英国文艺复兴时期练习题

4. During the reign of_______, England started its Religious Reformation and broke away from Rome. A. Henry VII B. Henry VIII C. Edward VI D. Queen Elizabeth
14. “Metaphysical Poetry” refers to the works of the 17th - century writers who wrote under the influence of _____. A. John Donne B. Alexander Pope C. Christopher Marlowe D. John Milton
9. About the Renaissance humanists which of the following statements is true? A. They thought money and social status was the measure of all things. B. They thought people were largely subordinated to the ruling class without any freedom and independence. C. They couldn’t see the human values in their works. D. They emphasized the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life. 10. One of the distinct features of the Elizabethan time is_______ A. the flourishing of the drama B. the popularity of the realistic novel C. the domination of the classical poetry D. the close-down of all the theatres
3. With classical culture and the（ ） humanistic ideas coming into England, the English Renaissance began flourishing. A. French B. German C. Italian D. Greek
15. ______, the first important English essayist, was also the founder of modern science in England and one of the representatives of the English Renaissance. A．Christopher Marlowe B．Thomas More C．Francis Bacon D．William Shakespeare 16．Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are ________. A．Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, Hamlet B．Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice C．Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth D．Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet
7. In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to do the following EXCEPT ______. A. getting rid of those old feudalist ideas B. getting control of the parliament and government C. introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie D. recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church 8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance humanism? A. Cultivation of the art of this world and this life. B. Tolerance of human foibles. C. Search for the genuine flavor of ancient culture. D. Glorification of religious faith.
Renaissance
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1. _______, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A. The Canterbury Tales B. Exodus C. Beowulf D. The Legend of Good Women 2. The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely ______________. A．William Langland’ s Piers Plowman B．Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales C．John Gower’s Confession Amantis D．Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
11._______ introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England, while _______ brought in blank verse, i.e. the unrhymed iambic pentameter line. A. Wyatt...Surrey B. Wyatt...Sidney C. Surrey...Sidney D. Sidney...Spenser 12. It was ________ who first introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England. A. Caxton B. Wyatt C. Surrey D. Marlowe
13. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following EXCEPT ______. A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson
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5. The Protestant movement, which was seen as a means to recover the purity of the early church from the corruption and superstition of the Middle Ages, was initiated by _______. A. Francis Bacon B. Martin Luther C. Thomas More Utopia D. William Shakespeare 6．The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_________. A．the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture B．the vast expansion of British colonies in North America C．the new discoveries in geography and astrology D．the religious reformation and the economic expansion