英国文学史习题全集(含答案)
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Part One Early and Medieval English Literature
I . Fill in the blanks.
1. In 1066, ____ , with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating
En gla nd.
A. William the Conq ueror
B. Julius Caesar
C. Alfred the Great
D. Claudius
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2. In the 14 century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ .
A. Lan gla nd
B. Wycliffe
C. Gower
D. Chaucer
3. The prevaili ng form of Medieval En glish literature is __ .
A. no vel
B. drama
C. roma nee
D. essay
4. The story of ___ i s the cul min ati on of the Arthuria n roma nces.
A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
B. Beowulf
C. Piers the Plowma n
D. The Can terbury Tales
5. William Langland ' s ______ i s written in the form of a dream vision.
A. Kubla Kha n
B. Piers the Plowma n
C. The Dream of John Bull
D. Morte d ' Arthur
6. After the Norma n Conq uest, three Ian guages existed in En gla nd at that time. The
Norma ns spoke ___ .
A. French
B. En glish
C. Latin
D. Swedish
7. _____ w as the greatest of En glish religious reformers and the first tran slator of
the Bible.
A. Lan gla nd
B. Gower
C. Wycliffe
D. Chaucer
8. Piers the Plowma n describes a series of won derful dreams the author dreamed,
through which, we can see a picture of the life in the ___ En gla nd.
A. primitive
B. feudal
C. bourgeois
D. moder n
9. The theme of ____ to ki ng and lord was repeatedly emphasized in roma nces.
A. loyalty
B. revolt
C. obedie nee
D. mockery
10. The most famous cycle of En glish ballads cen ters on the stories about a lege ndary
outlaw called ____ .
A. Morte d ' Arthur
B. Robin Hood
C. The Can terbury Tales
D. Piers the Plowma n
11. _____ , the “ father of English poetry ” and one crfaheitgr e aiee t s of
En gla nd, was born in Londonin about 1340.
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Sir Gawa in
C. Francis Bac on
D. Joh n Dryde n
12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ___ .
A. Fla nders
B. France
C. Italy
D. Westmi nster Abbey
13. Chaucer' earliest work of any length is his _______ , a translation of the French
Roma n de la Roseby Gaillaume de Lorris and Jea n de Meung, which was a love th th allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13 and 14 centuries not only in France but throughout Europe.
A. The Romaunt of the Rose
B. “A Red, Red Rose ”