英美文学选择题

1. The long poem ______ in Anglo-Saxon period was termed England’s national epic.

A. The Canterbury Tales B. Paradise Lost C. The Song of Beowulf D. The Fairy Queen

2. Romance, which uses verse or prose to describe the adventures and life of the knights, is the popular literary form in ______.

A. Romanticism B. Renaissance C. medieval period D. Anglo-Saxon period

3. 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

4. _______ is regarded as the father of English poetry.

A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Edmund Spenser C. John Milton D. W. Wordsworth

5. It is _____ alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.

A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther C. William Shakespeare D. John Gower

6. One of Chaucer’s main contributions to English poetry is ______.

A. he introduced the rhymed stanzas from France to English poetry B. he created striking brilliant panorama of his time and his country C. he wrote in blank verse D. he was the first to write sonnet

7. During the Renaissance, _______ was the first one to introduce the sonnet into English poetry.

A. Chaucer B. John Donne C. Thomas Wyatt D. Earl of Surrey

8. During the Renaissance, _______ wrote the first English blank verse.

A. Chaucer B. Edmund Spencer C. Thomas Wyatt D. Earl of Surrey

9. Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaissance 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

10. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events. Which one of the following is NOT such an event?

A. The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture. B. England’s domestic rest C. New discovery in geography and astrology. D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion.

11. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between ______ and ______ centuries.

A. 14th...mid-17th B. 14th...mid-18th C. 16th...mid-18th D. 16th...mid-17th

12. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is_______.

A. science B. philosophy C. arts D. humanism

13. _______ frequently applied conceits in his poems.

A. Edmund Spenser B. John Donne C. William Blake D. Thomas Gray

14. _______ is known as “the poet’s poet”.

A. William Shakespeare B. Christopher Marlowe C. Edmund Spenser D. John Donne

15. Romance，which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of____ adventur

es or other heroic deeds，is a popular literary form in the medieval period.

A. Christian B. knightly C. pilgrims D. primitive

16. ________ and William Shakespeare are the best representatives of the English humanism.

A. Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe B. Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe C. John Donne, Edmund Spenser

D. John Milton, Thomas More

17. Among the following plays which is not written by Christopher Marlowe?

A. Dr. Faustus B. The Jew of Malta C. Tamburlaine D. The School for Scandal

18. Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies are _______.

A. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth B. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Romeo and Juliet C. Hamlet, Coriolanus, King Lear and Macbeth D. Hamlet, Julius caesar, Othello and Macbeth

19. The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is the line of one of Shakespeare’s ________.

A. comedies B. tragedies C. histories D. sonnets

20. “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” (Shakespeare, Sonnets 18) What does “this” refer to?

A. Lover B. Time C. Summer D. Poetry

21. 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

22. “Bassani 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，ff 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

23. “The Fairy Queen” is the masterpiece written by____.

A. John Milton B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Edmund Spenser D. Alexander Pope

24. Which of the following work did Bacon NOT write?

A. Advancement of Learning B. Novum Organum C. De Augmentis D. Areopagitica

25. The greatest of pioneers of English drama in Renaissance is _______, one of whose drama is “Doctor Faustus”.

A. William Shakespeare B. Christopher Marlowe C. Oscar Wilde D. R. Brinsley Sheridan

26. “Euphues” was written by ________, the style of the novel was called “Euphuism”.

A. John Bunyan B. John Lyly C. John Donne D. John Milton

27. The most famous dramatist in the 18th century is ______, who is famous for “The School for Scandal”.

A. Oliver Goldsmith B. Thomas Gray C. R. Brinsley Sheridan D. G.eorge Bernard Shaw

28. The most distinguished literary figure of the 17th century was ______, who was

a critic, poet, and playwright.

A. Oliver Goldsmith B. John Dryden C. John Milton D. T. G. Coleridge

29. The representative of the “Metaphysical” poetry is ______, whose poems are famous for his use of fantastic metaphors and extravagant hyperboles.

A. John Donne B. John Milton C. William Blake D. Robert Burns

30. Which of the following has / have associations with John Donne’s poetry?

A. reason and sentiment B. conceits and wits C. the euphuism D. writing in the rhymed couplet

31. _____ is the successful religious allegory in the English language.

