英国文学史选读__期末试题

考试课程：英国文学史及选读考核类型： A 卷考试方式：闭卷出卷教师 : XXX 考试专业：英语考试班级：英语xx 班I.Multiple choice (30 points, 1 point for each) select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. 1._____，a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A. The Canterbury TalesB.The Ballad of Robin HoodC.The Song of Beowulf D.Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght2._____is the most common foot in English poetry. A.The anapest B.The trochee C.The iamb D.The dactyl 3.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 restC.New discovery in geography and astrology D.The religious reformation and the economic expansion 4._____is the most successful religious allegory in the English language. A. The Pilgrims ProgressB.Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC.The Life and Death of Mr.BadmanD.The Holy War5.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17thcenturies, its essence is _____. A.science B.philosophy C.arts D.humanism 6. “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets18)What does“this”refer to ? A.Lover. B.Time. C.Summer. D.Poetry. 7.“O prince, O chief of my throned powers, /That led th’ embattled seraphim to war/Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heaven’s perpetual king”In the third line of the above passage quoted from Milton’s Paradise Lost, the phrase“thy conduct”refers to _____conduct. A.God’s B.Satan ’sC.Adam’s D.E...