1、1、Muliple choice1. “Shall I compare thee to a summers day?“ This is the beginning line of Shakespeares .A. songs B. PlaysC. comedies D. Sonnets2.Which of the followings is not Shakespeares work? A.The merchant of Venice B. Romeo and JulietC. King Lear D. Of Truth3._ is regarded as the pioneer of Eng
2、lish drama. A. William Shakespeare B. Christopher Marlowe C. Edmund Spenser D. John Donne4. _ are Shakespeares two narrative poems. A. Venus and Adonis B. The Two Noble Kinsmen C. The Rape of lucrece D. The Winters Tale5.English Renaissance Period was an age of _. A. prose and novel B. poetry and dr
3、ama C. essays and journals D. ballads and songs 6. “Shall I compare thee to a summers day?“ This is the beginning line of Shakespeares _. A. songs B. plays C. comedies D. sonnets 7. Which play is not a comedy? A. A Midsummer Nights B. The Merchant of Venice C. Twelfth Night D. Romeo and Juliet E. As
4、 You Like It 8. In 1847, the Bronte Sisters published the following famous novels except_.A. Jane Eyre B. Shirley C.Wuthering Heights D. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 9. In _s hands, “dramatic monologue“ reaches its maturity and perfection. A. Alfred Tennyson B. Robert Browning C. Williams Shakespeare
5、 D. George Eliot 10. _ is a natural medium for Hamlet to release his anguish.A. conversation B. speech C. soliloquy D. action 11The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_. Athe rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture Bthe vast expansion of Briti
6、sh colonies in North America Cthe new discoveries in geography and astrology Dthe religious reformation and the economic expansion 12. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and _ are the best representatives of the English humanists.A. Edmund Spenser B. Francis Bacon C. John Milton D. Thomas More
7、 13. _ is not a comedy. A. As You Like It B. Romeo and Juliet C. A Midsummer Night Dream D. The Twelfth Night 14. Marlowes _ is a play based on the German legend of a magician aspiring for knowledge and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil. A. Dr. Faustus B. Ta
8、mburlaine C. The Jew of Malta D. Edward II 15. All the following poets except _ belong to the metaphysical school. A. Donne B. Herbert C. Marvell D. Milton 16.The publication of _ established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England transcendentalism. A. Nature B. Self-reliance C. The A
9、merican Scholar D. The Over-soul 17. American Romanticism started with the publication of _ and ended with Leaves of Grass. A. The Sketch Book B. Nature C. The Alhambra D. Leatherstocking Tales 18. Being a period of the great flowering of American literature, the _ period is also called “the America
10、n Renaissance“.A. Puritan B. Romantic C. Realistic D. modern 19. The American _ as a cultural heritage exerted great influence over American moral values and literature. A. democracy B. ideal C. Puritanism D. Romanticism 20. _ is considered by H. L. Mencken as “the true father of our national litera
11、ture.“A. Ernest Hemingway B. Edgar Allan Poe C. Washington Irving D. Mark Twain 21 “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good for-tune, must be in want of a wife.” The quoted part is taken from _. AJane Eyre B Wuthering Heights CPride and Prejudice DSense and
12、Sensibility 22All of the following poems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT _. A “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” B “An Evening Walk” C “Tintern Abbey” D “The Solitary Reaper” 23All of the following are stream of- consciousness novels EXCEPT_. APilgrimage B Ulysses CMrs. Dalloway
13、D Tess of the D Urbervilles 24Shakespeares four greatest tragedies are _.ARomeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, Hamlet B Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice CHamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth DRomeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet 25All of the following novels by D
14、aniel Defoe are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of the lower-class people EXCEPT _.A Robinson Crusoe BCaptain Singleton CMoll Flanders DColonel Jack 二、True or False1. English Renaissance is an age of essay and drama. 2. Ode to the West Wind is Bysshe Shelleys work.3. Jane A
15、ustin is the author of Pride and Prejudice.4. Oliver Twist is written by Charles Dickens.5. The leading figures of the naturalism at the turn of 19th century are Thomas Hardy, John Galsworthy and Bernard Shaw. 6. If Winters comes, can Spring be far behind? is from Ozymandias. 7. Emily Dickinson is r
16、emembered as the “All American Writer”. 8. The Civil War divides the American literature into romantic literature and realist literature. 9. Mark Twain is the first American writer to discover an American language and American consciousness. 10. In the decade of the 1910s, American literature achiev
17、ed a new diversity and reached its greatest heights. 三、1.Enlightenment 2.Humanism 3.Renaissance 4.Allusion 5. Byronic Hero 1.选择DDBABDDDBCBDBADCABCDCDACA2.正误FTTTFFFTTF3.名词解释1.Enlightenment1Enlightenment movement was a progressive philosophical and artistic movement which flourished in france and swep
18、t through western Europe in the 18th century. 2 the movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance from 14th century to the mid-17th century.3its purpose was to enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas. 4it celebrated reason or rationality, equality and scie
19、nce. It advocated universal education. 5famous among the great enlighteners in england were those great writers like Alexander pope. Jonathan swift.etc.2.Humanism1Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance. 2 it emphasizes the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life. Humanists
20、 voiced their beliefs that man was the center of the universe and man did not only have the right to enjoy the beauty of the present life, but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders.3.Renaissance1The word “Renaissance”means “rebirth”, it meant the reintroduction into westerm Europ
21、e of the full cultural heritage of Greece and Rome. 2the essence of the Renaissance is Humanism. Attitudes and feelings which had been characteristic of the 14th and 15th centuries persisted well down into the era of Humanism and reformation. 3 the real mainstream of the english Renaissance is the E
22、lizabethan drama with william shakespeare being the leading dramatist.4.AllusionA reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects the reader to recognize and respond to. An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion.5. Byronic Hero 1Byro
23、nic hero refers to a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin. 2 with immense superiority in his passions and powers, this Byronic Hero would carry on his shoulders the burden of righting all the wrongs in a corrupt society. And would rise single-handedly against any kind of tyrannical rules either in government, in religion, or in moral principles with unconquerable wills and inexhaustible energies. 3 Byrons chief contribution to English literature is his creation of the “Byronic Hero”
