出自:信阳师范学院-英国文学史

The title of “Poet’s poet” is given to the writer of the following work（）. A.Death Be Not Proud B.Venus and Adonis C.Romeo and Juliet D.The Faerie Queen
Chaucer was the first important poet of a royal court to write in（）after the Norman conquest. A.French B.Latin C.English D.Celt
The father of the school of Metaphysical poets is （）. A.Thomas More B.Spenser C.John Donne D.Wyatt
The culmination of all Renaissance translation is（）. A.King James Bible B.New Instrument C.novel of naturalism D.novel of epistles and psychology
The Cavaliers mostly dealt in short songs on the flitting joys of the day, but underneath their light-heartedness lies some foreboding of （）to enjoy the present day. This is typical of pessimism and cynicism. A.philosophical thought B.impending doom C.intellectual idea D.expecting happiness
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
The Medieval Drama includes all the following except （）. A.miracle plays B.morality plays C.tragedies D.interludes
Sir Gawain and the Green Night is usually considered the summit in（）in romance. A.Matters of Britain B.Matters of France C.Matters of Italy D.Matters of Greece
Protestants refers to all the religious sects except （）. A.Church of England B.Puritanism C.Calvinism D.Catholicism
Choose the “University Wits ” from the following writers. A.John Lyly B.Robert Greene C.Christopher Marlowe D.Shakespeare
The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is the （）. A.epic B.mystery play C.romance D.sonnet
In 1649, （）was beheaded. English became a commonwealth. A.James I B.James II C.Charles I D.Charles II
The Glorious Revolution in 1688 marked the beginning of a (n)（）. A.absolute monarchy B.constitutional monarchy C.military dictatorship D.democratic system
Most of the English writers in the 18th century were Enlighteners. They fell into two groups, one is（）, and the other is（）. A.the moderate group, the radical group B.the lake poets, the younger generation C. the Metaphysical poets, the cavalier poets D.the lake poets; the sentimentalists
（）found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Young and Gray, but it manifested itself in the novels of Sterne and Goldsmith. A.Pre-romanticism B.Romanticism C.Sentimentalism D.Naturalism
The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is the （）. A.plays B.romance C.essays D.masques
Songs of Innocence is a（）. A.sequence of lyrics B.epic C.essays D.sonnets
Robinson Crusoe is a （）. A.Historical novel B.satirical novel C.realistic novel D.allegorical novel
Beowulf is the most important and the first epic in the Old English ever written. It was written in （）. A.sonnets B.ballads C.alliteration D.heroic couplet
In the 18th century English literature, the representative writers of realism were （）. A.Richardson B.Fielding C.Smollett D.Goldsmith
Pamela is a（）. A.historical novel B.romance C.novel of naturalism D.novel of epistles and psychology
I Wandered lonely as a Cloud is a （）. A.lyrical poem B.lyrical prose C.romance in prose D.sonnet
he Merry Wives of Windsor is a （）. A.comedy B.tragedy C.historical play D.morality play
In the middle decades of the 18th century, （）became the leader of the neo-classic school in English poetry and prose. A.Pope B.Samuel Johnson C.Robert Burns D.William Blake
（）compiled “The Dictionary of the English language” which became the foundation of all the subsequent English Dictionaries. A.Ben Jonson B.Samuel Johnson C.Alexander Pope D.John Dryden
Dr. Faustus sells his soul to the devil because（）. A.he is forced by Mephitophilis B.he wants to gain more money C.he wants to live an extravagant life D.he hopes to know more about the world
In the last twenty years of the 18th century, England produced two great romantic poets. They are （） A.Johnson and Blake B.Gray and Young C.Pope and Goldsmith D.Blake and Burns
Iago is a character in the play（）. A.Hamlet B.Macbeth C.King Lear D.Othello
（）is a satirical novel, in which the author Fielding exposes the English aristocratic society and mocks at its political system. A.A Modest Proposal B. Gulliver’s Travels C.Volpone D.Jonathan Wild the Great
Choose the poets who belong to the Cavalier group. A.（） Sir John Suckling B.Richard Lovelace C.Thomas Carew D.George Herbert
Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?（） A.Goldsmith B.Sheridan C.Sterne D.Fielding
Chaucer was the first important poet of royal court to write in （）after the Norman Conquest. A.French B.Latin C.English D.Greek
“To err, is human, to forgive, divine” and “ A little learning is a dangerous thing.” are taken from the poems written by （） A.John Milton B.Francis Bacon C.William Shakespeare D.Alexander Pope
In English Poetry the phrase ‘the deep’ is often referred to （） A.the hell B.the heart C.the sea D.the grave
Of Truth was written by a British essayist（） A.William Shakespeare B.George Bernad Shaw C.Francis Bacon D.John Donne
“ Conceit” is a term applied in particular to the school represented by（）. A.Herrick B. Ben Jonson C.Pope D.John Donne
（）is one of Shakespeare’s famous four tragedies. A.Romeo and Juliet B.Julius Caesar C.Anthony and Claopatra D.Othello
One of the following plays takes its subject matter from Chinese history（）. A.Henry VI B. Everyone in His Humor C.The Rivals D.Tamburlain
More is known as a writer, statesman and （）. A.humanist B.merchant C.socialist D.soldier
In the 17th century, especially during the period of military dictatorship there appeared some changes in literature. Some new genres replaced the old ones. Among the old ones, （）was (were) the most prominent one. A.essays B.sonnets C.novels D.drama
The “Mighty line” in Marlowe’s play means（）. A.blank verse B.sonnet C.couplet D. free verse
The recurrent theme of Marlowe’s plays is the praise of （）. A.capitalism B.church C.feudalism D.individualism
The literary genre which best represents the literary achievement in Renaissance is（）. A.novel B.drama C.poetry D.romance
] The themes of Faerie Queene can be expressed as followings except（）. A.nationalism B.Catholicism C.Puritanism D.humanism
This is one of Shakespeare’s best known（）. A.sonnets B.ballads C.songs D.constitutional monarchy
The fourteen lines include three stanzas according to their content with the last two lines as （）which complete the sense of the whole poem. A.prelude B.couplet C.epigraph D.the lake poets, the younger generation
In the second line ‘the unconquerable will’ refers to the will of （）. A.Zeus B.Satan C.God D.Adam
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
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
Henry Fielding was a versatile man. He was（） A.a novelist B.a dramatist C.an essayist D.a political pamphleteer
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