A. The Pilgrim’s Progress B. The Canterbury Tales C. Paradise Lost D. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded

32. The 18th century England is known as the ______ in the history.

A. Renaissance B. Classicism C. Enlightenment D. Romanticism

33. Of all the eighteenth-century novelists, who was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specially a “comic epic in prose”, the first to give the modern novel its structure and style?

A. Thomas Gray B. Richard Brinsley Sheridan C. Johathan Swift D. Henry Fielding

34. Henry Fielding has been regarded by some as “_______________”, for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel.

A. Best writer of the English novel B. The father of English novel C. The most gifted writer of the English novel

D. conventional writer of English novel

35. Among the pioneers of the 18th century novelists were Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry fielding and _______.

A. Laurence Sterne B. John Dryden C. Charles Dickens D. Alexander Pope

36. John Milton’s masterpiece—Paradise Lost was written in the poetic style of _____.

A. rhymed stanzas B. blank verse C. alliteration D. sonnets

37. Of all the 18th century 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. (Refer to 19)

A. tragic epic B. comic epic C. romance D. lyric epic

38. Besides Sheridan, another great playwright in the 18th century is ______.

A. Oliver Goldsmith B. Thomas Gray C. T. G. Smollet D. Laurence Sterne

39. She Stoops to Conquer was written by _____.

A. Oliver Goldsmith B. R. Brinsley Sheridan C. John Dryden D. George Bernard Shaw

40. The middle of the 18th century was predominated by a newly rising literary form, that is the modern English ______, which gives a realistic presentation of life of the common English people.

A. prose B. short story C. novel D. tragicomedy

41. The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver’s Travels are _____.

A. horses that are endowed with reason B. pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualities C. giants that are superior in wisdom D. hairy，wild，low and despicable creatures，who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in s

ome other ways

42. The unquenchable spirit of Robinson Crusoe struggling to maintain a substantial existence on a lonely island reflects ____.

A. man’s desire to return to nature B. the author’s criticism of the colonization C. the ideal of the rising bourgeoisie D. the aristocrats’ disillusionment of the harsh social reality

43. Gothic novels are mostly stories of_____, which take place in some haunted or dilapidated Middle Age castles.

A. love and marriage B. sea adventures C. mystery and horror D. saints and martyrs

44. “The father of English novel” is __________.

A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. Jonathan Swift D. John Donne

45. The greatest Scottish poet in the pre-romanticism is ________.
A. William Wordsworth B. Oliver Goldsmith C. Thomas Gray D. Robert Burns

46. _______ is written by William Blake, a great poet in the pre-romanticism.

A. The Songs of Innocence B. Reliques of Ancient English poetry C. Songs and Sonnets D. Kubla Khan

47. The Rights of Man, a pamphlet, was written by ______, in which he advocated that politics was the business of the whole mass of common people and not only of a government oligarchy.

A. John Milton B. Jonathan Swift C. Robert Burns D. Thomas Paine

48. 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

49. Which of the following is taken from John Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn”？

A. “I fall upon the thorns of life！I bleed！” B. “They are both gone up to the church to pray.” C. “Earth has not anything to show more fair.” D. “Beauty is truth，truth beauty.”

50. “If Winter comes，can Spring be far behind.” is an epigrammatic line by___.

A. John Keats B. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. P. B. Shelley

51. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” shows the contrast between the______ of art and the____ of human passion.

A. glory，ugliness B. permanence, transience C. transience，sordidness D. glory，permanence

52. One of the great essay writers of the early 19th century is ______.

A. Jane Austen B. Charles Lamb C. Walter Scott D. George Eliot

53. Tales form Shakespeare was written by _____.

A. Charles Lamb B. William Hazlitt C. Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb D. Wordsworth and Coleridge

54. Charles Dickens’ works are characterized by a mingling of _______ and pathos.

A. humor B. satire C. passion D. metaphor

55. In Chapter III of Oliver Twist, Oliver is punished for that “impious and profane offence of asking for more”. What did Oliver ask for more?

A. More time to play B. More food to eat C. More books to read D. More money to spend

56. In ____ ’s hands, “dramatic mon

ologue” reaches its maturity and perfection.

A. Alfred Tennyson B. Robert Browning C. William Shakespeare D. George Eliot

57. The success of Jane Eyre is not only because of its sharp criticism of the existing society, but also due to its introduction to the English novel the first ______ heroine.

