of “the Graveyard School” A.“Ode on the Death of a Favourite cat”
B.“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” C.“Ode on the Death of a Favourite cat” D.“Hymn to Adversity”
21.The author of “Sonnet 29”is .
A.Wordsworth B.Austen C.Byron D.Shakespeare 22.Of the following poets, which is not regarded as “Lake Poets”? A.Samuel Taylor Coleridge B.Robert Southey
C.Willian Wordsworth D.George Gordon Byron
23.The Romantic Age began with the publication of The Lyrical Ballads which was written by . A.Willian Wordsworth B.Samuel Johnson
C.Samuel Taylor Coleridge D.Wordsworth and Coleridge
24. has been regarded by some as “Father of English Novel”. A.Washington Irving B.Shelley
C.Henry Fielding D.Alexander Pope
25.Which is the most delightful work of Jane Austen's. A.“Sense and Sensibility” B. “Pride and Prejudice” C. “Mansfield Park” D. “Emma”
26.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 nature
27.Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression?
A.Religion and immortality. B.Life and death. C.Love and marriage. D.War and peace. 28. The source of western literature is .
A. Egypt B China C India D Ancient Greek and Roman Empire 29. The Epics written by Homer are . A. King Lear and the Art of Poetry B Metamorphosis and Illiad
C Illiad and Odyssey D Odyssey and King Lear 30. In Illiad, which war is indirectly caused by the quarrel among the tree goddesses?
A. Sparta war B. Priam war C Phrygia War D. Amazon war 31. Oedipus the king was written by . A Sophocles B Homer C Vigil D Horace
32. The monster killed by Oedipus in Oedipus the king is A. Cadmus B. Ismensus C Sphinx D Delphi 33. what does not usually contain in Ballad?
A dialogue B humor C everyday life D. the story of a hero 34. “Get up and bar the door” is a A a poem B a prose C a lyric D a ballad
35 “The eyes that drew from me” was written by
A. Homer B. Edmund Spenser C Petrarch D Shakespeare 36. One of the works that does not belong to Shakespeare is A. Richard III B. Richard II C The taming of the Shrew D Henry IV
37. One of the works that does not belong to Shakespeare is A. The Tempest B. King Lear C Macbeth D Don Quixote 38. One of the works that does not belong to Shakespeare is A. The two gentleman of Verona B. Love’s labor’s lost C. Remeo and Juliet D The Excursion
39. One of the works that does not belong to Shakespeare is A The Merchant of Venice B As you like it C Elisabeth the second D Twelfth Night
40. One of the works that does not belong to Shakespeare is A the school of scandals B Othello C The Merry Wives of Windsor D. Henry IV
41. “to be or not to be” soliloquy is chosen from of Hamlet. A Scene I, Act III B Scene II, Act III C Scene II, Act I D Scene I, Act II 42. Sonnet 29 was written for A a black lady B a black man C a young man D a young lady 43. Sonnet 29 was written for A a black lady B a black man C a young man D a young lady 44. Donne’s poetry is famous for
A exaggeration B simile C Conceit D personification 45. One of the works that belongs to Milton is A Paradise lost B Othello
C The Merry Wives of Windsor D. Henry IV
46.In Gulliver’s travels, the host travel in countries. A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4
47. the suggestion that the government should sell children for money comes from
A Shakespeare B Swift C Donne D Gray
48. Compared with the Bible, the image of Satan in Paradise Lost is more A evil B humor C brave D optimistic
49. heroic couplet was first created by
A. Chaucer B Shakespeare C Donne D Burns
50. Each stanza of Ode to the west wind contains lines. A. 1 B 2 C 3 D 4
Part two memorize author’s names and their works from Chapter I to Chapter VI in Contents
Part Two
March the author with the works then choose the letters to fill in the appropriate blank of the answersheet.
Part Three
Give brief answers to the following questions.
1. Tell the four periods of Shakespear’s dramatic carrer. 2. Accoding to the neoclassicists,what are the standards for literature during the neoclassical period?
3. Why did Robinson Crusoe become so successful when it was published?
4. When is the Romantic Period in English Literature History. 5. Define Epic
6. Define Heroic couplets 7. Retell Homer’s Illiad 8. Retell Homer’s Odyssey
9. Retell Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe 10.Retell Swift’s Jonathan Swift 11. Define Romanticism
12. Define metaphysic poets 13. Define novel 14 Define soliloquy 15 Define ballad
Part IV translation
Francesco Petrarch P29 Shakespeare P33-35 John Donne P44
Daniel Defoe P59,P61 P77 文化大观园一段 论求知
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