A. explorer B. peasant C. worker D. governess

58. The three trilogies of _____ ’s Forsyte novels are masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century.

A. John Galswortry B. Arnold Bennett C. James Joyce D. H. G. Wells

59. The Victorian Age was largely an age of________ eminently represented by Dickens and Thackeray.

A. poetry B. drama C. novel D. prose

60. The title of Alfred Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses” reminds the reader of the following EXCEPT_________.

A. the Trojan War B. Homer’s Odyssey C. adventures over the sea D. religious quest

61. The work ____ written by Alfred Tennyson was about the question of higher education of women.

A. Crossing the Bar B. The Princess C. Break, Break, Break D. Ulysses

62. The bard of imperialism was ____, who glorified the colonial expansion of Great Britain in his works.

A. R. L. Stevenson B. Rudyard Kipling C. H. G. Wells D. Daniel Defoe

63. The Dynasts was a gigantic epic drama written by ______.

A. George Bernard Shaw B. Thomas Hardy C. Oscar Wilde D. John Galsworthy

64. The major concern of____ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his character sand in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.

A. D. H. Lawrence’s B. J. Galsworthy’s C. W. Thackeray’s D. T. Hardy’s

65. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a strong sense of_______, who never pays any attention to human feelings.

A. property B. justice C. morality D. humor

66. _____is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare，and his representative works are plays inspired by social criticism.

A. Richard Sheridan B. Oliver Goldsmith C. Oscar Wilde D. George Bernard Shaw

67. “art for art’s sake” was put forth by ______.

A. aestheticism B. naturalism C. realism D. neo-romanticism

68. James Joyce is the author of all the following novels EXCEPT________.

A. Dubliners B. Jude the Obscure C. A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man D. Ulysses

69._________ belonged to the stream of consciousness.
A. D. H. Lawrence B. James Joyce C. Virginia Woolf D. T. S. Eliot

70. Which of the following factors has/have connections with the most popular literary form, romances, in Anglo-Norman period?
A. knight B. tales of love and adventure C. chivalry D. loyalty to king and lord

71. Chaucer’s main contributions to English poetry and language lie in ______.
A. introducing rhymed stanzas from France to England B. writing purely in

English C. writing in blank verse D. making the dialect of London the foundation of Modern English; E. the first great poet writing in the current English;

72. Which of the following has / have associations with Metaphysical poetry?
A. conceit B. wits C. metaphor D. reason E. hyperboles F. baroque architecture and painting

73. Charles Dickinson wrote _____ in the following works.
A. The Old Curiosity Shop B. A Christmas Carol C. Our Mutual Friend D. Bleak House E. Dombey and Son

74. William Makepeace Thackeray wrote ______ in the following works.
A. The Rose and the Ring B. The Books of Snobs C. The Newcomes D. Henry Esmond E. American Notes

75. Which of the following works were written by Alfred Tennyson?
A. Morte d’Arthur B. The Princess C. Adam Bede D. Silas Marner E. In Memoriam

76. Which of the following works were written by Robert Browning?
A. Paracelsus B. In a Balcony C. The Ring and the Book D. The Rose and the Ring E. Dramatic Lyrics F. Sonnets from the Portuguese

77. Which of the following works were written by Thomas Hardy?
A. Under the Greenwood Tree B. The Return of the Native C. Justice D. The Silver Box E. The Mayor of Casterbridge

78. Which of the following works were written by John Galsworthy?
A. The Woodlanders B. Jude the Obscure C. The Man of Property D. The Silver Box E. A Woman of No Importance

79. Which of the following works were written by Oscar Wilde?
A. Strife B. An Ideal Husband C. Lady Windermere’s Fan D. Mrs. Warren’s Profession E. The Importance of Being Earnest

80. Which of the following works were written by George Bernard Shaw?
A. Arms and Man B. Man and Superman C. A Woman of No Importance D. Widower’s House E. The Doctor’s Dilemma

81. Which of the following works were written by Virginia Woolf?
A. Jacob’s Room B. The White Peacock C. The Waves D. The Rainbow E. Between the Acts

82. Which of the following writers belong(s) to modernism?
A. D. H. Lawrence B. T. S. Eliot C. Thomas Hardy D. Robert L. Stevenson

83. What the following features /elements does Aestheticism include?
A. a kind of escapism B. art for art’s sake C. separating art or literature from realty or life D. emphasizing imagination, adventure E. the representative is Oscar Wilde